Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-19

Special Orders. Number %, issued
from the Office of the Adjutant Cen
eral of the Maine National Guard at
the State House, Wednesday, carry
the appointment of Harry Z. Farm
ham of this city as End Lieutenant
of Infantry in the Maine National
/ Guard, and his assignment to the
Headquarters Company. Seth Infan-
| try Brigade. to succeed End. Lieut..
! Almon 3. Sullivan, who was recently
promoted to captain, and assigned to
the command of the same unit.
| Lieutenant Farnham is eminently
| qualified for the duties of his COM
| mission. and his appointment will be
| pleasing to the members of the
Headquarters Company and to host
of fellow officers in the Maine Ma
! tional Guard. He was recently COM
missioned in the Organized Reserve.
and has had long and active service.
not only in the National Guard, bht
| also in the United States Army, dur
ing the World War.
/ The new Lieutenant of the Head
quarters Company enlisted in the
! 4th Company, Coast Artillery Corps.
/ at Bath the day after the entry of
| tho United States into the World
| War Subsequently he was transfer
red to the 10Th Co, c. A. c.. and
! trained at Fort Baldwin, Popham.
| He was again transferred to Battery
! d., saith CO.. c. A. c. at Fort Levetr.
: Portland Harbor. He went to France
with this unit in March 1918. and
! continued to serve with the Artillery
until his transfer to the 30th. Separ-
ate Brigade Band. He returned to
transferred to the 53rd. Heavy Ar
tilery, while that unit was engaged
in the operations in the scissors sec
, tor. He served with the latter unit
until it returned to the United States
! in March. 1919. when he was honor
ably discharged at Camp Devens,
Mass. March 81, 1919.
Lieut. Farnham has been associat-
ed with the Maine National Guard
practically continuously since 1921,
when he enlisted in the former
Quartermaster Corps unit with
headquarters in Augusta. He con-
tinued to serve with that unit when
it became the Headquarters Come
pany, seth Inf. Brigade. and won pro-
motion through the several non
commissioned grades to that Of staff
sergeant, which rating he held when
he was granted a furlough in 1924
because of absence from the city,
while he was associated with the
John 3. Rogers Co. of Fostoria, Ohio
as a producing director.
On his return to Augusta, he
again enlisted in the organization to
which he was yesterday assigned as
End. Lieutenant. Lieut.. Farnham
has always evinced interest in the
affairs of the Maine Guard. He Is
Known to his comrades as splendid
soldier with high conception OF his
duties and responsibilities. On the
occasion of his appearance before
military board for examination. pre-
liminary to his being granted a COM
mission in the G. r. c.. one OF the
officers on the examining board stated
that Lieut.. Farnham passed one OF
the finest examinations of any man
who has appeared before the board.
incidentally Lieut.. Farnham has the
distinction of being one of a handfu'
of men in Maine who were not COM
m:ssioned officers during the World
War. who have since qualified for
commissions.
Lieut.. Farnham is most favorably
known to many friends in this city
as a musician of ability and accom-
plishment. He organized and a.
rected the two "Pass In Revue" am
ateur entertainments, by the mem
hers of the Headquarters Company,
seth. Inf. Brig. and also directed the
Legion Ministries by the James FftZ-
gerald post. American Legion, this
year. Both of these productions were
most successful, and In appreciation
of his splendid services the members
of the former organization will pre-
sent their new 2nd. Lieutenant with
a sam Browne belt. saber and scah-
bard: while the Legion post OF which
he is a member are planning on the
presentation of an officers field uni
form.
Lieutenant Farnham's commission
was made to date from January 2
1925 in the special orders issued from
the Adjutant Generals office, Mon
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