Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-06
NATIONAL GUARD,
School Of Instruction a
Great Success.
National Guard Association Or.
ganized -..0tticers Chosen.
Sessions Characterized by Interest
land .Energys. Throughout.

The school Of instruction for the Of
ficers Of The lst and I'd Regiments OF
the National Guard OF the State, which
commenced Wednesday evening and
closed Thursday noon, after two most
interesting sessions, was the most sue
ceSSful event of that nature in the his
tory CT the Guard and will. il is
thought, be productive Of results that
canunt fail TO prove of decided benefit
TO the organization Never has a meet
ing been held where there was an
amount OF interest shown as was ap-
parent IT the different sessions of the
one que stinn, and never before was the
welfare of the Guard more apparent III
the sentiments expressed by the Off
GERS OrcSent.
This feeling was apparent i'm the
opening session Wednesday evening.
The attendance was large. there being
present nearly every commissioned Off
Ger of The Guard. and it is safe to say
that every officer present came there
with feeling in his heart to do some
thing for The good Of the cause This
feeling took form in the appointment
of q committee To draft resolutions i'll
relation TO the needed improvements in
the Guard
The Thursday morning session which
opened in Representatives hall at $50,
was equally interesting. The condition
OF the Maine militia was discussed. pa
per: were read by different officers
present, and the session Throughout,
was Il most profitable one.
A ft1fllrl of the session wac tho or
ganiZation of an association to be
ton Of the State Of Maine. the primary
object Of which was. in few words,
the good of the service. Officers of the
association were chosen as follows:
President-Col. Elliott c. Dill of Port
land. inspector general of rifle practice.
Vice President-Lieut Col. F. NJ.
Hume If Houlton. "a Infantry
Secretary TreaSurcr-Capt. Walter
May of FoNcroft, I'd Infantry.
Executive COmmittee-COl. Newcomb
of Passport. commanding I'd Infantry;
Col Collins OF Portland. commanding
1St Infantry; Major PreSson of Farm
instnn. ID Infantry: Major Welch Of
Portland. lst Infantry, and Lieut.. Soul
~ Of Portland, commanding the Ships
Co, Naval Reserves.
1t was voted to send delegates to
the meeting of the Interstate National
Guard Association to be held at BoS-
ton, Mass. Jan. j., IA and Is, 1908, and
the delegates appointed were Lieut..
Col. F. NJ. Hume Of Houlton. "a In
fantry. and Capt. J. w. Nash of Nor
way, LIST Infantry.
The matter of conforming to the
wishes of the war department and re-
organizing the infantry into an auxil-
larry to the Coast Artillery was laid
upon the table.
One CT the matter which will be TAX
en- up by the association for the i'm
proVcment of the Guard is that of mil
itary obstruction and an effort will be
made to have an officer from the regu-
lar arrlv detailed for the purpose, the
officer desired for that purpose being
Capt Ansnll. who is inStructor-at-Iaw
at West Point. and who was associated
with the Guard at the maneuvers AT
Portland last August.
The Teeting was adjourned shortly
before noon. with the feeling on the
part of al that much had been accom-
pliShrd AMI that a start had been made
in the right direction, and il is under
stood that the next Legislature will be
asked Why the young men Of the state
who sacrifice their time, money and
energy should not be assisted and en-
Ouraged in the work of maintaining
the National Guard of Maine and keep
ing it on level with the Guard Of
other states.