Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-09
Dept, Com. Mecariy Of
Spanish War Veterans
Assumes Command With Head
quarters al WateTvlIIe.
Announces the Mastering 10 Of a
New Camp at Bangor.

Department Commander Joseph p
Mccarthy of the United Spanish War
Veterans, has issued General orders,
No. l, as follows: LIZ,
Waterville. Me, July 8, 1910.
General Order No. /.
Series 1910-19l1.
l. Having been elected and INSTALL
ed commander of the Department of
Maine. Unieted Spanish War Veter-
ans, at the seventh annual encamp-
ment held at Gardiner, Me, June %,
1916 the undersigned hereby assumes
command and establishes headquar-
ters at Waterville, Me.
III. The following officers were elect
ed and installed at the annual en-
campment:
Department mmander-Joseph p.
Mccarthy of kennebec Camp, No. IL,
Waterville.
Department senior commander-H.
A. Campbell of Hamlin- Hagerty Camp,
No 3, Lewiston.
Department junior vice commander
William F. Costello of Tiffany Camp,
No. 4, Togus.
Department inSpector-A. r. Elliott
Of Kennebec camp, No. II, WaterVille.
Department judge advOcate-E. c.
Plummer of Keaton Camp, No. II,
Bath.
Department surgeon general-Dr. ].
b. O'Neil of Portland Camp, No. 6,
Portland.
Department aplain-Newell L.
Laudrick Of LaWton Camp, No. TO-,
Gardiner.
vol,
art of Timer Camp, No. 9, Rockland.
Council of administration-John M.
Akerly, Samuel Willis, Joseph German.
John G. Weber, Phillip Howard, c..
F. MeCurdy' y c. cabana' Harry H.
Delegates to the National Encacamp-
ment-E. G.. Plummer. A. f. Elliott,
Percy NJ. Grimshaw, Percy Cakes.
The presence of Commander-inCh Chief
Edward j. Gihon. who gave an inter-
esting address at the campfire held in
the evening. was an inspiration to the
comrades present and it is safe to say
that his eloquent plea for hard work
i'm building up our organization Will
spur the comrades of the Department
Of Maine to further effort during the
coming year.
III The department commander las
appointed William l. Sterling as de-
partrent adjutant and O. NJ. jenkins
as department quartermaster, with
headquarters at Waterville. All official
business should be transacted through
these two offices Communications re-
curing the personal attention of the
department commander should be sent
to him at Waterviile.
" The encampment voted to con-
tnue the per capita tax at IS cents for
the ensuing year.
The Semi-annual reports and per
capita were due July l, 1910, and it IS
requested that prompt attention be
given to the same.
" Each camp commander is re-
ouested to submit the name of one
comrade from his camp to act as aide
de-camp on the staff of the department
commander
VI During the closing hours of the
last administration another camp was
mustered into the Department OF
Maine on Friday, July "A, Past De
uartment Commander Charles l..
Welch visited Bangor and formally
instituted Banner Camp, No. IL, with a
charter list of 40 members The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Com
Imander, j. l.. Grant: senior vice COM
mander, h. j. Nickerson: junior vice
commander. Chester A. Clark; quar-
termaSter, Walter l.. Piper: chaplain,
J. A. l.. Terrio; surgeon. Harry o.
Johnson; officer of the day, William
Ferguson: officer of the guard, Henry
Doherty; trustees. Stanley p. bennett,
Frank II. Grant, Meyer Kominsky.
VII. In closing this general order
the department commander wishes to
express his gratitude to the comrades
Of the department of Maine for the
confidence reposed in him and to as
sure them that it is his purpose to do
all in his power to build up our de-
partment during the coming year. IN
this work he asks the hearty Coop
Grafton of every comrade in the de-
partment.
Yours fraternally,
J. z. MCCARTHY,
Department Commando. r