The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-09
SONS OF VETERANS.
The Sixteenth Annual EnCampment of
Order in Pittsfield
rspuo1a1 TO THE PRESS!

Ien0ampuont OF the Malno D'AoANA-t
of Veterans, convened here To-Day Ooi "A.
NJ. Soule Of Portland, presiding
The afternoon session was devoted 90
the reports of officers In his annual ao :
dress, Col. Soule gave the following
statistics regarding membership: FROM
March, 1895. to March, 1896, we gained Dy
muster in, $40 members, by transfer, 90
and by reinstatements from suspension
302 mem bers. Our losses from death,
transfer and similar causes amounted TO
AZ men, and from suspensions BOY men.
Our net gain that year was 30 men. from
1896 to 1897 we gained by muster in 4OS
members, from transfers II members, and
from reinstatements 100 members. Losses
from va rious causes numbered 1l5 men,
and from suspension $40 members. Ihe
net loss last year was IL men. The year
ending March, 1898, showed that there
had been gained 404 members by muster,
II by transfer, and SO from. reinstate-
ments. The losses from various causes
numbered 43 men, while from suspensions
there were only 1876 men. The net gain
for the year numbers 1879 members. My
object in presenting these figures is to
show that there is no fault to be found
with the work of recruiting, but that the
trouble lays in the suspension of mem
bers.'
Adjutant Waldo 81. Perry Of Portland
in his report. shows that the number of
camps in good standing June Is as oil;
gained by organization, 4 gained by re-
instatements, 1. Total gain of Sc. Camps
suspended and disbanded, 6; number in
good standing to date, so. Number OF
members in good standing June Is, 1898,
1410; gained by organization and muster,
32l; by transfer, II; reinstatements, 68
Total 1916. Losses by death, 6 members;
by honorable discharge, 49,; transfer, 10;
suspension, 3a5; total of 1858; number in
good standing to date, 144s
-Four camps have been mustered as fol-
lows: Camp 8. Dexter, 16 charter mem
bers, Camp II, Standish, 10 charter mem
bers; Camp 2b, Monroe, sb charter MEM
bers; Camp 60, Gardiner, 81 charter
members.
Six camps have been suspended as fol-
/ Il.
ham P. Fassett, Alb bott; Elisha Winter,
Dixfeld; S. r. johnson, Foxoroft Gen.
]. A. Hall, Cornish; Thomas G.. Libby :,
Vinalhaven.
| No. SO was reinstated September 2,
1897; No. "a surrendered its charter Feb
ruary z, 1885,; No. 40, Dixfield. there is
good prospect of it's reinstatement in the
near future.
Among his recommendations was one
for census Of persons eligible to the
order in the state.
| The commander in-chief has been re-
quested to revoke the charters of the other
three
| The report of Quartermaster R. 81.
Greenwood showed the receipts for the
year to be 1929 s, including cash on
hand, ssao55; supplies, 1884, 4e; per capita
tag, s714.74. The disbursements were
81, 1427S.
The statistical reports of the senior vice
commander, chaplain, mastering officer,
and inspector were read during the after
noon.
The enoampment adjourned at five
O'Clock.
At seven O'Clock the delegates and
members enjoyed band concert by the
Pittsfeld Silver band from the lawn in
front OF the Lancey house, the division
headquarters. A grand complementary
ball was held in the evening commencing
at S.45 in Union hall.
The following committee were ap-
pointed at the afternoon session by Col.
Soule:
Constitution, Rules and Regulations
David E. Westall, Auburn; Rev. George
e. Leighton, Skowhegan; Il. B. Luce.
Abbott Village; d. M. Berren, Augusta,
James L. Thompson, East Wilton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ". H. Perry,
A. Lowell, Pennington.
Ritual--E. N. Courson, Brunswick; e.
Il. Smith, Westbrook; e. W. Blake.
Bangor; r., A. Coney, Augusta; F. T.
Beals, Auburn.
Resolutions-E. K. Gould, Rockland;
L. L. Cooper, Augusta; Andrew O..
Cloudnan, Cumberland Mills; W. S.
Hobbs, Belfast; B. e. Hooper, Bath.
Officers reports and Distribution of
Work-E. G. Moran, Rookland; Augustus
| s. Libby, Portland; G. E. Merrill, Au-
burn; W. G. Berry, Brunswick: r. q.
Emery, Sherman Mills.
Press Committee-L o. Haskell. Pitts
field; Orren ]. Dickey, Belfast; Chester
81. Mills, Skowhegan.
The programme for Thursday includes
the reception of the reports of the several
committees and the discussions on the
same The election of officers will occur
early in the afternoon and the newly
elected officers are to be installed at a
joint installation with the Ladies' Aid
society in Perkins hall. In the evening
there is to be band concert at seven
O'Clock, followed by public camp fire to
be addressed by j. W. Manson of Pitts
field; Hon. W. Fl. Looney, Portland;
Department Commander G. A. R. Rev.
Q. A. Southland, Lewiston; Col A. NJ.
Soule, Portland; Judge Advocate Gen.
IL. 4. Gould. Rockland, and others.
The topic of interest this evening is the
prospective talk for election. Rev. Geo.
Il. Leighton OF Skowhegan, the present