Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
MAINE U. v. U.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

TO Major General Charles j. House.
Department Commander.
Contradict herewith submit to you
nv report as assistant adJutant gen.
eral, fer the year ending Sept. 3cth'
1907.
one year ago our department con-
sisted of seven precinct commands.
with Il total membership Of $50 in good
standing. Abraham Lincoln Command
of Sko,yheean has since been reOrgan-
ized giving us now 8 commands and
go members, making a net gain OF IA
members and one command. Inc
quarterly reports and per capita tax
have been forwarded to this Office
promptly in every instance. Blanks
from. the national headquarters have
however been sent In slowly. as IN
years past, causing much annoyance
ana some delay in the work of the de-
partment.
| give you in detail below the net
gain ard loss in the department for the
year ending Sept. Goth. 1907:
In good standing Oct 1st. 1906. ..... 30
Gain.
BY mu.tcr.... ..................... ...I1
80 '''''''--
Ey transfer ................ ..........3
Total .......... ....... ..'....'. -
Loss
BY death ............ ..............'-''r
BY discharge .......... ............''''
BY suspension ................... IL
r, al ............. ...................-'
Ne gain. ........ ...... .........''.if
In &c ID standing at present time. 10Y
The changes in the several commands
during the year have been as follows:
Sedg lick No. of Auburn began the
year W tn 81 members, lost by dis
charge one, leaving in good standing
81.
Calvin Boston No. of Gardiner be-
gan the year with 16. no gain or loss
and now reports is.
Warren Cox No. S Of Augusta had at
the beginning of the year IS members.
lost by death one, leaving now in good
standing II.
Custer No. 16 of Foxcroft began the
year with As members. gained by mus
ter 8, reinstatement one. Lost by dis
charge three. by death one, leaving in
good standing SO.
Elisha Jones No. II Of Brewer had at
the beginning of the year 10. gained by
transfer three and now report Is in
good standing.
Abraham Lincoln No. 10 of Skowhe
gan was recognized during the year
with Is members and have gained 5,
row reporting 20 in good standing.
Gen. Beale No. 90 of Togus began tho
year with 81 members. gained by mus
ter 4. by reinstatement 2 Lost by dis
charge 3. by suspension and now re-
port in good standing 50.
y. +. Harris No Is Of East Machias
began the year with % members. lost
one by discharge, and now has q in
good standing.
You can see by the above that the
department has made a respectable
gain. although it might have been
much larger had each comrade done
some personal work.
l think that commands should use
caution in suspending the comrades. as
it does not seem to me TO be good
policy to do so. except in cases where
are perfectly able to pay but
will not do 50.
InCre has been cOHSldtIttDle toI
respondence carried on between this
Office and the several commands and
with the individual members during the
year Three general orders have been
issued from this department. and four
from the national headquarters. as
we'll as four circular letters. These
have been sent to each command, also
to each department officer, both cleo
tive and appointive.
l have also had considerable corre-
spondence with the national officers
during the year. and recently had the
pleasure W it'll ten other representatives
from this department, and with Col.
Williams, ID deputy commander, repre- !
senting the department commander. OF
attending the 2ad national encampment
IF this body at Saratoga on Sept. 9th
and 10th 1t was well attended and
convention. large ma =.