Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-21

| Of the state
and the icfi-
ment will have an opportunity of
showing itself in all its glory. Gov.
iiill was well pleased with the "a
Regiment, last week, and there is every
reason to believe that. Thursday. af-
ter he has seen the splendid cunlpanirr
which 20 to make VI The First. ~ u.Il
BE- delighted ana pruud Of Col Ken
dalfs blue coatS.
There will De athletic sports at the
camp. Thursday afternoon after the
review Of the troops Ly The Governor.
The committee composed uf Lieut.
G-nri5" =. McEarty. ca. |. Le,.istun.
Lieut.. Charles f.. Jeffrey. Cu. a. Bid
d'f"rd. ana Lieut.. j. J. Doul,.y rr.;i-
mental Inspector =: / iic practice. met.
Yesterday. in conference with Adju-
tant General Richards and discussed
ana decided upon plans. Thrfr win M
"A lo0 yards dash. \ basket Dan game
between Companies = ana l.. 4 90
yards dash and 4 potato race. The GU
tries in each viii be- limited to one en-
listed man from each company. Suit
able prizes will b" offered the victurS.
The officials for the events are not yet
selected.
At dress parade, yesterday. the First
delighted the spectators with an cXhi-
bition Of the so-cailcd achel0n forma-
tion. GOV. and Mrs. Hil We're amuIE
the spectators. The regiment formed
in the tirld ana the land ana 90. Of
Lewiston. went TO camp ANA escorted
the CnlorS from headquarters t. tn"
coloncTs stan whence they We're taken
to the regular position in the line. In
this duty the Lewiston company. which
is under the command of capt. James
l.. Moriarty. mad an opportunity 10
show its skill in marching. capt.
Moriarty's company is one of the best
drilled in the regiment and made
magnificent appearance. yesterday.
With the band on the right wing the
entire regiment formed in Y shape.
with the colors in the lead. advanced
to the colonel and his staff. Then two
lines We're formed the length of the
field and the staff, the colors ard the
several companies passed through the
entire length. The achelon is n splen-
did movement and it is probable that
it Will be given. GoVtrnor's day. It's
maneuvers are intricate and spcctacu-
lar and cannot fail 10 please.
The regiment has now been in camp
four DAYS and has made remarkable
progress in the work. Under the direct
ing hand of Col. L. II. Kendall affairs
have come around into shape and the
boys now act as though they had been
in camp q month.
The health of the command remains
excellent. all complaints being of
minor nature. This has been the most
rcmarkab ble encanpnent in point Of
health ever held in the State. Not one
So! iouS case of Illness has been con-
tracted in camp, due to the almost per
feet sanitary conditions which cmanlt-
ca from the Judgment Of Adjutant
General Richards.
one fact that has been noticeable is
that the guards have been strong and
as a result the guard house has been
a very useful adjunct to the camp.
civilian emplOye had great trouble in
getting to his quarters which are out
side the lines. Monday night. and it is
said that Brigadier General +. l.. Hoyt
was held UP by guard and made To
explain matters before he was allowed
to proceed That is business; the guards
Of the lst Regiment obey orders ire
spectiVe Of persons. and ii is probable
that the conin1nder-in-c chief if he did
not know the cuunteiSign would have
rs much trouble III passing the lihcS at
niPht aS a private.
cot Frederic parkhurst wa; absent
from camp. Yesterday. but the affairs
Of the commissary department moved
along smoothly under the supervision
of capt. w. 4. Purnell. the men are
having plenty To eat and the quality of
the food is all that could h- Il. sired.
COZ. ana Mrs. Till. Adiutant General
and Mrs. John r. Richards. ana Mrs.
Audrey Miliken dined at headquarters
last evening.
The detail for today will be as fol
lows: Officer of the day, Capt. Charles
A. Siteman of co. T.. Portland: COM
mander of the guard. First Lieut.. Viii
liam j. Wilson Of Go. X, Brunswick;
Supernumerary officer Of the guard.
Second Lieut.. Michael II. Brogan of 90.
|. Lewiston.
The count of the regiment. yesterday,
was C20 all told The highest point
reached by the 2d Regiment last week,
was COL.