Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-28
Military Instructors Making
Plans for State Camp-2nd
Regiment Military School
to Be States Largest.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 10
War Department Approves the
Organization Of 18th Co., C.
A. C. at Kennebunk-Co.
B, End Infantry, N. G.
S. NJ, Won National
Trophy

The State is very fortunate In hay-
ing the services OF the two very able
and likewise popular military in
structors. Lieutenants Farnum and
Niles. Both have been instructors at
West Point. Lieut.. Farnum was re-
Gently tactical instructor there. They
are now very busy planning for the
State camp.
The commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers school of the End
regiment will be in session June o.
school session of the kind ever held
in Maine. The school will be entirely
in command of Lieut.. Farnum. Five
L. S. army offifficers will be in at
tendance and four National Guard
officers have been detailed to act as
instructors. There will be present
probably 80 commissioned officers of
the National Guard, End Regiment,
and $50 commissioned officers
from 40 TO so L. of NJ. Cadets will be
in attendance. Lieut.. Farnum has
laid out a fine course for both COM
missioned and nom commissioned off :
GERS. General Presson says the work
will be almost entirely Of the nature
of field work, actual war practice, and
very little attention will be given to
features sometimes termed fuss and
feathers"
The war department has given con-
sent to the organizing Of company
of Coast Artillery at Kennebunk to
be known as the 18th Co., c. A. c.
AS soon as enough men are enlisted
to form the company the Governor
will issue orders to organize it and
call for the election of officers. This
outfit is to be fully equipped for the
field, including ordnance and quar-
termaster's equipment, and the ex-
penses Of the equipment will not be
charged to the regular State allotment
but taken out of the moneys gener-
allv known as the "unallotted fund >
The flag pole was taken down on
the State muster ground some time
ago has been given to the city Of Au-
gusta for the use of a city school. A
new pole has been erected at the
muster ground.
General Orders
General Orders, No. 10, issued under
date of May 90, read as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
The Adjutant Generals Once,
Augusta. Mea May 20, 1915.
General Orders No. 10
afov
of War has awarded the National
Trophy for Excellence in Target
Practice in the State of Maine for the
year 1914 to Company B, Second In
fantry, N G. S. NJ. The trophy and
certificate described in Circular No. 5,
Division of Militia Affairs, 1914, have
been forwarded to the above named
company. The trophy will be retain
ed by the designated organization for
a period of one year, upon the con-
clusion Of which it will be Rewarded
by the Secretary of War under the
conditions prescribed in Circular No.
5. Division of Militia Affairs. 1914.
The certificate will remain the per-
manent property of the winning or
ganization.
II. Coast Defence Exercises-The
following organizations Of the Ma
tional Guard are designated to take
part in Joint Coast Defence Exer-
cises at Fort Williams in the Artil-
lery District of Portland. July 22d to
31st, inclusive, 1915: Headquarters.
band and twelve companies, Coast
Artillery Corps, with attached post
nom commissioned staff officers. Off,
GERS Of the Medical Corps and Hos
pital Corps Detachment assigned to
Coast Artillery Corps. The Com
handing Officer. Coast Artillery
Corps, will issue necessary orders to
carry this into effect.
III. Infantry Encampment - The
following organizations OF the Ma
tional Guard will encamp at the State
camp ground, Augusta. Maine, Au-
gust 18th to 25th. inclusive, 1915: Of