Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-28

ticers Of the Medical Corps and Hos
pital Corps Detachment assigned to
Second Infantry.
The Commanding Officer. Second
Infantry, will issue necessary orders
to carry this into effect.
~. Enlistments Prior to Encamp-
ment-In order to be eligible to re-
ceive federal pay at an encampmens
OF the National Guard an enlisted
man must have had not less than so
days. service In the Organized Mill
tia cot this or any other state or ter
ritory or the District of Columbia).
including at least fourteen periods Of
practical progressive military In
struction Of at least one and one half
hours each, or an equivalent service
in the Regular Army, Navy or Ma
rine Corps, or one academic years.
service at a school where military in
struction is given. {Cir. No. II, D.
NJ. A.. 1919 In accordance with the
foregoing no man not eligible to fed
eral pay under conditions set forth
above will be permitted to attend any
encempment Of the National Guard
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mission from this Office. All requests
for permission to take to camp men
ineligible to federal pay will be made
through channels and will set forth
in detail the reason for asking such
permission.
V. Shoes For Field Service-For
the purpose of supplying enlisted men
Of the National Guard Of this State
with serviceable shoes for the sum-
mer field service. commanding off,
GERS are authorized to contract with
responsible parties to supply such
shoes, but contracts will not be made
for other than the Herman" Bass"
or Foss- Packard shoe without spe-
cial authority from this Office. Com
handing officers will deal direct with
the manufacturer or his agent AMI
not through this office. The basis of
payment will be as follows: 800 per
pair wifi be paid by the State to the
contracting manufacturer or his agent
direct. The commanding ofhcer will
transmit the balance to the contract
ing shoe manufacturer or his agent
upon receipt Of State pay for field
service, deducting the amount due
from the pay Of each enlisted man
supplied with shoes under this ar
rangement. Commanding officers will
notify this ONCE Of the number OF
shoes supplied under this order for
the enlisted men Of their commands
but the allowance Of $1.o0 per pair 10
be made by the State will not exceed
the number Of men actually presen.
for duty for the tour Of field service.
Tho entire cost Of any shoes in addi-
ton thereto must be met from COM
pany or other funds. Shoes purchased
under this arrangement will become
the individual property Of the enlisted
men at the conclusion of the summer
encampment.
VI Memorial Day-In accordance
with paragraph 4A Of the Regula-
tons for the United States Army. on
all armories and stations Of the Ma
tional Guard the national flag will be
displayed at half-staff from sunrise
till midday on Memorial Day. At
noon the flag will be hoisted to the
top of the staff and will remain there
till sunset. Organizations Of the
Naval Reserve will render the honors
prescribed by the Regulations for the
Government Of the Navy Of the
United States.
To assist in the observance Of the
day by veteran organizations. COM
manding officers Of the National
Guard and Naval Reserve will place
their commands at the disposal OF To-
cal representatives Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic on Monday.
May 81, 1915.
BY Order of the Governor:
GEORGE Mel PRESSON,
The Adjutant General.