Evening star., 1918-11-03
MEN FOR OFFICERS
SCHOOL WANTED
Drag Being Made for Candi.
dates-Other Camp
Meade News.

CAMP MEADE. Nd. November o.
A drag is being made for candidates
for the officers training school at
Fort Fremont, Cal Gen. Jesse Mel
Carter. division commander, has or
dered every company commander to
recommend every available candidate
he has. without regard to numbers
and without regard to the importance
of the work the candidate may be
performing now in the ranks. There
is a tendency on the part of many
men to hesitate to go to the camp for
fear that they will miss chance to
see the final fighting of the war. Many
prefer to remain in the division as nom
commissioned officers or as privates
and thus get "over there" than to
ter. A few months ago the situation
was far different and men were
scrambling for chance to go to an
officers training camp.
In the 1st Battalion of the list In
fantry-the District of Columbia unit
many men now non-commissioned
officers will be sent to the school.
d. C. Men to the Front.
Washington men are becoming more
and more prominent in this unit.
Sergt Fred Maidens, who used to be
in the Library of Congress, is now
acting sergeant major. William G.
Baden, who was a long time a teller
at the Du Pont National Bank, is an
acting battalion sergeant major. John
q Morris, who was food inspector,
is supply sergeant of Company A.
The clerk of this company is Corp.
August l. Nelson. formerly of the
naval allotment force.
Andrew Brown, a Greek who has a
candy kitchen in Washington. is
among the 1000 men naturalized this
week. Brown, before he took that
name. fought for Greece against Tur-
key and has six ugly bullet wounds.
He is anxious to face the bullets
again for Uncle Sam.
D. C. Filipinos Naturalized.
Several Fi1ipinos from Washington,
although under the Stars and Stripes
since childhood, were naturaliZed Just
as II they were subjects of some
foreign power or potentate.
Joe Peek, who was a Knights of Co
lumbus secretary here while awaiting
his call to 20 lover there" is now in
spite of the tact that they are some
what mixed up among the 100000
fanks. The first day Peck arrived he
met dozen old friends. Every day
and almost every ten minutes he was
reaching his hand over the counter
and accusing newly arrived soldiers
of coming from Brooklyn. When two
men from Brooklyn meet they both
admit it. A letter just received from
Peck tells of meeting 'em 'over there"
There he met Rrivate Bob Cottren,
who used to operate movies for Peck.
II the war lasts long enough Peck
will know every American who had
part in it.
New Building for Red Cross.
A fine building will be erected by the
American Red Cross here as school
for officers in that service. The work
Will be rushed, as it is the intention
of the organization to increase its
force to meet the growing needs of
war time and no less heavy burdens
OF the reconstruction period that will
come when peace is declared
The resumption of passes today
brought joy to the men, who have
nev"r before been confined to camp
for such a long period. The welfare
work is now open in full swing and
the War Camp Community Service
will bring into camp many entertain
ment features in the coming week
The soldiers themselves will put on
shows and every line of festivity will
be resumed.