Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-06
LOCAL MATTERS.
DESERVED PROMOTION.
Lieut.. John J. Dooley Gets ApPo'nt
me,t to Governors Staff.

The many augusta A'SN =,
the members of the Nationai Guaru' ..
Lieut. John J. Dooley. Inspector oi
Rifle Practice. 1st ln1ahtr!' WI" o
,.leascd to learn Of his appointment
Assistant Inspector-General OF hii!e
Practice on Gov. CObbs stan, Win 'he
rank of major.
The announcement was maze at tiie>
opening session Of the school or m
struction for the First Regiment OF IN
fantry, which opened in Portland. yes
terday, by Inspector General Chas. =.
Davis. who read the general order max
ing the appointment, which was Is
sued from the Office of the adjutant
general. Tuesday.
After the applause which greeted the
announcement had subsided. Gen. DAVIS
went on to explain the reasons for the
appointment. He recalled to the officers
the change in the law four years ago
by which the office Of regimental III
spector of rifle practice was done away
with, under the Impression which pre-
vailed at the time that the VAR de-
uartment was to authorize an extra
lieutenant for each volunteer regiment
10 be known as an ordnance offcer
Had this change been made the regi-
mental inspectors would have been re-
anpointe5 as ordnance officers. But the
war dopartment did not make the
change and so at the expiration OF ms
present commission Lieut.. DOGGY would
be out of the service.
"Apd" continued Gen. Davis. Lieut.
Dooley has done too much tor IN"
guard to be lost to us in that way ana
to he sure that his services would De
retained, Gen. Farnnarl suggested to
Gov. COBB the advisability OF creating
a new office, making. Lieut.. Dooley
major and assistant .inspector-general
of rifle practice Of his staff. Gov. Cobb.
who has been ever ready to accede to
any request for the be:terment of the
States military service, was pleased to
make the appointment and it gives me
the greatest possible pleasure to make
the announcement at this time
I. will be agreed by all National
guarGsmen in Augusta and through
out the State generally, that Lieut.
Dooley has fully earned the gold oak
leaf which will now ornament the dark
blue ground of his shoulder-straps.
During the time that he has filled his
present position he has done more to
awaken and keep up an interest lii
shooting than any other officer who
ever held down a similar position in
the guard of this state. He has become
recognized by the ri1emen of national
standing as an efficient ara enterprls-
ing inspector and the news of his ad-
ya,,ccment will be read with interest
and appreciation by the men who con-
.1eeate each year at Sea Girt for the
,.,;on,J ,;,la matches The great sue
cess OF the indoor tournament this WIN
ter is wholly due TO his enthusiasm:
work and the several successful shoosS
which have been held on the city OF
Portland range in the past have also
been carried through by his work.
Every spare moment that he has IS
devoted to rife practice and there Is
nothing new crops out which he does
not promptly investigate. And seVerai
things which are now in Senerai USE
throughout the country were perfected
nv him. The DoOley target for indoor
work is exclusively used in the guard
Of many states and his oils for tn"
krag have been very generally adopteu.
Under his new commission Lieut..
Dooley will be the assistant of COlonei
nil ihe irspector-generll Of rifle prac-
tice, and his work will be done for the
entire guard: .insteai OF for the first
regiment alone It IS to be regretted
that Gen. Farnham was unable through
illness to be present nt the school To-
day when General Orders No. were
raad for he has long been in favor OF
the change and to him is TO be ascrioN'
the credit for working out the plan.