Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-19


,u,stiou t!at many Of the staff officers
ana tie officers ana the men Of both
the lst ana ~ regiments are asking
each other, and the general reply |
seems To ID trut it WAS worth the cost
many times over. OF course, the rou- |
Tin. Of Il week in camp has been fSlt |
more or. les* Ivy the men. many OF |
whom work daily at occupations that
keep them of thci" feet, and as Il con-
sequence when il came to hiking over
the parade for an hour and Il halt
twice a day they naturally suffered Il
little lameness. Lut even this feature
had its pleasant side. for there have
teen few cases of boys reporting that
they could not sleep nights.
Last night the camp grounds pre-
scented a deserted appearance in great
contrast to tic scenes Of activity tDat
hove been apparent during the pas
two weeks: and if the truth be told
the boys OF the LIST Regiment left III ?
grounds with feelings of regret as they
all have enjoyed the stay in Camp
Cobb There has been lots of work
doing guard 'luty. fatigue. drilling ard
yaradi1g. i,ut it has been world Of
good and ii is probably safe to assert
That today finds both regiments of N"
Maine militia i'll 4 state OF excellence
never before known. And that is not
an for at the conclusion of the days
work yesterday morning. preparatory
To inducing n the MONDAY meal, Cap
tain Johnson. the government repre-
sentative sent hero to instruct the OIL
ccrS ynd zen of the Guard, took occa-
sion to congratulate personally III" reg
imnnt on its fine appc2 rance and noted
Improvement This compliment must
hav" brcn -44-S.-+A-e-+- -it--+--Tr
that 4 regular army officer throws
commitments around promiscuously.
TIL officers Of the staff. too. have
only words of praise for the work o:
the men during the past encampment.
not only for the way in which the,-
lave perform Il the soldiers duty in
the cEovutiu% of commands and keep
ing their quarters in a state of excel
lcnCc hardly before known in 4 camp
Of volunteers. but their department
with few exceptions has been Of the
best.
Especially Was this true Of til" 2d
Regiment only one man having been
put i'll til" gurrl house during til" on
tire tow sc duty OF this ReGim"!'t. Of
the First there was 4 different story 10
tell during the early hours Of the en-
Campmcnt when the boys let their spir-
it,; ct the best of them and rs con-
sequence there was some trouble and
moro thar one man landed in the
guard house. But this was only .
thing of passing moment for the boys
soon learned that there was something
to do beside have II good time and they
buckl"d down to work and the latter
Fart If the enc2mpment was noticcably
free from unpleasant features.
The conduct of The mcn was far
above what * naturally expected OF
volunteer soldiers who were having
what tc many will nrJv" the only vacA
ton they viii see this y'ar. But this
is only as it should b" for the men of
both regiments are only mortals that
come IN daily contact with other citi-
ZcnS OF the state AMI they should BE- as
gcntlemauiy IL a uniform as Vi civilian
clothes. Aside from this though there
was anoth,r feature ~ tLr cncamp-
mcnt that Vts one az its best features
and that Ms the cleanliness OF tn"
camp. TIL. officers saw to Il that there
were details daily u beck after thJ
policing o.. tn ,slH'n and c"trv PARTED
of Waste matter WAS pi, l,cL from thy
ground a. fast az i would fall and ~
q result there has passed INTO oblivion
:. rCrn'-i OF cleanliness ilIt has never
brfor" been SURPASSED here.
or the several features OF camp life.
III" work. the pleasures ana the food Of
tn" officers ana men. the journal has
fully told the past two weeks. and therN
II ~r . y.
former stories. already tod. 1t is how
ever safe to say that the recent CAM
has been the most successful of any
that has been held III Augusta in years.
The closing day OF the encampment
dawnCd bright and fair and with Il
gentle southeast wini blowing over tn
grounds il made an IDEAL cay in which
10 break camp and The day presented
marked cuI,tI-Ast.to tae-.Eight before.
for III" boys realizing that this was
their last uiGTrt in cam, were in to
make the best of it. or Tho most Of il
rather. Immediately aztec mess the
boys of the different COMPANIES gath
cred in groups and sung every one %
the latest sentimental ana comic songs
that are contained u amy g: the up-to-
date music stores and some Of III,
""-h'dT that floated over tile camr MS
rally good although there WAS a larg.
"r part that showed Il woeful lack Of
training Of yoiceS.
Not satisfied with having good Tina
IN Ia.