Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-10
SONS OF VETERANS.
Various Matters Of Interest to Members Of the
Order.

Col. George e. Leighton, commander
of the Maine Division, S. of v, has is
sued Division orders. No. Z, in which
1t is announced that designations have
been received and accepted and cleo
tons ordered to fill vacancies in camp
offices as follows:
Captain Fred r. Fife, Camp No. "a,
Fryeburg; Captain George F. Luil,
Camp No. so, Old Town; First Lieuten-
ant Charles e. Dow, Camp No. l, Wa
terville; First Lieutenant A. Smith,
Camp No. rs, Oakland.
An election has also been ordered to
fill vacancy in the camp council of
Camp No. 60, Gardiner.
The following have been elected to
fill vacancies caused by designations,
promotions, etc.:
Col. Wildes Camp, No. 16. Skowhe-
gan, Bro. Mark Savage was elected a
member of the camp council. Anaer-
son Camp, No. 7, Rockland, Second
Lieutenant Arthur L. Orne was pro-
noted to captain and Franklin NJ
Sherrier elected second lieutenant
Seth c. Gordon Camp, No. 81, Frye
burg, First Lieutenant H. G. Freeman
was promoted to captain, J. w. Goldth-
wait elected first lieutenant and Past
Captain Fred r. Fife, member of the
camp council, Gen. George B. McClel-
Ian Camp No. 50, Old Town, First
Lieutenant f. Q. Torrey was promoted
to captain, Second Lieutenant o. c.
Davis promoted to first lieutenant and
c. A. Gray elected second lieutenant.
j. Wesley Gilman Camp, No. 26, Oak
t,., ~ i
first lieutenant.
Captain Walter S. Hobbs of a. E.
Clark Camp. No. 40, Belfast. has been
granted a leave of absence from Oct.
l, 1898 to Dec. /, 1898.
Captain James l.. Thompson of John
r. Eaton Camp, No. So East Wilton,
to whom leave of absence was grant
ed to Dec. L. 1898, has been ordered to
assume active command of the above
named camp.
Since the last orders were issued p.
P. Gilmore camp, No. 33, Bucksport,
has extended an invitation to the
Maine Division to hold the next en-
campment in that town. The same
has been referred to the division coun-
Gil and by them unanimously approved
and by their affirmative vote said in
vitation is hereby accepted.
The death of Albion W. Patterson of
Daniel Chaplin Camp. No. g. of Ban
gor is announced, and sympathy is ex-
tended to his camp and relatives by
the division.
To the orders are appended the quar-
terly reports.
Adjutants report for the quarter
ending Sent 40 1898:
Gain: Camps. Members
Number in good standing
at date of last report -. Al 1879
Gained by organization
and muster in ......... / IS
Gained by reinstatement -
Aggregate ................. IS 1886
Loss: Members
BY honorable discharge .............. 8
BY transfer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
by suspension 50
Total loss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
Camps. Members
Number in good standing. As 1870
EUGENE w. CRAWFORD, Adjt
Division quartermaster' report:
Amount on hand at date of last
report .......................... Sl59.S4
ItectlNeu Slice lOT per capita ldA,
charter fees supplies and from
all other sources .................. 1878
Total Observation-Disclosures. $35752
Expended for commandery-
chief, per capita tax this quar-
ter, 1852 members in good stand
ing, at 4 cents each -............ $ 54OS
Expended for commandery-
chief, per capita tax this quar-
ter, 10 members reinstated or
n1l rtn
Expended for incidental expenses
of the division, supplies and in
spection account 49,. ....I 1872 40
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s2s7.24
Balance on hand at date ...... $702s
Consolidated camp report:
Receipts.
On hand at date of last report,
per camp reports ................. 81, o65. SO
Reported to have been received
by camps from all sources dur
ing quarter ........................ 691.79
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 81, 1871
Disbursements.
Paid by camps for division per
capita tax this quarter, 1921
1919 cents each ................... sls5.1
Paid by camps per capita tax on
10 members reinstated .......... 2ss
Paid by camps for relief to all
persons from camp funds ....... .S7
Paid by camps for incidental ex-
penses ............x....... 51196
Total .............................. ssso.sl
Balance in hands of camp quar-
termasters Observation-Disclosures. s1,o77.3i
CHESTER Fl. MILLS,
Division Qua