Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-16
SONS OF VETERANS.
Maine Division Encampment
Closed thursday.
Chas. {. Merrill Of Auburn Elected
coIoaei.--0ther Officers.
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The flth ANIMAL encampmenf Of chs
Mime Division, sans Of Veterans. cIosed
Thursday after one Of the most successfuI
meetings On record.
The sessions Of the encampment were
held in Msnoian hall, the galleries of which
we're crowded with visiting members ns
delegates.
There were nearly 20 members of the
division present entitled to uote.
The meetings we're characterized by a
strong spirit Of harmony, and although
there were several close Hghts good feeling
only prevailed.
Thursday the important business Of the
encampment vas done. The division coun.
ell made it, annual report, stating that IL
had examined the books and aecounts n.
headquarters and had found them in the
hest Of condition. The council made va
rious recommendations which were acted
upon later.
The committee on the reports of officers
made a report highly complimentary to Col.
-
Fairfield and his staff.
Inc eo'"'"'''ee On resolutions reported
on '"e i'a'efs feierrea 70 tnem. Their re-
port was accepted after certain clauses had
been amended or omitted.
y" interesting "'sus'i"h look place over
'h' auf''''h AZ !" ~he'ner All inc expenses
of the two delegates from the Maine Diva
ION 10 'he Ns''ohai hncampment in Cincin-
hau' 'iii"' III august 'hooid DC paid by the
di'isioh' rih"i'y ai'sf Tue roll had been
eai'eu " was 'o'eu ~ I" ~ 10 pay railroad
AMI Sleeping car iAres only.
Anothef "sh' was on the question Of the
per capita TAX 10 DC PAID by the camps each
quarter Inc amount was nnaiiy kept at
IL l-Z cents 40 now.
Inc o'he' committees submitted their re-
ports rhich were OF interest to members
only anu 'he reports were accepted.
Inc regular ofaef OF business was sus-
pended IN tiie afternoon 20 that the encamp-
heh' coufi ''s'eh 70 me ADDRESS by the
president OF the department OF Maine, Ma
honai "omeh' heiief Corps, Mrs. Ella
JORDAN MASON OF bidoeiord.
Mrs. Mason spoke on the need OF home
Tor the veterans where they could take
theh wives ana iahiiiies. Her objection to
The national ana state homes is they break
up 'he ia'''iues Oh ther inmates.
Tue eheampment was so much impressed
ny her speech 'hat II voted that each camp
snail annually on Thanksgiving DAY by col
lection or IN some legitimate manner raise a
sum OF money Tor TINS worthy project.
NJ the request OF the commandery-in-
-ch"f Tie three following matters we're
brought forward ana acted upon;
TN the question as to whether semi-an-
haa' reports should De substituted for
quarterly reports; the encampment voted
~ inc aihrmatiSe.
TN the question as to whether an in
suranec feature should be added to the or
der the encsmpment voted in the negative.
TN the question as to whether semi
annual meetings OF the commandery-in-
chef should be held instead OF annually;
the ehcsmpmeht voted IN the negative.
The delegates and representatives of the
di'isioh IN the cammandery-in-ehief were
instructed TO use every legitimate means in
u'e'' power 10 prevent the aaoPuoh OF an
insurance feature ny the order'
y N T. fiat'es' NJ. D.- OF A. I. frsy
camp OF AUBURN generously promised to
P'e''"' ''e "i'iS'oi WIN sui''"ie Ah'eii-
e'ii nag W ~ rum 'ne ne"uq"ar'ets'
o. ~ 'on''oh Oh custer lamp Oh Lewis
H. ietfy Oh oh.p'ey lamp Oh io''iahu
"'' ~ n Harvey oi a. " Tray lamp
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',"'' F''s'"B '"s' 'He "''"e pf'isi'' W
a''V"e' 10 Piin' INC o''nNs sent OUT W "e
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,'"' '''' cos' 10 pay l'e expenses Vi 'ne
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""'' '''e NOMINATIONS Oh oihcer' were
|''"' iof a. NJ T. 'i"'e'
Au'"fh presented 'he name Oh
a'' Japan Nharies H. aerriii Vi
a. - i''y lamp OF THAT ci'y- lh's "o'"i-
na"V" was s'oo"'iea ny b. u ",iiAe" VI
'"P'ey a"'p Oh 1or"ana anu " " o.
"i'aa'hs Tor Henry u. Staples lamp OF
augusta u H. bradbury in the name OF
i"' 'ap''fh + W. DAVIS Oh a. " tray
lamp released ali members from '"eir
F"'H'S 10 vote Tor tue later whose name
was not presented
As there was no opposition to Fast Gap
TAN Merrill he was elected by avote thrown
ny the adju'ant.
In the same manner Fast Captain j. -.
Reynolds OF Garheid camp OF WMefS'he
was elected lieutenant colonel and fast
captain L. l.. Cooper OF Henry u. staples
camp OF Augusta major {. +. Thompson
OF DANIEL Chapman Camp OF Bangor D"
Ware of Getty sburg Camp of Passport and
r Atapham OF Custer Camp OF Lewiston
division council; +. X. Fife OF Henry u.
staples Camp. deiegate-at-iarge to the COM
msndery -in-chicf; f. c. Miliiken OF Shep-
ley Camp OF Portland, alternste-at-isreei
u. V. ). Michaelis of Henry u. Staples
Camp, alternate.
The only contest was over the position OF
delegate, for which Past Captains Frank
f. Hooper of Bath and Frank A. Webb OF
Isaiah $. Webb Camp of Bri,lgton were the