The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-14

ed and Everythinr Favorable
The event If naa. IN Sl.o,ybeaan
was the state Fnramn,naut of tl,o Grand
Army and Annual Convention of fha
Women,s Relief Gowns Tua.aav a,d
Wednesday,
few If the veterans arrived On III,
soor,,inte tr.in Nn,4.,. ou5 ,h,.ut IN
veterans and women arrived an rho IN
p. N. rain. hui the naio body reaebed
herr. oa fb, II = " train r,.esd.,-
\uonoe The Officials vb..nu in nm an.
nea,.,nee \Iona.,v a,.. mo ,n,o. na.
na,tmeot Ccnn,ander Ve.l,. ell.
man. Se,,i,. Vim .fan,n. + I.n..o4s
.Ipnior Xicn fhatlas " el,as.. Adj
cen ! 4 Nerrir,.. -, q II N
Warren. Naaie.l niractoc YIN, II
True. rbanlain. t,has Southard
.Indya Advoeata II N Colhv. chief
unstorioo oeaoor uov.rd ,y,ll.. Chief
of St,es C.oroe Don.ni,o
Conmandar Gilman, onnnea his haod-
onartnrs in uot.l tta.alton ard vi,h
these officers and tbp counriI of Admin.
istration held = mnetng Monday oven
inc in which fine renorts IF the sovaral
officers were read and the bnsiness Of
the encamrment mammal ouf
AMONG tbe lady arrivals were. Mrs
Emma Wallace of chicago III tho
president of tho Nat;on4l Wonon,.
Poliaf gorus. Ms Sarah u En1lar of
Roston Mass nost nr.sidont IF IN.
National Corns. Mrs. Ella jordan Mason
of Saeo president If fhe National Relief
Germs of Maine. Nrs Sarah l Posoal Of
porlno,t nresidont IF rho st.to pai.f
rorns
rwoof tho,hrrec aediIatns far ban4rt-
! ment commander were an hand M.,nda,
evening and 4.tahIis1,a b.,daaiartarg At
Hotel Column viz. can't " II G,aeu
of Portland. and Col. /. u. Carver of
Rocl,land. Col Eustis the third candi-
date for the honor did not arrive mi Il
Tuesday morning Rnnsiaa Post at
| Auhurn entertained Co,,,n,nanr in-,7hi.f
IaNler Monday rvpninp and COL rostis
who is - member of his most rrmainnd
TO assist in the entertainment
The Department meeting onennd ut 10
o'clock 4 NJ Commander Weslev ell
man of Oakland. presiding. There were
present the full list of the Department
worth. :. V. G.: Chas. NJ. Chase. Free
nor. / V G. las / Merriek Wofer-
Vile. Assistant Adiutaut Cen: \. NJ.
Warren. Dover. \. u NJ. Cen. DIR. w
II. True. Portland. Medical Director ::
/ Rev c. A. Southland Livermore Fails.
Chaplain; John d. Steward. VIM. In
spector: Henry NJ. Colby. Romford Cen
fer .yudoo Advocate. Henry \. Howard
Chief MASTERING officer. The stan IF the
Commander Vas also we'll renrcsentrd
The meeting WAS onened nv nrover hv
tho Chanlain aftrr which The renorts
of Medical director rhunlain and In
sunctor uprn rfad
In the afternoon the annual address
of Commander Gilman was read in which
he took strnnV oronnd in favor of the
Veteran Family Home. recently esfab.
Gshcd AT N4vport. He said if was
favored bv action Of The State Eucamp-
meut two wears ago. endorsed AT the
meeting one wear ago. has become a
LIVING fact. and he URGED the comrades TO
stand bv the cntcrniise. He also said
that lhe comrades Of the Grand Army
had not become united upon pension
laws vet buf advised tbat thn dena,f-
mont Instinct doIooates to the NationaI
Eucamnmont to labor vigorously for q
ner.difm uersion law.
The AdintSut General and Quarter.
muster General followed the Commander
in reading their rcnorfs The former
reported the membership in the State