The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-10
OVER TWO THOUSAND
RECEIVE APPOINTMENT
Training at tort Niger. Va. 2,i60
Have Been Accepted.
RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS. TODAY
Men TO go Into Training II Nrmy
Post Near Washington From Viz
e.nia, New jersey. Maryland. Della
ware and District of Columbia.

Of the 1000 young men in tine mill
itarv district composed of virginia,
Maryland New JcrseF. DtlaWar, and
the District Of Columbia. who made
application for appointment to tn" Of
ficers' reserve corps te undergo tratn-
ing At Fort Mver, VI. atGe VIII hr
admitted al the army post. according
- information received here last nleht
b. captain Alexander Forward. sct-
rotary to Governor stuart. II WAS AM
nouHrtd shat ~ those accepted 1850
arc from civil IF. le0 are national
e1ardsnlen. 100 engineers and go Off
GERS IF tho reserve corps. Tho last
namea men have already received thetr
commissions, but they VIII he sui
ieeted 20 additional traih}rs ut Fort
Niger 70 further prepare themselves
for their duties in the immense army
10 h raised within the next few weeks
when the selective draft bill becomes
effective,
The commanding officer at Fort My-
tf=cr7rr- --t--t.i-.. "a
selecting the men who VIII go into
training and those who have been ag-
copied VIII receive notification on the
first mail this unrnIu4---- Tn. lgii2r2
were placed IN the postofficr az Wash
Mgion early last night. and the young
men who have made application for APP
pointmtnt to tho camp should know
by noon today whether er rot they
are to hc admitted ia thu camp.
No Names Given out.
The commanding officer announced
last night that 10 names Will h. Z+NDn
out at this time and for that reason
just how many NirSini arc Included
In the list of lucky ones rs not known.
However il was stated last night that
there is a strong probability Of some
thing like 900 TO 4ae IF the young
men from the old Dominion having
been accepted. II Is understood that
around $50 civilians. engineers and ma
tioHai gHarasmen from th!s state made
-f44++-7tiou appointment to-the
camp. OF this number many Of them
are graduates OF virginia colleges and
arc wc}l-known young business men,
Several of the applicants are Virginia
Military institute graduates and un-
dereraduatss as well as graduates of
military academies in the state.
It was announced that every man
who made application for appointment
TO the camp regardless of whether or
not he had received previous military
training. was given consideration by
the commanding officer.
Those who have been accepted will
leave next Sunday. and will take up
their duties at Fort Myer Monday
morning They will remain in camp
for a period of three months, by which
time they Will have qualified for the
various offices that VIII be open in
the army that will be raised by the
United states government.
While no definite Information has
been received here UP to this time as
to whether or not a junior camp for
Young men from seventeen to twenty
Will be established. those who are be-
hind the movement are still pushing
tho matter, This camp, will be for
ho~* who are too young TO be admit
ted at Fort Myer. There are scores Of
younE men, many of whom are John
Marshall High school cadets, anxious
10 get into the Junior camp. and it is
very likely that il will be established
At some point in Virginia.