Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-09
D. c. MEN PICKED
|. FOR j. S. AIR CORPS
Four Washingtonians Among
Fifteen Going to Training
Camp.
OTHERS MAY BE REGULARS


Four Washington young men are among
fifteen aspirants for the aviation corps
from the Fort Myer training camp for
reserve officers who are leaving tomorrow
for Toronto. Canada, where there Is
branch Of the Royal Flying Corps Of
Great Britain. They will be commits
stoned officers in the great air fleet the
United States is to build. just as soon
as they are passed as qualified aviators
Many well known Washingtonians are
among the 14o passed by the board Of
regular army officers at the camp to take
the physical examination July % for COM
missions as provisional second lieutenants
in the regular army.
There are also several from Wash
ington in a list that has been sent
to the War Department, on request
of those candidates for commissions
who have seen foreign service during
the present war.
Prompt Response to Call.
The news that fifteen men were
wanted at once for the Canadian fly
ing school came as a surprise. but there
was a prompt response to a call for
volunteers. The major commandant OF
that school and one of his assistant
instructors was at the Fort Myer camp
today. looking over the candidates.
Most of the men selected have had
considerable engineering and other
technical training. and five OF them
have had previous experience in flying.
Among these is Lawrence Hoover, 2I22
Connecticut avenue. Washington. who
saw experience in Mexico for two years
where he had the rank of captain. He
went into service Immediately after
the Brownsville raid and stayed until
other Washingtonians selected are:
Jesse O. Creech, 6614 Harlan place /:
Donald Hudson, the Rochambeau, and
Edward Donovan, 1244 10th street.
The other men assigned to leave to-
Horace Lake. 9th Infantry; Lawrence
L. Smart. Sd Battery: j. H. Alderman,
1st Infantry; Harold g. Shoemaker. I'd
Infantry. Lawrence Roberts, 1st Bat
terry; Eugene F.. Miller. Sd Infantry;
Harry Jenkinson. jr.. 6th Infantry, and
S. H Dorr. jr., Sd Infantry.
May Enter Regular Army.
Among the Washington men success
full in having survived the elimination
test regarding military training and
education before the board of camp Of
fcers and designated to take the ex-
animation for commissions IN the regu-
lar army are;
Walter c. Rathbone. formerly a colo
mel of the High School Cadets, drill
master for the Washington police forcs
and member Of the District National
L. ". G1asebrook. jr.. 2o12 P street.
whose father organized the sanitary
company Of government employees
which was accepted for Red Cross serv-
ice by President Wilson last Friday.
tary Institute man and has been cap
tain of the 1st Battery of Field Arti1-
lery at the Fort Myer camp.
H C. Stuart is a nephew Of the Gov
ernor of Virginia. He is a v. NJ. l. man
and has been in charge Of prize
squad In the 5th Company of Infantry,
having been one Of Capt. koehler's
strong arm squad" OF physical in
structors.
Carter Glass. jr., son of Representa-
tive Glass Of Virginia. is also desig-
mated There are about twenty-five
Washington men on the list of sue
cessfuls."
Capt. Charles Sweeney of the Foreign
Legion, who has been a member of the
Sd Company Of Infantry, has resigned
and will Join the French army. He
quit West Point in his third year, and
although a millionaire elected to cast
his lot with the ENLISTED HleH IN Au-
gust. 1914. he was in France. where he
attained to the highest rank that any
foreigner can get in the French army,
captain in the Foreign Legion. He
was commended In dispatches for
heroic action in making a spectacular
capture of German trench with only
small detachment.
Have Seen Foreign Service.
n+h.r man who have had fore;or
service and whose names have been
sent into the War Department include
Charles J. Morgan, who was sergeant
major in the 9th and 3Sth Canadian
18th Battalion, Gloucester, and the fol-
lowing, who served with the American
Ambulance Corps: w. A. Slater. jr.:
w. E. Richardson, James O'Neill, Otto
B. Budd. K. G. Colwell, J. R. Childs,
Leonard Ober, John L. Harrison and
A. G. Thurman.
At the close of the camp August 12,
according to present plans between 500
and 500 officers for the line are to be
20 ordnance officers. 200
perts and 10 officers for the intelligence
department. These numbers are SUBJ
ject to change. as it is expected that
the War Department may require the
service of more men If they are found
qualified.
Today at regimental review every
man in the camp will be wearing chew
rons. These are shield shape, bearing
the letters U. S. R. o. T. Rs. This,
United States Reserve Officers
Training Regiment 5. These are en-
broidered in red for artillery. yellow
for cavalry and blue for infantry. dis
the three branches Of the
service.
This was pay day at the camp, and
the ceremony will probably continue
for three days. The officers hoped to be
able to pay Off six companies this after
noon.
To Take Physical Examination.
The men selected by the board of camp
officers in the elimination examination to
take the physical examination July 23
for commissions as provisional lieutenants
In the regular army were announced by
Capt Conrad S. Babcock. the adjutant,
today as follows:
First Company, Infantry-John L. Abb
bot, Myron E. Bagley. Calvin L. Bert
schey, Merrill S. Bemiss, William c. Fer
zuson, G. H. Ferguson, S. NJ. Firth, Rob-
srt, ,Ould, John K. Powell. Paul S. Roper.
R. E. Wysor, jr., and Francis c. Walton.
Second Company-C. W. Buchanan, R.
6. Carter. J. P. Cannon. Raphael Sem
mes, H C. Bounds, L. Myrton Gains. w.
N. E. Sullivan. William Garlette and E.
W. Jarman.
Third Company-P. H. Condit. L. B.
Cox. ]. B. Harvey, R. ]. Wortendyke, G.
q Abrams. c. D. Ames, Clarence E.
.oIdsmith K G. ColWell and W. A Gray