Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
Issued by Gen. c, N.
Stewart to P. NJ, LOOT.
Several Important Staff Ap-
polAmenis Are Announced.
Headquarters Of Department Of
Maine Established at Bangor.

MI
stewart, recently elected department
commander Of the Department of
Maize. Patriarcns Militant, |. O. O.
F., has sent out the following general
orders, which contain several irnport-
ant appointments on his staff and 9TH
er information of interest to members
of the Patriarchs Militant:
Office Of Department Commander.
Bangor. Me. Jan. 1910.
General Orders Nc. l.
TO the Officers and Chevaliers Of tba
Del artment of Maine, Patriarchs
Militant.
l. Having Leen elected ard commits.
slOne't brigadier general and depart
ment commander of the Department
of Maine. | have assumed the duties
or the Office and established headouar.
ters of The department at Odd Fellows
nan, Bangor. The official postofiice ad-
dress is p. @. RoH No. AZ
4 wish To thank the chevaliers one
arc all Tor TIC great honor they have
Bestowed upon NE, which is fully ap-
preciated. shall endeavor to give Won
an administration that shall prove sat
isfactory and in the best interests Of
our noble order. In order to do this.
| urgently solicit the hearty support
and cooperation of every Chevalier
in the department, for in such a man.
ner only can the best results be OBJ
tanned.
?. At this time I will announce ap-
pointments of my staff so far as same
have been made. The remainder will be
announced later.
Chief of staff-Leon S. Merrill of Scion,
with rank of lieutenant colonel.
Assistant adjutant general-A. R. Low.
cite of Bangor, with rank of major.
Assistant quartermaster general-Fred-
erick Wheeler Hinckley of Portland, with
rank of major.
Assistant commissary general-Frank
F. Lehman of Gardiner, with rank of
major.
Brigade chaplain-Lendall l.. Anderson
of Camden. with rank of major.
Aide-de-camp-Harvey H. Gray Of Bel
fast, with rank Of captain.
Their commissions to date from Jan. !,
cordingly.
g. A request has been made by General
Manley A. Raney, commander of the Pa
trarchs Militant Army, that all depart
ment commanders will secure at once
typewriter rosters of all cantons in
their Jurisdictions and forward same to
him, to enable him, if the funds Of the
General Military Council will permit, to
issue a complete Militant roster, giving
the name of every officer and chevaler
in service.
Clerks of all Cantons in this depart
ment will therefore without unnecessary
delay prepare and forward to the assist
ant adjutant general, Box Asst. Bangor,
Me-, a typewriter roster giving name
and, so far as possible to do so, present
correct postoffice address of every men,
Der of his Canton.
a. The attention of all past officers in
this department is respectfully called to
the regulations governing retired COM
missions adopted at the general military
council held at Seattle. Wn., Sept. 20-21,
1909: Resolved, That hereafter all officers
with the rank Of captain and upwards en-
titled to retired commissions, shall pro-
cure the same within 80 days after the
expiration of their term of Office and
shall wear the letter RI as per present
regulations. Failure to do so shall for
felt their rank. Any and all officers with
rank of captain ana upwards, heretofore
entitled to retired commissions, shall pro-
cure the same within 80 days after hay
ing been notified by the department COM
mander and shall wear the letter 'R'
as per present regulations. Failure to DO
so shall forfeit their rank.
AS some Cantons have already held
their January meeting, and will not re-
ceive this notice officially before Their
February meeting, all officers entitled TO
retired commissions who have not pro-
cured them, must do 50 on or before May
J. 1910, or forfeit their rank.
The fee for retired commissions Is u
and should be sent to the assistant ao'
jutant general, Box 457, Bangor, Me-,
through the clerk under seal of the Can
ton, stating rank the officers is entitled
to.
BY order of
BRIG. GEN. CHARLES M. STEWART
Department Commander.
Official. MAI. A. r. LOvETTE,
Assistant Adiutant General