Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-15
GENERAL. ORDERS. NO. 4.
The New Maine G. A. r. Commander Issues
His First Instructions.

| N''iiidHdcf OF tHt ~. a. X. of Maine. was
issued. today. from the office Of Assistant
AdJutant General james l.. Merrick OF
| this city. as follows:
Headquarters Dept of Maine
Grand Army Of the Republic
| Lewiston. Ne. March :. 1898.
| My Comrades:
| Elected by YOU to the high and honor
able office Of department commander and
having accepted the same 1 at once enter
| upon the duties pertaining thereto as
sure You. comrades, that it is with pro-
found gratitude TO YOU for my elevation
| to this Office Of honor and responsibility;
ana | further thank You for the faith in
my ability to successfully fill This office.
and it is my highest ambition thai my
administration shall measure up TO your
confluence. sincerely crave your Fra
ternitN. Charity and Loyalty. to The end
that our great and good order may be
| harmonious. thereby prosperous.
J. Al the M&t annual encampment OF
The. Department Of Maine. G. 4. r.. held
in lewiston Feb p and % 1898 the fol-
lowing officers were elected and dulv in
stalled by Past Department Commander
Nelson Howard, ana viii be obeyed and
respected accordingly:
Department commander Charles A.
Southland, Post Is. LiVermore Fans p O.
address. Lewiston.
Senior vice department commander
STANLEY Plummcr, Post s. Dexter.
Junior vice department commander.
w. Emerson Post /. Lewiston
Medical director--Iohn H. McGregor
Post So. p O. Montague.
Department chaplain-J W. Webster
Post Ill +. o. Newport
+ or members Ct council al a1ministra-
tion-iIlman Smith Post H. Thomaston;
Edwin Riley, Post IS. Livermore Fails;
w. ii. fiaIStou Posi- l0A Westbrook; A
II. Pratt. Post Il, llaWcA Corner; Vim. H.
Clayton. Post T. Bangor
Representatives To National L,nca,np-
ment-l4orenZo f. Hin. al l1r"a- poet !?
Augusta: ]. H. Burns Pos, ~ Naebin"-
II t;reeniraf pn4l FAN "'i ili = haS'
enll pcst ., r,,,,ir1,tt, 800 p. ~
Post y RiGdoford. HI = VIZ. 9fh h,l.n.
l3> in6er. ,,nn Il Smifb p., r. III
tn, r. IL '''i'i''i' i"St I2H' ltpGl-
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~ - ~ IT,. ''iih ,. stevens Post
" t'u! , -. = u. smith. Post -.
Nof'h W hlttheiG; ''ffen y. True. Post Ai,
SCUM i-trh'lFid' VIM =. Davis. Post ia.
baf tiafhpt: \. ;. Chapman. Post 81.
hr'heli =. =. eils' Pest - South Nnr-
rtdEe""ck Leroy y. T0heN. Post p Port
Iahd, Edwin Riley. Post y. I.iVcrmnrr.
Fails.
OFFICIAL c.r,rl,
II. The following comrades are ap-
d
ana viii be oheVcd and reSntcta1 .trcn,i-
neIy:
Assistant adjutant grneral-Ianee
Merricl. Post if. Waterytli,
Assistant atlartrr47 1st.r .,,.,-r.l Al..,,
son Nj. Warren Post - Dnva,
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tx r>3r,,r,, '''i' "S''i' 'N'
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pa a. i:, ~ ''ii' ? ? -hhHftW W.
~
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"i'l ~ [.'ii d !. Jetlerd&. Post j.
i-tH'i Hl"'t ans
9Viil"t |i"'-"e-clmp-A. >. Bangs, Post
- q t&uStjt
uilini' "ld"-dc-cdInp-J. T. Mason. Post
Ii': bInPtI"rH
Sptrfl ahiS-ll. ". Trcfethcn. NJ. T.
" atSoi, II. 9. Perry, VIM. II. Green T.
NJ Robinson, JAS T.. Parsons. J.. Gilpat-
clayton, ,. T. Snipe. ~ II. Withee. Fred
rainier \ -. SUMMER. A. N. SawttlIr.
committee on pcnsionS-r. NJ. Drew
IoSt i; II. II. Burbank. Post 20. T. s
lfdhSS. t<"Sl n, A. ID. Russell. Post Is;
STANLEY RUNNER. Post :.
Additional appointments will be an
hplhtcd IN future orders.
~. The department commander here
ny assumes command. Personal COM
municauonS should be addressed to him.
10. ~ College street. Lewiston, Me. Of
hciai communications should be address