The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16
THE GRAND ARMY.
Commander Southard's First Orders t,
the Maine Department.

The first general order of the new de
partment commander of the 6. A. R.
of Maine, have been issued from th,
office Of Assistant Adjutant Genera
James L. Merrick. In the orders Com
mander Southland says:
Mr.. Comrades:
Elected by you to the high and honor
able Office of department commander anC
having accepted the same, at once en-
ter upon the duties pertaining thereto
assure you, comrades. that 1t Is with
profound gratitude to you for my eleva
ton to this office of honor and RESPONSE
bility, and further thank you for the
faith In my ability to successfully fill the
office, and 1t is my highest ambition
that my administration shall measure uI
to your confidence. l sincerely crave
your fraternity, charity and loyalty te
the end that orr great and good order
may be harmonious, thereby prosperous.
OFFICIAL STAFF.
The following comrades are appointed
on the staff of the commander and will
be obeyed and respected accordingly:
Assistant Adjutant General-James
L. Merrick, Post PA, Waterville.
Assistant Qnartermaster General
Alanson NJ Warren, Post, 20, Dover.
Inspector-Geo g. Downing, Post 49,
Dover.
Judge Advocate-John It. Foster, Pest
1865, Bangor.
Chief Mastering Officers. S. Andrews,
Post 143, Biddeford.
On the military staff of the Depart
ment Commander:
Chief of Staff. F. Jefferds, Post SO,
Livermore Falls.
Senior-aids-de. Camp-A. S. Bangs,
Post 13, Augusta.
Junior afde-de- Camp. L. Mason
Post l43, Biddeford.
Special Aids-H W. Trefethen, M. B.
Watson, H. o. Perry, WIN. H. Green, e.
M. Robinson, James E. Parsons, E. Gil
patrick, G. B. Vinal, H. NJ. Colby. VIM.
z. Clayton, S. L. Snipe, N. H. Withee,
Freted Palmer, A. G. Sumner, A. M.
Sawtelle.
Committee on. Pensions-F. M. Drew,
Post Z; H. 81. Burbank, Post SO; I. S.
Bangs, Post II; A. d. RUSSELL Post 10;
Stanley Plummer, Post 6.
Additional appointments Will be an
nounced in future orders.
The department. commander hereby as
snmes command. Personal communica-
tions should be addressed to him, No. 22C
College street, Lewiston; official commu-
nications should be addressed to James
L. Herrick, assistant ad]utant general,
Waterville, also to all orders for supplies
should be sent to the assistant adjutant
general as by vote passed at the depart
ment meeting at Lewiston, February "a
and rs, 1898.
The particular attention of every post
is called to the matter of membership.
The days of recruiting are rapidly pass
ing, if, indeed, they have not already
passed Our, loss last year by death was
23S, and we must expect that that. pro-
portion will steadily increase. Comrades,
look to the suspended list. for there is
our only hope. Use every effort to bring
back those who have once been members
our comrades. Let not our chain of frater-
nifty remain so weakened by the longer
suspension of these 700 comrades, good
men and true, reported at Lewiston.
The commander in chief has been called
upon to assist in securing statistical in
formation as to the number OF honorably
discharged soldiers of the war for the
of the Rebellion, who are
insane and confined in county homes,
almshouses or are being cared for by their
families or friends. Such unfortunates
cannot be admitted to state or national
homes.
Should investigation prove that a
sufficient number of cases exist to war
rant the erection by the government of q
hospital for the care and treatment of
soldiers of the war suffering
taken to bring the matter to the atten.
Iion of Congress. The department COM
mander requests that each post report the
numb Der, if any, in their community of
soldiers of the late war, who may be in
sane, stating how cared for, whether in an
institution, and If so what kind; and