Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03
2ND REGIMENT HERE
FOR TOUR OF DUTY
Continued from Page One.)

The regimental and battalion forma =
tion until further orders will be as fol-
| lows during the camp; from right &c
left; First Battalion, Major Frank B.
Cummings of Portland, commanding;
First Lieut.. James w. Hanson of East
port. adjutant; Companies c, of Ban
gor l. of Houlton, of Eastport and F
of Dover; second battalion, Major
George Mel. Presson of Pennington,
commanding; First Lieut. MILFORD S.
Alexander Of Eastport, adjutant; Com
panies K of Pennington, B of Rum
| ford Falls, c of Livermore Falls and
D of Norway; third battalion, Major
Walter ]. Mayo of Dover, command
ing; First Lieut. Thomas NJ. ]. Enright
of Augusta, adjutant; Companies A of
Gardiner, E Of Skowhegan, H of
Waterville and M of Augusta. Com
pany B of Rumford Falls is the color
company.
Last year brigade camp was held,
| the two regiments of Infantry being
| modified here together, which was the
first time since the Spanish War in
1898. This year while the I'd Regiment
1st Regiment is participating in the
JOINT army and navy maneuvres in the
artillery district of Portland. For de-
! cade prior to last year it was the plan
to have one of the regiments in camp
at q time, the regiments alternating
in coming to the rendezvous the first
week. In 1907 the Maine troops Iartici
pated in the maneuvres in the Portland
artillery district, while in 1905 and 1906
the tour of duty was held on the State
camp ground.
Among those connected with the en-
campment and the army duties in prep
aratiOn for the event, but who does
not appear in full dress uniform with
gilded stripes is Captain Thomas E.
Dodge, assistant to the quartermaster
general. Capt. Dodge has been on the
ground for weeks looking after the
hundred and one things that have to
be attended to and for the past three
weeks has had a crew under him, put
ting the grounds and buildings in first
class condition.
John H. Libby of Hallowell is the
camp barber, a position that he has
filled for 81 years. Mr.. Libby was one
of the youngest men in the Civil War
and has followed the vocation of bar
| bering for over 40 years.
| AS has already been stated Thursday
will be Governors day when the COM
niapder-in- will review the troops
and Friday the regimental shoot will
be held on the State range under the
direction of Col. John j. Dooley of
Portland, chief of ordnance, and Ma
jor Gilbert NJ. Elliott of Brunswick,
assistant chief of ordnance Capt
Franklin p. Hutton of the 18th United
States Infantry has been detailed by
the war department as instructor of
the regiment during the tour of duty.
The Kennebec river companies are
located on the extreme left of the en-
campment this year. Battalions are
arranged in accordance with the SEN
iority Of the officer in command and
it so happens that Major Mayo is the
junior battalion commander. Company
of Augusta is located at the extreme
left of the tents in the battalion en-
campment as Captain Bagley is the
junior captain in the matter of ap-
pointment of the five included in this
battalion. Company A Of Gardiner has
mascot this year in the shape of
goat, the property of Private Holbrook
Of Hallowell, which has already at
tracted considerable attention.
The encampment is provided with
telephone connections and the shower
baths, which are being installed in the
stables behind the mess tents, will
prove welcome to the boys after 1rn
work. A remarkable feature of this
encampment is that the Second Regi-
ment comes onto the field without a
single officers place being vacant so
that there is no call for qualification of
new officers on the eve Of active duty
slight difference has been made in
the arrangement of the company tents
this year so that each company faces
to the south, thus giving to each COM
pany a separate street. The tents OF
the captain and lieutenant of each
company face the company street.
Guard duty Is by companies the same
as last year. Col. Newcomb states that
the use of this method proved very
successful at the encampment last year
and he will use it this year as it Sc
cures uniformity, which is greatly to
De desired. Most Of the teams come
into camp this year with strong base
pail teams and some lively games are
expected in the afternoon when the ar
rangements for duty will provide for it.
Games were in progress Monday af-
ternoon between Company B and Com
pany c and between Company d and
Company H.
The Y. M. c. A. tent is much appre-
ciated by both the regulars and the
members of the National Guard 1t is
located at the left of the field and near
the street between Camp Fernald and
the regulars so that it will be easy of
access for both National Guardsmen
and regulars. Home papers from every
town from which the members of the
Second Regiment come are provided in
the reading room and writing material
is also provided. A monograph is in
operation and addresses will be given
by Y. NJ c. A. workers on different
evenings. General Army Secretary W.
A. Dunmore of Fort Mckinley is in
charge with Edwin V. Ross of Port
land as first assistant State Y. NJ c.
A. Secretary Jefferson Smith of Wa
terville was at the Y. NJ. c. A. tent
N6oplor ord rrnhohlx, will ho ,l,,;,,