Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-24
Times Are Busy in Ma
tona| Guard Circles.
different Branches Preparing
For Tour Of Duty.
In Sweden Wants Location Of
State Road Changed.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
u..t Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, July 9, at 10 A. M.

u
1 With the annual tour of duty of the
National Guard of the State of Maine
ouly about five weeks away there will
10 busy times among the different or
! eanizations of the Guard from now
until some time after the tour has been
completed and the troops have re-
I ,urned to their respective home sta
\ .ions. and all who are actively con-
nected with the Guard are busy with
the work of getting everything into
readiness for the occasion. At the Of
] fire of A1jutant General Dill details for
the coming tour are being worked out
and the commanding officers of both
I regiments Of infantry and of the naval
reserves are busy with the work of pre-
1 urinary arrangements, while the COM
Il .aany commanders are making every
Effort to perfect their organizations in
the matter of drill in order that thew
NAV present the best appearance pos
sble.
In the case of the First Regiment of
I Infantry, which has been assigned to
dlty in the forts at Portland harbor
and will receive instruction in heavy
artillery practice. everything Is being
done in the way of assistance The
Commands have been furnished with
! large blue print drawings of the heavy
guns which they are to man and the
! latest publications relative to coast ar
tllery have been drawn and issued to
them A conference has been arranged
4 between Capt Harry T. Carver of Au-
u burn quartermaster of the first Regi-
ment of Infantry, and capt. G. a. Hub
bard, quartermaster of the Portland
Artillery District. at which all quar-
termastcrs' details will be gone over
and arrangements perfected for the
prompt movement of the troops.
Col Newcomb of the Second Regi-
ment of Infantry, whose command will
80 into camp at Camp Fernald Aug. 2,
for tour of ten days, plans to make
! thu encampment strickIy business like,
and in advance to the regulation drill
in advance and rear guard and the 9TH
e problems of field service will ar
range for a series of schools and lee
lures for the commissioned and non
commissioned officers.
For instance, the judge advocate gen.
gal. Col A. j. Stearns of Norway, will
be asked to speak to the officers on
military law, particularly in regard to
BE new military law passed at the last
ession Of the Legislature, the officers
hi the ordnance department., Col. John
]. DooIey Of Portland and Major Gill
of fi,,Iy
lure on small arms qualifications prac-
ice the inspector general, Gen. James
h. Moriarty of Lewiston, will give a
PRACTICAL talk on the workings of his
department., the cummissary general,
Col. George NJ. Kavanaugh of Lewis
ton, will have schools for the battal-
non commiSSarieS and company quar-
termastcr sergeants. and the surgeon
general, Col. James b. ONeil of Port
land VIII lecture on camp hygiene and
tAe care of troops i'm the field. In this
way the several staff departments will
come into closer working touch with
Tie line and line officers will receive a
Paye amount of practical instruction
Ng lines difficult to work out from
te lext books.
The Second Regimental team match
Will probably be shot on the state
range during the encamrmcnt and the
range will be kept open for qualifica-
eeh practice at such hours as will not
EMertere with the routine of the camp.
~ l'-days' camp it will be possible
thoroughly work out the officers
aad men, and they should return home
isr more efficient from a field service
pint of view than they ever have from
ask days camp.
Is il course hoped that there will
Two companies of regular infantry
"uty at the camp of the Second Reg
~eht, The presence of regular troops
WI mean an every day object lesson
Inc National Guardsman in how the
regular does his work and would add
Aa'erlaly to the efficiency of the Sec
@nd Regiment.
number Of changes are being made
me blank forms used by the Maine
sa'ohal Guard, the idea being to
aug the forms as close as possible to
%o~ IN the regular service. so that if
6oHIHdtipiiS ttIt tNct NstiiSu
aclve service they would be famil-
with the paper work of the regu-
as' There has been recently issued a
"" FORM Of invoice and receipt which
"Sey opportunities the like blank in
army. 1t may be used either as an
'"e or receipt simply understanding
word invoice" or receipt" 1t
es the place of several blanks and
simplify invoicing and receipting
property. A new requisition blank
=" preparation and also a new enlist
eA' blank by which the clerical labor
S"mpany commanders will be great
nshtened and simplified. Blank
"h We're secured from all the states
nv, territories and the blanks for the
ae National Guard will embody the
sN practical ideas They have been
Mpaied by Gen. Charles Il. Davis of
auJutant generals Office and will
IN. the paper work much less of a
u man it has been in the past.
s;,. e ordinance department is busy
h,a n The final details for the state team
M. which will be held at Brunswick
NV. and Saturday, July and 3. Be
~ oo and 60 candidates have been
nana nhehded from whom the Ordi-
o;0 e department will select the IL
Mn N'Pals and three alternates who
~, represent the State in the New