Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-05

talon adjutant in the 1st Infantry
was visiting Camp Cobb and greeting
former associates in the Guard yes
terday.
The hours Of collecting from the mail
box at the front of the Y. NJ. c. A.
tent are ?15 A. NJ, 2.15 and $50 p. NJ.
Mail will be delivered to brigade head
quarters at $50 and 1890 A. M. and
435 +. NJ, and distributed to the men
at their quarters by the regimental
Chaplains, and Mr. Dunmore of the Y.
NJ. c. A.
\ spcciai car to the Muster field was
put on Tuesday afternoon, and will be
continued during the week. The car
will make round trips of 20 minutes be-
tween the field and the city. leaving the
postoffice on the hour and at 2O-min-
ute intervals thereafter. This car runs
Independently of the regular car to
Winthrop.
A special car between the city and
Camp Cobb was put on Tuesday after
noon an6 will be continued during the
week The ear will run from $40 A. NJ.
to 1910 p. NJ. 1t will leave the bridge
at IL ana 40 minutes past the hour and
the hour. Returning, it will leave the
Muster field at p and IS minutes past
the hour.
Col Elliott G. Dill. Chief of ord
mace, yesterday issued circular that
The State range on the Written road
will be open for qualification practice
with the rifle each afternoon during the
present tour Of duty, with the exception
of Thursday, Aug. I. Company conf
manderS are TO send to the range such
men as they anticipate difficulty in Sc
curing opportunity to qualify on their
home range
By orders issued yesterday CIVILIANS
will enter the camp by the roadway
between the guns. The posts lying on
the eastern side of the camp are Nos.
and 2. Post No. / extends from the
houtheast corner of the suffers tent to
point in the rear of the tent OF the
commanding officer. Post No. extends
from the extremity of No. to the road
leading III front of general headquar-
tiers. No Civilian will be permitted to
enter or leave camp over Post No. /
unless on duty III the camp; and 10 one
but officers may enter or leave the
camp over TOSt No 3 No one will be
permitted to interfere with the reveilIe
gun, or to wander around the battery
park. Automobiles will not be permit
ted within the lines thus drawn.
At this camp the strict minutiae Of
official etiquette are being observed
Not merely the courtesy due from one
man to another is expected, by strict
conformity to prescribed rules. The
following is the purport of circular
served IN the staff and line officers:
Officers of the National Guard will
visit the tents of their superior officers
only upon matter of official business,
or at such times as they are assured
that their presence there may be de-
sired. 1t is necessary to preserve the
distinction existing between The vari-
Gus grades. and lettering around the
tent of Il superior when unsolicited Is
not conducive to this end. Officers be-
fore addressing regimental command
er. or the camp commander upon a
matter of official business, will speak
first to their adjutant An officer, be-
fore entering the tent of his superior,
will rap upon the tent-pole, and will
await there the superior's pleasure. All
officers will, before making official re-
ports, stand at attention and salute;
and if indoors will uncover, unless
wearing arms