Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-15
STATE HOUSE.
National Guard Medical
Corps Is Organized.
Route Chosen for Practice
March Of First Infantry.
Company Formed 10 Operate The Riveriew
Company Formed 10 Operate The Riveniew
Worsted Mills al WatenilIe.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, June 22, at 10 A. M.

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Friday, June 22, at 10 A. N.
The following general order announce
| ing the organization Of the medical
| corps of the National Guard OF the
| State of Maine, has been issued from
the office of the adjutant general:
| STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office
| Augusta, June :, 1905.
General Orders No. :.
| |. The medical officers Of the Ma
! tional Guard of the State of Maine are
| hereby organized IS a medical corps,
| consisting of one surgeon general with
| the rank of colonel upon the staff Of
the commander in-chief, two surgeons
with the rank of major, two assistant
| surgeons with the rank of captain two
| assistant surgeons with the rank of
| first lieutenant, one assistant surgeon
| with the rank of lieutenant g. CD and
such other medical officers as future
changes in the formation of the Guard
| may require
Assigned as follows:
One surgeon with rank of ma ior, one
| assistant surgeon with rank of captain.
| and one assistant surgeon with rank of
| first lieutenant to each regiment Of in
| fantry; one assistant surgeon with
| rank of lieutenant (J. CD to the ships
| company naval reserve.
| In case Of vacancy the colonel of the
regiment in which the vacancy shall
| occur shall nominate one surgeon with
| rank of major. one assistant surgeon
| with rank of captain or one assistant
| surgeon with rank of first lieutenant
| as may be required, an assistant sur
geOn with rank of lieutenant CT. CD
| shi-ll be nominated by the commanding
officers of the ships company naval
| reserve.
| All medical officers herafter nomi-
| mated shall be required to pass a strict
| medical and surgical examination be-
| fore being commissioned.
| All commissions in the medical corps
| shall he subject to the same provisions
as govern other commissions in the Ma
| tional Guard of the State of Maine.
| Surgeon and assistant surgeons shall
serve with the regiment by whose
| colonel they We're nominated, unless
| recommended to other duty by tie sur
| saon general and assigned by the COM
| maEder-in chief
| The medical supplies and hospital
| equipments shall be in charge Of the
senior medical officer present who will
| be- required To receipt to the surgeon
| general f'l their proper care AMI safe
| keeping
| IL. The horsital corps is hereby or
| gani2ed and will consist OF.
| Two first class sergeantS,
| six sergeants.
| Twelve privates, first class,
| Six Drivatcs.
| ard such other enlisted men as future
| changes in the formation Of the Guard
| may require.
! Assigned as follows:
One first class sergeant, three ser
| gea ntS, six first class priVateS and three
| privates to each regiment of infantry.
| First class serSeants shall he warrant
| ed by the colonel upon the recommcn-
dation of the surgeon general and 9TH
| er mon-commiSsiOncd officers shall be
| appointed and warranted by the colonel
| upon recommendation of the surgeon
or assistant surgeon serving with his
| command. subject to the approval of
| assistant surgeon serving with his
| command. subject to the approval of
| the surgeon general. Before being
warranted all nOn-commiSsioned
| officers shall be required to pass a
| thorough examination.
| Frivates must be found qualified for
| this service before being enlisted af
| ter which as vacancies occur they may
| be advanced to privateS first class if
they show special ability and aptitude.
| III. Recruiting for this service will
be conducted as far as practicable at
the home stations of the medical
| officers SO that each surgeon and aSsis-
tant surgeon may have charge of at
least one sergeant, two privates first
class and one private.
". Uniforms and equipment for the
hospital corps will be issued by the
quartermaster general. upon requisi-
tion Of the several medical officers who
will be held responsible for the proper
care and preservation of the same.
| Y. Under the provisions of this or
der the following assignment Of medi-
cal officers is hereby promulgated.
To the First Regiment of Infantry.
Major Bal F. Bradbury, Captain
Charles L. Cragin.
To the Second Regiment of Infantry,
Major Edwin NJ. Fuller Captain James
f. Hill, First Lieutenant Fred A.
Chandler.
TO the Ships Company Naval Re-
serve, Lieutenant q. CD George II.
| Turner, Jr.
They will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
BY order of the Commander in Chief,
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM.
| Adjutant General.