Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-27
FOR CHICAGO CONVENTION.
G 4. r. and W. R. C. Delegates En- Route to
Grand Encampment.

Fabyans y. H, Aug. 4.-(SpeCiaD--
The department headquarters car left
Waterville al eos A. NJ. Friday, Aug. a.
and was attached to a train on the
Mountain Division, NJ. c. r. r. Although
all our party were on hand with beaming
faces in pleasant expectancy Of the trip.
yet the many preparations incident 70
such an occasion filled the passing mo-
ments until ii was 70 minutes past sched-
uled time $50 A. NJ when the official
train steamed out of Union station, Port
land en- route for Chicago 10 attend the
national encampment G.. a. r., and the
national convention, W. r. O., Aug. $50.
The train was made up of i've Pullman
coaches containing $40 people with de-
partment officers, G. A. r.: as follows:
Bath; Department s. V. Commander Ed
ward p. Faunce, Oxford; Asst. Adjt
Gen. James l.. Merrick, Waterrille;
Judge Advocate John F. Foster, Bangor
Department Inspector Charles 5. Crowel.
James +. Parsons, Ellsworth. {. I.
Wing. Wayne; Senior Aide-de-Camp. Ira
Delegates to National Encampment-
Delegate-at-la large Charles ). Croweli
Delegate No. /, r. c. Burgess. Vasssal-
g. Isaac b. Russell. Pennington: No. I.
Ira c. Jordan. Bethel; No. 5, Geo. II.
Smith Houlton; No 8, James E. Par
ons. Ellsworth Alternate-at- Large, Ed
win c. MilIiken, Portland; alternate NJ.
/, George f. Goodwin. Skowhegan; No.
2. G. +. Wing, Wayne.
Department of Maine, Relief Corps,
officers: Department President Hattie c.
Sprague Bangor; Junior Vice President
Nancy La Gros, BuCksport; Past Depart
ment President Inzetta 4. Smith, Lewis
ton; Past Department President Addit
Viola Grant, Biddeford; Past Department
Inspector and Treasurer AZuba o. Bag
ley, Lewiston.
Delegates to National Convention-Del-
egate-at-large. Maria NJ. Muir, Augusta;
Delegate No. l. AZuba O. Bagley. Lewis
ton; No. 2 Emma Cole, Bangor; No. 3,
Mrs. Billings, Bethel
Our journey by the Mountain Division
of the NJ. c. r. r.. is one of great inter
est. Along the shore of Sebago lake and
through quiet. thrifty farming towns and
Bartlett at which latter point We are
among the foothills of the White Noun
tain ranges. SO much has been said Of
the beauty and grandeur Of this wonder
ful journey through the mountain fast
nesses, both in story and in song that no
words or description that | might give
would be OF interest TO your readers. To
me they are a source of strength and in
SEPARATION which ordinary scenery cannot
give Il lift up mine eyes unto the hills
whence cometh my strength" is Il favor
lite quotation OF mine and | am in fun
sympathy with the spirit of the author
of those words.
on. on We speed. two engines attached
TO our train struggling al the points
where We find an upward grade of ll6
feet to the mile through paths seemingly
leading straight into the great noun
tains. crossing that tiny thread suspend
ed in midair. Frankenstein trestle past
the spot where stood the Old Wiley
house. destroyed by fire not long ago.
our party with excellent appetites soon
reach Fabyans, where We have So min
utes for dinner BY the way have you
ever iined at Fabyans? The reception
and dining rooms are beautifully ana
tastefully decorated with MOSES trailing
ferns in birch bark canoes. creeping
vines suspended from window and alcove
until the whole is a bower of beauty.
An excellent menu is served by compe-
tent and obliging walters and a fine or
chestra is in attendance during the din
ner hour After satisfying the inner man
and inhaling the pure. bracing air of thu,
mountains. We are ready to proceed on
our journey. In my next letter will
give the names of the entire Maine dele
cation and the points OF interest through
which we pass TOURIST