The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-13
@. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Orders Pertaining Last Issued ny
Commander Robbie.

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annual eucsmpmsnt Of the G. A. X. In
Portland has been Issued:
Headquarters Department Of Maine,
9raad Army Of the Rspubli,.
Portland, January 8. 1900.
General Orders No. 9.
| 1.-The sd annual encainpment Of the
Dspav tmsnt Of Msine will be holden In
U i,y Hall, Portland, on Wednesday. Feb
rusry 18th and Thursday, February 18TH.
IL-Headquarters will be established in
the Msins Room. Falmouth Hotel, Tues
ds. February lsth ct p. m.
The council Of administration will meet
there ut p. m.
| Reports Of department officers and all
matters requi Ing the atteLt ton Of the
council of admin 5trstion prior TO the
open ing of the encampment. must be sent
to the assistant adjutant general before
February 1.
IIL-The Commander Of Bosworth
Post, No. 2. win det IL an officer OF the
day and four comrades. and the Com
mander Of That ,her Pott, No. III. will
detail an officer Of the guard and four
comrades for guard duty duIing the en-
Compliment. who will report for duty at
City Hall at 0 q. m. Wed nesday. Febru-
AIRY IA.
The officers detailed will report t, The
assistant adjutsnt general for Untrue
lions at T. 30 pm, Tuesday. February 18th,
at heafq quarters, Falmopth Hotel
Iv.-The following named comrades
will const.tuts the committee on creden-
tials: Comrades II. A. Motley, Post 2;
U. W. Longley. adjutant, Poit, 4; Henry
K Sellers, adjutiBt, Pott IL; W. Ii. Ii.
washburn, adjutsnt. Poet II; W. II.
Holl,ton, adjEtant. Poit 100. The COM
mitt % on credentials will be on duty at
headqu ait RS, Falmouth Hotsl, from
p. M, to 10 p. M, Tuesday, February
18th, aud at Reception Hall, City Build
log at 9 a. m, "Wednesday, February 14ta.
| Post commanders or their adjrtsnts
will report to the committee on crsden-
tlals at the hours named ,aud furnish Gre
dentia for members Of the Depart nent
Enoampment present from thar respec-
tive posts.
| Members OF the depaI tmert stau will
report to Chief OF staff q. II. Hooper, at
Reception Hall. City Building, at 80 q.
NJ, Wednesday, February 18th.
The encampment will convene in busi-
ness session promptly at 10 a. M, We'd
nesday. February 14ta In City Hall.
| Com nder-in- Chief Albert ID. Shaw.
is expected to be present at the Encamp-
ment.
| The national countersign for 1900, along
with receipt for per capita tax, has been
sent TO all posts which have sent In adju-
tants and quartermastsr reports and per
capita tax for the term ended December
| 81, 1899.
Delinquent poets must end In their re-
ports and per capita tax on receipt Of
this order.
Post adjetants will SEQ that surgeons
and ohnplains reports have been dull,
forwarded to the medical director and de.
partment chaplain, to enable those offic-
ers to complete their annual reports In
season for the en- ,ampment.
| Post inspectors who have not already
dcns SO. will forward their reports to the
departm IL spe 1t, Immediately. "a
Post commanders are charged with see
ing that duplicate returns Of their repre-
sentativss to Department Encampment
have bsen made out; one copy to be
mailed 10 These headquarters, and one to
be presented in person to the committee
on credentials
Posts requiring supplies of any kind
should send their acquisitions with money
for same before January S1st, as the sup
ply department win close on that date. In
order to complete the report to the De.
par tment Encampment
ESPECIAL NOTICE WITH COMPLI-
MENTS OF HE SEASON.
Bosworth Post, No. .. cordially invites
the members of the SD annual enoamp-
msnt to an old fashioned campfire on
Wednesday. February 18th. At the con-
clusion Of the business session, the COL
umn will form In the hall and corridors
Of the City Building, headed by the post
which shall have won the premium flag
offered for the post making the largest
gain In membership during the year, and
proceed to the Auditorium of the Armory
Building, whsre the campfire will be
held.
i
guished comrades from other departments
are expected to bs present ami the com
mittee hope to make the occasion Hemo-
rable In the history of the Department Of
Maine.
|, Admission to the campfire win be by
tickets. Post Adjutants are requested
to send to Comrade Charles II. boyd.
secretary campfire COMMITTEES Of Bos-
worth Post (by enclosed envelope. not
later than February LIST, a correct list Of
the delegates and past commanders who
will positively be present as members Of
the 3Sd encampment from their rsspec-
tive Posts, TO enable the committee to
complete satisfactory arrangements.
Tickets will be furnished to members
Of the encampment during the afternoon
session of Wednesday.
By command Of
Frederick Robie,
Department Commander.