Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-23

The Second Maine Regiment,
which has been at Camp Reyes
since Saturday, Oct. IA, follow
ing three months on the Mexican
border, will be mustered out of
the United States service next
Wednesday and the men allowed
to return to their homes. On the
big regimental bulletin board in
the morning there appeared the
following welcome news:
Recommending officer, I'd Maine
Regiment: You are hereby inform
ed that the I'd Maine Infantry will
be mustered out Of the service Of
the United States on October 25th,
1916. In this connection It is de-
sired that the organization COM
nanders at once compute the
clothing accounts for their men,
make the necessary entry in the
pay rolls Of the statement Of this
account, as we'll as the entry on
date Of mastering out.
"Major, Coast Artillery Corps,
assistant mastering officer"
The Largest Crowd
The fair weather of Sunday, COM
bined with the fact that it was the
last Sunday which the End Maine Reg
imcnt will pass at Camp Reyes. drew
the largest crowd of visitors to the
camp which has gathered there since
the arrival of the troops. The throng
filled the company streets till they
looked like the grounds Of a large
county fair during a prosperous day,
and the space in front of the officers
quarters was simply packed with au-
tomobiles Of every make and descrip-
ton.
All day long they kept coming and
going, until at p. NJ when the real
event of the day, the rcgimental pa
, rade, was held, the trim infantry
marched from their company streets
out through a crowd that formed into
an orderly squad with one side miss
ing, in the center of which the parade
was held. Various estimates were haz-
arded as to the probable size of the
crowd, running from 10000 to $4,000
people. but an accurate estimate was
impossible on account of the way in
which the big crowd spread out among
the various streets and the manner in
which it kept growing.
Nearly all of the tents were filled
with relatives and friends of the occu-
pants all day long, the visitors being
entertained in various ways, exhibit
tons of souvenirs and pictures from
the border keeping them interested
during their stay, with stories OF the
experiences OF the soldiers while away.
The officer of the day was Capt. Mar
ston of Co. E, and it was from this
company that the guard detail for the
day was selected, their commander be-
ing Lieut.. Robinson.
Saturday was a very quiet day at
the camp, no excitement of any sort
being reported. The usual drills were
held morning and afternoon, and the
company clerks and officers were very
busy with the endless red tape of the
paper work, which is coming along
very nicely. Co. d was detailed for
guard duty on Saturday. Capt. Moses
Stiles was officer of the day, and Lieut..
Guy SWEET commander of the guard.
4 regimental drill or parade was held
ut 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, and quite
n number of visitors witnessed the
m;.ncuvc1s, which were very effective
as I. drawing card, as everyone who
witnessed them must have told all of
their friends to go to Camp keyes on
Sunday, judging from the crowd that
appeared
Reprimands Coming
Sunday nOrpiuo, unite a good MANY
OF the men were missing, having gone
home and over stayed their time, and
it was stated that q good many of them
would be severely reprimanded for
their absence without leave.