Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
STATE HOUSE.
Successful Sessions of Guards
School of Instructions.
Governor will Visit Biddeford In
dustriaI League Fair.
Chairman Carleton to Lecture Before
Turner Grange, Feb. 6.

Yesterday ana will be, this afternoon
handsome, athletic young fellows in
|! neat fatigue uniforms. the commits
stoned officers Of Names we'll organ-
lied ana efficient National Guard. It
| is the annual school of instruction and
the storms and delayed trains could
i not prevent the opening day from be-
| ing a success. Incidentally it was a
great reunion, and that the officers
We're glad TO see each other again goes
without saying. 1t is not very often
they get together. and when they 90
| they lose 10 time in getting busy with
"reminiscences with old friends and in
! forming friendship with the newly COM
lnissioned men. When Aujutart Cen
eral Fdinham called the school to Or
der in tho hail of the House. at II \
NJ. there We're about so officers pres
ent. Later more arrived and in the
afternoon There were about 20 present.
representing every one of tn y conf
pdnlS Of the two regiments rs well is
the Signal Corps ;,nd the Naval r.
serves. There @erc also Il good num-
bay of tn. field and staff of both raei-
I mcntS. and several members of the
Governors Staff, as Well as six regu-
lar army officers.
Il Tie forenoon session was Il short
one and was devoted merely TO organ
iZitiOn. After Il brief talk on the pur-
posi- Of The gathering and the cOndi-
Il ton OF The Guard. General Farnhain
introduced col. l.. II. Kendall of the
LIST Regiment. the senior officer of the
Guard. as the PIE siding officer of the
| session and he was received with 4
hearty round Of applause. AS Cover
| nor Hill WAS in his office and had eX-
pressed his desire to meet the officers
personally. an adjournment WAS soon
made AMI each of the officers had AZ
. opportunity to pay his respects to the
misunderstanding. They We're pre-
scented by Colon"ls Kendall ana New
comb ;ii,d the informal reception was
much enjoyed by all.
TIE afternoon session WIS called to
order at . o'clock. The first paper of
the session was by Capt. Mark l..
4 Hersey Of the 4th Inf. a native of
I Maine. and Il favOrite with the Guard
i here IL has seen service in the Phil
ippines and in China. and his paper
WAS of much interest t. all. Without
taking any particular text he dWelt in
IL general way upon the work and re-
!. sponsiblity OF the officers Of the mill
tia and threw out many helpful hints.
I His thorough understanding Of
Names conditions made his paper of
i special value. Another good paper Of
i the afternoon session was that of
Capt. Chas. J. Symmonds Of the 12th
/ Inf. OIL The Duties and Instructions
of Infjntry Captains lie was FOL
lowed by Lieut.. John ". Gulick. Of
the Artillery Corps, with a paper on
I ,1s'
Major Robert Burns. a surgeon of the
n Artillery Corps. read q paper filed
with practical pointers from his pro-
III feSsional point of view.
The evering session had fewer pre-
ulrarcd papers but more informal talks
and discussions Thos" participating
were Major Edwin NJ. Fuller of Bath,
N surgeon of the ID Regiment: Col. T..
He Din. inspector general of rifle prac-
tee. Lieut.. Harry NJ. Bigelow, the
plrcw city clerk OF Portland. who com
|! mands the Naval Reserve. and Who
gave his impressions and opinions Of
last summers war maneuvrcS: Lic3t.
I'll Everett G.. Sculiy, OF the Naval Re
Ill SCI ve$. who talked on rife practic"
III from the standpoint Of the company
\ inspectors: Lieut.. John J. Dooley. il
III aUc,:rI. of rife practice of the LIST Reg
U intent: and others.
ii During their stay here. the line OIL
III Gers of tie 1st Regiment III" quartcr"d
It Hotc! North. those of the I'd Rel
IN n:cnt 1T >hi Cony House. and the Held
III and staff officers and tn" guests at tn"
II Hallrwell House. There will hc clos
ing sessions of thc school. this fore
Vnnaa. each regiment having Il school
Ivy itself instead of Il joint session as
III yesterday.