Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
GENERAL ORDERS NO 2.
Maine Division S. Of v. Being Sent
Out BY Division Commander Cram.

Commander Clarence H. Cram, of
the Maine Division, Sons of Veterans,
has prepared General Orders No. of
the series of 1905. which are being
forwarded to the various camps of the
division and contains various infor
nation concerning the order.
The order touches upon the relative
standing Of different camps in regard
to size and also of the coming nation
al encampment.
The order follows:
Orders No
Series 1905
Augusta. Me. Sept. 8. 1905
]. Division Secretary John c. HOweS
has resigned owing to ill health. and Geo
II. Rangs has been appointed to fill this
ii. All official communications, reports
and returns will in the future be forward
ed to Geo. H. Bangs, North building.
Room No. 8. Augusta. Maine:
forwarded to Marcus T. Merrill. Div.
Treas. Augusta. Maine. and all money
orders. checks and drafts made payable
to him. Camps ordering supplies to be
sent by mail must enclose postage.
~. Camp secretaries are requested to
make the following correction in Div.
Sec report for quarter ending June goth.
1905. in order No 6. Please insert in place
ment" the figure one. making aggregate
camps, &c. and number camps in good
standing 81. This does not change the
" The following are the six largest
camps in this division as per report for
quarter ending June 3th. 1903:
Camp No. 50. Augusta. Orrin Kicker.
Camp No I. Rockland Edwin Mullen.
commander, "a.
Camp No. !. Waterville. E. N. Keene.
commander. o.
Camp No. >, Auburn. c. F. Tinker. COM
mander. 81
Camp No. :; Portland. W. W. Jewett,
comma nder, So.
Camp No s., Newport. r. J. Weeks.
commander A.
VI. Since the publishing of Orders No.
s. j. Wesley Gilman Camp No. ~. Oak
land and A. Lincoln Camp No 80. Sher-
man Mills. have forwarded their reports
and paid tax for quarter ending June SVth.
and are hereby reinstated. Camp No. 26
shows gain of two members for this
quarter.
commander that the Maine Division be
represented at the coming national en-
campment at Gettysburg by a large dele
cation as it will be .o Of great benefit to
neighboring states AS well as to renew
associations with brothers Of the Maine
Division. Past division commanders Gre
dentials will be given out at Gettysburg,
VIII. Brothers. it is now time to COM
mence our fall work. and your commander
hopes that the division will show activity
all along the line. Let the commander
of each camp see to it that no member
be suspended from his camp without us
ing every effort in his power to prevent
it. and let us all endeavor. to add as
many new members to the organized
camps. and to organize many new
camps as it is in our ability to do. Talk
IL up among your friends outside the or
der. your brothers in the camp room. and
let every one know that We are live and
up-to date order. to be compared with any
other body favOrably.
TX. Commanders are reminded that the
coming quarter will be the last in their
fiscal year and should use every means to
swell the membership of their respective
camps so that in laying down their gave!
1t will be said of them of old: well
done thou good and Embellishments
err
X. Blank reports for quarter ending
Sept. 30th are forwarded with these or
ders and should be filled out and return
cd with per capita tax of l8c. per MEM
Der by October list.
BY order of
CLARENCE H. CRAM.
Division Commander.
Official: GEO. Fl. BANGS.
Division Secretary.