Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-04
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chief of ordnance, will be the execu-
tive officer, Major Gilbert NJ. Elliott OF
brunswick, assistant chief of ordnance,
will be the statistical officer and Capt.
DIN NJ. Smith of .Houlton, assistant
INSPECTOR of small arms practice OF the
I'd Infantry, will be the chief range OIL
ficer Of the competition. The command
ing officer OF the I'd Infantry VIII de-
tail four officers as range dinners, TWO
sergeants to serve the telephone ana
eight nom commissioned officers as
scorers. These details will be officers
men not members of teams and will
report to the chief range officer not
later than 123 p. NJ on the day of the
competition.
Duplicate score sheets will be issued
on the day preceding the match and
team captains will deliver such cards
the range. Each card will contain the
full name and rank of each officer and
men composing the team
Visitors were numerous at Camp
Fernald during the day. One of the
earliest was Councillor Kinsman, who
came up by automobile for a brief visit
at headquarters. The visitors admired
the tents because they were so cool and
airy, but when it came to the PROPOSE
tim of drilling during the entire fore
neon and parades and guard mounting
in the late afternoon the visitors were
willing to admit that the life of SOL
der even during the brief tonur of
duty of the National Guard was not all
play.
The two camps on opposite sides of
Winthrop street present very pretty
picture. The camp of the regulars is
on somewhat rOugher ground than that
on which Camp Fernald is located, but
the regulars do not mind that in the
least and movements are performed as
correctly upon the rough greensward
as upon the floor of an armory or drill
hall.
The afternoon was a busy one. al
though not 50 much Of it was appar
ent to the casual observer as at other
times in the day. Capt. Hutton was in
structng the line officers in their duties
at the same time the non commissioned
officers were receiving instructions
from Capt. Prescott in regard to their
duties. Quartermaster Sergeant Curtis
Of X Co. of regulars was also giving
instructions to the quartermaster ser
geants of the guard in regard to the
handling of rations. Col. DOoley and
Major Elliott had squads out on the
rifle range and also put out Il tempo
rary range for the non commissioned
officers to use as a revolver range for
the coming week. The hospital corps in
addition to drill in the forenoon held
litter drill in the afternoon. marching
with the litter as would be done in case
of actual warfare. Capt. F.. A. Chand-
Ter of Addison. who is in command OF
this rart of the National Guard, is
we'll pleased with the good showing
thus far made by the medical corps.
The regimental sergeant major Fred
L. Fugecomb of Auburn, who mkt to
Col. NewcOmb, is one of the most pic
turesque personalities of the I'd Regi-
mert. is an officer without whom the
annual tour OF duty would hardly seem
complete Sergeant Major Edgecomb
knows all about the work of the Ma
tional Guard for his enlistment goes
back to March, 1878, making him the
Oldest member In point of time of SER
vice in the Cd Regiment and next to the
Oldest in the Maine National Guard. A
visitor In camp. who enjoyed the open
ing days Of muster very much, is Cadet
John Hatch, former Colby man, now
at West Point, who is the guest of Ma
jor Presson. commanding the I'd bat
talon.
The bali team of the regulars was out
for practice for short time during the
afternoon, but was unable to arrange
"a match with any Of the teams repre-