Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-14

troops of this State will be supplied with
the surplus kit bag before their summer
field service. The bags will be issuedst9
each company organization at the rate
of one to each squad, one for the ser
seants and one for the cooks and must
clans. The surplus kit consists OF;
drawers, pair; l shoes, marching, pair
stockings, pairs; 1 undershirt; | shoe
laces. extra pair. The kit of each man
tightly, one pair in the toe of each shoe;
shoes laced together, heels at opposite
ends, soles outward, wrapped tightly in
underwear and bundle securely tied
around the middle by the extra pair of
shoe laces, each bundle to be tagged
with the company number of the owner,
These individual kits are packed in the
surplus kit bag in two layers of four kits
each the iointed cleaning rod and case
provided for each squad being attached
by the thongs on the inside of the bag.
The housewives provided for each squad
will also be packed III the surplus KIT
bag. Sweaters when issued are also in
cluded in the surplus kit In the field the
squad leader is held responsible for the
condition of the squads surplus kit bag
and will supervise packing and unpach-
The Secretary of War has decided, up
on recommendation of the National
Militia Board, that 60 per cent. of the
minimum authorized strength of militia
organizations shall be required Tor at
tendance at Joint exercises.
According to present plans the target
practice of the Coast Artillery Co, \. g.
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during the period July 1927, inclusive
The JOINT maneuVers in the vicinity OF
New York city will take place during
the period commencing Aug. 10 and end
ing Aug. 20.
The instruction order prepared for the
Coast Artillery Corps of this state by
Colonel Charles Collins at the commence
ment of the instruction period in the
fall of 1910 has been chosen as model
for the Coast Artillery Reserves of the
State of Washington.
In his report as athletic officer for the
Second Infantry First Lieutenant Daniel
l. Gould says that it is the general oDin-
ion of the officers that the encampment
of 1911 was the most successful ever held
by the regiment, that more men re-
manned i'll camp and less men went
down town" than usual: that there was
closer fellowship among the men and 4
keener interest in the routine work OF
the camp and the officers are of the opin-
ion that the introduction of athletics AZ
a feature OF the encampinent played y
large part in tbs change for the better
lie recommends that athletics be made II
permanent feature and be specially au-
thoriZcd In orders; that the rcgimentat
commander appoint in January of each
year an athletic officer to hold office for
one year. that the sum Of SO be taken
from each company fund and forwarded
To the athletic officer on or before June
! of each year to be used for nrizes
such officer to report in detail al re-
c"iptS and expenditures He further
recommends that in order to keep down
the spirit of professionalism and 10 en-
courage the largest number of men To
enter the sports on the basis of equality
that no man be excused from military
duty, whether he be strong man in
general athletics or Il specialist in any
one branch
Every member of the National Guard
should make il Il point to assist in the
recovery of all articles of military prop
ertH issued fer the use of the National
Guard which may hc found in the pos
session of unauthorized persons. Prop
crtY 50 recovered should be turned over
to the responsible officer of the nearest
National Guard organization and such
officer Will at once report the facts to
this Office direct, SO that due credit may
be given to the officer against whose ac-
count the missing property was charged
organizations which have had any
difficulty with hdngerS-on about their
armories may find a solution of their
local problem by reading the following
company orders recently issued by the
End Company, Coast Artillery Corps.
Portland "All non-commissioned officers
thoriZed and instructed to eject from the
persons whom they may deem at any
from any cause. Any person showing
the effects of liquor shall always be
deemed Objectionable. said non commits
stoned officers are authorized to call for
the assistance of the police if necessary
and will be supported to the fullest eN-
tent of the law, HabitHal loafing in
these quarters By persons not members
of this company must not be permitted
under any gauSidffa