Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-05-03
OFFICERS RECRUITING
STATION OPENED IN ALMA
Hon. l.. \. sharp Has Charge of
he Station Which Has
Been Opened Here.

The patriotic newspaper, through
Out the country are printing informal
ton on he officers reserve corps
training camps which are being re-
ciuited for largely through the in
stumcntaitics OF the Military Train
inc Camps association.
7 Mr.. l.. a. Sharp. III State street,
IS the local representative.
The newspapers have been very
highly compImcnted by the depart
ment headquarters staff for the great
assistance they haze been I'm putting
. he citizens in touch with these
branch chairmcn throughout The
country. These men represent the
war department locally for the pur-
pose Of givn~ information. distrib-
uting application blanks to those
qualified, and cooperating with the
terminating boards. In letter from
General Thomas H. Barry. he stated
that the "Military Training Camps
association IS iii complete co-opera-
ton with these headquarters and is
rendering invaluable assistance to the
work Of handling the applications for
examination for commissions in the
officers reserve corps
For one to sec the activities in the
war department, working twenty-four
hours a day with scores OF stenog-
rapher, 10 merely handle the camps
ioi 10000 officers, il is auchablc to
think that ii short time ago there
were many citizens who thought it
was possible 10 "raisc an army over
night.
One of thc most perpIexng ques-
tlons is the matter of unifroms. as
the government stock is practically
Sd small that ii viii be impossible
to furnish those patriotic, high class
men who are training TO bc officers.
with uniforms The stock is so bad
IS depleted that the war department
j. urging every one TO purchase his
own uniform from civilian outhttcrs
wherever possible before attending
the training camp. OF course the gov
ernment viii reimburse each student
later
This association is OF Tremendous
value 90 the government in cutting
the red tape" which from time inn
memorial has bound up the govern
ment officers, and securing The high
Cst calibre OF personnel TO take these
examinations lin the shortest possible
time.
In connection with the training
cimps the Chicago Herald has point
eu out that citizens generally should
wire their congressman to pay sal
airy TO these citizens who are taking
this three months course at the camp
in order that trained young mon who,
by technical qualifications and phys-
cal vigor although handicapped f.
nancially. will be enabled 70 attend
without financial aid other than the
full expenses. which are paid by the
government. The New York Times
says that there is not single decent
citizen who viii not resent the idea
that we arc to select officers from
among mon who can afford TO give all
their time Cor three months Tor moth
ing more than expenses The New
York World adds "Coneress wran-
giles and consumes priceless time
against the iudgmcnt of the army and
Its ommander-in-chief whiie the war
department must mean time proceed
10 training officers under conditions
that make available only men of i'm
dependent income
One Of these training camps is at
Fort Sheridan. Illinois, where those
from here. who join, viii go. The at
tendance at these camps is limited.
The camp at Fort Sheridan will be
started before the middle of May and
il would be well for those interested
to interview l.. a. Sharp of this city
relative to the matter. He has charge
of the officers recruiting headquar- I
ters here. and viii cheerfully furnish |
any information relative to this 4
camp