Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-21
CLOSING SESSION
51ST ENCAMPMENT
OF MAINE G. A. R,
Frederick A. Motley Of
Portland Ell e c t e d
G. ON m a der on
Thursday Officers
Installed Resolu-
tons Adopted Re-
garding Present War

| ficers took place at the closing session
/ of the 51st annual encampment of the
/ Department Of Maine, G. A. r., held
J Thursday morning in tile Representa-
/ tives hall, State House.
\ Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Commander,
/ Frederick A. Motley of Portland; Sc
nior vice commander commander. O.
| .. Stetson of Augusta; Junior vice
! commander, George w. Goulding Of
\ Oakland; medical director, E T. An
dreWs Of Gray; chaplain, George r.
Palmer Of South Portland; assistant
adJutant and quartermaster general,
Ezekial II. Hanson of Portland; coun-
\ Gil Of stration-Charles F..
Smith Of Saco, Roger A. Foss of
Westbrook. Edward L. Butler Of
Rockland, Henry E. Merriam of Gar
diner and Augustus H. Prince of Port
land.
The following were elected delegates
70 the National encampment to be
! held in August at Portland. Ore: Del
/ egate-at-large, Henry f. Merriam of
! Gardiner; large, George
/ r. Jacobs of Phillips; delegates-Ira
/ G. Jordan of Bethel, A. Is. Perkins of
/ Augusta, +. A Butler of Rockland
! John Munroe Of Mechanic Falls. A
+ II. Pratt of North Turner, NJ. G. Nor
r..l Of Gray. L. p. Rodgers Of Patten
and James Wood Of Biddeford. The
/ eight alternateS are 10 be appointed
( later by the assistant adjutant.
After the officers had been elected
they We're installed, the installing Of
, tcer being Past Department Com
mander James l.. Merrick Of Water
vile. The newly elected department
commander, Mr.. Motley, has just re-
tired from the office of assistant ad-
4 jutant and quartermaster general
! which he has. held during the past
/ Year. He was in the 18th and 30th
Maine Regiments and fought in all
the battles in Banks Red River CAM
I paiSn and also under Sheridan at
/ Shenandoah Valley. He is d member
, Of Bosworth Post No. . Of Portland
Mr. StetsOn of this city, who was
| elected to the Office of senior vice
commander was in co. B. 32nd Maine
Infantry. and fought in the following
battles The first Battle of the Will
p,
\ North Anna. and at Cold IIarbor,
where on June I. 1864. he received two
wounds He was finally discharged
from the ConN hospital in this city in
June. 1SG5 He has held the position
+ Of document clerk at the State library
for about 20 wears.
At.the session Thursday forenoon @
! telegram was received announcing the
death uf Past Department Command
er Wainwright Gushing Of FoXcroft
On Wednesday evening at his home.
Funeral services will ne held at ,
| o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
4 home Of the deceased. Besides hay-
, ing held the position of commander of
/ the Maine Department, G. \. r., Mr..
Gushing has also been commander of
I the Loyal Legion of Maine and pres
ident of the Sons of the American
. Revolution. He was in the Sixth
\ Maine ana was captain of the LIST
Maine Veterans. The following We're
appointed members Of a committee Of
resolutions upon the death of Past
\ Commander Gushing: Past Comman-
der Leroy T. Carleton of Winthrop,
George ". Goulding Of Oakland and
NJ G. Morrill, Of Gray.
Resolutions Adopted by Encannpnent
7 The encampment adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions.
\ Whereas, this nation is engaged III
The greatest war known to history 10
Y maintain its freedom and liberty. be-
ing confronted by the most wicked,
I unscyupu,ous and devilish antagonist
+ that ever in The history Of the world
made war against the esta blished or
der. ard.
Whereas, the State If Maine has
ever i'll her glorious history respond
cd. is responding and viii continue 70
Y respond, cordially and fully to all the
calls of our CCmmander-in-ch chief fuf
men. money and sacrifice There. be i
: Resolved. by this cnc&mpnent that
the Department of Maine. Grand
Army Of the Republic. hereby pledges
itself never to Slacken in its efforts
\ 10 preserve this country we fought TO
. save and help save.
/ Resolved. that we are proud Of our
boys. who have gone to the froAt
/ and We hereby send them cordi A,
greetings. well knowing that they will
do their full duty and return with
due time with victory emblazoned on
4 ihnir banners and democracy saved
\ % them and their posterity forever
! Resolved, that we heartily endorse
he great constructive work Of our
President IN this war, Of our senators
and representatives IN Congress ahi
our State government.