Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-18

Every man In the regiment was
dirty. that is, dusty, from the march
through the streets, but there were
many exclamations of admiration as
the 1st Regiment came into camp. NOV
ing as a unit to the music OF the Dand.
Nothing but the most favorable OF re-
ports have been heard during the day
concerning the regiment and the as
sembled multitude had the satisfaction
of seeeing chat the reports concerning
the regiment had not been exaggerated
in the least. The column then marched
to their respective quarters where they
enjoyed rest preparatory to the grand
review that was to take place a little
| later in the afternoon.
The men enjoyed themselves In va
rious ways, but the larger part of them
| either participated in or watched the
various athletic sports held under the
| direction of Captain William Goodwin
| Of Co. X, Captain Bennett of Co. F and
Lieutenant Mccarthy of Co. I. These
! sports were q grand success and will
| be spoken of more fully in another col
umn.
The inspection and the review of the
regiment by the commander-in-chief
and staff was a highly interesting and
| spectacular feature to the multitude of
assembled spectators and passed off
| without q hitch. The regiment formed
| on the parade, in the form of battalion.
| and on the basis Of battalion prece-
| dance with the 1st Battalion resting on
| the right and the Sd Battalion on the
| left. When the line had been formed
the commander-in-chief and staff
| went along the line, front and rear, and
| Inspected the regiment, during which
time the band struck up the familiar
| strains of Hail to the Chief" and
| then took positions at the eastern end
| of the field while the regiment passed
in review.
| 1t was then that an opportunity was
had to thoroughly see the fine points Of
| the regiment. In perfect step, with per-
| feet alignment and with arms at right
| shoulder except when passing the re-
| viewing position, the regiment present
| ed a handsome spectacle. The head
| quarters building was crowded with
| spectators and teams and specta-
tors in large numbers could be
seen at all points Of vantage
| over the large parade ground. 1t is
| estimated that there were fully 1000
| people present during the afternoon re-
| view.
There were many happenings Of in
terest in almost every quarter Of the
camp. and here and there among the
crowds could be seen a camera fiend
taking pictures of every conceivable
subject that offered a good background
and gave promise of a good negative.
|
to be of the regiment and especially
the staff officers, during the review.
Then the boys We're all ready and will
Ing to furnish amusement for the
guests at the camp and now and then
one could see boy in blue rising above
the tent tops having been chosen as a
fit subject for a blanket ride. Then
there were boxing matches, wrestling
for company championships. jumping
and In fact everything conceivable in
the line of athletic sport.
| Camp Cobb probably never before
presented the enlivened appearance
that it did yesterday. and the weather
without doubt had lots to do with the
attendance. and the flags flying at the
top. with the white flag with the pine
| tree thereon coming next and beneath
this the Maine State seal. Then there
were the two hospital flags floating
| from the divisions of the medical and
this. too. added to the enlivened ap-
pearance Of the camp.
When the day was over all of the
| men, the officers and last but not least,
the spectators all united in saying that
the day was one of the most success
full ever experienced on Camp Cobb
But it was a noticeable feature that
the attendance should have been so
much larger to the exercises, yester-
day. then there were a week ago. Last
Thursday there were present specta-
tors to the number of possibly 400, and
the regiment was practically what
might be called home regiment, there
being the I'd Battalion made up Of COM
panies from Waterville, Skowhegan, 1
Gardiner and Augusta, while yesterday, |
1000 people turned out to see the 1st
Regiment. 1t might have been the cool |
ness of the weather as compared with |
a week ago, but nevertheless, 1t was
fact much remarked about by those |
that attended both reviews.
The last issue has been made from
the commissary department and when |
the last loaf of bread had been issued |
10 the company quartermasters. yester- |
DAY. the commissary was about as |
clean as any similar department has |
ever been in the history of the Nation |
al guard in this State. The officers of |
this department did some pretty close
hSuring and considering that the men !
had all that they wanted the result |
could not have been better. For in
stance, there were three candles IN no