Daily Kennebec journal., 1920-06-10

Rockiand for the term ending June 9.
1899. showed the number Of camps in
good standing June u. 1919. as -;
the number Of camps dropped. 2;
leaving a total OF a camps The con-
solidased membership record showed
: e27e' members in good standing
March 81, 1919 The membership
gain was 2s2 by initiation and two
; by transfer. The membership loss
was: q by death. six by honorable
discharge. one by transfer. and 314
dropped-a total of 3s2. The mem
> bers in good standing March 81.
1920. numbered 2224 The charters
/ OF ]. w Webster Camp. No. 81, New
port. and Major G. r Foster Camp,
No. e3, Lisbon Falls, have been re-
voked.
/, The financial statement showed
| cash on hand June II. 1919. $276-ss.
The receipts during the term includ-
ed a per capita tax OF s17ie.ei. and
! amounted to se1o34e. The disburse-
ments amounted to s1si9.21. leaving
cash on hand including permanent
fund. s431.e6.
I The report showed the following
| assets: Cash. si3ls6: division prop
srty. sl0s: camp and division sup
plies sIS.7e; stamps, stationery,
camps, $50: total of s7i5.a2 LA
bilities showed balances due camps
sa17. leaving excess of assets over
liabilities, s736.l5.
-. The report OF the custodian and
trustees of the department Of His
tory and Historical Relics was re-
ceived. presented by Patriotic In
structor Murray c. Watson.
| a committee representing the
: Maine Division, Sons OF Veterans
Auxiliary. and composed of Division
Past President Arwelda Bowker.
! Alice mclaughlin and Mrs. ". B.
! Fletcher was introduced and pre-
sented the greetings of that organi-
zation. each speaking in brief but
eloquent terms.
| Past Division President Bowker in
behalf of the auxiliaries presented
Commander Southard with a hand
some bouquet of flowers which ne
accepted in pleasing manner. Re
sponse to the greetings of the COM
mittee was made by Mr.. Avery OF
Bangor.
Past Division Commander George
Bangs of Augusta urged the setting
apart of ID minutes at each encamp-
ment for the presentation of a paper
for discussion OF topics pertaining to
the Civil War, so that each member
of the order. especially the rising
generation, might keep clear and
distinct il their minds the scenes
and incidents of the Civil War, and
SO that the order should not forget
the services of their fathers and
grandfathers.
Past Division Commander William
o. Cobb of Gardiner, complimented
Mr.. Bangs on his splendid senti-
keeping up of the work on Memorial
Day as never before.
a brief memorial service was held,
conducted by Division Chaplain Rev.
Arthur ". Soule of Kingield, the
brothers of the encampment stand
ing in silence for few seconds
while he offered prayer in memory
of the brothers who had answered
the roll call from on High"
The following committees were
named by Commander Southard:
Credentials-E. Il Gould, D. E.
Weston and J. T. Flood.
! Constitution and Laws W. o.
Cobb. Frank L Beale. F. c. Aver.
/, Ritual and Ceremonies &C. III.
! Cram. Herbert Lambert and A. B.
! Stewart.
Resolutions = Arthur u Soule.
Robert A Cony and Charles H. Reid.
| Officers Reports-George Bangs.
E. G. Waldron and Q. P. Aver.
Press-Arthur II. Soule. ". H.
/ Cressey and Llewellyn Cooper.
Fraternal Relations-R H. Bur
bank. John c. Hawes and John Z.
Flynt.
/ The first business session Of the
/. convention was then brought to
CLOSE.