Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-01
GENERAL ORDERS NO. T..


HEADQUARTERS ErARrMENr OF MAINE, !
GRAND ARMY OF THE RErUBLIC,
PORTLAND, Feb. 22, 1898.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. l.
|. At the twenty-sixth annual encamp-
uent of the Department of Maine, held in
Rockland, February 9th and 10th, 1898, the
following comrades were elected to the po-
si,ions named, were installed by Command
er-in-C Chief Weissert and will be obeyed and
respected accordingly: Commander, Vain
wright Gushing, Post 23,aFoxcroft: senio,
vice commander, Timothy Elliott, Post 1877
Biddeford; junior vice commander, Henry
o. Pierce, Post l27. Monmouth; medical
director, W. H. True, NJ: d., Post III,
Portland: chaplain, Rev. Charles A. South.
rd. Post l43, Biddeford,P. O.. Thomaston
For members of the council of admins
ration, J. Wesley Gilman, Post ~, Oak
land; William S. Dunn. Post 2, Portland
C. c. Cross Post IL, Rockland A. B. Hol
land, Post l20, Lewiston; George ii. Fisher
Post "a. Monroe.
Representatives TO national encampment,
Charles +. Jones, Post 90, Skowhegan
Horace b. Sawyer. Post A., Auburn; John
W. Caldwell, Post IL. Sherman Mills; Har.
Ian p. Ingalls,, Post 2. Portland
James +. Parsons, Post 50, Ellsworth ;
George Fuller Post 20, Iallowell
Horace NJ. Bolster. Post lis. South Paris ;
Albert +. Fernah, Post Sd, Winterport
Alfred E. Nickerson, Post 30, Swanville
Alexander B. Sumner, Post l3s. Lubec
John IL. Smith, Post 80? Kittery.
Alernates, Winfield S. Norcross, Post
1870, Lewiston; Luther B. Rogers. Post ia,
Patten, Alopzo Sylvester, Post %. Farm
ington; Francis NJ. Eveleth. Post 1876, Wal
tloboro; Pearl G. ingalls,, Post ~ Washing
tom EIbrijge A. Thompson. Post % Dover
b. f. Leo1arJ, Post 80. st. Adams
George ID. White, Post a, Liberty; Albert
X. Lincoln. Post lj0, Dennysville; Roswell
G. Norris, Post .. Gardiner.
III. The department commander hereby
assumes command. Personal communica-
lions should be addressed to him at Fox
croft.
Official communications should be adj
dressed to II. CIV aughan assistant adjutan.
general. Preble House, Portland.
ORDERS for supplies should be sent to A
NJ. Warren, assistant quartermaster general,
Dover.
III. The following comrades are ap-
pointed on the staff of the commander, and
will be obeyed and respected accordingly
Assistant adiutant general, II. c. Vaughan,
Post %. Foxcroft, Z. o., Preble House,
Portland; assistant quartermaster general,
A. NJ. Warren, Post 23, Dover: inspector,
James l.. Merrick, Post II, Waterville :
Judge advocate, W. II. Fogler, Post l6,
itockland; chief mastering officer, 7. NJ.
Fogler, Post -. Augusta. Additional ap-
pointments will be announced in future
orders.
". Returns of the January inspection
have not been received from the following
posts. viz: Nun bers 90, So, GO. 81. IS. So,
IS, 50, 30, 81, "a, Ip2. 40, IFS, III, 1872.
l26, 1919. 100, 1852, l3a, IA, 1888, l54, Ie2
The commanders of. the above posts
should at once have these reports completed
and returned
the service of j. NJ. Swift, Co. {, 9Th
Maine Vols, and later corporal in Co. 4,
1st Maine Veterans. Any comrade having
such knowledge will confer favor by COM
municating with these headquarters.
VI Information is asked for, relative
to the service of Elisha Linscott, said to
have enlisted at Belfast. Information
should be sent to these headquarters
VII. Comrades should make every pos
sible effort to bring the comrades in this
department up to 10000 this year. The
records in the pension office show that there
are over 10000 pensioners in the State, and
it is, therefore, evident that many old sol
diers are not connected with the Grand
Army, who should be found and brought in
Let each comrade become recruiting oiii-
Ger and the posts and department will be
greatly strengthened.
VIII. The commander wishes to offer
his heartfelt acknowledgements for the con-
fdence reposed in him by the comrades Of
the department, and he desires that every
comrade will extend his hearty support,
making the coming year a prosperous one
in the history of the order.
BY order of
WAINRfGHr Or SHINE,
Department Commander.
Official; II. c. NuGu.x,
Assistant Adjutant General.