Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-30

While the boys Of the 103rd Infan-
try are going through their close or
der work and are hard at it with
other courses that are designed to
make of them better soldiers, there
is a small group working away in
one corner of the field which prob
ably makes more noise than any 9TH
err class in camp. And well they may,
for they are the buglers. the boys who
/ wake 'em up and who put them to bed
and who need cast iron lungs to do
it with.
But practice on the routine calls
of the camp is not the extent of their
work. Under the direction of Cor
poral SoWak of the 9Th Infantry band
| they are fast getting to a stage Of
perfection that is unusual in a Ma
tional Guard outfit. The regular
army corporal is giving them a very
fine course of instruction this year.
not only in the regular calls but in
playing with the band as well. In
this regard he is teaching them the
fourishes that proceed the playing by
the buglers and which adds much to
the pleasure of their performance
They are getting along well under
his tutelage and are learning much
from his course of instruction that
will be of great benefit to them. The
boys. several of whom were green
hands at the game are very much
pleased with the instruction they
have received.
Those at the camp, who have had
previous experience with summer
camps of this type, from the "B. G.
down through the ranks to the pri-
Yates, are unanimous in their decla-
ration that this is the best one ever
held by the National Guard of Maine.
The Improvements to the field at
Camp Keyes have materially assisted
in making this possible.
Colonel Harry NJ. Bigelow, COM
handing the 1O3rd Infantry stated
yesterday that he and his men were
very comfortable there, and he said
that he personally was having the
most comfortable time that he. had
ever experienced in any camp. The
new mess shacks and the new shower
and toilet facilities have much to do
with this and are greatly apprecia-
ted by the men.
Routine work for the most part
occupied the troops Thursday. Dur
ing the morning Co H. of Lewiston.
a machine gun company, got in some
actual firing, using tracer bullets
which leaves a thin trail of smoke,
and which thus help to show just
what the Gunners are doing. Many
people IN the city heard the reports
of the Browning machine guns and
were at a loss to tell what was the
cause of the commotion.
In the afternoon two baseball
nf tho MI yoH
off and as one corporal said later the
scores sounded more like basketball
games" Co. G. of Waterville trimmed
Co. c. of Norway by a score of IS to
and Co. L of Milo took over Co.H
of Lewiston % to u.
Many of the men were busy pre-
pairing for the circus which is to be
staged Sunday afternoon. Harry
Raeburn of Portland, well known
producer of amateur shows was at
the camp Thursday, looking over the
talent and assigning some of the
parts for the circus. He will be at
the camp again before Sunday TO
help work the circus into shape.
A list of some of the company
stunts and the members who will
take part is given here:
T. Company, Augusta: Wrestler,
w llllam GuefflOn, GlQSfS, WOflIllnS'
Hooper. Wilcox. Commeau, w. Fish =
er, Ward. LeChance; monkeys, Col
Temple, LaChance; acrobats, f Gill
bert Joe Hayes. Folsom, Frost;
musician, Cpl. LeClair; boxers, Hen
~ Fisher, L. Smith; clowns, Bill
Gray, Niolette.
B. Company, Rumford: Boxers.
Lionel Vallee, Carl Arsenault; riders,
Felix Breau. Arthur Mills, Jesse
Beaudette, Henry Ayotte, Carl Ar
senault; ventriloquist, Elmer Henry;
clown, Edward Therriault; step
dancer. Connie Arsenault, Fidele
Peters.
Regimental Headquarters Com
pany, Auburn: Clowns. Harry Smith,
Tim Poulliot, Albert Snow, G. smith.
H. Sawtelle, W. Clukey. n. F'ogg;
riders, Bugbee, Edgar Page; acrobat,
E Visue; anything, H. Smart, H.
Williams.
K. Company, Belfast: Tumblers,
Cpl Kenneth L. Thomas. Alfred H.
Roberts, Cpl. Fred Knox; peanut
sellers. Maurice A. Robbins. Harold
f. Mitchell; roper, Guy Cousins;
harmonica, Guy W. Quincy, Vern T.
Clark; mandolin, James F. Strout;