The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21
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Pennington, June 90 The second day
of the 18th annual session of the Maine
Division, dawned under the most favor
able circumstances and at an early houl
many OF the delegates were seen taking
walks and drives about the beautiful
village of Pennington.
The hotel proprietors have been most
courteous in their treatment of the
visiting delegation, and theshighest en-
comiums are heard on all sides, on behalf
of these gentlemen who have done SC
much in making comfortable and happy,
the hearts of the delegates and members
present.
The encampment has been honored by
the presence of several of the clergy who
are members of the order, as also several
members of the legal fraternity, who are
valued workers of our division.
The matter of social entertainment has
been most carefully attended to by the
members of the local camp and the
citizens in general, who have done all in
their power to make the stay of the guests
a profitable one
The report of the Division Council.
which had made thorough examination
of the affairs of the division, was
received, and from their report we are
able to say that everything OF a statistical
and financial nature is in the best con-
dition. Interesting reports were then
made by the committees on ritual, resolu-
tions, officers, constitution, rules and
regulations.
The report of interest to the Encamp-
ment was that Of the committee on reso-
buttons, who offered the following re-
solves:
''The Sons of Veterans of Maine,
assembled at their thirteenth annual en-
campment, re affirm their allegiance to
the government of the United States, and
their fidelity to the principles of civil
liberty and CONSTITUTIONAL freedom for
which their fathers gave the full measure
of their devotion.
1--WE are in hearty sympathy with all
just and proper measures for the purity
of elections, for reform in the civil SER
vice for eradication of corruption, and for
the promotion of good government, and
pledge our active and hearty support to
all legitimate efforts to secure them.
eve pledge anew our love and respect
for the veterans of the Grand Army of
the Republic; and will cordially cooper
ate with every effort to bring about more
cordial and intimate relations with them.
'''We record with heartfelt sorrow the
deaths of our lately deceased brothers,
Past Col Johu G. Blake and Capt. Fred
W. Haskell of A. G. Pray Camp No 2
of Auburn. Brother Blake was a gentle
man of the highest character, of tried in
tegrity of great ability. He filled num-
Der of positions both in the Order of the
Sons OF Veterans, and in civil life, in
each of which he reflected honor upon
himself and the Order of the Sons of
Veterans, which he loved SO well. His
early demise was an irreparable loss not
only to our Order but to the State of
Maine. Captain Haskell was one of the
pillars of our Order to whom it's success
is in no small measure due We shall
miss at our encampments his intelligent
countenance, his happy smile, his sound
council, but he will be enshrined in the
effectionate remembrances of us all Our
departed brothers have joined that
immortal host which has passed over to
the silent majority. Their deaths CON
vince us that our mortal life is but an in
cident of our immortal existence.
The encampment desires to express its
approval of the valuable assistance
rendered the Order during the past year
by the Ladies' Aid society The increased
membership of that organization, the
formation of six additional societies, the
activity and zeal of its officers, the large
attendance. of delegates at this encamp-
ment, demonstrate the earnestness and
efficiency Of that society, and augurs
well for it's future usefulness and pros
perity.
"We recommend the formation of a
Ladies' Aid society to every camp in the
state as a most efficient means of promot-
ing the aims and purposes of our order.
"The Order expresses its heartfelt
thanks to the members of S. Clifford
Belcher Camp, and to the citizens of the
beautiful enterprising village of Farming
tended to its members during this en-
campment. Their generous kindness,
their open hearted hospitality, their lavish
expenditure of time and money for our
entertainment are heartily appreciated by
us and have made our visit one of the
most enjoyable and memorable events in
our history"
sembled and several matters of new bust
ness were transacted.
The convention was then in readiness to
receive the committee, Hon. w. H. Looney,
Capt. +. l.. Stevens, and Comrade
Merrill, who We're appointed as COM
mittee to meet Department Commander G.
A. H., W.. II. Green of Portland, who
was introduced 10 the convention and re-
ceived with loud applause, to which he
responded with words of eloquence, and
complimentary to the Order of the Sons
of Veterans.
At this point recess was declared, and
the Ladies' Aid were invited into the
encampment to attend the services held
in memoriam of Past Col. John G. Blake,
and Capt. f. W. Haskell of A. G. Pray
Camp of Auburn
Remarks of highly eulogistic nature
were made by Past Col. Charles e.
Merrill N Of Auburn, Judge Advocate E.
and Col. R. L. Whitcomb.
The memorial services concluded and
the Ladies' Aid adjourned to their bust
ness session, and the encampment of the
Sons, was resumed under an all import
ant heading, that of the election and in
stallation of division officers, as follows: