Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-03
80 A. NJ. Mess call, breakfast.

$50 A. NJ. Mess call, breakfast.
$40 A. NJ. Sick and fatigue calls.
Fatigue will be the signal for the men
to police tents and company streets.
Work at the muster field in prepara-
ticn for the coming events of this week
has been in progress for some time.
but Saturday morning informed quar-
tefmasters and commissionaries took a
hand in affairs and soon the field as
sumed an appearance decidedly mill
tary.
In accordance with General Orders
No. II, issued June 20. the cOmmissary
general with the regimental and bat
talon commissaries, reported for duty
on Friday. Saturday morning the reg
mental Quartermasters and company
uuartermaster sergeants and company
cooks arrived.
Putting up the officers tents occupied
the most of the day Saturday. Inc
field is laid out about the same as In
former years, with the tents of the
camp commander and his staff at the
eastern side of the field, the tents of
the officers running in north and south
rows, the rows being arranged in the
usual order Of rank.
The officers mess was opened up
Saturday, and everything put in read
mess at the cook houses for the task
of feeding the two regiments when
will, put in their appearance today.
Sunday was a quiet day. Most of the
work preparatory to the arrival OF
the troops had been done and it was
only necessary to gather up a few
loose ends.
An event of some Importance &C.
Cured at noon, when Col Edward Il.
Newcomb of the I'd Regt. officially
took command of the camp, the duties
of colonel of the I'd Regt. developing
upon Lieut.. Col. Frank Nj. Hume.
The following named officers are de-
tailed at the request of the camp COM
nlander to constitute his staff during
the encampment: Capt. Franl, e.
Drake, Pennington. adjt I'd Infantry,
adjutant Col. Edward J. Mayo. Fox
croft, commissary general. commits
sary; Col. James e. O'Neil Portland,
surgeon general, surgeon; Col. Elliott
c. Dill, chief of ordnance, ordnance Of
ficer.
Camp orders We're drawn last even
ing and these will be placed in the
hands of commanding officers up their
arrival in the city today by the adju-
tant
There will be Y. M. G. A. tent on
the field this year, under the State
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A, and
directly in charge Of w. A. Dunmore.
State army secretary, whose head
quarters are at Fort Mckinley Capt.
Ansel has given the association a good
location right in the center of the
camp The tent will contain writ
ing room, with special letter heads,
reading room, with all the best maya
zines, all the best Maine newspapers
and the Boston and New York papers
as WELL A monograph with about 80
of the best records will discourse
music, the machine being loaned by
the Colonial Music Co. of this city.
The secretary is having a souvenir
postcard of the camp made, and copies
of this will be on sale Wednesday
night At least two religious services
will be held, one on Tuesday night and
the other on Thursday night. Rev. H.
F.. Dunnack will address tho Thurs
day night meeting. 1t is also planned
to hold song services for an hour
during each of the other evenings, as
sisted by a quartet among the officers.
Persons visiting the camp are invit-
ed to visit the association tent, where
they will be welcomed by Mr.. Dunmore
or the assistant. Richard Power, of
the Portland Association. The tent
may be easily found as it is located
midway of the field between the 1st
and I'd Regiments, and is much larger
than those surrounding 1t. The mail
of the two regiments will be received
and distributed at this point, and U.
8. mail box will be placed in position
this morning to receive outgoing mat
ter.