The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-27
The Maine Grand Army.

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-oL- L. D. CARVER OF ROCKLAND
-. rlI, COMMANDER
gave last week a report of the first
-ss-lou Of the Name 6. A. r. at Ban
Wednesday, Feb, 10Th, general busi-
Transacted during the forenoon, IN
noon officers Were elected, and in
I.ug there was a rousing campfire in
.4ies Crowell, Galley, Leavitt
4ui Emerson of Lewiston invited
.nUInent to Lewiston in 1887, and
p. Carver asked that the meeting be
5ritast. A vote was taken and re-
favor Of lewiston
srmeut Chaplain j. W. Webster offer
..Ht1ns regarding the Woman's Re-
r's He asked that both State and
Corps hold their conventions at
dates from the Maine G. A. r., as
ic accommodation cannot be Oh
all the delegates and those who
iueeungs. The resolutions were
Galley moved that hereafter the
ne printed and sent to the COM
-'st,t of delivering them at the en-
70 rs the time for business was Very
1d the motion was adopted.
e Miliken reported Tor the com
thr list Of representatives and al
F." the grand encampInent in St.
7 report was accepted. The as
iJant general cast a vote for the
..r.VeS aud alJernates 4s follows:
NATIVE at large-A S. Bangs of
-usGa.
umtives-Robert A. Carey, Rock
"1rrt r. Sargent, Portland; Alden
hay \
Nlrkerson, Searsport; E. c. Park
iiubor Henry NJ. Colby, Rumford;
we'll, Lewiston.
.teS-fhos. Daggett, Foxcroft: H.
as, Cherry field H. Il. Millett, Cor
I'll. Withee, Madis0n f. o. Beal,
% W. Woodbury., Thomaston
Foster, Bangor; NJ. A. Stafford, Kit
IA Hooper, Castine.
nmtttee on pensions, II. A. Shorey,
Uper, ii. q. Staples, A. w. McCaus-
q. sumner, reported as follows
iHus Tor State pensions in 1898, ,;5i;;i2
''s lssued in 1898, ,302 applications
l,349; certificates issued in 1894,
aNrucatlons in 1895, 2,0GS; certificates
FL 1875, 1,73S; appropriations for 1897,
" oertlficates issued to the amount of
These We're distributed among $40
i- ties and plantations.
iNo relief corps were notified of the
Ny aken by the department at the fore
session, and the Woman's State Relief
rs rrturned the following resolve:
Irreas, 1t has never been our wish to
N lie same time and place of the de-
mt, believing it to be crowding the
i.4es as the hospitality of any place is
-i fN It's utmost on such occasions, there
We eheerfully and gladly accede to your
-T bot Il. ~
,u!ure conventions at some other time
place than that of the encampment of
partment.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. SARAH l.. PASCAL,
President.
.he afternoon session comrade Geo. NJ.
iers of Portland nominated Col. L. D.
'er Of kockland for department com.
iler, and the nomination was seconded
'mrade William III. Simmons.
he name of Hon. l.. T. Carleton of Win
y was put before the encampment by
lrade j. d. Anderson of Gray, and the
lnatlon was seconded by Comrade E. S.
ley,
lmrade F. M. Drew of Lewiston present
he name of Rev. G. A. Southland of Liver
e rails. The nomination was seconded
"inrade l. s. Bangs of Waterville and
irade j. F. Foster of Hannibal Hamlin
u No. l65, of Bangor, and Comrade John
Lamb.
he name of Capt. Hillman Smith of Au-
u was presented by Charles S. Emerson
AuNurn, This nomination was seconded
If9f, l.. e. Bateman of Auburn, Col
nam L. Eustis and William F. Pink ham,
ofee ballots were taken for department
lhander, and on the third Col. Lorenzo
atNer of Post 16, Rockland, was elected
we position by 229 votes against 1876 for
o. A. Southland of Livermore Falls
ann Fennelly of Post 154, Bar Harbor,
lhen elected senior vice-commander,
IL. j, Chase of Wilson Post II, North
her, was chosen junior vice-commander
"o' tmatlon. Comrade Chase is blind
ny lost the sight of both eyes as the re-
~ wounds received in the Burnside
ie explosion, July 30, 1864. The other
elS We're then elected. A list follows
'nuander, Lorenzo ID. Carver; S. V. c.,
lam Fennelly; j. V. c., j. j. Chase ;
neal Director, w. III. McGregor; Chap
- D. w. Webster; Council of Admins
'"n' D. b. Carson, J. F. Day, G. B. Has
H. II. Blackwell, W. r. Stackpole.
on carver has appointed William H.
''h as assistant quartermaster general.
VIII DC Dldut r,
ne campfire in City Hall in the evenin g
attended by an audience that filed
Fs seat and most of the standing room.
M Robinson, Jr., presided, and with
upon the platform were seated Mayor
IVY Commander-elect Carver, ex-Com-
hner Green, Hon. Llewellyn Powers of
Viton, Commander Beal OF B. H. Beal
~ various other G. A. r. officials and
u oers, Mrs. Harriet l.. Reed of Massa-
ase'ts, past national secretary of the Ma
,,9 pai W. K. c., and Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason
liin'ueiord, past department. president for
me tl OF the National W. r. C.
sn.' aieer ougle cal, and invocation of divine
oalhg by Rev. John S. Sewall, Mayor
n" NV ueiivered graceful address of well
Bangor. " ~ VI '"0 poof''e
nen' Selden Connor was unable to be
7otuJ, DIIt apnf q fnlorroo, l. :,