The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19
G. A. r. ENcAMPMENT.
General Orders 20 Department OF Maine
for Next Month.

The following general orders for the
coming 32d Department Encampment Of
the Maine q. A. X. In Bangor, have been
issued by Department Commander South
ard OF Lewiston:
Headq uarters Department Of Maine Grand
Army of the Republic, Lewiston. Me-,
Jan. 8, 1899.
General Orders No. :.
1he thirty second Department Encamp-
ment OF Maine, Grand Army OF the He
public the fifteenth annual convention Of
the Department of Maine Woman's Relief
Corps and the seventeenth annual con =
vention of the Woman's State Relief
Corps, will be held in bangor, February
8 and 10, 1899. Headquarters Of the
Department of Maine, u. A. r.. Will be
established at the Bangor House. Room
| No. 81. Enoampmeut meetings will be
held at City Hall
| Headquarters Department Of Maine
Woman's Relief Corps and OF the Wom-
| ems State Relief Corps, will be ut the
| Bangor house
I tuesday, Feb. IA 1t 30 p. M, there
will be meeting of the council OF admin
| istration in { q neaoqLatters room for the
tran saction 81 sue business rs will come
| before 1t. All matters pertaining To the
business of the encampment which re-
quire the attention of the council OF ad
| ininistration tefore the opening of the
encampment will he sent To the assistant
adjutant general not later than Jan. LIST.
| Wednesday. Feb. 10Th, at 10 a. m, the
Encampment meeting will open In City
Hall.
The Commander OF B. ii. Beal Post,
| No. i2 Will detail an officer of the day
aud four comrades and the commander
OF Hannibal Hamlin Post, NO. 1865 will de-
| tail AN officer OF the day and four COM
| for arI ,ttv n ha an
meDt The officers will report TO Jas. l..
| Merrick, Assistant Adjutant General at
the Bangor House. Room No. "a, !eb.
| i4th, at p. IN. for Instructions.
Aides-de Camp on the staff Of the de-
partment commander will report In uni
form to Senior A ide- de Camp A 5.
Bangs at Q. 30 n. m. Feb. To- at the Ban.
gor House. They are invited to seats on
the stage at the opening of the encam p
ment
The following railroads have kindly
offered one fare the round trip TO Bangor
| for comrades, members of the W. X. g, +,
w. 5. X. c., and Independent Corps; the
Maine Central, Bangor a Aroostook,
Philips IL Rangeley. Somerset railway,
Monson railroad, Portland & Rochester.
| Portland & Rumfotd Falls, Brtdgton IL
| Saco River SANDY River railroad, Frank
| lin q Megantic, kennebec Central, Wis
casset s. Quebec railroad, Boston IL
Maine, WASHINGTON OUuHty rulTodu, anu
Grand Trunk.
| 1t is expected that James A. Sexton,
| Commander in Chief and Thomas
| Steward. Ajdutant General, Will be
present at the department eDcampment.
Comrades have been appointed aides
de-camp ON the staff of the Commander
in Chief will be expected TO be in attend
ance in full q. A. X. uniform, to assist
department officers in entertaining them
| IL Is the earnest hope OF the Department
Commander that the several Posts in the
department VIII make an effort to have IA
! full representation at the coming encamp
ment. Let us come together at this meet
| ing with our hearts filled with Fraternity,
Charity and Loyalty.
The Department Commander desires to
extend to the comrades ALL and especially
to those who have been associated with
him In official position, his sincere thanks
| for their kindness and he will always re-
member with gratitude the many courte
sizes they have extended To him through
out the year.
| BY command OF
Chas A. Southland,
Dept. Commander
las l.. Mprrick Asst Adit Gen