Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-08
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be held at the camp grounds. Thurs
day, Governors day. In response TO
the invitations sent out July is, COL
Onel Frances Keefe, the secretary OF
the association, has received the accep-
tances Of four of the former governors
Of Maine, they being Hons. Edwin c.
Burleigh. John F. Hill. General Selden
Common and Llewellyn Powers.
Complete arrangements have been
made for the reception Of the distin-
guished visitors and with 4 good day,
the attendance at the reunion and the
number OF visitors is expected to far
excel those Of previous like occasions.
The weather cleared at O'Clock
In the morning. and what at the outset
promised to be dull dreary day turned
ut to be fine and the soldiers gladly well
coined the suns appearance. The grass
dried and the officers changed their
service boots for shoes and soon the
chilled dreary appearance of the first
hours of the morning changed and tn.
camp assumed an appearance of activ-
ity.
The program for the day followed
the routine of the above printed sched-
ule for the first day of real work
the day was a success i'm every way,
| the men taking hold well and after the
first fifteen minutes of drill began to
| assume a precision and unison of
| movement that would do credit to
regular army regiment. The first drill
call was sounded at 7.55 and a few
minutes later the three battalions fled
out to the parade ground and began
| work in the drills. The start of the
drill was far from perfect, owing per-
hapS to the fact that the men have had
| little practice in this form Of drill, but
after a few evolutions the men began
to swing into line in good shape and at
| the completion of the first drill the
| officers announced themselves we'll
pleased with the appearance Of the
| men. The start was what m'ght be
| called suspicious and before the tour
of duty is ended the men will be in
| shape for real actual warfare should
such thing come 20 be an actually.
| When the recall sounded, however
it was not with feeling of regret that
the boys filed back to their quarters,
| and waited for the mess call 1t was
| rather the leading of a strenuous life
y
Ing to march to and fro over the pa
| rade, with the grass bristling in the
| dew, but the first drill is always the
hardest and now that the men know
what is expected of them, they will
| appear to q better advantage in each
succeeding drill.
Following the drill the next real
military movement was the guard
mount. This passed off better than
the one of Sunday morning and was
really very creditable performance. a
pretty sight to look upon and inspired
more than one of the on lockers with
the fire of patriotism
The food of the I'd Regiment is
all that could be desired and is one Of
the most pleasing features of the camp.
The quality Is of the best, issued right
on time, and last but not least the sew
eral companies have cooks that know
| how to cook and the natural sequence
is that the boys have no occasion to
feel hungry. The menu Monday was:
breakfast. steak ana onions, baked po-
| tatoes, white bread. hard bread, dough-
nuts and coffee. Dinner, corned fish.
potatoes, onions, white bread. hard
Dread, coffee and boiled rice; supper
fish balls. white bread, hard bread,
prunes. tea and coffee.
The military attache of the Cd Regi-
ment, detailed by the national govern
ment as instructor, Capt. Evan NAL
bone Johnson, Jr., of the Sth United
States Infantry, is a man Of prepos-
sessing appearance, tall. straight, 1.-the
and in fact having the stamp of the
full-hedged military man at all times
apparent and one who has thus early I'm
lie OF the encampment of 1905 secured
the respect of the entire force of off,
GERS and mon of the I'd Regiment.
Captain johnson was detailed to the
camp as a military instructor and by
his thorough knowledge of the military
and his easy off-hand way of impart-
Ing this information and experience to
those with whom he comes in contact
is proving a world Of good to the regf-
ment. Captain johnson takes occasion
several times daily to give lectures to
the non-commissioned and the commits
stoned officers. too. on subjects direct
ly relative to military life. These are
not what would be called manufac-
tured orations, no, nothing of the sort,
but they are talks on military affairs,
such as the conduct of all officers and
men on hike. what is needed as a
preventative Of disease, repelling Of In
fantry attacks and all manner of
things to prepare the State Guard for
active work in the field.
These talks are serving a double pur-
pose, first because they are instructive,
and secondly they are entertaining
mainly through the polished manner in
which the speaker invariably addresses
the men. But words fail to tell the ex-
tent to which the captain has endeared
himself to all hands and the words of
a sergeant of Co f: HE is all right"
expresses the idea pretty well.
These addresses, talks, etc, will be |
continued throughout the week to the
I'd Regiment and the captain will also
be in camp to instruct the officers and |
ment of the LIST Regiment. |
Captain johnson began his military
training in 1852, Immediately after
graduating from the Brooklyn Poly
technic Institute, enlisting in the 10th
u. 5. Infantry. Three years later, in |