Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-04
COMPETITIVE DRILL
MONDAY EVENING
APLEASING Event
II Co. Of Waterville Wins from
M Co. Of Augusta by Narrow
Margin - Social Dance Fol-
lows and Many Participate

City hail was the scene of an attrac-
ton Of an unusual type Monday evening
IN the nature of a competitive drill be-
tween two companies OF the Second In
fan&rE n. G. S M. they being NJ. Co Of
Augusta and H. Co. of Waterville. and
the goodiy number of people who as
Sen6led to witness the evolutions by the
soldier boys We're much pleased About
30 men were used by each company in
the nlaneuvers and while each company
did we'll the work Of H. Co. as whole
was a little more finished than that of
NJ. Co, and the decision Of the judges,
Lieut. Ellery w. Niles and Lieut.
Francis II Farnham Of the United
States army, which was awarded to the
Waterville boys. was a popular one.
Among the guests of the evening were
Adjutant General George Mel. Presson
OF Pennington, Major W. E. Southland
Of the Second Infantry. Bangor, First
Lieut.. and Battalion Adjutant T. VI. j.
Enright of Augusta, and Capt. C. H.
Norton Of T. Co. of the Second Infan-
try, Dover, and all were interested spec
tators.
The drill began at about $50 with II.
&C. Of Waterviue on the floor and the
details Of the drill included the manual
Of arms under direction of Second Lieut..
Timothy O'Donnel, close order drill I'M
DER direction of First Lieut.. Albert II.
Rogers and bayonet drill under direction
of Capt. ". H. Murray, and the work
done by the men was excellent in all
the different details. Their alignment
was good as was their demonstrations
Of the manual and they marched~svith
a snap which ;old Of long practice. Their
payonet drill was perhaps the best fea-
ture Of their work, and was ane.
Following the work Of the up river
boys NJ. Co. OF Augusta came on and
they too gave an exhibition that was
q credit TO them. The details Of their
drill were the same as carried out by
II. Co, the manual Of arms being under
direction of Second Lieut. Frederick II.
Owen. Jr.. the close order drill under
direction OF First Lieut.. Charles ". SAY
age and the bayonet drill under direc-
ton Of Capt. Fred E Perley. The only
feature which could be criticized n their
marching was that they did not step
quite SO much as one man as did H. Co.
spirit as compared with that Of their
competitors, and their bayonet drill was
a little ragged. This, however, may be
accounted for by the fact that there
are quite few recruits in the conn
Iany. \ little good solid work in the
drill room should remedy this defect
however, and it is possible that when
Capt. Perley takes his command to Wat
erville next Monday for q return CON-
petition the result may be different
The boys will make good try for ii
anyway.
At the conclusion Of the competition
a program for dancing was in order and
d list of 70 dances furnished enjoyment
for large number Of young people, EX-
cellent music was furnished by Han
mons Orchestra and the festivities con-
tinued until about midnight. The floor
was in charge Of Lieut.. EnriSht and he
was ably assisted by SerS; ". W. Win
ter, Jr.. Corporal Leo Dunn and pri-
waite Ralph z. Bryant. The occasion was
one OF pleasure to all who participated.