Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-16
Order from the Office Of
The Adjutant General.
Receipts from Collateral In
heritance Tax $77,957.53.
0ptometry Board Meets at Blaine
House This Afternoon.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Feb. "a, at 10 A. M.

Announcement was made at the ad-
jutant generals office Tuesday of the
issuance of the following General Or
der No calling the attention of the
commanding officers of the various or
CARNATIONS of the National Guard to
certain provisions Of the federal mill
tia act The text of the order is as
folowes:
STATE OF MAINE.
The Adjutant Generals Office.
Augusta, February l, 1910.
General Orders No. s.
Attention of commanding officers is
especially directed to the following
provisions of the federal militia act:
Section is. and to assem-
BILE for drill and instruction at COM
pany. battalion or regimental armories
or rendezvous or for target practice
not less than twentyfour times.
In making the annual report of
drills target practice and field in
struction." the Commander in Chief
has to return the number of drills held
and the percentage of attendance
thereat. AT least two thirds of the
vi tit CoiiJduy - liz
standard attendance set by the War
Department and for the calendar year
of 1910 the Commander in Chief de-
sires each organization to fulfill these
requirements and report at least
twenty-four meetings for drill or tar
get practice at which at least two
thirds of the members have been pres
ent. In this connection. it will be
noted that such meetings may in
clude:
(a) Rendezvous for drill q. e.
regular armory drill during the winter
season or outdoor drill in summer.
(b) Rendezvous for target practice
on the outdoor range.
The requirements for these meet
ings as given in the Notes" on the
annual report to the War Department
are as follows:
Rendezvous for Drill, BY rendez-
vous for drill is meant Il drill not dur
ing an encampment and during which
the exercises last at least one hour
and half.
Rendezvous for Target Practice. BY
rendezvous for target practice is
meant an occasion when the company
turns out as a whole for practice on
the range and actually conducts target
practice under its own officers
From the foregoing, it will b" seen
that in meeting federal requirements
both armory drills and rcndczVouSes
for target practice at which tWothrds
OF the company are present may be
counted in making up the tWcnty-four
for the year Therefore, for each of
the twenty-four designated drills held
in accordance with the requirements
Of Section S4, The Military Law,
whereat the attendance falls below
tWothrds of the strength of the COM
pany. there will be held:
fa) Another drill at which two
thirds are present.
(b) A rendezvous for target prac-
tice at which two thirds are present.
There is no restriction regarding the
time OF holding such meetings. except
that they may not be held during en-
campment. Thus. company which
during the bad weather of early spring
fails to secure the required two thirds
attendance at three meetings may re
port as an offset three meetings held
in the week Immediately preceding en-
campment-a time when it is easy to
secure full attendance and when Eek
ira meetings are the general rule: or
the company may hold a qualification
day at the range and report such
rendezvous as an offset to one of its
armory drills falling below percentage
requirements
Commanding officers will report all
Such meetings on the monthly return
nut as payment for attendance is not
authorized no report will be made on
form IS.
The ingenuity of commanding Of
hcerS VIII discover ways in which the
tederai requirements may be met
without making the added duty irk-
some to their men. but through REP
deZVouses for target practice and
Speciai open-air drills secure more
variety. thereby increasing interest
and raising the standard of efficiency.
BY order Of the Governor:
ELLIOTT c. DILL.
The Adjutant General