Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-29
Maine Veterans and Ladies
On Special Train
To The National Encampment
Of The Grand Army.
The Party With II Members Leaves
Portland Friday Morning.

Portland, Me, Aug. 2S.-(SpeciaD. =
Once more the representatives of the
| Maine G. A. r. are off for a national
encampment The Department of
Maine Headquarters official train left
Portland this morning at nine O'Clock,
running through to Toledo, Ohio with
out change. The party is due to ar
rive in Toledo at $50 F. NJ Sunday,
August Goth and will spend the week
there in sightseeing and attending the
national tncampmcnt of the G.. a. r.
and national convention of the W.
r. G.
The train is made up Of one stand
ard palace sleeping car, two Canadian
Pacific first class tourist cars and one
baggage and smoking car combined,
and is in charge Of Past Department
Commander JAS l.. Mcrrick of Water
Vile. The party Is made up of the
following well known comrades, mem
bers of the Relief Corps and their
friends: Woodbury. X Dana, Com
mandcr of the Department of Maine,
G. A. r, VIM. n. Holston, assistant
adjutant general, OF Wcstbrook; Ray
P. Eaton. of Brunswick, judge advo-
cate of the Department of Maine, Cy-
rus i. WardWer Of oxford. Junior
aide camp; Edwin G.. Mllikon, of
Portland. past department commander;
Aug.'W. McCausland OF Gardiner, ma
tional aide de-Camp; Charles w. Skill
ings and daughter of Portland; P. T.
Griffin of Portland; Mr. and Mrs
Abisha b. Smart of Houlton: Rose
Burnell Graham of Nestbrook, presi-
dent of the Department of Maine w. r.
G.; Maude NJ. Merrick, of Waterville,
senior vice president of the Depart
ment of Maine W. f. G.; Sarah f.
Putnam OF Auburn, national inspector
w. r. c.; Urania A. Sylvester Of Pitts
field. delegate from the Department OF
Maine w. Z. c.: Mrs. Maria w. Muir
of Fairfield, delegate from the Depart
ment Of Maine w. K. c.; Mercy +. Rob
erts of Bangor; John F. Foster of
Bangor delegate from the Department
of Maine, q. A. r.. Ira G.. Jordan Of
Bethel, delegate from the Department
of Maine G. A. R.; Captain and Mrs
Chas. +. Graham, Cumberland Mills;
Charles 3. Graham of Cumberland
Mills: F. w. Patterson of Industry;
Charles Smith of Skowhegan; Fannie
i. Small of Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Ii. johnson of Fryeburg; w.
H. Wentworth and Guy L. Wentworth
Of Portland; Capt. Geo. H. Smith of
Houlton; Geo. w. Whitman of Nor
way; l.. A. Lane Of Portland, aide-de-
camp on staff of Commandment in chief ;
j. c. Hayes Of limerick; DR. A. r. G.
Smith of Whitctield; Geo. F. Junkins
of Portland; Hon. Frederick e. Robc
past department commander of Maine;
Capt. j. II. Shannon of Saco; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin G.. Riley of Livermore
Falls; II. Fl. Higgins of So. Portland ;
James Wake" OF Gardiner Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Riley of Portland: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred A. Dlnsmore of No. Arson;
Orlando Walker Of Arson; E. Stafford
of Haliowell; Mrs. Geo. w. Marden of
No. Conway, n H.; w. II. II. Fuller
of Halloweil; Mrs. Emiy l. Cole OF
Bangor, delegate from Department of
Maine w. X. G.; r. j. Cole of Bangor;
Mrs. Addic l. Perry Of Brewer, delegate
from Department of Maine, w. r. c.
Frank ColLurn of Windsor; H. j. Mer-
rill OF East No. Yarmouth; Mrs. II. S.
Morrill, Of Bath; ]. A. Jones of North
NEWCASTLE: II. NJ. Griggs of Portland ;
s. NJ. Preble Of Richmond; d. p True
Of Leeds Center; Mrs. f. NJ. Bowman
of Augusta, delegate from Ladies of
the G. a, r.; Lydia w. Packard of
DiXficld; elizabeth Savage of Bangor,
delegate from Department of Maine w
r. G.; Susan G. Perkins of Auburn,
delegate from Dept. of Me. w. r. c.:
II. G. Gnwen of Canaan; Elias
A. Lothron of Auburn; John r. Ever
EFT of Kcnduskeag; Mrs. Lucy Paine
of North Arson; Mr. and Mrs. T.. T.
Wilson of Camden; Frank Campbell of
CherryfielG, aide de camp on staff of
commander in-chief; Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. keenan, of Woonsocket. Il. L.:
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Forsythc of
Grafton. Vt; G.. +. Mcservy Of Drew
II. II. Haverland of Drew, Me; Edith
Cote of Lebanon, n. H; Mrs. J. l..
Stewart. Lewiston; Miss Haze. Kenis-
ton Amherst