The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-12
FIRST REGIMENT OFFICERS
Hold the Semi-Annua1 School of Military
Instruction in the City Building Yes
terday

The regular semi-annual First Regi
mental School of Military instruction
opened in the City building yesterda
morning. In the absence of Col. Kendall
who arrieyd in the afternoon, Lieut.. Col
Storah, presided, and First Iieutenan
and Ajdutant Davis act ed as secretaries
Theirs was coed attendance, the fol
lowing officers being present:
Lieatant Colonel Fred Ii. Storan, An
buru.
Major George W. Bryant, Biddeford.
Major Eugene +. Smith. Norway.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles
E. Davis, Portland.
Quartermaster Frank B. Harris, Bid
deiord.
Major and Surgeon Frank Warren
Biddeford.
Captain and Assistant Surgeon Bal F
Bradbury. Norway.
| First Lieutenant and Assistant Sur
geon, j. B. O'Neill, Portland.
Chaplain Charles S. Cummings, Au
gusta.
Inspector of Rifle Practice George A
Antoine, Biddeford
The following line officers were pres
emit:
| Company A. -George A. Dow, captain
Portland; Frank B. W. WEIGH, first lieu
tenant, Portland; Oh aries Baker, seconl
| lieutenant Portland.
Company B.-lsaiah Baker, captain
| Portland: Charles Collins first lieuten
ant, Portland Flavel A. Chaplin, secon(
lieutenant, Portland.
| Company C.-Lineoln II. Banrey, cap
tain, AUBURN; William p. Jones, 1irs
lieutenant, Auburn.
Company D.-John W. Carter, first
lieutenan Nowray; Benjamin P. Ad
kins, second lieutenant, Nowray.
| Company E.-Thomas j. Hogan, cap
tain, Portland; Thomas T. McGiIlicud-
dy, first lieutenant. Portland; Thomas
P Shelvey, second lieutenant, Portland.
Company j. -George Doughty. captain,
Augusta. Asa A. Chapman, second
lieutenant, Augusta.
Company G.-Timothy Elliott. captain,
Biddeford; John NJ. Akerly, first lieu
! tenant, Biddeford.
tain. Rockland; Chalres G. Tibbetts, first
| lieutenant, Rockland.
Company I. - Michael J. Moriarty, cap
tain, Lewiston; James l.. Moriarty, first
lieutenant, Lewiston.
| Company K.-William o. Peterson,
captain, Brunswick; Fred w. Atkinson,
first lieutenant, Topsham; William c.
| oOOWQlU, SGCOuu ICEuDSWlCk.
Company L.-Michael e. Conley, cap
tain, Portland; Stephen l.. Foley, first
lieutenant, Portland; Martin j. Lee,
second lieutenant, Portland
The guests Of the day were Adjutant
General Common, Col. Philbrook of thu
Second Re giment and Captain Edgerl,
of the United States army, the new mil
itary instructor at the State College al
Orono. The latter read paper upol
military tactics. He is a large, we'll built
and handsome officer.
Ealry in the morning before the session
began, most of the officers visited tn
new armory, now in process of erection.
The session was continued in the even
ing and will not be finihed until moor
today.
Col. e. G. Harrington. state inspecto
of rife practioe,a nd Gen. WIS. Choate
arrived for the evening session.
Col. E. G. Harrington, inspector @
rifle practice pre- sented an interesting re
port. Tie nrmber of officers and sol
diers of the First Regiment was 54e
against sis in 1884 OF these u are sharp
shooters, 25 first class marksmen, 1876 sec
ond class, 119 third class, 63 practicing
and 1876 having no practice. A falling of
of sharpshooters OF three first class, 3d.
gain of 16 second class, and loss of l
third class markskmen, II less havin,
pr acticed and not qualified, and So NOR
having no ractioe. This is loss bot
in number and efficiency. Col. Earring
ton said that this is great disappoint
ment to him, the standing of the regi
ment should have been increased, nc
dimini shed. Col. Harrington then too
up the record of the regiment by com
panies. He did not hope that one hun
dred per cent can be acquired by eac
company, but there should at least be s
per cent of qualified marksmen of al
classes in each company. He spoke of th
fact that 1876 soliers have done no prac
tice, a nd 63 have not been able to qualif
even as third class lnarksmen. Thi
makes 1S9 soldiers, or "a per cent of tn
regiment, who have none or a trifin
knowledge of the weapon with which
they are armed. Col. Harrington spok
OF the duties, both of officers and sol
diers. A soldier who does not know hoy
to use his rife is man of straw, cd
serves no place in the states service
"No matter how brave he is, sshe canno
do the will of the state. A man VIII
will take no pride in being an effioien
soldier in every sense of the word, so ia
as opportunities offer, cannot be regard
ed as an acquisition in the foyce of th
state. -
Col Harrington said that with onl
about 90, 900 soldiers in the Unite
States army each state in case of domes
tic disorder must depend upon her Ma
tional Guard, and it should be made a
effective as possible.
Col. harrington spoke of the great in
terest taken by Gov. Cleaves and Gen
Common in the National Guard of Maine
and urged every officer to do his best t
bring the regiment up to the highe S
possible point, so as to mako the either
soldiery of Maine the best in the country
Inspector Geneall Choate sent "a lette