Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETS.
General Orders Issued by Department
Commander Collins, of Portland.


The following General Orders No. l,
have been issued from headquarters of
the Department of Maine, United Span
ish War Veterans. at Portland:
General Orders. No 1. Series 191S-1i
l. At the stated convention of the De-
partment of Maine. held at Tosus, June
18th, the following officers were elected:
Department commander. Charles Collins.
Cumberland Camp, No. 10. Portland. SEN
Tor vice commander, William J. Curran,
Keaton Camp, No. II, Bath junior vice
commander. Joseph German, Tiffany
Camp, No 4, ToGus; department marshal
Charles Branch. kennebec Camp, No. IL
Waterville; judge advocate, George 5
MeGarty. Hamlin- Hagerty Camp. No. 3
Lewiston: department inspector, Bert NJ
Dyer, Keaton Camp. No. L, Bath; de-
partment surgeon, Frank E. Carmichael,
Cumberland Camp, Il 10 Portland.
Delegates-Frank NJ hume. Old Glory
Camp. No 10, Houlton; John j. O'Brion,
Banner Camp, No. II, Bangor, Edward +.
Philbrook. Cumberland Camp. No. 10,
Portland; Joseph H. Cote. Kendall Camp,
No 1, Biddeford
Alteruates-Timothy \. Sexton. Cum
E. Matthews. Tiffany Camp. No. 4. To-
gus; William E. Barrowes, Banner Camp,
No. Il, Bangor; Patrick A. Calvin Ham
lin-Hagerty Camp. No g. Lewiston.
The following appointments are an
nounced: Department chief of staff, Pat
rick A. Calvin, Hamlin- Hagerty Camp.
No. 3, Lewiston; department adjutant,
Edward T. Philbrook, Cumberland Camp,
No. 10, Portland; department quartermas-
ter, James a. O'Rourke. Cumberland
Camp, No. Is, Portland; department his
torian, William l. Sterling, kennebec
Camp, No. IL. Waterville;.
LII. Department headquarters are es-
tablished at Portland. Mail to be ad-
dressed to the department adjutant. U. S.
w. V, 233 Spring street, Portland. Maine.
Attention is called that the Rules and
Regulations provide that unless other
wise specified all communications be sent
through channels. this applies to requi-
sitions for supplies as well as to other
correspondence.
~. Camps that are still using the old
ritual will at once discontinue its use
and use the ritual as authorized in q.
o. No. 4, national headquarters, series
19l2-l3. Copies of the same can be sup
piled by requisition-price 50 cents per
copy.
V Semi-annual reports for the period
ending June 50. will be forwarded with
the per capita tax of 42a cents due July
l as shown by their report, the tax IN
Guiding that for national and department
headquarters and the Review
VI The attentions of camps is called
to their right of representation to the na-
tonal encampment. Each camp to elect
one delegate. Credentials must be re-
ceived at these headquarters not later
than August LIST and camps are required
To have paid the per capita tax due July
l, to entitle them to representation. Each
camp should also take action as TO the
continuance of the Review. Such action
to be by the instruction of its delegate
or by resolution, either in favor or
against continuing the publication this
TO be forwarded TO these headquarters
VII. Adjutants of camps are author
lzed to correspond direct with national
headquarters as to errors in the mailing
list for the Review. All changes of
membership should be reported to ensure
each member receiving copy of the mag
azihe to which he Is entitled.
BY order of
DEPT COMMANDER COLLINS.
EDWARD c. PHILBROOK.
Department Adjutant