Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-04
UNION VETERANS UNION.
General Orders No. I, Issued by Com
mander Patrick HAYES. Ill

Headquarters Division of Maine
Togus. December /, 1908.
General Orders, No. 1.
l, Having been elected Commander
of the Department of Maine. Union
Veterans Union. at the tenth annual
encampment held in the city of Au-
burn, october IL, 1909 hereby as
sumo command. and l wish to assure
the comrades Of the Department that I
intend to do all in my power toward
upbuilding the Order and strengthen
ing it in the State during the year to
come. Headquarters will be estab-
lished at TOgus.
2. At the above mentioned session,
the following officers were elected:
Department Commander. Major Gener-
al, Patrick Hayes of Chelsea. post
Office, Togus Maine): First Deputy
Commander. Brigadier- Joseph
H. Coffin of Auburn: Second Deputy
Commander, Brigadier-General, Isaiah
B. Davis Of South Dover. (Postoffice
Dover, Maine. r. F. D.. No. D;Assist-
ant Surgeon General, Colonel, w. S.
Norcross, NJ. d., of Lewiston; Depart
ment Chaplain. Colonel, ]. Edwin Nye
of Auburn Executive Committee, with
rank of Colonel: S. H. Foster, Bruins
wick; John G. Meader, Gardiner; Lewis
Selling, Augusta; Wainwright Cush-
ing, Foxcroft; Hannibal II. Cross, Nor
lidgewock; George NJ. Lowering, To-
gus; Fred O. Talbot, East Machias.
9. The following were appointed on
the staff of the Department Command
er, with rank of Colonel: Chief Of
Staff. Horatio 3. Sawyer, Auburn: AS
sistant Adjutant-General. Charles J..
House, Augusta; Assistant Quarter
MASTER General. Charles o. Wads-
worth. Gardiner; Assistant Commits
sary- General. Charles b. Head. Au-
gusta. Postofiice, Togus, Maine); AS
sistant Inspector General. w. S. Oak
man, Togus; Assistant Judge-Advo-
lcate-General, Jefferson Savage, Show
hogan: Assistant Mastering Officer, j.
c. Morrison, Gardiner; Aides de- Camp.
with rank of Lieutenant Colonel:
James r. Mulligan. Togus; Hugh Rog-
ers, Augusta; William 3. Goodwin.
Brunswick; w. H. Miller Foxcroft.
They will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly
4. Upon receipt of this general or
| der, the Colonel of each Command will
| forward the name of a comrade to act
as aide-de-camp on the Staff of the De-
partment Commander. 1t is expected
that such comrades will have the in
terest of the Order at heart and be
ready to work for it's advancement.
Each appointed officer will Immediate
ly notify the Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral of his acceptance of the Office, so
| it will be known that he is ready for
| work at any time.
5. With this general order will be
| sent General Orders, No. Z, from Ma
tional Headquarters, also the National
and Department countersigps.
6. All personal communications
| should be addressed to the Department
Commander at Togus, Maine. All 9TH
er communications must be sent to the
Assistant Adjutant- General, Col Chas.
j. House, Augusta, Maine.
Z. In the transmission of quarterly
returns, the regular per capita tax.
also 25 cents for each muster during
| the quarter, . must be enclosed with
| the return and forwarded to the Assist
ant Adjutatt General. All checks
| made payable to the Assistant Quar-
| terma ster- General. Col. Charles o.
Wadswoith, and all money orders
must be made payable at Gardiner.
s. AS soon as the precinct officers
are installed, the Colonel Of each Com
mand will see that his Adjutant for
wards to thefAssistant Adjutant- Cen
eral the names and postoffice addresses
Of the Colonel, Adjutant and Quarter
master Of his Command, also the even
ings on which their meetings are held
9. 1t is earnestly hoped that all off,
GERS who may be elected will be COM
rades who are thoroughly interested in
the upbuilding of the Order in Maine
during the ensuing year. 49,.
By direction of
PATRICK HAYES,
Division CANINE rdor