The Republican journal., 1904-02-25
MAINE G. A. R.
Col. Milliken of Portland Elected Depart
ment Commander.

The annual election of the Department of
Maine G. A. r., which held its annual en-
campment in Bangor last week, took place
Thursday forenoon, Feb 18th. There were
three candidates, Col. +. G. Milliken of
Portland, Capt. II. @. Perry Of Fort Fair
Col Edward c. Milliken of Portland was
elected commander of the department of the
Maine q. A. r., having received on the first
ballot III votes against 12O for Capt. II. F.
Perry of Fort Fairfield and 30 for Hon.
Frederick S. Walls of Vinahaven.
L. G.. l}ateman of Lewiston was elected
vice commander; John Ii. McGregor of
Montague, medical director John W. Web
ster, Newport, chaplain.
The council of administration is co nposed
of Frank F. Gross, Auburn; Irving Osg good,
Ellsworth; William Fenley, Bar Harbor
Elbridge L. Douglas, Dover; Patrick Hay
es, Togus Delegates at large to the Ma
tional encampme ent; W. S. Norcross, Au-
burn; Gee. H. Smith, Houlton; d. b. Rus
sell, Pennington; Edward F. Davis, Cas-
tine; A. d. Russell, Augusta; T. G. Libby,
Vinalhaven Ira G. Jordan, Bethel; Frank
A. Garnsey, Bangor; Marshall Lawrence,
Freedom.
Aternares-Delegate at large, John F.
Foster, Bangor c. il. Buckman, Bangor
w. S. Dunn, Portland; Geo B. Remission,
Portland; H. c. Vaughan, Dover; Chas. E.
Tolman, Richmond; j. NJ. Hayes, Danforth;
Frank, Campbell, Searsport; j. o. Smith,
SkOWhegan.
Col. E. c. Milliken was born Feb. %, 1851,
enlisted at the age of 13 years and 25 days
in Co. H, 32d Maine, and saw his first en-
gagement at Cold Harbor. He was dis
charged July Is, 1865, and Joined Bosworth
His Grand Army record is as follows:
Appointed s. NJ, 1873 to 1877; appointed
adjutant 1877 to 1904, except 1898; delegate
to department meeting 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885,
1886. 1887, 1898, 1894, 1895; assistant adju-
tant general, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891;
assistant Inspector general, 1892; national
council adms., 1891, 1892; elected S. V. COM
mander-in-,hief, 1900.
For 10 years he has been delegate to the
State encampment and for ten years has
been voting member of the National en-
post claim that there is no better informed
Grand Army man in Maine than he.
Col. Milliken has had very active ca
reer in civil life. He served as 1st and I'd
lieutenant of the Mechanic Blues, was ap-
pointed by Col John J. Lynch adjutant of
served in both branches of the Portland
city government; is colonel of the 1st Maine
regiment, X. of p, and in 1902 was strongly
supported for adjutant general of Maine,
and his friends claim that he is in the line
of succession to Gen. Farnham. In 1893 he
received from Gov. Cleaves the appoint
ment as State pension agent and has filled
the position by successive appointments to
the present time
He is Republican, and for years has
taken an active part in every campaign.
He is a good speaker, and is in demand at
Grand Army banquets and for Memorial
day addresses.
He was candidate for election in 1903,
but was defeated by Gen. Joshua L. Cham
berlain
Miss Jennie Pierce Whitney of Gorham
was elected department president by the
Maine Branch of the National Women's
Relief Corps. which was in convention at
Bangor Feb. 18th. The other officers are
Senior vice president, Laura E. Stevens,
WO0dfords; junior vice president, Mrs.
Addie A. Bridge, Old Town; treasurer,
Razetta Thompson, Standish; chaplain,
Elvira A. Jordan, Bangor; chairman of
executive board, Margaret E. Shea, Ber-
wick.