Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-08-20

in the State Of Maine and the first
steps in the work will he taken with
in d few days. Lieut.. Col. HunsachCr
of the L. S Army VIII reach Angus
la by the end Of this week and will
Immediately start a Reserve Officers
unit
This is in accordance with the
plans of the War Department to have
a reserve officers regiment with each
of the new divisions. Those eligible
for this are all present members of
the Officers Reserve Corps, the Re
serve Officers Training Corps and
the Citizens Military Training Camp.
1t is the intention of Col. Hunsach-
er to get in touch with all men in
Maine who hold membership in one
OF these three branches and TO bring
them together to form one regiment.
His headquarters Will be at Augusta
during his campaign.
In all probability, the 3rd Maine
Infantry. as such, may soon pass out
of existence. In its place will come
the Hist Infantry, National Guard.
According to the tables Of the War
Department. this is the designation
the 3rd Maire would have if called
into active service. Col Bigclow is
anxious TO have this name given It
now and has taken the subject up
with the officials of the War Depart
ment.
When work is done the boys of co.
Il n
been such thing as drilling Cen
orally, the program OF duties ends
about 5 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Evening mess is eaten, rifles cleaned
for inspection and the mon then have
tie time to themselves. In the eve
ming they go either to the Liberty
theatre 20 see the movies, wander
Cie: 20 the Hostess house or take 4
trip down to Aver. Others may visit
tcWns farther away, but at . o'clock
theN begin to string into barracks
a Il at go Johnny Jencls gets out
his old hanjo and there is music with
wild accompaniment of impromptu
drcmStiCks. This usually continues
some time, but when taps are sound
Cd at II O'Clock, barracks are as qu.Ct
as the grave.
The 1921 crop Of jokes for rockies
is a good one. There have been many
of them. but so far as is known. orc
that stands out for it's originality has
just appeared.
member of the kitchen police of
one Maine outfit started Il tour of all
the other kitchens. In each he quiet
ly asked for the mess sergeant and
as politely inquired where he could
get "a chicken masher." After he
had been to a majority of the mess
looms, he finally broke out:
Il wish | could find one o them
things. I've been all over the place
and every one OF your fellers sends
me to someone else
1t was then that Mess Serg George
Cooper of Co. +. informed him that
the only real chicken mashers were
the officers and that the rookie had
been going through his initiation. To
the credit of the row man be it said
he laughed as loudly as the rest when
he learned the truth.
Many of the old time jokes. hoarv
with age though they be, are still be-
! ing played. Another rookie was sent
to regimental headquarters for 100
yards of skirmish line" while the key
to the parade ground has been sought
on numerous occasions.
The 3rd Maine Regimental band is
winning reputation throughout this
section and the prospects are good
that it will soon be the classiest mu-
sical outfit in New England'S National
Guard. Col. Harry NJ. Bigelow is Civ
ing particular attention to ii and he
has just ordered 16 French trumpets
to add to their equipment. These
are the same as were used by the A,
z, F. bands when in France. The
new horns will be distributed to the
regimental buglers who, when on pa
| rade, will fall in with the band.
But the trumpets will have more
than their shiny newness to attract
attention. Col. . Bigelow has also
ordered a small silk State of Maine
flag to be attached to each bugle.
On parade, the buglers flourish their