Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-26

Headquarters Department of Maine
Grand Army of the Republic.
Gardiner, Me-, June 81 1909
General Orders, No 1.
/. Having been elected department
commander at the FOrty-SecOnd De
partment EncamDment held at Port
LAND June 9th and 10th, and having bee
duly installed, l hereby assume com
mand with headquarters esta blished a
above. In taking up the duties of thi
hiSh@ office. | can only hope for tn
help of all my fellow officers and com
rades, to look forward to a years sue
cess that makes our order one of i'm
portance and trust, in not only our owl
State, but the country we offered ou
lives to protect, and the one that to
day stands at the head of all nations.
2 IT, | have appointed as assistan
adjutant general, John w. +. johnson
Post No. 6. For assistant quartermas
ter general, Chas. o. Wadsworth, Pos
No. 6. roth with headquarters at aGr
diner, Maine. They having been dull,
installed, will be obeyed and reSpecte,
accordingly.
III. The following is the roster 0
officers as elected:
Department Commander, A. w. Nc
Causland, Post No 6, Gardiner.
Sen. Vice Dept. Commander, Benz F
Whitney, Post No. 101. Gorham.
Jun Vice Dept. Commander, Cyru
Z. Wardwell, Post No 40, oxford.
Chaplain, John w. Webster. Post No
Sc, West Enfield.
Council of Administration:
Charles H. Mitchell, Post No. 2. Port
land!
: JAS T.. Parker, Post No so, Cherry
field
Linus B. Comins. Post No. 4S, Togus
Geo. w. Cappers, Post No. T. Lewis
ton.
Geo. w. Goulding, Post No. 81, Oak
land.
Delegates to National Encampment
At large Murray 3. Watson, Post AZ
Auburn. Me-; Henry G. Barlow, Pos
12S. Freedom. Me-; Hugh T. Madden
Post a. Bath, Me-; Chas. Smith. Pos
96, Skowhegan. Me; John F.. Foster
Post 165, Bangor Me-; Hiram Ellis
Post .. Portland. Me; Danville b. Stew
ems, Post 120, lewiston Me-; Moses A
Stafford, Post 90. kittery, Me-; Herr,
II. Bowles, Post so, Cherryfield, Ne:
Henry E. Merriam, Post 6. Gardiner
Me: William II. Wentworth, Post .
Portland, Me.
AlternateS- at-large-Chas. S. Grow
ELL. Bost I, Lewiston. Me; Randall Gal
lison, Post las. Island Falls, Me-; Will
liam Sargent, Post Al, Rumford, Me.
James l.. Burns, Post 70. Washington
Me; Joseph \. GlaZier, Post 6, Gardi-
ner, Me; Alvin A. Lane, Post >, Port
land, Mo-: ira c.. Jordan, Post 81, Beth
ell, Me; Alfred f. Nickerson, Post 20
Searsport, Me-: Chas. w. ridden, Post
81, Hallowell, Me; Thos. G. Libby. Pos
As, Ninalhaven, Me-; Geo. ii. Smith
Post $50 Houlton. Me.
". The following appointments upor
the official staff are announced, ant
thew will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly:
Insncctor-Thos p. Wing, Monson.
Judge automatically p. Eaton
Brunswick.
Chief mastering officer-Jos. T. Rob
erts.. Winter Harbor.
Chief of staif-Chas. p. kenney, Posi-
No. 2, Portland.
Senior aide dctcamp-L. G.. Bateman
Post No. Z. Lewiston.
Junior aide dc-camp-Chas. f. Wing
Wayne.
Liberty.
In reappointing Comrades Eaton anc
Morse to their offices. ! have i'll MIND
their loyal fitness and good work dur
ing the past year. and their most excel
lent reports rendered.
V. Address all official communities
tons to John w. p. Johnson, assistant
adjutant general. Gardiner. Nc.
VI Other appointments will be an
nounccd in future orders. Post com
mardcrs who desire their posts repre-
seated on the staff. will forward th'
name Of loyal and good worker fol-
aided camp.
VII The semi-annual reports have
been mailed to all posts, and it is o
the utmost Importance that they BE-
filed out and returned as indicated
at once. as our report to NATIONAL head
Quarters must he made early in July
and no post should be marked delin
qu"a.
VIII Communications requiring thu
personal attention of the department
commander will receive prompt repl,
Is addressed to A. w. McCausland
Dent. commander. Gardiner, Maine.
TX. The near approach to our Ma
tionai E,ncampment at Salt Lake Cit,
behooves us to act promptly in all mat
t,rs in its connection, and to that en-,
the following committee was promptl.
appointed as per action of the en-
camp:ncnt. and have their work wei
under way:
+. w. p. Johnson, assistant adjutan
general, Gardiner.
Edwin c. Milliken. State House, Au
gusta.
Ray T. Eaton, Brunswick.
Committee
Enclosed will be found Circular M
I, which will be followed shortly will
the itenerary.
From information already received
we are assured that this excursion vii
be one of the best in our record; an,
the commander trusts that all com
rades and friends who desire to join us
will be prompt in informing the com
,,f,ton nc 10 thcir intentions etc