Evening star., 1917-09-09
Program for the Third Week.

Inc program IOr TINS thlrd week OF
camp, as arranged by Col. Glasgow. the
senior instructor. and approved by
Lieut.. Col Charles W. Fenton, the
! camp commander. provides, besides the
daily regimental review and inspection.
Tor ten hours of study and ten hours of
conference. The study periods are at
night, when the men plug up" on their
manuals in barracks. The next after
noon the conferences are held when the
Army officer instructors lecture on the
subjects in the manual and allow the
students to ask questions. The study
and conference subjects for this week
are: Bayonet training, drill regulations
small arms firing regulations. field serv-
ice regulations, notes on grenade war
| fare and the training and employment
| of bombers.
Besides these hours devoted to the
| mental training of the men. the physi-
cal training is to be given as follows:
PHYSICAL drill, two and a half hours:
company drill, seven and a half hours
musketry training. five hours; frst-aid
work, two and half hours; signaling.
both wigwag and with instruments.
two and half hours; bayonet runs.
| two and half hours; training in the
use of the rife grenade. two and a half
hours. and practice marches in company
formation, with each man wearing the
full kit, two and a half hours
Washington men have had their share
of opportunity to act as company Off
GERS during the week Henry A. Cole,
4SI + street southwest. was captain of
the 9TH Company of Infantry for an en-
tire week before the new system of
rotation in office went into effect. Os-
car J. Myers, 1928 w street northwest.
was commander of the same company
as captain on Monday and Tuesday.
Newbold Noyes, member of The Star
staff. was first lieutenant of this com
pany on Friday and Saturday
Washingtonians as Officers.
Other Washington men who have
been officers in the eth Company are:
Horace l. B. Atkisson. 1922 n street.
corporal: Junius Powell. Woodward
building. corporal: Newbold Moves. ser
geant and platoon leader: Logan Nor
r1s. 215 Senate Office building, corporal:
William II. Window, 1923 De Sales
street. corporal; Guy H. oyster. 1924
Sth street northwest. corporal: George
L. Olfber, dairy division, United States
department of Agriculture. corporal;
Hayward II. Webb, 2029 Connecticut
mick 1860 Perry place. corporal.
The 9Th Company had these Wash
ington men as officers the latter part
Of the week: Pere A. Wilmer Riggs
National Bank, second lieutenant: VIII
liam B. Sheehan, War Department, and
Oliver Metzerott, sergeants and platoon
leaders. and Herbert e. James, 27S 18th
street southeast. corporal.
ohNei -hetHerott. aShlngton buSi-
ness man and republican leader in the
Maryland general assembly. is today
acting Is first lieutenant officer of the
guard for the Sth Company of Infan-
try. This came as an unwelcome dis
tinction, for Mr.. MetZerott had expect
ed to use his week end holiday to drive
a few nails In his political fences. He
is candidate for the republican nom
ination for state senator from Prince
Georges county and the primaries come
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made no complaint and filed no appli-
cation to be relieved from the detail.
Representative Fred Zihlman from
the sixth Maryland district visited
members Of the Sth Company on Thurs
day.
Henry Fl. Chapman, formerly a War
Department clerk. was sergeant of the
Sd Company of Infantry Friday and
Saturday. John T. Taylor. the High
lands, was corporal.