Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-31
MAINE TROOPS
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Camp Proctor. Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt. July 30-The Maine troops al
Campt Proctor have fallen into the
routine OF the camp with great ease
and are now finding the work both
interesting and worth while. They
have been in the camp long enough
to get accustomed to the hours and
conditions and with the drill work
which they are called upon to per-
form they still find time to enjoy
themselves greatly.
Co. F.. OF Augusta went onto the
rifle range on Tuesday and qualified
three men. one sharp shooter and two
mnrksmen. Corporal John Turner
attained the rank OF sharpshooter
and Sergeant Leland Niles and Ser
geant Chambers were tho ones 10
qualify as marksmen. They were on
tho range the entire day and when
they returned to the camp were ready
to hit the hay at the earliest mo
ment." Go. G of Waterville was also
on the range Tuesday.
The Augusta boys, members OF the
Headquarters Company of the SGth
Infantry Brigade have many duties
to perform and they arc kept busy
most OF tho time. The members Of
the wire and wireless sections went
out in tho morning for instruction in
their particular lines of duty. The
wire section set up switchboards and
fold telephones in conjunction with
tho wire sections OF other units and
passed the morning handling mes
sagcs and locating and rcmedying
wire trouble.
The wireless section put in their
time handling messages in code over
field buZzcr sets and they made good
ut this work. Other details were out
on various jobs. Because OF the
character of the work OF this COM
pany they are split upon work of ali
kinds and do not function as COM
pany.
The members OF this company who
had attended camp last year or in
previous years. held n little initiation
Monday night for the rockies and
gave them n warm time in several
senses of the word. In as much as the
rockies were soundly sleeping when
they were reused for this interesting
performance they were hardly able
to appreciate the fun but every one
of them showed himself to be a good
sport
Major General Helmick. United
states army inspector with head
quarters in Washington was a visitor
Monday at the camp ana was accom-
panied on tour of inspection by
Lieutenant Colonel Holiday. com
mander of the regular army at Fort
- IL a Ii.
pleased with the condition Of the
camp.
The members of the l1cnd Infan-
try of Vermont, which with the
i0Srd Infantry compose the S6th Bri-
gade are preparing for some inter
company boxing matches and for
matches between the two regiments
The Vermont boys have some fine
boxers who they feel viii be able to
hold Off the Maine fighters but then
are up against some good men. and
will have to exert themselves quite
lot.
All sorts OF recreation Is enjoyed
by the troops MT the camp in the
evening. On Tuesday evening for in
stance there was fine band concert
by the 103rd Rcgimenta' band and
a series of boxing matches Many of
them went to Burlington to the pic
lures and TO see the city. while
others went to the Y. NJ. c. A.. TO
write homo and to the recimental
to get light refreshments.
Tho boys are we'll fed and cared for
and they are having time to enjoy
themselves as well. so that this IS in
deed an ideal camp for them. The
weather has been ideal with a bright
sun shining nearly all tho time. In
fact there has not yet been enough
rain to wet down the outside OF the
tents and with warm nights here has
been no trouble in sleeping.