New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
The Junior Plattsburg
Not Connected with Any Enterpris.
Now Advertising Training for Bow,

10 the Editor OIL Inc lrlpune.
Sir: Our attention has been called TO a,
advertisement in various newspapers. .,.
titled "The Junior Plattsburg. Inc," from
which it appears that a corporation has been
formed By that name to conduct camp for
boys and young men during the coming sum.
mer at Lake Champlain. BY the use Of Ii.
name Junior Plattsburg' the impression hs,
been created that this proposed camp /,
renewal of or in some way identified wit,
the military camp for boys held at For.
Terry, Plum Island, last summer and gen.
erally known as the Junior Plattsburg.
1t will be remembered tina. at the clos. a,
the first Plattsburg Business Mems Campv
in August. 1915, there was formed n.
military Training Camps Association Of II.
United States" whose mission was to devclon
the "Plattsburg idea," and under whose aus.
pices subsequent Plattsburg camps have been
conducted, and this organization is recog.
nized by the War Department as the medium
through which it mas been possible to o.
ganize the Plattsburg camps now in opera.
tion.
In the spring of 1916 number Of grad.
yates of Plattsburg camps. following the
suggestion very largely OF DR.. Drury rector
of St. Pau's School of Concord, y. H., and
of various other schoolmasters or principals.
developed a plan for a military camp ior
bovs TO be held the following summer This
rlan was indorsed by Major General Wood
and with his assistance and that Of the s,as
at Governors Island, plans were completed
for a camp 20 be held at Fort Terry on Plum
Island. in Long Island Sound. then in com.
mand of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hero.
c A. {. This camp was designed and con.
structed in every respect on the lines Of
the Plattsburg camps, and the War Depart.
meut provided tents, cots, blankets, rifles,
table service. etc, sufficient for about twelve
hundred bows. VINO arrived at the camp in
Julv ard STAYED about five weeks. This camp
and the course of instruction conducted
there was organized and directed by officers
of the United States army in active service
detailed for the purpose by the War Depart.
ment. BIZ West Point Cadets, who volunteered
for the service, and by Plattsburg graduates
ASSIGNED FOR the purpose by the Military
Training Camps Association and examined
and certified for the purpose by the War De.
partment. This camp was essentially
United States army institution, run on es.
sontially Plattsburg lines and was known
generally as the Junior Plattsburg," and
during the past winter the committee in
charge has circulated literature descriptive
of the camp in the name of the Junior
Plattsburg'
Forced by War to Suspend
After the close of this camp there was or.
ganized the Junior Division Of the Mill.
tary Training Camps Association, which,
through the undersigned executive commit
tee. has during the past winter perfected
plans for military camps for boys similar IN
all respects TO the original Junior Plaits
burg above referred TO, 10 be held during the
coming summer at various army posts IN
the United states designated by The War De-
nartmert. For these camps about twenty
thousand applications had been received,
when. owing 10 the participation OF the
United States in the European war, the Sec
retary of War advised the Military Training
Canips Association that it would be lmpos'
sible for it to hold junior training camps
this summer. The Junior Division there
fore has been forced to suspend is opera
tions on the larger scale, but is planning
hold enc or more camps on less elaeoIse
plan this summer, and will as soon as coz
diUons rermit resume the work OF Organizing
and conducting junior camps.
The Military Training Camps Associau0a
has no wish % dscredit the proposed enter
n~ise or 10 irl7ri~ its usefulness. but because
OF the confusion which has resulted from te
advertisement o. enc proposed scheme uhoe,
the name OF the Junior Plattsburg, Inc, ana
bec,y.e the Junior Division Of tho Military
Training Camps Association intends to con-
tinue 10 conduct military camps on the plan
of the Junior Plattsburg of last year,
should be understood that the scheme now
advertised is not a renewal of and has no
connection with the military camp for boy;
conducted last summer at Fort Terry ana
known as the Junior Plattsburg.
HORACE C. STEBBINS,
HENRY S. HOOKER,
W. DE- LANCEY KOUNTZE,
JOHN II. PRENTICE,
r. DOUGLAS ROBINSON,
ARCHIBALD G. THACHER,
FREDERIC n. WAITRESS,
GEORGE L. WRENN,
JAMES D. WILLIAMS,
Executive Committee of the Junior Divisioi
of the Military Training Camps Assoeia
tion of the United States.
FREDERIC y. WATRlSS,
for the committee
New York, June 8, 1917