Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-29

c. H. Eldridge, Guy Hainey, F. r.
Harmon, G. W. Haskell, Oscar Hol-
way. c. r. Kittridge, w. H. Merrill, F.
r. Mills, John Pinkham. James Rad
cliffe. A. F. Thomas, Otis Wing, H.
H. Young. E. Bolduc, L. S. Holbrook,
H. c. Hanson and Gates.
Governor Curtis was an interested
onlooker at inspection Wednesday and
walked over the grounds visiting every
part of the field. While inspection was
proceeding the company buglers were
occupied in the hollow learning the
variety Of calls that active service
will require of them. So busy was the
day that even formal guard mount
was disposed Of. and Co. G OF Liver
more Falls took their places as senti-
nels without the usual ceremonies at
tending guard mount. Captain Ora j..
Burbank became officer Of the day
with Lieut.. Oroz Roys, Jr, commander
of the guard.
Motor trucks were busy from
o'clock on for several hours deliver
ing the much needed car OF clothing
that arrived yesterday afternoon. Some
of the men appeared on the streets in
the evening with the new regulation
uniform coats on. These coats are al
most a dust color, and are said to rem
der the troops invisible when fighting
under field conditions. The change
from the blue coats Of the veterans o.
ga to the efficient dull uniforms Of to-
day is a result Of many years Of expe-
rience wrought in the blood Of thou
ga n0S IF brave mon
Capt. Drake Back as Adjutant
General Orders, No. s, relieve Capt.
Drake from the position of regimental
recruiting officer and restore him to
his customay POSITION as adjutant. The
orders:
l. Captain Frank E. Drake, adju-
tant, is hereby relieved from duty as
regimental recruiting officer.
2. First Lieutenant James w. Han
son, battalion adjutant, is hereby re-
lieved as acting regimental adjutant.
BY order of COL. HUME.
Company Assignments
Special ORDERS No. 81, make the fol-
lowing company assignments:
/. The following appointment OF
non commissioned officers is an
nounced:
To be corporals: Gardner A. French,
Co. C; Horace l.. Luce, Co. c; Frank
c. Peters, Co G.
They will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
2. The following assignment to
companies is made Of enlisted men in
the Machine Gun Company: CO. NJ.
Private Ralph E. Bridges.
Private George r. Sherburne is here
by assigned to the headquarters com
pany.
BY Order OF COL. HUME.
Non CONS. Appointed
BY special orders number 20:
/. Upon the recommendation OF
their company commanders the fol-
lowing appointments Of non-commis
stoned officers are announced
To be sergeantS: Robert G. Stands,
Co. B.
To be corporals: Walter L. Glover,
Co. B; William H. Barrett, Co. B
They will be respected and obeyed ac-
cordingly.
BY order Of COL HUME.
Co. Il Appointments
BY company orders number Is the
following changes are made in the
personnel Of c. H of Watervile:
Quartermaster-Se Sergeant George N
Bourque is announced as first SER
geant Of this command.
Sergeant Arthur Castoneuay is an
nounced as quartermasters sergeant OF
this command.
BY order of William S. Murray, Capt
2nd Infantry. Commanding Co. H, End
, Infantry y. G. S. NJ.
In addition to these men the follow
ing recommended appointments fol-
the Waterville Company were made
public Wednesday morning: Henry ]
Ferland as sergeant; vice Carleton A
Lightbody, honorable discharge; Lloyd
F. Downs as corporal, vice Charles A
Lawry. honorable discharge; Albert R
! Luce as corporal, vice Ralph c. Blunt
honorable discharge; and Alfred A
Castonguay as corporal, vice Henry j
Ferland, promoted.
James f. McMahon Of Co. H is drop
ped from the rolls of Co H of Water
vile because of promotion.
Some Officers Who Remain
General orders number nine signed
by order of Colonel Hume provide as
follows for commissioned officers to re-
main on the camp grounds:
/. The following officers are here
by detailed to remain on duty at the
State campground with the recruits
and rejected recruits until further or
ders: Capt, Ora ]. Burbank, Capt
Guy F. Stevens, LIST Lieut.. Ozro Roys
Jr.; 2nd Lieut.. Josiah NJ. Libby, and
End Lieut. Charles H. Pike.
Official Appointments
Special Orders No. %, signed by Col
Hume, are as follows:
l. The following appointments of non
commissioned officers in the Second In.