New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
The Junior Plattsbure
Lake Champlain Camp Def.nd, h.
Use of the Name
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: To-day you published conspicuou,,,
your editorial page letter signed hv ~ l.
Frederic n. Watriss for the Executive c.
mittee of the Junior Division Of the Mia
Training Camps Association Of tho T,s.v
States" claiming the exclusive right - '
the term Junior Plattsburg," and ,hs, -. .s
use of that name by The Junior Plates We
Inc, the company of which am presiss,.
is likely TO mislead. ask you 10 rrS,''sS
with equal prominence this correction Of y.
facts. '
The name of last years Plum Isls,, :.
stituton, which Mr. Watrss and his ,,s,". '
etes represent, was not Junior pls,,sh~ss
and so far as | can learn il was nsv.Sh
advertised or claimed until after tho -
poration of my company. Its Literature ~
letterheads are headed military Trair;.s
Camps Association of the United S,s,-'s
Junior Division" In a letter addressed
me, dated May u, Mr.. Watriss and bis
sociates called it "The Fort Terry Cam, :,
1916 at Plum Island" and not Junior pls,,.
burg" In another letter from Mr.. Wa,rs,.
dated May %, he said: "Some 10000 anrl..
tions for enrolment had been received u,..
we were notified by Secretary Baker a..
because of the participation Of the r,i,.i
States in the European war the War Dsn.-.
ment would be unable 10 provide US witt d.
necessary equipment as before, and tba, \.
cause of this fact and OF the possibiljtv -.
the officers necessary for instruction ,ovIi
not be detailed for that purpose the e,r,s
would have to be abandoned This ,n,w.,,
the proposition that the Plum Island in,,,u.
tion will have the support Of the War IA.
rartment this year.
The Plum Island camp was more than ,hr..
hundred miles from Plattsburg On the o,h,,
hand, the camp of The Junior Plattsbur,
Inc, the company of which am presiden, =
located on Lake Champlain. about eight ml,,
from Plattsburg, in the town adjoniu,
Plattsburg
The Junior Plattsburg, Inc, is patriot,
institution. Its precise object is TO give 10
young men during the summer vacation
practical knowledge of the fundamentals q
military service and organization suited 10
their age and previous training and to SUP.
rlement the plan of their studies in Their
respective schools and colleges. It is ia.
dorsed by men distinguished in commers.
education, law and literature. The board Of
visitors for 1917 is constituted as follows.
Austin B. Fletcher, A. Barton Hepburn,
Francis Lynde Stetson John c. Clark, Fra,t
H. Platt, John W. Herbert, Benjamin B.
Odell, William II. Burr, Richard Cuts Shan.
non and Walter Guest Kellogg.
The site of the camp was inspected b.
Captain Danford, L. s. A., Yale ARTILLERY
Battalion, in the spring of 1917 and was
heartily approved by him. General Leonard
Wood has indorsed the plan of the camp
The camp will be conducted by retired United
States army officers, who will be assisted ia
the drilling by West Point cadets on fur.
Tough. The enrolment already represents
students from over fifty Of the leading pre-.
paratory schools of the United States.
Under our own initiative guns, tents, coa
and all the equipment necessary for 500 boys
have been purchased, in order to make csr
tain that the camp would be held, as We
anticipated that the government would h
unable to furnish equipment, which has
proved to be the fact
In view Of the impression which W
Watriss's letter gives that this camp has no
received the Endorsement of the War De
partment, it is proper for me TO quote from
letter of Adjutant General H. ?. Mccain
of the War Department, dated May Is, 1877.
addressed to The Junior Plattsburg, Inc, as
follows:
THE purpose of The Junior Plattsburg,
Inc, as set forth in the circular inelos@
with your letter, is commendable, and IT IS
hoped that the members of the organlzatlo'
will continue such training as is possible
with the means at hand until their servesi
are required in the defence of their county
j. b. DICKEY, President
New York, June IL, 1917.