Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-07
NAMES GRAND ARMY.
Some Interesting Figures
Furnished.
MANY MEMBERS LEAVING.
Grand Reception TO National Com
mander Adams Ends Days Work.

BANGOR Me, Feb. THE department
of Maine, Grand Army of the Republic,
held Its first session of the annual en-
eampment in this city yesterday in city
ball, with a large attendance. Com
nAnder-in-Chief Jack" Adams Of Lynn.
Mass. received an ovation.
The entire day was occupied with the
reading of the reports of different officials
on the work and affairs of the Maine
Grand Army for the past year. The re-
port Of Department Commander Cushing
was full OF interest. Concerning the pro
posed Maine Relief Corps home, the com.
mandor says: with the hearty sympathy
and support of all interested in such
home, IL may soon be an established fact,
instead of "A project"
Concerning the charges Of fraud in the
procuring OF pensions, the commander
declares that the Grand Army stands foi
anything but fraud, being a. anxious TO
guard the treasury now as its veterans
were to defo1d the flag In time of war.
Let the frauds. If any exist, be proved,
not implied.
Some Figures.
Il. c. Vaughan, assistant adfutant gen.
eral, reports that at the close OF 1898 there
were 1877 posts in good standing in the
department OF Maine, with 9275 mem bers
In good standing. One post was organized
during the year. The amount expended
In charity during the year was S3i0S. The
number OF mem bers remaining suspended
at the close Of 1898 was 1888. The numb bel
remaining suspended Is growing larger
year by year.
Department Inspector Merrick reports
that ~ posts have relief funds amounting
to - 20; amount expended in charity
dur.Ae ne year 1898 was S377b; amount
Of money and securities i'm the hands of
the quarternssters,s s25,9l444; value OF
other property owned by posts. S66, al. "a;
cash on hand and property owned
amounting to 500, ,65709.
Number Of school buildings supplied
with flags, 9i8; number of Women's Re.
lief corps connected with posts, l24; camps
of Sons Of Veterans, 40; prospects of posts,
in ia good, ~ fair, 10 poor There are, &C
cording 10 reports, ZIG school buildings
not supplied with United States flags,
and the inspector would urge the COM
rades In every post in the department to
see TO II that every school building is sup
piled with one before next Mem orial day.
Medical Director True repor ts the loss
Of 200 comrades by death in 1898. The
average age of deceased comrades was 81
years 4 months.
The Army's Cash.
A. NJ. Warren, assistant quartermaster
general, gives the following consolidated
report for the term ending Dec. 81, 1888
which shows the present financial con-
dition OF the Grand Army posts of the de-
partm ent of Maine: Cash balance last re-
port, SIT S53 10; received from all sources,
go $50 40; cash balance in post funds,
$l6 500 SO; cash balance relief funds. a.
7S9 0S; cash expended for relief, Sl035;
market value Of real estate, $39, 0Sl. .3S;
invested in flags, furniture, etc, $50. 1871;
total value of post pr rty, S97, ,24l.39.
The various reports ,ar" referred to the
proper committees.
Popular Commander
In the evening occurred the reception
to National Commander Adams I'm the
Opera house, on which occasion the the
ater was filled 20 the doors 1t was very
difficult TO obtain access TO this reception.
Commander Cushing presided and
called upon DR.. Augustus &. Hamlin to
introduce National Commander Adams.
The commander was received with en-
thusisstic applause and made u brief adj
dress. lie seemed TO be the especial idol
OF the Grand Army soldiers. AdJutant
General Murch, of Commander Adams
staff, also addressed the assem- blage. and
then followed "A great number of inn
promptu speeches from both stage and
floor.
1t was very lively gathering, and a
great deal had been said upon various
subjects, pensions in particular when at
9:30 the speechmaking ceased, and while
the orchestra played hundreds of soldiers
crowded upon the stage TO shake the ma