Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-30
CLASSY RACING CARD ONE OF
MANY ATTRACTIONS SECOND
DAY OF THE WATERV|LLE FAIR
INSTRUCTION CAMP
IN RIFLE PRACTICE
AT AUBURN SEPT. Is

Al AUBURN Ncfl, 70
General Orders No. II were is
sued from the Office of the adju.ant
general Tuesday announcing a camp
for instruction in rife practice and
small arms competition to be es-
tablished on the rifle range at Au-
burn. Maine, commencing. Monday,
September %, 1922 for approximate
ly six days The following COMPETE
tons will be held.
With the rifle-Company Team
Match; Infantry-Artillery Match; In
dividual Matches.
With the pistol-Team Pistol
, Match; Individual Pistol Match.
The following officers are detailed
for duty as officials and all except
the quartermaster will report at the
rife range not later than 1890 O'Clock
noon, Monday September %, 1922:
Maj. Games w. Hanson, lend Field
Artillery; Executive and Chief Range
Officer, Capt. Wendell w. Hand, 152d
Field Artillery Adjutant; Maj. Will
liam c. Goodwin, Quartermaster
Corps, Quartermaster; Maj. Gilbert
NJ. Elliott, Medical Corps, Statistical
officer.
Such other officers and enlisted
men as may be necessary for admin
istration will be announced in later
orders. The Chief Surgeon will
designate one me dical officer, not
above the grade of captain, and two
enlisted mon Of the Hospital Corps
to attend the camp.
An advance detachment consisting
of the Quartermaster and twenty 600
enlisted men will report at the range
not later than noon on Saturday.
September %, 1922, for the purpose
of establishing the camp.
Payrolls will be prepared in ac-
cordanco with instructions from the
Adjutant Generals office and COM
handing officers of organizations will
see that the necessary data for max
ing up the payrolls for members of
their commands attending the camp
accompany their teams.
The disbursing officer will attend
the camp for the purpose of making
payments. Each officer participating
pay proper of an officer of the same
grade in the regular army for the
actual number of days on duty, and
enlisted mon Will be paid in accrtd- .
ance with Section IS, The Military
LIW, as amended.
Members OF rife and pistol teams
will report at the camp not later
than 10 o'clock =. NJ. September %,
1872. Each rifle team Will consist of
five members and not more than two
competitors on each rifle team will
be officers. Each pistol team will
consist of three members and not
more than one of the competitors
on pistol team will be an officer
Each rifle company. service company,
regimental and battalion hcadquar-
tiers companies of Infantry, and each
company of the Coast Artillery Corps,
including headquarters will send one
rife team. Each battery of Field
Artillery, each Machine Gun COM
pany and HOWitzer Company Of In
fantrN, will send one pistol team, but
any rifle team may enter a pistol
team. or individuals in any pistol
match provided members of said pis-
tol teams are selected from meml ers
of rife teams.
Those in attendance at the compe-
titions will wear the service uniform
Officers will bring bedding rolls and
necessary bedding. Enlisted men
Will bring blankets and mess kits.
AS at this season of the year the
nights are apt to be somewhat cold,
it is suggested that the men attend
ing the competitions be provided with
extra blankets. Cots, bed sacks or
mattresses will be issued at the camp.
The quartermaster will make nee
essary arrangements for the lease of
any additional land that may be re-
CURED for the camp, provided the
cost OF same docs not exceed s.. 90 per
day and will arrange for the purchase
of necessary fuel. straw and sub
sstcnce stores. He Will establish a
mess for the personnel of the camp
and a charge for meals will be made
to officers, but enlisted mon will lie
subsistcd at the expense of the
State.
Officials of the competition will
apply individually to this office for
transportation requests for them
selves and commanding officers Of or
CARNATIONS Will apply for necessary
transportation for members of their
commands detailed 20 attend the
camp. Street car tickets will be fur
nished with each request from Au-
burn railroad station to the rifle
range. (anout three milesD Motor
trucks will meet the trains on arrival
at Auburn station, September 25th.
to transport baggage to the camp.
Each person will he responsible that
his baggage is placed on the trucks
at Auburn.