Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-01
STATE HOUSE.
Orders for Annual Muster
National Guard Issued.
Also Orders Regarding Selection Of
Rife Team for Sea Girt, n. J.
The Governors Cid Home Week Invitations
Are Available.


'hS the annual cncampment of tn
"'a'' "uard and the selection O
'i'''ieh 10 represent the State at tn
hhee'inS oi the National Rifle Ass.cia
'ioh at Sea Girt. The interest in tn
ihic "''et'hS Is very great among tn,
members OF the National Guard an,
some very high scores have bee,
maze IN practice and it is believed tina
Il large number will compete for tn,
team. The qualifications have been So
high, and the result will be a team n
the picked riflemen of the State. rb,
orders follow;
Augusta. June 80, 1901.
General Orders No. 1s.
1. The annual encampment of tn,
iano torccS of the National Guard ot
'he state OF Maine will be held during
the third and fourth weeks of Au
gust 1901.
| H. IN" tour ,of each organiZa tior
VIII he seven days. on the same condi.
/, lof as heretofore. Arrangements vii
ne made for concentration at the Stat,
comp ground. Augusta. as follows:
| III. The Second Infantry will nro-
coed to the place of concentration on
!
ana its several companies will rctur,
70 their stations on Friday, Aug. Is
IN. The First Infantry will proceed
to the place of concentration on Satur-
day, Aug. IL. 1t will break camp and
its several companies will return to
| their stations on Friday, Aug %.
| y. The Signal Corps will report 10
| the commanding officer on Saturday
| Aug. 10. 1t will break camp and return
to its station on Friday, Aug. l6
! VI Second Lieutenant Warren f.
| Eiker. commanding the Ambulance
| Corps, will report to the commanding
| officer of the camp on Saturday. Aug.
! 10. with n detail of l. men of his com
| nand. He will be assigned to duty at
| the camp hospital and ordered to re-
port "a the surgeon i'll charge. Lieut..
Hiker Will remain on duty at the camp
until Aug. %. reporting on the 18th to
the officer then in command. who will
assign him to duty as above. At the
expiration of the first wccck. Lieut.
| Riker will order second detail of l.
men of his corps to report at camp
! to relieve the detail on duty which
viii ut once return to its home station.
MI. No new cnlistments will bo
imadc in any orga niZat tion of the Ma
/ uonal Guard except the Naval Re
serves, between July 20 and Aug. "a
Company and corps commanders Will
upon completion Of enlistmcnts. but
not later than July 20. forward tn this
office through military channels. lists
of recruits awaiting examination and
muster. No more than one medical OK
animation for each company will be or
dercd between July 20 and Aug. "A, but
men who re-enliSt subsequent to the
medical examination may be examined
and mustered in at the cnca ampment.
VIII. on and after July /. 1901. all
enlistment papers will be made in du-
lpliCat" copy to be forwarded at once
to tho adiutant generals office. one
sent to tn" rcCimental adjutant with
the monthly return. the other retained
Great care should he taken to have
each enlistment paper fully and cor
rcctly filed out. and that in the case
Of each recruit the three copies CORE
| Spond exactly. The first name of re-
cruit must always be given in full. The
copy Of enlistment paper forwarded to
the adjutant generals office must b.
accompanied by the Examination oi
| Recruit. form 81.
| IN No men will he paid for duty
at the encampment whose enlistment
papers are not on file in the office oi
the adjutant general and no non-com
nissioned officer will he paid as sucl
unless notice Of his appointment ha!
been received at that office.
y. Commanding, officers of companies
and corps will at once make requisitioi
: for any articles of clothing or equip
ment necessary to fl the allowance OF
their several orcaniza tions.
NJ Bands of the National Guard vii
not play THE star SpanGled Eanner'
as q part of medley. 1t will be play
ed only as a selection by itself.
| Hy ordcr of the commander in chief
JOHN T. RICHARDS,
Adjutant General
Augusta. June %.
General Orders, No. Il.
l. The commanders n-chcf havins
authorized the formation Of STATE
rifle team Of II men and three substi
tutes to represent the National Guart
of the State of Maine in the militar!
matches at the 29th annual meeting o
the National Rifle Association o
| America and the lOtn dnnual meeting
of the New Jersey State Rifle Associa
ton to be held at Sea Girt, y. j., Au
gust 30 to September I, 1901. inclusive
! the inspector general of rifle practic
has prepared the following instruction
and conditions which are hereby ap
proved
.. Company and corps commander
will at once ascertain how many mem
bers of their respective organization
are likely to secure the necessar
qualifying scores and how many cal
arrange to make the trip to Sea Cir,
= August 80 to September Z, should the
" succeed in winning a place on tn
team. They will at once report sue
information to the inspector general Q
t. rifle practice through channels. send
i ing a copy direct.
10 3. The competitive match for place
E. on the State team will be held on tn
,ss range of Company X, 1st Infantry.
n. Brunswick. Saturday. August 3, 100
p commencing at f.So A. NJ.
10 A. At that tjmNA members of the Ma