Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08
SOLDIER BOYS

Word has been received i'll Calais
that Lieut. Ashley St Clair, son OF
Hon. Ashley and Mrs. St. Clair of Ca
lais. and formerly sub-master of Ca
lais Academy and principal OF East
port High, has arrived safely In
France. Until within d few weeks ago
he was assigned to Camp Devens. Al
fred WEIGH son of Postmaster +. +.
WEIGH, is another Calais boy who has
recently arrived in France with the
American EXpeditionary forces. He is
connected with a field artillery unit,
while Lieut.. st. Clair is with the in
fantry. r. Jerrold McGarrigle, now u
corporal with the 103d Infantry IN
France. has been overseas since the
late fall, but the I'd Maine, of which
he is a member, has not yet seen
active service.
Charming in its appointments was
the wedding of Miss Helen Simms,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
Simms Of Church street and Lieut..
Arthur Vaughn of Newark, \. j.,
which took place at the chapel of the
First Parish Congregational church at
quarter Of four. 1t was a military
| wedding and the Stars and Stripes. the
national colors reproduced by the flow
ers and the service flag nearby rem
dered the service even more impressive
than usual.
Lieut.. Milton w. Weymouth, [. S.
| w. of Rockland, has left for Puget
Sound, having been detailed for ex-
ecutive duty at the Naval Training
Station. Lieut.. Weymouth was for
merly stationed at Boston on the u.
S. S. Virginia, but was detached to
serve on the army transport Floridian,
and was at his home in Rockland on
brief leave of absence before going
| to the Pacific coast.
| Emil Svenningsen. one of the draft
ed men from Sanford now with 101st
supply train, writes from Somewhere
in France that he has driven from one
end of France to the other. and he
also states that the more he sees of
France. the more he likes America.
| Friends of Erwin r. Putnam. for
merly of Houlton, will be Interested
| to learn that he has been promoted
| from the rank of a private to corporal.
| Corp. Putnam is stationed in the medi-
cal department at the base hospital at
Charlotte. y. G.. and writes that he
is disappointed in not seeing much
chance for going across. From alt
appearances now he expects to remain
at the base hospital on this side of
the water
The twin sons OF Mrs. J. G. Beckett
81 ", ;,,4a 81 in Jn
service Of the United States. Percy
enlisted about two months ago, and is
now training at Hull. Mass. Philip
Joined the ordnance department and
left Friday for Fort Slocum, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Marioriquc Parent of
Brunswick are in receipt of q letter
from their son. Lieut.. John G. Parent.
who sailed for France late In DeCcn
Der, announcing that he had been pro
NOTED to captain and had been as
signed for duty as star officer.
Capt. Parent speaks French and Span
ish fuently. He is q veteran Of the
Philippine War, having served two en-
listments in the regular army. Until
he came East TO sail for France, he
had been on duty at Camp Lewis.
Washington.
The news comes from France that
First Lieut. Robert i. White of the
103 u. s. Infantry, who was recently
promoted to. that rank from second
lieutenant. has been made the adju
tant of the Sd Battalion
Bath Times-t'riends Of sumner
Sewall. son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
p. Sewall % York hall. will be pleased !
L
rank of first lieutenant in the aviation /
corps and is driving a high speed !
monoplane. Mr.. Sewall went to France |