Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-14
MILITARY BRANCH
OF ODD FELLOWS IN
18TH ENCAMPMENT

Portland. Me-, June 13.-Brigadier
General Will c. Miller of Augusta.
department commander, presided at
the opening of the o5th annual en-
campment OF the Council of the De-
partment of Maine, Patriarchs Mill
tant. l. o. Q. f., yesterday afternoon
at Odd Fellows hall. The after
noon session was devoted to the
presentation of credentials and the
consideration of reports and prelln-
mary business, the session being ad-
journed at $50. At o'clock a supper
was served in the banquet hall, when
about 80 delegates with their ladies
were seated at the tables. A large
number of local members of the mill
tary branch of the Odd Fellows not
delegates, were also present. Gen
Miller was given an informal re-
ception following the dinner.
1T is u very great satisfaction
ieven under adverse conditions, to be
able to report another year of prog
ress and signal achievement" said
General Miller, in opening his address
at the business session which con-
vened at s. THE membership Jan. I
1918, was 1858, an increase of 81 over
the membership of the :ear previous
Since 1904 the membership has more
than doubled" The general com
mented favorably upon the ladies'
auxiliaries, finances, publicity and
her interesting matters of i'm
portance to the order.
The following officers were elected:
President, Brig. Gen. Will {. Miller
Augusta; vice president Col. Fred
crick b. Peabody, Richmond; treas
urer, Brig. Gen. William +. Plummer
Portland; secretary, Major George
W. Merrill, Augusta; officer oil the
day, Lieut.. Col. Elmer W. Nickerson
Auburn; officer of guard, Major
Charles l.. BaGley, Bridgton; chap
lain, Major Sewell {. Ripley, Port
land: aide, Captain George +. An
drcws, l<ittery; sentinel, Chev. Ed
ward n. Witham, Portland picket
Captain Carl \. Jordan, Portland.
The president announced the fol-
lowing committees: Legislation. Brig,
Gen. William +. P1ummer, Portland;
Col. John w. Gorham. Portland and
Col. Elmer W. Nickcrson, Auburn
credentials, Col. Samuel D. Soule
Gardiner: Col Fac +. Butler, Water
Vile and Capt. Carl a. Jordan Port :
land; communications. Col. Harold J.
Toward Waterville, Lieut.. Col
Charles l.. Batchclder Biddeford
! nrril 10 .
returns. Col Frederick 3. Peabody,
Richmond: Lieut. Col Winfield w
Roberts, Biddeford; Major Albert NJ
Drummond, Augusta; finance. Brig
Gen. Charles NJ. Stewart. Bangor:
Captain Leslie E. Jacobs. Skowhe-
gan: Captain Leon r. Robbins. Kit
terry. dispensations and warrants
Lieut.. Col. Leon w. Gerrish, Skowhe-
gan; Col Robert H. Bryant. Bidde-
ford, Captain 4. Crosby Hobbs. Cam
den: appeals ior Willis r. Par
sons. Foxcroft: Brig. Gen. Frederick
w Hinckley, Portland; Major Sewell
C. Ripley. Portland: unfinished busi-
ness. Lieut.. Col Frank A. knowlton
Watervillc; Captain Robert Hall
Show hecan Captain Hoyt H. Austin,
Augusta: state of order. Lieut.. Col
Archie r. Lovette, Bangor; Brig
Gen. William F.. Plummer, Portland
Col Frank +. Lehman. Gardiner;
courtesies, Captain John Graham
Bridgton: Col Percy G. Mckcen. Bid
deford; Major Charles L. Harris
Calais.
The neurology was as follows:
Canton J. H. Dearborn, Capt. Charles
H. Bonser, Capt. Frank b. Rose, Can
ton Bangor, Chcv. John T. Mitchell.
Chev. Charles L. Derby, Canton
Wabasso, Chev. John H. Watt. Chev.
Charles H. Richardson, Canton
Ridgeley Chev. William G. Goodwin.
Charles f. Jackson Ira Clay, Lieut..
Col l.. A. Taylor Canton Molineaux,
Chev. Andrew Scott. Cantol Palas,
Chev. Charles II. Sargent. Canton
l<ineo. Chcv. Albert c. Moore. Can
ton Dexter. Chev. W. c. SWEET. Can
ton Augusta, Capt. Lorenzo s. Well
man. Canton Evergreen. Chev. W. G.
Preble, Canton Worumhus, Chev.
Henry c. Atkins. W. D. Ellis, Canton
, Island City. Chev Charles A. Ingalls,,
Eugene H. Woodman.
Brig, Gen. Daniel s. Knowles. de-
pertinent commander Of Massachu-
sets, with his staff. Col. Herbert B..
Bond, Major George II. Marshall and
Capt. T. G. Bruce are in attendance
at the encampment as guests of the
council. The ladies of the auxiliary
to Canton Ridgeley entertained the
ladies of the visiting delegates and
members at the Congress Square
/ Hotel yesterday afternoon and even
ing. a pleasant musical program hav-
ing been arranged for the evenings
entertainment