Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06
FIELD DAY.
Third Regiment, Uniform
Rank, K. Of P.
Entertained by King Co., No
a, Today and Thursday.
Concert and Ball This Evening. Field DAY
Sports Thursday Afternoon.

The annual Field day exercises of the
Sd Regiment Of the Uniform Rank l.
Of F., will be held in this city Thurs
day. for which an all-day program has
been arranged, but in reality the festiv-
tiles attendant upon this brilliant Oc-
caSi0n will begin today with the arrival
Of the different companies Of tn. r,ei-
ment, and the Grand military concert
ana bail this evening.
The companies Will arrive by the
morning trains, the Rockland. Gardi-
ner and Halloween companies coming in
on train No. | at about 9.DI. The com
panics from the East, which will include
those from Waterville Sk.Whrgan
Pitsficii, Bangor and Belfast will ar
rive on train No. GA. at about $40 and
with them will be Colonel Walter T..
Reed of Natervi.l lie and staff. al-O NJ jor
Hiram @. Ray of Watervllle and staff,
Of the "a battalion.
1t iG expected that Brig Cen WeS-
ley q. Smith of Portland and staff. who
Will be the guests of the regiment on
this occasion, will also arrive on the
morning train. During the stay OF Gen
Smith ard staff in the city their head
quarters win he at the Halowell house
The he lent Il he ldquaItars during the
two days will be at the armory of
King 60. in the Nickery building.
To-day will be devoted 10 the enter
tainment of the guests and will be OF
the nature of an assembly day. At
ter the arrival of the different COM
panies of the regiment the time until
will ht4 HaNntpI n TING
quaiGtcd and an exchange OF courtesies,
and after dinner the members of the
regiment will go To Togus, leaving the
city at 30 o'clock by special cars over
the line of the A. w. & G. Railway.
At the National Home they will visit
the different points Of interest and
probably listen to Il concert by tie Ma
tional Home Band. They will leave
Togus on their return to Augusta at
$50 or 5 o'clock.
AT I O'Clock in the evening a business
meeting will be held. and at SIS all
will adjourn to City hall where a grand
concert and bah has been rendered by
the members of King 90. in honor of
the occasion. Music will be furnished
for til. concert and dancing by Dennis
orchestral and the following excellent
concert program will be rendered from
SD to .:
March-"Free Lance" Sousa
overturc-"R Raymond" A. Thomas
INTERIM, ZZC-''SpOontime." l.. Thomas
selection-"lt Happened in Nordland; :.
Nedley-"PCpular Hits Thto Moses
Fmalr-"On Parade, Scout"n
Thursday will be devoted to the eXer-
cise.' consequent upon Field day, the
program opening with a grand parade
by the regiment at 10 O'Clock III the
forenoon. The line Will be formed in
Market Square and at 1919 will move
up Water street to Bridge, to state
down State to Western avenue, up
Western avenue to Chapel, up Chapel
to Winthrop, up Winthrop To SeWall
down Sewall to Capitol. down Capitol
to state. up state to Grove, and down
Grove to Water street. whtr the parade
will be dismissed.
Dinner will be served from 40 until
IL. ard at 1.45 in the afternoon the
regiment will re- form in Market suare,
and Will march to the muster field by
way Of Water and Grove streets to
Western avenue, wher the exercises
will De held. The program at the mus
ter field will include a competitive drill
at 30 for the magnificent silver cup,
the gift of Col. Reed which will be fol
lowed by field sports at 40 ana at !,
o'clock will com" the dress parade,
when the entire regiment Will be re
viewed hy Brig. Cen. Smith and staff.
After trcSs lara e the regiment win re
turn to Water street VIII re tn,- pa..,de
will be dismissed.
The GbsCrvances of the day will close
with drgree work by King Co. at Castle
nan at 80.
Charles II. Porter Division. No G.
of Calais, will lie the guests of King
Co during the two days, the entertain
ment being a return for courtesieS eX-
tended By the Calais company on the
occasion of the visit of King co. tC
that city last season. A party Of L
members Of the first named company
arrived in the city on train No. 102 yes
terday afternoon. in charge of Capt
f. r. McGregOr and Lieuts. McPher-
son and Smith. Capt McGregor re-
GREETED that no more of his men could
| be present, but it was impossible for
| them to get away.
Asylum Lodge, No. 20. I. q. q. F..
will extend the cOurtesies of its lodge
rooms to the visiting members Of the
Uniform Rank X of p. and the lodge
room will b. open this afternoon from
| . to 6 o'clock, with member Of the
| lodge in attendance.