Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-12
Sa|uting Of Sacred Bat
Heflags Final Ceremony.
The Results Of the Encampnaat
list Reg. Enters Camp, To-day. !;

ton given in the posting Of an OUT
post, and words, fail to express the de-
gree of confidence and esteem in which
the genial captain is now held by his
comrades of the past week.
On the other hand, Captain johnson
is we'll pleased with the showing made
by the regiment that he was here to
instruct and says that the class Of the
work was excellent, far better than n
ordinarily the case in a National Guard,
and further stated to a representative
of the Journal that he considered that
the regiment was made up of excellent
material and the conduct of the officers
and men. in camp, was Of the best. no
case of disorderly conduct having come
to his notice. He considers the regi-
ment finely equipped and thinks that
the work of the past week has been
exactly what was needed to give the
largest amount of instruction to the
men i'm the shortest possible space Of
time.
The work has been out of the Ordin-
airy. by that it is meant that the or
binary routine Of the armory drill. such
as fours right, by the right flank, right
and left about, together with the man.
ual of arms has been discarded except
that which was necessary in carving
out the more intricate maneuvers. In
other words the drills have been tax
en- in hand on larger scale and have
been something that it would be i'm
possible for the company commanders
to do at home. other than the theoreti-
cal explanation of the maneuvers.
The entire work of the officers of the
staff, companys, etc, has been par ex-
cellence; especially has this proved to
be true in the work of receiving the
food and the entire list Of officers of
the commissary department deserve
the praise of all them. The quality
and variety of the food has been bet
ter than ordinarily, and for. the most
part has been handed to the men in
the most palataole style.
The neatness of the camp, too has
been one Of the most noticeable fea-
lures and many of the visitors during
the week were wont to remark on the
general clean and neat appearance of
the grounds. This cleanliness was not
result of everyone putting their waste
paper. food. etc. in their pockets, but
was on account of the excellent fatigue
guard that were policing the grounds
from time to time.
The men behaved themselves first
rate, according to the reports from the
police of the neighboring cities, when
they were outside Of the camp limits
and no arrest has been recorded. 1t is
a wonderful thing, too, considering
that some of the boys look upon
week in camp as one grand good time.
ana simply goes to show that year by
year the Guard is attaining a higher
plane Of excellency and that only the
pest of men are enlisted in the ranks.
In saying the men behaved we'll, they
did taken collectively, but there was an
incident that happened during the last
night of camp that left a bad taste in
the mouth, after the record OF the week
and went to show that the Guard Is and y
should be only for those who are ready
and willing to do their full duty. One
of the men in Co. M, one who has
seen service I'm the United States navy
and previous service in the Massachu-
sets National Guard, after being de.
tailed at three different times during
the week for guard duty, had taken
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