Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-23
LOCAL Guard
COMPANY STARTS
FOR CAMP DEvENS

Saturday morning at 9 o'clock the
"a members of Company G., 103rd
Infantry. Maine National Guard with
their officers, Captain S. Parker Foss,
First Lieutenant, Fidele J. Arsenault,
| and Second Lieutenant Alfred A.
Castonguay left Waterville by train
! on their way to the annual encamp-
ment at Camp Devens. Friday night
everything was in readiness with the
personnel of every man packed and
| every man looking forward to a
pleasant two weeks.
The roster of the company Is as
| follows:
Captain S. Parker Foss: first
lieutenant Fidele j. Arsenault: Sec
ond lieutenant Alfred A. Castonguay;
| first sergeant Joseph p. Maheu; SER
! geants, George Burke. Alfred Roy,
Jr., Ernest J. Nigue, Arthur j. Char
land. Alfred Bolduc, Leon S. Reed.
John l.. Matthew and Omer CASTOR
quay; corps, Will A. Sleeves, Fred
Bolduc, Leo Deschine, Alfred H.
Butler, Charles n. Roderick, Lionel
A. Gamache, Kenneth Ramsay, AL
fred Pooler: privates. first class,
Samuel B. Baker. Edgar Beaulier,
Leo Boudreau, Ernest a. Brillard,
Thomas Butler. Arthur b. Carey
Noah Clair, Alfred Cyr. Joseph L..
$3.50
Belle, Wallace Maheu. Elmer McCor-
rison, Donald Mihcaud. Albert Nor
eau, George A. Rathburn. and Au-
gustas Vigue; privates, Wilfred Ber-
nard, David Bickford, Onesime Boil
due, David Boudreau, Noel Bourque
Philip Boutin, Joseph Breton, Arthur
Brochure, Josephat Bureau. Solar
Butler, Alton A. Pudagee) Butter
Arthur Coro, William T. Dostie: Leo
Ferland, Arthur Fortier, Waiter
Cover, Herbert o. Haines, Leon j.
Herard. Clement Huard, Harold La
bonte, Alexander Lacombe. Arvid L..
lancaster ucian Letourneau. Arthur
J. Martel, Andrew ]. Mclaughlin. Vic
ton Montiminy. William T. Nevers,
Joseph E. Pelotte, Clifford Pooler,
Stanford Pooler, Ralph A. Pooler,
NAPOLEON Poirier, Pamphile Poulin,
Howard B. Silsby, Ernest A: Simp-
son, Romeo st. Armand, Leo Trudei.
Ernest J. Vigue. Frank Shaw, Char
les Lewis and Thaddeu thompson.
The first five days will be spent in
range work and the last five days
will be given over to drilling and
manoeuvers. This year the men
will be protected from accident
while in camp. A special act of the
Legislature provided that members
under the Workmen's Compensation
act during encampment and while
attending company drills and other
formations.
The men arrived in Portland about
noon where they were provided with
a lunch consisting of two ham sand
wiches, tart and sigar. The
troops arrived at the camp about 5
o'clock.
The 103rd demonstrated its train
ing for efficiency and upon arriving
in Aver, Mass, made ready for pre-
pairing it's camp quickly, going
through the routine of pitching tents
and preparing supper. The seth
brigade headquarters company which
is located in Portland, went into
camp Wednesday while Company I,
of Millinocket and Co. l. of Milo,
went through yesterday morning.
These organizations were well set
tied in camp life upon the arrival
of the rest Of the regiment.
Yesterday morning the regiment
attended church and Immediately Of
terward the rifle companies went on
to the range and the machine gun
companies began practice. An un-
usually large amount of freight was
taken along by the HoWltzer COM
rany, including II tons of ammuni-
tons, also $4,000 rounds Of machine
gun and rifle ammunition being
shipped from Augusta.
Religious services are included in
The arrangements for the camp. The
Catholic members Of the regiment
attended yesterday morning a mass.
said by the chaplain of the Fifth In
'fantry, while the service was also
conducted by Captain CRUDE c..
Cornish of Augusta, the regimental
chaplain.