Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-17


Friday evening and will remain for
day or two as the guest of Col A. L.
Balentine of the Maine Heavy Ar
tillery. This regiment is known as
the "Milliken Regiment" The gov
ernor will live the life OF a soldier
while in Westfeld, eating and sleep
ing with the troops.
One of the best entertainments since
the camp was established was given
tonight in the Regimental Union tent
of the Maine "Heavies.' This was
vaudeville show given by Battery A.
| The men built a stage, made the dec
| orations and fitted up with wings and
scenery. The scenery consisted of
clever use of screening wild flowers
and twigs and branches of trees. Mu
/ sic was furnished by the First Maine
Artillery orchestra.
! There was seven numbers on the
program. The first was an overture
and introduction, we Are the BOYS
of Battery A. in which the entire or
ganization took part. Corp. Ansel
Winch sang. Bugler William Frank
lin gave musical specially, and then
came the hit of the evening, The
T! Awkward Squad of Battery A." a
comedy sketch written by the men. 1t
was travesty of army life A. j. Lo-
! PEI sang. and there We're recitations by
! Saddlcr Joseph Logue. The finale was
patriotic airs surg by Corp. Everett
McLaughin in which the entire bat
f, terry took rart
Permanent Base Hospital
All doubts that Camp Bartlett would
not be made the site of cantonment
for the depot brigade We're swept away
! Friday ", en- orders We're received to
begin the construction of permanent
| base hospital equipped for 400 beds.
! The order came from Surgeon Gen.
/ William c. Gorgas at Washington and
! designated Maj. Ernest A. Gates of
Springfield as the commanding medi-
| cal officer
| At the same time complete equip
| ment for the hospital arrived on the
| railroad siding a. Westfield in care of
the Adams Express Co. The equip
ment is complete to the minutest de-
tail, being as good AS that in the best
(, city hospitals. Without Quartermas-
ter property it weighs $4,000 pounds.
Officers for Maj. Gates staff are al
Grady here 10 in ALL
Mai. Gates said Friday he would be-
gin the work of construction imme-
diately. The new duties considerably
extend his authority. as before he was
simply in charge of the work of one
regiment, although acting for the time
! as brigade surgeon He was relieved
F,n, oil
Hart formerly of the 9Th Massachu-
sets medical corps. who was assigned
to the 1o4th Infantry Medical corps
as commanding officer to fill the va
cancy caused by the removal of Mai.
Gates. That removal it may he stat
cd was not with the latest develop
ment in mind
It was originally intended to place
here simply a field hospital. The de-
cision to make 1t a base hospital comes
as a confirmation of the report that
| Wostfield would he used as the base Of
a large. permanent camp. perhaps
eventually with thousands of troops
: here. Mai Gates will have his 10
medical officers and so hospital corps
men on duty continually. and in addi-
ton will have under his jurisdiction
the medical officers and hospital corps
men in the several units attached to
the depot brigade from time To time.
Another Week End Holiday
Another weekend holiday began in
camp Saturday. with half of the men al
lowed out on 3s-hour passes the same as
last week. IN addition the paymaster
| =;
the members Of the 1o4th Infantry, so that
JOY Will reign supreme in camp and else
where during the holiday. Other units
encamped here have been paid the last
few days.
Frdar found officers and men of the
! lo4th immensely pleased with the parade
in Springfield on Thursday. Every detail
was handled in way that left no room
for criticism, while the crowd both in
size and orderliness. and the official re-
ceptioa were matter for pleased com
r?ent 1t may also be stated that the men
were delighted with the luncheon served
at Forest park, an receiving plenty to
eat.
Admiration for Springfield
To Springfield people the complimenta-
men a delight. These men have not
ceased talking about the wonderful spirit
Of the city. the fine park. clean streets
and general good time. The event was n
fine introduction to these men To tho
western Massachusetts capital.
The work Of effecting the reorganization
of the l43d Infantry Is still continuing
although nearing completion. Sixty mer
from the LIST Vermont Infantry, stationed
in the depot brigade. were transferred
in the regiment Friday. Other minor or
ganization changes are being effected all
through the camp. In both the Io3d and
1o4th regiments some Of the Plattsburg
graduates who we're transferred from
Aver to the national guard will be trans
ferred back again TO Aver for one reason
and another, II is said that other
"Flattshurgers' will fill these vacancies
although it is sthe wish that some of the
deserving on-commissioned officers in
the regiments might he given opportunity
for advancement.
Men all through camp were given fur
Their NEGOTIATIONS for paratyphoid Friday
afternoon. Some had second injections