Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-15
MERRlck'S PARTY
For National Eneampment, Grand
Army Of the Republic, Boston.

WaterVllle. Me-, Aug. 14.-(SpeciaD.-
For many years Comrade James j..
Merrick of Waterville, has conducted
parties to the Grand Army national en-
campments and this year is no excen.
ton to the rule.
he mas large party leaving Water
me. Inns morning, at 1905. in three
special cars. AS usual Comrade Merrick
mas spent much time in arranging for
special cars ana hotel accommodations
we are due to arrive in Boston at 4
CLOCK, this afternoon. Our Quarters
WINE there are to be at Hotel Noting
man, situated in Copley square. the
pleisantest and coolest part of Boston
at TINS time in the year. and convenient
TO many points of interest.
trip to Boston is not new To us
so we anticipate a pleasant visit with
each other during the day, with an on
rortunity to compare notes since our
trip to San Francisco, one wear eeo
we plan to take in all of the sn.ci.,,
features OF Encampment week,
Following is list of those in the
party:
James l.. Merrick, past department
commander, Mrs. James L. Merriok
Waterville; A. w. McCausland ada
de-camp to the commander
Mrs. A. w. McCausland, Gardiner
George II. Harrington, Mrs. George n
Harrington, Gardiner; Henry @ pow
and Mrs. Henry o. Perry. Fort Fair.
field; George G. Downing. Mrs. George
q. Downing. Dover; Judson Ames and
Mrs. Judson Ames. Dover: Mrs. Nellie
b. Hunt, national aide w. r. c.. Her.
man Center: Mrs. Emily ]. Cole, Ban
gor; Mrs. Addie A. Bridge, junior vice
president, Department of Maine. ". r.
c., Old Town; John F. Foster. past
senior vice commander, Bangor. Or.
rem A. True. South Litchfield; Major
d. E. Parsons, Oakland. George A.
Benson, Oakland; George H. smith.
Houlton: James Walker, Gardiner;
James Giazier, Mrs. James Glazier,
Gardiner; George NJ. Gardiner, Mrs.
George NJ. Gardiner, Gardiner; Charles
o. Wadsworth, Gardiner; j. 5. Meader,
Gardiner; s. W. Whitney, Gardiner; w.
F. Nickerson. Gardiner; Mrs. Sarah
Putnam, past Department president w.
K. c., Bethel; Mrs. Sarah r.. Billings.
Bethel; AlgenOn S. Chapman, Bethel
f. Marion Mills, Mrs. F. Marion Mills,
Skowhegan: Henry NJ. colby. past ad-
vocate, Department OF Maine, =. A. r.,
Littlefield; John Tuttle, Mrs. John Tut
tie. Bangor; Freeman ID. Myrick, Uni
ty; Mrs. NJ. w. Muir, Augusta; Mrs.
Rose T.. Emery, delegate .at-large, w.
r. c., Augusta; Miss Rose G. White,
WaldObOrO; Mrs. Mary l.. Morse, San
JacintO, Cal; l.. W. Patterson, Indus
try; Is. Il. Wells, South Norridgewock
Fl. ii. Cross, South Norridgewock; ]. O.
Sawyer. Mrs. j. q. Sawyer, Saco: Mrs.
M. j. Given, Bangor: George Fisher,
Monroe; Fred l.. Palmer, Mrs Fred l..
Palmer, Monroe; Mrs. Forrest Ray,
Madison: f.. ID. Quimby, Mrs. f. ID.
Qhmby. Bangor; Mrs. Charles Priest.
Portland; Miss Katherine Hue Wood,
Woodfords; O.. l.. Small, Mrs. q. l..
Small. past department president, w.
r c., Lewiston; Edward Small. Lewis
ton; Charles s. Crowell, Lewiston; AL
gcnOn S. Bangs. Mrs. Algenon S. Bangs,
Augusta; John d. Stanwood, Mrs. John
d. Stanwood, past president, w. s. r.
G.. Winn; II. J. Hathaway. Houlton,
George F.. Cay. Mrs. George Gay. Au-
Gusta Frank l.. Merrick, Watervillc;
Nellie M. Merrick. Waterville; Bessie
A. Mcrrick, Waterville; Mrs. Silas
Adams, Waterville: Mrs. s. S. Nose,
Waterville; Mrs. John Pollard, Water
vile; Mrs. Charles H. Nelson, Water
vile: Mrs. George A. Colby. Water
vile; Mrs. Daniel w. Simpson, Water
Vile; Mrs. Clara Reed, Mrs. Thomas
Ransted. past president, l.. A. s.. Wa
terville; Mrs. S. A. Dickerson, Water
vile: Mrs. Awelda Bowker, past presi-
dent. l.. A. S., Waterville; Miss Ruth
Bowker, Watervlle; James Coombs,
past captain, Garfield, Camp, S. of ".
No. !. Waterville; Mrs. James Coombs,
Waterville; George Estes, Mrs. George
Estes, Waterville; Edwin Keen. Water
vile; Mrs. George Priest, Waterville;
Harry Vose, Waterville: Walter w.
Berry. Mrs. Walter w. Berry, Water
Vile; Mrs. James Backward, Water
VILE. w. S. Heath Post No IA, Depart
ment Of Maine. G. A. r.. will attend the
encampment as an organization, and
is a part of the Merrick party.
Following are the names of he officers
and members:
Commander, Charles II. Nelson; senior
vice commander, Homer c. Proctor:
junior vice commander j. H. Wannof-
sky; quartermaster, Frank Walker;
chaplain. S. S. Vose: officer Of the day.
John Pollard; past commander, Perham
s. Head: past commander, George w.
Reynolds, past commander, Albert Ell
lis; past commander. N. S. Perry; Past
commander. Silas Adams: past COM
mander, Fred ID. Lunt: aide-de-camp on
staff of mmander-in- chief, George
Phillips: Frank Goodwin, John Flagg.
Henry Pollard, Hall Simpson. Daniel
w. Simpson. John Pettigrew. William
Gullifer, George A. Colby. A. X. Lewis.
Milton Branch, S. S. Wormel. Moses
Romeo, Charles Zero. James Phillips.
James lockwood, p. NJ. Emery and ia
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