Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-12

ate Chamber at Augusta on his ex-
| periences in Germany with the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Col Bradbury has
added some interesting souvenirs 10
] this Office which are now on exhibit
| ton. an enlisted mans helmet
candles. etc.
=. An appropriation Of $1,000 has
/ been made for necessary changes and
! the addition Of lockers in the gallery
! of the town hall Of Brunswick to meet
the needs of the 10th Co, c. A. I.
! Capt. Willis E. Roberts was the win
ming advocate before the town meet
! ing.
/ S. Major Walter j. Mayo, member
I Of the Armory Commission, has been
ordered to Bangor 10 investigate and
report on the conditions Of the armory
used by Co. G. also the prospects of
having new armory that may be
used in conjunction with Co G by the
new Machine Gun Company and the
"a Infantry Band.
g The manual for non commits
| stoned officers and privates of 1nfan-
try of the Organized Militia, 1914. have
/ been received and are now distributed
throughout the Guard. This is I'M
/ doubtedly one Of the best manuals
ever published and should be read
not only by non commissioned Of
/ ficers but by commissioned officers as
! well
/ 10 Additional copies Of the
pamphlet Gunners Instruction for 10
I inch and 6-inc! guns. upon the adj
Vice of the inspector instructor. will
be forwarded to the different COM
mends Of the c. A. c, as soon as re
| ceived from the publishers. There Will
! be some delay. however. s the entire
edition of 1915 has been exhausted
and reprint is now in process.
II. The findings Of court martial
held in Portland in January have
! been received and referred TO the
I judge advocate.
! II. Col. William o. Peterson and
Capt William P Norton of the c. a.
G. will be in Augusta, March 9th. for
q conference with the Adjutant Cen
( eral
! 49, Lieut. Edwin Butcher L. S. A..
! has been relieved from duty as in
| spector- instructor but will remain in
! Augusta probably for month and
. during this time he is assisting his
, successor. Lieut.. Farnun, in school
work and accompanying him through
out the State. Lieut.. Butcher has
proven himself TO be a most efTicien.
| officer and has made many dear
friends among the Guard and viii ne
greatly missed. We all feel that IL
| is an ideal Inspector instructor. He
, has been assigned to the 29th Infan-
try with station at Panama and h.
will be pleased to hear from the Of
/ ficers at any time.
! IA Col. Frank N. Hume, I'd Inf,
! has now under consideration the ad-
visibility Of holding non commits
| stoned officers school in June. dates
probab bly, to be June 22-26. 1nstruc
ton will be in charge Of regular ARM
, officers.
Is. Transportation will be issued
! upon request TO commissioned Of
ficers of the c. a. c. who live outside
Of Portland to enable them to par
ticipate in the war game at the Port
| land armory on the. second Wednes-
| day of each month.
! 16. Special Orders No 49, war de-
partment. February 10Th. detailed
| Lieut. Francis H. Farnum. ed Inf,
for duty as Infantry Inspector-In-
structor with Maine. Lieut.. Farnuin
| reported for duty Feb. %. 1915, and is
now making a tour through the State
visiting the different companies Of
| the I'd Infantry.
H. Lieut.. George E. Fogg, 9Th Co,
c. A. c.. has been recommended to at
tend the Coast Artillery School, Fort
Monroe Va, May 10-June II, to take
| the regular course in gunnery.
! 49, Lieut. Frank S. Clark, profess
SCR of Military Science and Tactics of
the University IF Maine was in con-
sultation with the Adjutant General
on March 4th taking up the matter of
encouraging members Of the Uni
versity TO join the National Guard.
Ii is believed that the University of
Maine and the National Guard have
many interests in common and it is
| hoped that a great deal OF good will
| come from this conference. On March
4th other officers at the adjutant gen
erals office in conference on military
matters were, Capt. Albert Greenlaw,
Lieut.. Col Lucian W. Blanchard. of
the National Guard and Capt. Henry
NJ. Merriam, L3enf. George R. Meyer,
Lieut.. Edwin Bntcher kand Lieut.
Francis H. Farnufn of the United
States Army.
| 10. Hereafter it Is deemed for the
| interests Of the Coast Artillery Corps
that Capt. Merriam come to Augusta
on Thursday Of each week in order
that the adjutant generals office mav
| be kept in close touch with the work
that is now being done in the c. A. c.
and other matters pertaining to the
| welfare of the Corps.
! 20. Two sets semaphore signal kits
1 have been issued to each company Of
s5ee-1s