The Portland daily press., 1900-07-21
THE ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Adjutont Generals Orders Relative to
the Muster.

l. 4n6 ANNUAL Vi OuS ldueA
forces OF the National Guard OF the State
OF Maine Will be held during the third
and fourth weeks of August, 1900.
IL. The greater portion of the Guard
having expressed a desire to extend the
1 tour of each organization to seven days,
on the same conditions as to payment as
heretofore, arrangements will be made for
| concentration at the State camp ground,
| Augusta, as follows:
ILL., The First Infantry, Colonel Luz
cius H. Kendall commanding, Will pro-
coed to the place of concentration on
Saturday, August II. 1t will break camp
and its several companies will return to
their stations on Friday, August II.
~. The Signal Corps, Second Lieu
tenant George w. Butler commanding,
will report to the commanding of1cer OF
the camp on Saturday, August IL. 1t
will break camp and return to its station
on Friday, August IL.
v. Second Lieutenant Warren Il.
Riker, commanding Ambulance corps,
Will report to the commanding O1ncer OF
the camp, on Saturday, August IL, With
q detail of ten men OF his command. He
viii be assigned to duty at the camp hos
| pital and be ordered to report to the sur
geon in charge. Lieutenant Riker will
remain on duty at the camp until Aug
ust "a, reporting on the 18th to the oIllcer
then in command, who Will assign him
to duty as above. AT the expiration OF
the first week, Lieutenant R1ker VIII
order q second detail of ten men of his
corps to report at camp to relieve the
detail on duty, which will at once return
! to It's home station.
VI. The Second Infantry, Colonel
Eyerard e. Newcomb commanding, viii
proceed to the place of concentration on
Saturday, August IS. 1t Will break camp
and its several companies will return to
their stations on Friday August "a
VII. Company cooks Will be ordered
to Augusta in advance of their compan-
les so that those of the First Infantry
may be in camp on the morning OF sal
urday, August II, and those OF the Sec
ond Infantry on the morning OF Satur-
| day, August 18.
VIII. The Colonels of the First and
Second Regiments, with their AdJutants
and COmmissary Sergeants, Will assume
their duties in camp on the mornings of
Saturday, August 18th and 18th respec-
! lively. The Quarternasters and Quar-
termaster Sergeants from leach regiment
Will assume their duties on the mornings
of Friday, August 10th and 18th respec-
lively.
TX. Colonel Lucius II. Kendall, First
Infantry, Will have the command of the
camp for the week August 18th to 18th
inclusive, and Colonel Everard e. New
! comb Second Infantry, will have COM
mand for the week August 18th to oath
! inclusive. Each camp commander will
! prepare and present to this Office for APP
/ HIOHdl3 OIO61S 0ILDIttCl1lR Dll6 LOnbAl1O VI
each day during his tour of duty, the
hours of calls, duties and ceremonies,
and such rules and regul at1OnS as he may
deem necessary for maintaining order
and discipline and promoting the ell
cheney of his command.
x. The Insp ector General, Commits
sary General, Surgeon General and In
| spector General of Rifle Practice will at
tend the encampment and discharge the
duties devolving upon them under the
law.
XI. Muster and pay rolls in triplicate
of the Field and Staff, non commissioned
staff and band, companies and corps, win
be prepared before going to camp by en-
tering on them the name of each officer
and enlisted man of the organization
with date of rank of officers and date of
enlistment and Of muster-in of the enlist
ed men. Un-uniformed enlis ted men
viii not be brought to camp and no sub
titutes Will be permitted or paid. No Off
Ger or enlisted man will be paid who
does not render at least three full days'
service within the periods from the 18th
to the 10th ana the 2Oth to the 23d of
August, both days in each case inclusive
XII. All enlistment papers and applica-
lions or recommendations for discharge,
with certificates filled out, in transit,
VIII be promptly forwarded to the Adju-
tant Generals office in order that the
records may be complete for VeriticatiOn
of the muster and pay rolls.
XIII. By virtue sOf the power con-
ferred by Section 81 of the Militia Law,
the authority of the officer in command
of the camp is hereby extended to a dis
lance Of one-half mile around the State
camp ground, and upon the extern al
space within such distance from the
camp, with the exception of any road or
roads within said distance, no person or
persons save those especially authorized
by law shall be allowed to enter except
under such rules as may be established
by the officer commanding the camp and
approved by the COmmander-1n-C Chief |
XIV. Special attention viii be given
to the enlistment Of competent men as
company cooks In order to facilitate
this, the age and weight limits in the
case Of men physical y sound and active,
who are thoroughly accomplished cooks |
may be waived. On application, com
pany cooks may be given protracted fur
lOughs, not, however extending over any
period of active service, and subject to
revocation in case OF an emergency re-
curing a mobilization of troops.
XIV. Attention is called to the follow
ing paragraph Of the Manual OF Guard
Duty: 'All persons, of whatever rank in
the service, are required to observe respect
toward sentinels.' 1t is expected and be-
lieyed that no violation of this paragraph
will occur during the encalnpment.
XVI, Regimental commanders will
order no more than one medical exami- |
nation of recruits in a company prior to
the encampment. Company command
ers VIII upon completion of enlistments, !
but not later than August 1, send to
regimental headquarters, to be forwarded
to this office, lists Of recruits awaiting
medical examination and muster. Men
re-enlistsd subse quent to the medical ex-
animation of recruits may be examined
and mustered in at the encanpment.
XVII. The following section of the
Militia Law of the State is published for
the information Of all concerned:
Section 10S. No officer or enlisted man
shall contract or presume to authorize the
contracting of any Indebtedness on behalf
Of the State without the express authority
therefor from the Chief,
and any officer or enlisted man who shall
violate the provisions OF this section shall
be disnonOrably discharged from the SER
vice of the State
By order Of the Commander in Chief,
LOHN u RIO ARDS