Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-26

were gone through WIN. Boys, indeed :.
bald heads, gray heads; here leg missing,
there an arm; but to each other they are
the bows y.t and will be as long as they
last. These are the representative men of
the sixty odd thousand Name sent out into
the great war of the Rebellion.
Among those present were Senior Vice
Commander. NJ. C. Wadsworth. Junior
Vice Commander. John ID. Williams, Chap
lain, Rev c. A. Southland, Medical Direct
or, George f. Brickett. Assistant Adju-
tant General. F. c. Milliken, Assistant
Quartermaster, General b. F. Beas In
spector, J. {. Chilcott. Judge Advocate
b. b. Murray. Chief Mastering Officer, j.
Wesley Gilman, Past Department Com
manders Beals. Mattocks, Drew, Bangs,
Fsrnham, Shaw. Lane, Galley, Burbank
and others.
There were some three hundred dele
gates present when Department Command
er Anderson called the encampment to or
der.
Rev. C. A. Southland. the department
chaplain invoked the divine blessing.
Department Commander, John ID. An
derSon, delivered his annual address.
Commander AndersoD's report was fol-
lowed by the report of the adjutant gen
eral.
Inspector Chilcott submitted his report
of work for the current year in his depart
ment. Among other recommendation he
suggested that post scrap book be kept,
and all that is printed in reference 10 the
post be pasted into it.
The Chief Mastering officer. pressed
somewhat for time. made short but point
ed report and the work of the day was
done.
There was no campfire Wednesday night,
The great commander lies dead in his
New York home and we cannot have any
jollifcation." SO said all the boys.
The Encampment continued it, session
Thursday forenoon. with the same large
attendance As Wednesday. The business
Of the forenoon consisted of routine mat
tiers of private nature The chaplain,
Rev. Chas A. Southland made hl> annual
report, giving an elaborate account OF the
observance of Memorial Day.
Resolutions to the memory of General
Sherman. Admiral Porter, General Deven-
and Department Commander TObin OF
Massachusetts were read and accepted.
In the afternoon the Encampment was
called to order soon after the city bells had
ceased tolling during the funeral hour ot
General sherman The first business trans
acted was the election Of officers. The
vote for the Department Commander re-
suited
Whole number Of votes. ~
Necessary for = choice. II.
samuel l.. Miller of Waliuboro had a2i
Isaac Dyer OF Skow began bad 81
The election Of Mr.. Miller was made
unanimous. other officers were elected a
follows
senior Wee Commander Franklin Adams
Brunswick.
Junior Y lee Commander -Geur.e W Rev
mold of Watervie.
thsplan-Re.. L. \. southland Of -. Al
bans.
Medical Director Josiah +. Ia: OF Spring
iA-.
Council Of Administrations : Emerson
Of Auburn. A. K. ptNereuX Of Ellsworth, {
.. W ad>w orth OF Gardiner.
Mes>r,. A. +. Nickerson and F r. Buck
of the Council of Administration, heli Over
from last year.
The following comrades were elected a.
delegates and slternates from the Depart
ment Of Maine to the National EucaHp
ment
Delegate william II. Green, Post >: J. l.
Cuey. Ii: \. W. McCausland. 6; Wsjnwri-h
Cushing. -; simon ;. Andrews, li5; J. +
A-he A.: Isaac Dyer. "G: A. K. Lincoln. l56
Hannibal Hamn. q. A. southland.
A ternates William ;. Damn. >; Robinson
Phillips, =: J. [. Chilcoti b; II. r. sellers
u: John +. Rand. -: sewall H. Baglcy. :
j. ". Black. 80; \. b. sumner. l3>; f. )
Walls, W. II. lio>ton.
Delegate at Iarge-Frederick RObie.
Alternate al Large Charles Is. Round-, -
Strong ground was taken by the depart
! meut against amusements on Mcmoris
Day. especially by colleges in this state.
This twenty fourth session of this de
/ partment will long be remembered In th'
/ order "a a working one: no amusement
| of 8 public character were enjoyed, but ev
! cry man entitled 10 4 seat IN the Department
| got down to solid work from the opening
| Remarkable unanimity existed in all ii
/ action and all We're intent for the be-
! good and the good name of the Depart
4 ment of Maine. Soldiers have been ac
! cu-ed by some a. being graspng and self
/ seeking, but. when anything was propose,
/ which would take, if carried out BURDEN
| from soldiers which are imposed upoi
| other citizens, the response was quick an
| decided We still have duties TO gu
! country; all Of Us who are able want u
share in the duties Of supporting the gov
eminent