Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
OFF FOR PINE CAMP.
Company A in Fine Shape and Will
Start Sunday Morning.

CoiipdhS VIII ledNe Iof ZINE
Camp, N. Y, to participate in the army
maneuvers on a special train that
leaves Bangor at A. Nj. Sunday
morning, arriving here at $50 A. M.
The company will take So men. This
is the largest company that has ever
gone into camp from Gardiner and the
best drilled, as they have been drill
ing twice every week all the summer.
The men will be examined Saturday
evening by First Lieut. r. d. Simons,
NJ. r. c. This is in accordance with
General Orders No. %, A. G., O., that
provides that all members of the
Guard must be examined within "a
hours prior to going into camp.
The following are the officers and
| nom commissioned officers of Co. A:
Capt. John j. McKenna. senior cap
tain of the regiment: LIST Lieut..
Charles A Hodgdon, End Lieut.. Percy
f. d. Knox, LIST Sergt. James l.. Sears,
| End Sergt. Walter r. Curtis, 3rd Sergt.
James w. Curry, 4th ISergt. Walter G..
Peacock. 9Th Sergt Thoman V. Nc
Shane. O. NJ. Sergt. Frank Toman:
| corporals. William F.. Brockman, Ches-
| ter Stevens. Ralph Hamlin, Roy
CLANCY Geo. Burns and r. j. Hood:
cooks. John Williams and William
Egan; musicians. Edward Baker and
Linwood S. Holbrook.
The men will carry everything in
| their blanket rolls and haversacks. No
baggage will be taken except cook S
chest and chest for the coats and kha
XII trousers.
The men are better equipped this
two rair of wooden stockings, Olive
drab shirts and extra service trousers
that have been issued by the govern
ment. The United States government
is beginning to realize that in order to
have an efficient National Guard that
they must do more for them than they
have been doing in the past. To-day the
Maine National Guard is one of the
best if not the best equipped Guard in
the United States.
The men will sleep at the armory
tomorrow night. so that there will he
no delay in starting in the morning.
Guards will he posted all night so that
the men will get tleir first taste OF
army life before they leave home.
This last week practically every man
has been on the range shooting and
below are some of the qualifications:
Capt. Mckenna, expert rifleman and
distinguished revolver markSman;
Lieut.. Hodgdon. sharpshooter. and re
volvcr macksman; Lieut. Knox. sharp
shooter: Sergt. Lewis, harpshooter'
Sergt Toinan. sharpshooter; Sergt
Curry. marksman: Corp. CLANCY
marksman; Private Fields. marksman.
Iorir.te Jackson marksuran. Private
r. r Jordan. marksman.
Everything looks promising for the
best rifle team this year that the COM
pany ever had. and great things are
exp,c cited of them at the State shoot
this fall.
Travel rstions will be issued to the
men in Portland Sunday for their sub
sistSnce while en- route. After leaving
Portland the men will have tourist
cars and the officers Pullmans NO
stops will be made on the trip either
going or coming. except to give the
men chance to exercise a little. The
company will probably arrive at Pine
Camp Monday morning at 6 o'clock II
nothing happens to delay them
A special car will be switched off at
Gardiner Sunday morning so the men
NAV entrain and be ready when the
special arrives.
The officers and men will receive reg
uiar army pay while on this tour OF
duty.
Mai. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son
of the famous Gen. U. S. Grant Will be
in command of the maneuvres