Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-30

P-eparauacrM were IN progress ves-
terday afternoon ar Camp Keyes 10
receive the 3rd Maine infantry. ". G.
:. NJ, which Is due to arrive today
for their first muster. Col Harry M
Bigelow Of Portland, who is in COM
mand Of the regiment and Capt Ma
than Redlnn of Portland arrived al
the camp Friday and II is expected
thai the several companies viii be-
gin TO arrive TINS forenoon. Five
United States army officers have been
detailed as instructors at the CAMP
Capt. c'Conner, VIM will come frcm
the department of, the Northeast.
Capt Daniels. Lieu1s Dooiey ana
Kirk from Camp Devens. Capt
Frank E. Drake in also detailed as
instructor Capt. Drake is a former
was attached to the ---rd Infantry
as Col Hurne's adJutant He viii be
instructor in minor tactics Captains
Daniels and O'Conner will be in
5trncrors in musketry Lieut.. DopIev
IN grenade and general infantry
work. Lieut. Kirk in hayoner com
bat Lieut.. Col Francis Farnhzrn viii
be officer IN charge of the [. 8. in
stT-uctors and have supervision OF in
EtrucriunH.
a special train bringing the COM
panies from the western part af the
State will leave Portland a. $40 this
mccning, arriving IN the city HI
ebout 10 o'clock. The troops abuard
this train will be in charge Of Lieut..
Col LeRuy Mouiton.
A train bringing sume af the Conn
p;4nies from the eastern SECTION of
the State viii feHve Bangor and Will
arrive IN the citp q s1it before N A
ID. today. The troops aboard this
train will he in charge of Major Har-
old Perper.
me machine gtln company from
Livesmure Fails win arrive in the
CITY sometime during the forenoon.
coming by the way of Winrhrup.
while the Millineckef COMPANY viii
arrive at about F. NJ
While the men are going tnrnusb
q good. active period Of instruction
tney are TO be provided with plenty
OF good entertainment during their
leisure time Lieut.. Col. LEROY Nus,l-
ton has been detailed as Camp recre-
alton officer. George F. Havev of
Bos4on. Mass. director of arffvjtSes
IN the New England department. War
Work Council. Y III. c. A. and G
A BRYANT. district secretary of Y.
M- c A. War Work Council of PORT
land arrived in the city fnray frurn
bosfon- Mass, with a truck loafi of
I, NJ C. A supplies for Camp Keves.
where they win erect a tent. OF which
David Reid of the State Y. NJ. c A
will have charge. The "" men viii
give the regular Y N. CA. ser-vire
hnc0 as a reading room. writing ma
teriAl. stc
The entertainment AT the camp
during the stay OF the bows will he
nand concerts evenings. motion me-
lures. vaudeville, bnxing bouts. wresf
nng matches so the bDvs' stay in the
CITY should be very pleasant.
Inc regiment has a band that was
organized in Portland and which lis
u1.der the leadership of Fred ]. Rig
oy. Band Leader Rigbr has been
II the regular service and all MEM
Gers of the band are SERVICE men.
SO TINS Musical organization should
be a hummer
Company II of Augusta is to re-
port in camp not later than 10 o'clock
TINS morning.
The grea1er part Of the Siay win
be devoted ID going into camp.
drawing equipment. pitching tents.
ciezntug equtpment and the like.
Beginning Sunday. Aug. 3lst, the
second battalion win engage in rar-
get practice ON the local range.
Thereafter battaiiuns will fire ac-
curding to the following plans: End
battalion. August 81 September &.
Lat battalion. September 4th-Eep-
ternber 7th. 3rd battalion, September
S-Septsmber g. Il.
September 18th win be devoted tn
practice marches by hataIlion with
fuH packs To include march disci-
piine. patrol prphlems. sending mes-