Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
LOCAL COMPANIES LEAVE TOMORROW
6:5c O'clock Saturday Morning is the Time Set for Departure Home Guards Are Ordered Report the Armory at 545 Oclock-Boy Scouts Will Also Take Part in Dem onstration.

S. in the morning.
 Not one of the men has thus far disobeyed a command or order of the day. Everything is running along as is going on tranquilly. Captain Con- ner and Captain Cruise of the two New London companies are fully sat- isfied with the. attention and work that their men have shown.
 Captain Carey Congdon, intelligence officer of the Third district, Connecti- cut Home Guards, has issued orders calling attention to the general signal for mobilization of the Home Guard of this district. In New London the emergency call will be six blasts of the fire whistle, followed by the ring ing of the town clock bells and the bell at the Pequot Hose house. Ar engagements have been made with the mayor and the police officials to this effect.
 Company E, Capt Jeremiah J. Myr- phy commanding, in New London, will assemble at the state armory. New pointe. will assemble at the J. N. Lapointe plant in Pequot avenue; Co. H. Capt. Harry Learned. will as- semble at the Peduot Hose house: Rogers, will assemble at the state ar nnory.
 Other companies included in the Third district are Go. A, Mystic. Capt.
 
 Capt. Isaac Gavit; CO. G. Pawcatuck, Capt Shelby Nicholas: Co D. Mystic, Capt. Fred w. Taylor; Go. F, Lyme. Capt. Joseph S. Huntingdon; Go. I, Norwich, Capt. Fred A. Fox: Co. K, Norwich. Capt. Charles A. Hacberg, Co. L, Putnam, Captain John J. Me Garry; Go. NJ. Willimantic. Capt Frank P. Fenton; Montville Co., Capt. Charles E. Ranagei Danie1son O., Capt Fred O. Huntingdon.
 Of thnGax towns has been arr:/ ged to adapt it. self to the methods at hand: in some it will be given on the fire whistle: in others only the bells will be rung Members of the Home Guard compan- ies assembling in any of the above towns should .arn their local call.
 The Connecticut coast artillery com panics now mobilized throughout the received a second order which allows them fifteen optional days in which they can move. At first they were all lowed four, but for some reason the war department has given them an allowance Of eleven more days.
 The late. orders that have been passed through the headquarters here for the advancement of men in the state corps given out Thursday with the sanction of the adiutant general are as follows:
 Sergeant. first class, Wallace T. Me Eirov, Connecticut ouartermaster corps. is assigred to dn duty with the Connecticut coast artillery.
 Electrical sergnant second class Charles Wood advanced to first ser geant electrician in Fifth c,>'pany
 Private Charles D. Denton is ad- vanced to first class electrician ser geant in Fourth cornDanv.
 Private William Fl Wood is ad- anced to first class electrician ser geant in Sixth company
 Private William g StocIlton to be
 
 Cornoral T Ceryl to be fireman in Fourth company.
 Corporal Frederick A Savage. Jr., to be radio sergeant in Eleventh com pany.
 Private Charles NJ Sherwood to be radio sereeant in Eighth company.
 When the coast artillery companies of the state are mustered out they will have with them the headquarters that has beer always sta toned at the arm i orv. This is the entire staff of Col. i Henry s. Dorsey who has charge and l takes care of all the important mat ters. All the records, instruments. 1 maps, etc. will be at the island if these officers is follows:
 Col. Henry S. Dorsey. New London, | entered service Dec. IA. 1912. Lieut.. Col. Vincent NJ. King, Bridge port, entered service Dec IA, 1912.
 Mai. Morris B. Payne, New London, | entered service Dec. IA. 1912.
 Maj. John T. Half. Greenwich. en- tered service Dec. ,, 1912.
 Maj. Stephen T. Smith. Jr.. Stam- | ford. entered service June 13. 1916. |
 Captain. Adjutant Ernest R. Bur | rows, New London, entered service | Feb. Is, 1913. Captain. Ouartermaster, Hugh M | Bell, New London, entered service l June 12 1916. Under these officers there are many | who are part of the reg mental staff.