Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-17
BALENTINE IS COLONEL
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OF fNl Beta hdppa. lie was admitted
to the Androscoggin county bar in
1900 and for almost four years was the
captain Of the third company, Maine
Coast Artillery corps. of Auburn.
Major Harry NJ Smith of Bangor
was born in Marlboro, Mass, but the
greater part of his life has been pass
ed in Bangor and Waldoboro. He is
a graduate Of the University Of Maine
in the class of 1893, was for four years
the captain of Company G.. Second
Regiment Infantry of Bangor, and
was bank commissioner Of Maine for
two years.
Staff Appointments
Col Balentine announced his staff APP
pointments as follows
Regimental adjutant-Howard Z.
Beedy. Portland.
First Battalion adjutant-James w
Eastman. Bridgton.
Second Battalion adjutant-Ferd w.
Parker, Westbrook.
Third Battalion adjutant-James r.
Hawkes., South Portland.
Captain Headquarters company
George w. Boyer, Portland
First Lieutenant. Headquarters
company-Keith Ryan, Augusta.
Captain Supply ompany-Nernon
W. Mari Pennington.
First Lieutenant Supply COMPANY
MILFORD G. Chapman. Jr.. Portland.
Second Lieutenant Supply company
Robert c. Hamlen, Portland.
Chaplain-Rev. James A. Carey. Hal
lowell
Howard E. Beedy of Portland. regi-
mental adjutant with the rang of captain.
is Yale University graduate. preparing
at Andover, playing on the varsity base
ball teams of both institutions. He is
assistant to Hugh j. Chisholm Of Port
land and New York City.
Vernon w. Mari of Old Orchard, for
merly of Pennington, captain Of the sup
ply company, graduated from Bowdoin in
1914 and attended Harvard Law school
in 1867. He served. four years in the
National Guard of Maine and has been
training with the Harvard regiment.
George w. Boyer, captain of the Heac-
quarters Company, was born in Portland
and attended Worcester Academy and
Harvard University. He is in the banking
business. member of the firm of Boyer
& Small of Portland and Augusta. and a
director in the Portland National Bank.
He has served one enlistment with the
5th company. c. A. c.. n. G. S. NJ
James W. Eastman OF Fryeburg. cap
tain and first battalion adjutant is the
son Of Tobias l.. Eastman. ex-department
commander Of the G. A. R. He is a grad
uate Of Fryeburg Academy and is now
associated with his father in the general
store business. He served in the Spanish
American war a gunner's mate.
Ferd W Parker Of Westbrook, battalion
adjutant OF the second battalion with the
rank of captain. is a graduate of West-
brook High school and was for four years
recorder OF the Westhrook municipal
court. He served eve years with the 18th
comr.-v. c. A. c.. and is the present city
editor Of the Portland Daily Press.
James r. Hawkes.. Sd battalion adiu-
tant. Of South Portland Is a graduate or
Portland High school, the University or
Maine and Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology He was for a short time
member OF the Cd Company. c. A G.
md is an employe OF the Fidelity Trust
Co Of Portland.
t<ei+b RYAN Of Augusta. first lieu
tenant with the Headquarters COM
panv, &as born in Paris, France he
fitted for college at Smiths Academy
AT ST Louis. Mo. and graduated from
Bowdoin in the class OF 1903. he Is
manager Of the Augusta office of Boyer
& Small He is known in this State as
dramatic tenor
MILFORD G. Chapman. Jr.. first lieu
tenant of the Supply company. is the
son of Mayor Chapman Of Portland. he
is a graduate of Portland high aA'
Colby and attended Harvard Law
school.
Robert c. Hamlen of Portland. sec
ond lieutenant of the Supply company.
was born in Portland and a graduate
OF Harvard in the class of 1915. He
fitted for Harvard at Newton Academy
and was at Plattsburgh for one week
this summer.
Rev. FIR James A. Carey. chaplain
Of the regiment. was born in Portland
and graduated from Portland high and
ST Marys college at Van Buren,. also
La Grande Seminary at Montreal. He
studied in Rome and after graduating
there was ordained to the priesthood
in BOSTON in 1901 He has filled pas
torates at South Berwick ana beiias'
and was stationed at Portland for 10
wears and while there was chancellor
and diocesan supervisor Of schools. He
was transferred to Hallowell In 1911
and has pastorates at Hallowell and
Richmond at the present time.
Governor Presents Commissions
An Impressive scene took place at
< o'clock in the room of the Legal At