Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-04

served at the Armory by Lieut.. Mos
ley and Sergeant-Ins Derring-
ton.
10 The following communication has
been received from the Division Of Mill
tia Affairs:
"A revision of General Orders No.
| 1856 War Deartment, 1911, which will be
distributed shortly will contain the fol-
| lowing paragraph:
1.-THE examination of enlisted men for
| fated positions will be oral. The pro-
ceduIt in these cases will be as follows:
! (a) The Adjutant General OF each
State having candidates to be examined
| should apply to the Chief of the Divi-
| sion of Militia Affairs, on January l.,
April and October / OF each year for
as many sets Of questions as may be re-
CURED. Questions with Instructions for
/ the guidance of examining boards Will
be furnished By .he War Department
ant. the examinations will commence on
the second Wednesday of February, May
and November of each year.
| tb) The board for the examination
| 81 tdlluiuuteS 1Or Tdteu pOSilioHS Siiouiu
consist of three officers detailed by the
| State authorities and the Inspector
| Instructor on duty with the Coast Ar
tillery Corps of the State. If there be
no Observation-Disclosures or if additional
| regular officers are required or il for
| any reason it will be impracticable to
hold an oral examination, special in
structions will be issued by the War
! Department.
| tc) The proceedings of the examin-
! ing board for rated positions showing
| complete details of the test given, will
| be forwarded to the commanding officer
| Of the coast defenses to which the cam
| didates are assigned who will pass fin
| ally for the United States and publish
| in orders the names of all successful
| candidates.
| IA The End and 9Th Companies have
| adopted new program of Artillery in
struction which it is believed will quail
| fy men as gunners in a minimum Of
| time The instruction is systematiZed
| and simplified as much as possible.
| Brief talks on artillery subjects are
officers of each drill, in addition to
practical work upon the gun and in the
! station. and it is believed that the sys-
tenn will develop very successfully.
H. The Annual Record of Attend
ance. Form Il. d. NJ. A.. is company
record. 1t should he kept posted at all
! times in the office of each organization
\ and not forwarded to the Adjutant Cen
! eraf. al
To- The following officers elected or
| appointed to positions in the Coast Az
1 tillery Corps National Guard. appeared
! before a Board Of Examination at the
/ armory in Portland Wednesday, Decem-
| Der 18TH:
! First Lieutenant Summer c. Hill
4 (Capta in-elecD 9Th Company
| First Lieutenant Charles T. Dickson
| (Captain-elect 18th Company.
! Second Lieutenant Allen ID. Dart
I First Lieutenant-elecD 9Th Company.
Second Lieutenant Arthur l.. Robin
! son ,First Lieutenant-elecD 18th Com
! pany.
\ Second Lieutenant Woodbury. IL. Stew
! ems (First Lieutenant elect) 18th Com
I pany.
4 Sergeant Arthur L. Morrison (Second
| Lieutenant-elecD 9Th Company.
! Sergeant Bernard E. Tibbetts (Seconu
Lieutenant-elecD 18th Company
Private George l.. Eaton (Second
Lieutena t-electi 18th Company.
Arthur F. Scruton CSecond Lieuten-
I ant-elect Sth Company.
III of which successfully passed the
Board and will be commissioned accord
| insly.
| II. At the suggestion OF officers of
the National Guard. the City Govern
4.
ing the armi:.g of its police force with
suitable automatic pistol and requir-
ing reasonable. proficiency in marks
manship of all members Of the force.
1t is probable that early action will be
| taken
: is. Basketball has been started in
the Portland Armory by the company
members and league is in process tt
| include the Naval Militia and the foul
Portland companies. The playing sur
face is as large as any in this neigh.
borhood with ample room on the side
lines. It is contemplated to hold some
of these games on Saturday evening
charging admission to offset the ex.
| rense of the game and league. A great
! amount Of interest has been aroused
| among the ORGANIZATIONS lnCluQeC
which bids fair to rival the friendly
contests of the indoor baseball days
This latter sport is not now feasible
in the armory on account Of the re-
cent installation OF the armament.
~. A great deal of credit is due the
9Th Co. members for the very credita.
BILE minstrel performance given by
them on Dec. in Pythian Temple
Portland. In the afternoon the Maine
Home for the Blind, the Maine Home
for Friendless Boys and the State
School for Boys were invited as guest:
and from the applause they seemed t.
enjoy every moment. The proceeds will
be utilized by the company in addint
more furnishings to their rooms ant
the establishment of a company fund
1t is understood that the music ant
plot of the second part will be loaned
to any of the Militia companies in the
State. The second part is entitled Pre-.
paredness" and was hit.
20. The following officers of tn,
Coast Artillery Corps successfully
passed the November examinations
| under General Orders No. 166. w. n.
1911, and will be given certificates Of
proficiency:
Clarence f. Holt, rank, captain:
| course, basic.