Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-02-16
Maine G. A. R
The Annual incampmcnt Of Veterans a
Ena lunI

Ih" Manual fu"ampmrHt Of Veterans at
KockIand.
KotkLANp. Feb. 9-Rucklani street.
We're alive to-day with the buc-Coatcd aud
gjll-hadgcd veteran soldiers and sailors Of
Maine, gathered st The 26'h annual encamp
ment of the Maine q A. X.
HE Wom4n- STATE Relief Corps had
headquarters ~ Knights OF rythla> Hall,
where Il reception Vii be given This even
lng. There i large Attendance Of the
body, Who are guests Of the kpck!aud Ke
lief Corps
A. :hr rrsi nu~ ness session Of the Grand
Army 81 the Republic Of Maine this after.
up"e, Department Commander Isaac DYER
IN his report gave al excellent review Of
The depart mrut- history during the past
wear anu the present condition Of the or
sauization. The total number Of pp-'-
January I, 1892 was iGJ. with total mem
bel ship Of l0I l96 Two Lew post, were
organized during the year, with one De
l!uqueut p IT, making a net gain u one
here were +l3 recruits mustered IN dor
lug the yrar and there have been - deaths
aud other losses and gaIR- leaving the to
tai membership Jan /, 1893 al 9GJG a net
loss OF 80. The report of Assistant Omar,
termaster General Henry A Shorty was
elaborate aud created considerable OF
~tANdtlpI. II lICIulcu MI ANALYSIS OF the
supply department. Of which he also has
charge. The total receipts from taxes and
supplies were 81 600 expenditures s. 600
leaving cash balance of $500 and making
the available assets about 81 600 The
Womau- State Relief Corps ha, $3.50
members and has expended for charity
S2+ 500 50 since its organic ttion IN 1883.
he Maine Wuman's Relief Corps. auxih-
AIRY 10 the q. A. r., has $40 members.
gain OF 200 during the year, aud has dis
oursed 81 POO during the year. Great har-
mony has prevailed in the Maine Depart
. ment during the year, and the order is in a
very fiOuri-hing condition.
RoCkLANp. Feb. 10 The election of
officers at the afternoon session resulted AS
/ follows:
Department Commauder-Wa
Gushing, FoXcroft.
Senior Vice Commander Timothy b.
Elliot, Biddeford.
Junior Vice Commander-Henrv o.
Pierce, Monmouth.
Chaplain-C. A. Southland. Thomaston
Medical Director-W. II. H. True Port
land.
The following representatives to the Ma
tiOnal EncampmeDt were chosen: c. f.
Jones. Skpwhegan, at large Horace B.
Sawyer, Auburn; John w. Caldwell. Sher-
mans Mills H p Ingalls,. Portland; James
/ +. Parsons, Ellsworth; George Fuller
Hallowell; Horace NJ Bolston, South Par
is; Alfred l. Fernald, Bangor; Alfred f.
Nickerson, Sear>port Alexander B. Sum
ner, Lubec; John II. Smith, kittery. Al
ternates. Winfield S. Norcross, Lewiston;
Luther B. Rogers, Pstten; Alonzo Sylves.
ter, Farmington; Francis NJ. Eyeleth,
Waldoboro; Pearl G. Ingalls,, Washing.
ton; Z. A. Thompson, Foxcroft; B. f.
Leonard, st. Adams; George ID. White.
Liberty; Albert X Lincoln, Dennysvile;
Ros we'll c. Norris Gardiner. Council Of
administration J. Wesly Gilman. Oak
land G. G. Cross, Rockland; VIM. S.
Dunn. Alphouso B. Holland and George
II. Fisher. 1t was voted to hold their next
department encampment at Bangor. To
night campfire in Farwell Opera House
called together an audience which com
pletely filled all seating and standing room
and many could not gain admittance.
We hear that DIR. Hiram G. Vaughan,
formerly editor Of the AMERICAN, has been
appointed Assistant Adjutant General, by
Department Commander Gushing.
The Nation, Al Woman's Relief Corps,
which met In conjunction with the Grand
Army convened at Odd Fellows Hall this
morning, with the department president.
Mrs. Mary K. Inman of Cherryheld, pre-
siding. The other department officers pre-
sent were Mrs. Clara o. Leavitt of Show
hogan, councillor; Mrs. Ella H. Mason of
Biddeford, senior vice president; Mrs.
Ellen E. Patterson of Bangor. junior vice
president; Miss Mabel Z. Church of Cher
ryfeld, department treasurer; Mrs. Addie
B. Grant of Biddeford, aid; Mrs. l. Small
and Mrs. Grace Howe of Lewiston, past
presidents. The delegations were unusu.
ally small, owing to the poor transporta-
ton facilities. The reports of the various
officers were able and showed among other
things large increase in membership and
interest. At about IL o'clock Commander
Weissert, was introduced to the conven-
ton, and was warmly greeted. In the af-
ternoon Mrs. Ella Mason of Biddeford,
read her report as corresponding secretary,
and greetings were sent to the department
encampment. The following department
officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Ella H. Mason, Bidde-
ford.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Ellen Z.
Patterson. Bangor.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Rena
Emery, Shermans Mills.
Secretary-Mrs. Addie B. Grant, Bidde-
ford.