Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-29
THE U. v u
Staff Appointments By
Com.-in-Chiet Hayes,
General Order No | Issued From
National Headquarters.
Other Information Of Interest to
Members Of Order.

Gen. Patrick Hayes of Chelsea. COM
mandcr-n-cliof Of the Union Veterans
Union, has issued General Order No. /,
in which he announces the appointment
of MS staff and also the personal aides
order is rs follows:
Headquarters National Command Union
Veterans Union.
Chelsea, Maine, October, 1908.
General order,
No. /.
At the Sd national cncanpment held at
Boston, Mass. Sept. 10Th was elected
to the honorable position Of COMMANDER
in-chief Of this body, and l hereby as
sumo the duties of the responsible office
and wish herein to return my sincere
thanks to you, my comrades, for the high
honor conferred and the trust placed in
me. and to assure YOU, one and all, that
| snail endeavor to do al in my power to
advance the order during the ensuing
year.
The following comrades were elected to
the several offices of the national com
mand;
Communicated Patrick Hayes.
Chelsea. Maine; F. O.. Gardiner Maine,
r. L. ID 9.
F1ESl deputy cnIel, MAJ.
Gen. John j.. Thompson, Chelsea, Mass
Second deputy commandments chief
Brig. Gen. James A. Hurd, Rochester
surgeon general, William II. Clarity
Chaplain-in-chef. 7. P. Goddard. Low
| ell. Maine
The following executive committee was
| elected:
f. L. Van Auken. Washington. d. c.
James banners. Chelsea, Mass.
Charles \. WEIGH. Boston. Mass.
| Charles +. Burr, Auburn. Maine.
C. G.. SeWall. Togus. Maine.
Frank NJ. Frcar, ST. Louis. Mich.
Tie following officers were appointed on
| the star Of tie onmander-in-chief.
Chief of staff, Maj. Gen. w. $. oak
man, Togus. Maine.
A'.iutaat general Brig. Gen. j. w. +.
| Johnson, Gardiner. Maine
Q. NJ. general, Brig. Gen. Charles o,
Wa,Isworth, Gardiner, Maine.
Assistant adiutant general, Colonel
Charles Ii, Rouse, Tosus. Maine.
Inspector general. Brig. Gen. Charles J.
House. Augusta, Maine.
Chief mastering officer, Brig. Gen. VIM
n. Wyant, Fort Dodge, Kan.
Franz; J.. Farnham, PEABODY Mass
Assistant inspector general, Colonel
Ralph u, Plumstead, Lowell. Mass
Assistant mastering officer, ColoneI
| 4 RANKIN w IISll, IAbcItStti. ~. j
Tho following are appointed aide de
".r'" on the staff IF the COMMANDMENTS
chief:
Maj. Gen. ROYAL S. Ripley, No. Chelms-
W. Could, Chelsea, Mas, Col, +. T.
Munroe FcXcroft, Maine; Col. Henry J.
Earle Erockton, Mass; Col. James r
s sm 81 " ox Mc Il G G ST sam G@ cGtnE
Manches;"r, Ohio Col oalsman r Gid
den, Togus, Maine: Col. jefferson Savage
Sllowheann. Maine; Col. Frank jerks
Dodge. Kan.
The above will be obcycd and respected
accol dinghy.
Headquarters If tho national comnnnd
I'D . es"d tho ~nrrrn "0d~r-in-chief al
Gardiner. Maine, r. F. D. Q.
All official communications should bf
sent to BRIG. Gen. J. W. p. Johnson. Gar
diner Maine. and it is important that al
returns from the several departments
and from the Independent precinct com
man9s be sent in promptly with the pei
payable to Frig. Gen. Charles o. Wads-
worth. Gardiner. Maine. All orders foI
supplies should also be sent to the quar-
termaster general, money to accompany
the order.
The several department commando rs
and colonies Of the independent com
mands will designate some energetic and
thoroughly interested commander for he
posi;i ION of aide-de-camp and assistant in,
Spector generals. one from each precinct
cCr'nnand in their department.
Other appointments will be issued ii
the ne Et general order and the cipher fo'
the national countersi2n will be sent out
1t is honed and expected that every
comrade who has been elected or appoint
cd ia any position will at once purchase
| a rank-straE from the duartermaster gen.
eral as the more supplies sold. the more
| money the national BODY will have fol
the building up of the order.
Fly command.
PATRICK TT,TF'
Comma nder-in-rE.
| Official: j. ". P. JOHNSON
Adjutant General.