Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-06
MAINE VETERANS.
Leave on Their Trip to the
National Encampment.
Twelve Cars Run in Two Sections,
Garry the Happy Party.
Sunday Spent N New York-list Of
the Members.

~ ia vi II ne Iit,t'i Iuttt tti ~
with Jas. l.. Merrick. department com
mander, and his staff left Waterville al
ID 2. NJ, Saturday. oct. 4, taking or
: passengers at Augusta, Gardiner
H"lowcl and other points along the
line to Portland. where people from all
, parts of the State had gathered to join
/ the headquarters. Every county in the
f., stat" is represented A general hand
SD; king and greeting is going on while
. the through train is being made UP. a. "a
| Commander Merricb finds he has his
| hands full in assigning bcrths in the
| eight Pullman ears. but as usual ne has
his lists made up fer each car. and
without any trouble the people are soon
| located. There are eight palace sleep
J ing ears, two coaches IL smoker an "A
| baggage car. which makes 4 toad too
| heavy for one iron horse and the trair
| is run in two sections. The first Sec
| ton left Mt S.25 +. NJ. and the second
section Ii minutes later. The route is,
over the Maine Central, Boston &
Maine. Boston & Albany, New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroads 10
New York and over the Pennsylvania
Railroad to Washington. From Port
land to Rochester. n. H., to Worcester.
To Springfield New Haven. CT. to New
; York, arriving in New York ut 7.05 Sun
day morning., oct ;. Sunday will b.
spent in New York, the party stopping
at the Cosmopolitan hotel, where spec
/ ial rates are arranged. Following is i
/ list of the names in part, the whole
party numbering about 800 persons.
Jas. H. Merrick, department comman-
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vice department commander. Bangor;
w. ). Oakman. junior vice department
commander, Togus: Slas Adams, assist
ant adjutant general. WateTville:
Henry NJ Colby. judge advocate Rum
ford Center; II. Q. Perry, department
inspector Fort Fairfield; o. a. True.
chief mastering officer, South Litch-
field Isaac r. Russell. junior aide-de-
camp, Pennington.
EeEresantat ives--CeG. ID. Bisbee
RumtJrd Falls: Jas. W. Ambrose, Sher-
man Mills; Stanley Plummer, Dexter;
Fred s. Walls. Vinalhaven. +. &. Par
ker. Bar Harbor; Geo. r. Jacobs. Phil
lips: Abel Davis. Pittsfield; A. NJ. Saw
yer. Portland: Sumner Drawn, Bath;
Geo. :. Fuller, alternate, Hallowell.
Past department commander
Franklin NJ. Drew. Lewiston; Frederick
lto5ie, Gorham: John d. Anderson.
Gray: s. r. Sniuc, Faith.
hides-dc-camp on staff OF Comman-
der-in-chief-Ira G. Jordan Bethel; ira
y. Gardiner. P.tten; John +. Allen
Fairfield: j. Z. Libby. Unity: A. VI.
SawtclIe. Sidney; David f. Parsons,
Oaklaad: Geo H. smith. Houlton: \.
w. McCausland national council of adj
ministration. Gardiner.
Department officers, w. X. C.-Jennia
y. Day, department president, Gorham;
Julia A. Libby. senior vice department
president, Oakland: Susan +. True. de-
Eartment chaplain. South Litchfield;
Nancy J. Colby, executive board, Rum
ford Center: Maufe NJ. Merrick. dele
gate-;,t-largc, Waterville; Emily T.
Cole. delegate No. !. Bangor; Wilma
Andrews. delegate No. 2, Biddeford;
ELLA II. Jordan. alternate No. i. Bethel,
Sarah +. Putnam, past department
president, Rnmford Mrs. Robbie. ma
tional aide, Gorham.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Skow-
hogan: Mrs. Silas Adams, Watervillc;
Mrs II. o. Perry, Fort Fairfield; Mrs
Il. A. Jones, Fort Fairfield; Mrs. ]. +.
Russell, Pennington; Mrs Geo D.. Bis
bee. Rumford; Mrs. T.. g. Parker, Bar
Harbor: Mrs. A. NJ. Sawyer. Portland;
Mrs Sumner Drawn, Bath; Mrs. Geo.
S. Fuller, Hallowell; Mrs. Mary Par
ker. Gorham: Miss Jessica Curtis.
South Paris: Mrs. A. w. McCausland,
Mrs. r. f. McCausland. Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Smith. Mr. and Mrs. f. Il.
Lewis. Gardiner; Miss Louise Trask,
Mrs. Emily knight, Lydia +. Packard.
Miss Lydia Packard, Dixfield: Miss.
ella +. Hale. Bangor: Mrs. Emily
Sawyer Auburn: John a. Spear, Gar
diner: Sew;il Pettingill. Wayne; w. $.
Perks. B. II. Putnam. Houlton: f. r.
Faunce. special aide. oxford. Mr.. and
Mrs. BENZ Ames, Thorndike. Mrs. Mel
led L. Files. Caroline Staples. Mrs.
Chas H. Mitchell. Ellen Feeney, Mary
Lynch. Mary Foley, Mary Burns, Kate
/ McGrath. Minnie A. Gallagher. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
W. Bracket. Portland. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. Leavitt. Hollis: Mrs. j. p. Libby.
Unity: Mrs. Linda Rainey. Mrs. Clara
Dickerson. Leola Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo w. Estey. Awelda Bowker. MI.
and Mrs II. l.. Simpson. Mrs. John
Phillips, j. T.. Brown. Mrs. Delphia
Gray. Waterville: Mrs. a. Il. Cicugh.
Dexter: Mrs Winslow Perry, Bangor;
Mrs. A. s. Chase. Dover: o. p. Rob-
bins. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. +. Gay. Miss
Hattie Hoppin. Augusta; r. II. Cush-
man. yassalboro: Albert Shepherd, b.
A. HezeItine Perry T. Griffin. WINSTON
r. Sterling. Alvin A. Lane. q. l..
Bracket, Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Brett.
Mrs. Conrad Hayes and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin r. Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis G. McGlaufiin. Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
| gene s. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs Geo. w.
Simerton, Susan F. Allen. Geo. o. d.
Soule. S. r. Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Brown. Francis Wiggin. Hollis r.
Mountfort. Eugene r. Mills. Miss Car
RE Mills. Portland: Thos. Powers. o.
G. Curtis. l.. +. Carter. Frank Maxim.
w. s. Starbird, chas. Edwards. Mr.
and Mrs. r. S. Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. G. LittlefieId, Jessica Curtis,
South Paris: VIM. Sargent. John r,
Putnam. Nelson Mann. Mrs. Pearl
fcontjnued on mage ~