Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-01-10
AUGUSTA. MAINE. FRIDAY MORNI
G. A. r. ORDERS.
Commander Clayton on the Encampment to Be
Held in Augusta.

Mai. William y. Clayton of Bangor.
commandef-in-c of the Department
Of Maine. G.. A. r.. through Col. F. T.
snrasue' assistant adjutant general, is
No. $. TheE have to do mainly with the
18th annual encampment which is Ia b.-
held in City hail. NIgusta on Feb. Is
and II.
The orders are as follows:
Headquarters Department of Maine.
Grand Army of the Republic.
BanSor, Me, Jan. !. lyl-.
General Crt,cls, NO. s.
l. The department viii hold the a5ti,
h Fra sEfhmpdeh 1th nnd ,h on n rf Ga hn anc
guSta, Me.
Department headquarters viii he estab-
listed 1T Hotel North. room on oifice
floor. "Wednesday Feb eth st 80 =.
II. there viii he meeting of til. coun-
ell Of administration in headquarters
room 10 transact such business as mag
come before it.
All matters pertaining to the business
Of the cncampment which require the at
tention of the council of administration
before the opening of The encamp'nen,
must be sent to the assistant adJutant
general not later than Feb. |, 1907.
Thursday. Feb. IL. at 10 A. NJ. the en-
campment will open at City hall.
The department headauarters has leen
Of the Department OF Maine National
Womans Relief Corps will be held in
Augusta on the above date with heaG-
quartcrs at Hotel North ,,a,
of the State w. 4. c. will convene on the
above date with headquarters ut Hotel
North.
H. The commander OF Seth Williams
Post No. Is, will detail one comrade fof
officer of the uay. one comradc ior oinceT
Of the guard, and four comrades for
guard duty during the encampncDt me
officer of the day and officer of the guard
will report to the assistant adjutant gen
eral at Hotel North Headquarters f'ep-
18th at p. NJ, for Instructions.
department commander will report in uni
form to Senior Aide-dc-Camp Col Stanley
Plummer at 9 o'clock a. NJ, Feb. IL; ut
headquarters room. They are invited To
seats on the platform at the opening OF
the encampmcnt.
". The hotels Of Augusta have made
the following rates 10 comrades and the
members OF the ". r. G.:
Hotel North. s. pes day; Cony House
50 single. $50 double: City Hotel, sl.59
single. 81 double: Hartford House. $40
single, 81 double; Hotel Cushman. 81.
Farmers Hotel. .5c limited; johnson
Y. The following railroads have grant
ed one fare the round trip from all points
members of the w. r. c.. w. s. r. G;
Maine Central Bangor & Aroostook,
Franklin & Megantic. Bridgtom & saco ,
Railroad. Canadian Pacific. Sandy River
Railroad Wiscasset, Waterville q Farm
ington, Sebasticook & Moosehead Lake,
Tickets will be good from the 18th to
the 18th inclusive. go
All other roads in the State Will doubt
less grant the same rate OF one rare ior
round trip. ,,. ~
renee, will be present at our meeting.
VII. Enclosed with these orders is tiit
,fxa,.Si ION
have forwarded to these headquarters
the adjutant and quartermasters repof,s
with per capita for the term ending Dec
81. 1901.
VIII. Department Chaplain ]. w. Web
ster reports that many posts are tardy
in sending in the obituary record. This
matter must be attended to at once, that
reports may be consolidated and ready
for the printer by Jan. 20.
TX. All bills against the department
must be sent to the assistant adjutant
general, Bangor Me-, not later than Jan.
%. 1902.
y. The supply department will be clos
ed about Feb. l. that the officers may
have time to make their reports. All
posts requiring supplies will send their
requisitions with the money before Jan.
NJ. Several posts with membership
of less than ~ have elected two delegates
to the department commandment This
being an error. only the first delegate and
first alternate will be considered by the
committee on credentlaiS-
XII The assistant adjutant general
thanks those commanders who have so
promptly forwarded reports and per capi-
ta tax for term ending. Dec. 81, 1901. and
requests all others to be on time.
XIII. Let all election and installation
returns and reports of inspection that
are delayed be .orwarded at once.
XIV. Unless something special should
require it, no more general orders viii
be issued from these headquarters.
BY command of
VIM u. Clayton, Dept Commander.
Fred f. Spraguc. \. a. G.