Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-06
LOCAL COMMITTEE TO
PASS ON APPLICANTS
ENLISTMENTS FOR SECOND 6. .
FlCERS' TRAINING CAMP
HANDLED DIFFERENTLY

to be held at the Presidio, San Fran
cisco, for three months beginning
August 27, will be conducted under
an entirely different system from
that which governed enlistments In
the first camp.
Organization of a state committee
and local committees to carry out the
new plan was announced this week.
Applications will be received up to
July Is.
An organization known as the Mn
itary Training Camps Association of
the United States has been isa'liad
and will assume entire charge. Rep
resentative citizens are to pass .on
the qualifications of the men to b.
selected from their communities.
Instead of appearing directly be-
fore military examining board, the
applicants this time will first be
judged and examined by an exam
lining committee and if recommend
ed favorably will then appear before
the board of military examiners.
State and Local Committees.
The Western Department OF the
Training Camps Association
Of the United States, with headouar-
ters at San Francisco, has appointed
state committees In the eight states
Of this district and these committees
name the city committees who will
conduct the initial examinations Of
the applicants.
Every city -xstx y ~ Dasat3s -,
$500 or more will have q city COM
mittee and the applicants are direct
ed to apply to the committee in tho
city nearest their place Of residence.
The Washington state committee
consists of M. f. Backus. president Of
the National Bank Of Commerce.
N. H. Latimer, president
Of the Dexter Horton National Bank:
Frederic X. .Struve. president Of the
Seattle National Bank, and ]. w.
president OF the National
City Bank. George r. Martin =
secretary of the state committee. An
are residents of Seattle.
Frank M. Kenney IL chairman Of
the Olympia committee, the other
members being p. M. Troy. G. ,.
Lord and DIR. G. w. Ingham. This
will pass upon all appli-
cants from this county.
Rules More Rigid.
The letter of instructions to COM
indicates that the selec-
ton Of applicants will be much more
rigid than on the previous call. In
the consideration of the applicants
snecial stress will be laid on leader
ship, standing in the community, COLI
lege education or it's equivalent, and
previous military training.
Applicants over 81 years of age
will be given decided preference.
Mature and experienced men are
needed. No man under 80 years OF
age will be recommended by the
unless he has preeminent
qualifications or thorough military
Former soldiers of the United
States Army, unless notoriously un.
At, will be recommended by the COM
All applicants are to be examined
before not less than three of the ex-
amining committee. and their report.
with the applicants papers, will be
turned over to the chairman Of the
1t has been arranged
that the army examining board win
later visit the various cities of the
state, and those applicants who are
by the city committees
will be notified of the date of tho
visit and the time for their appear
ance before the military examining
board.
The department expects that at
least $4,000 men will apply. and as
1880 are to be ac-
,epted, only about one out of every
l2 making application will be So
ected.
July 10 Last Day.
The applicant may appear before
he local committee at any time BE-
ore July Is and when he has hand
ID in his application. accompanied
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