The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-09-27


glance in every way in the cause for
hich he is battling"
The hostess house for the colorea
troops at Camp Gordon, which has
been In process of erection for several
weeks, is now ready for occupancy.
The Atlanta Constitution says: "Ths
house is building complete in its ex-
preston of beauty and comfort, thu
same attention being given TO the
details of harmonious and artistic
equipment that charactarizes all the
hostess houses that have been and
are still being erected at nearly every
cantonment In the country, and lis de-
signed along the same lines OF the
hostess houses for white soldiers
The structure was provided through
the efforts of the National War Work
Council Of the Y w. C. Al, the head
uuarters of which is in New York
City. This fills long felt want, as
there was great need for the colored
soldiers at Camp Gordon to have a
suitable place where they might meet
their relatives and friends who had
come from distance to visit them.
Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson, tho
newly-appointed field worker to mo-
hilize the woman-powera Of the coli
ored people Of the nation, has just
concluded a successful tour of the
southern states, and has formed many
new organizations through which the
women Of the race may aid in win
ming the war, and stimulated to .
marked degree all Of the units She
found IN existence in the cities and
towns. Her itinerary covered more
than 5000 miles. She was greeted
most cordially by the State Councils
Of Defense and these organizations
throughout the South evince dispo-
sltion to cooperate in ever possible
way with the patriotic colored women
If that section.
Sergeant Robert Terry, of the First
Separate Company of Baltimore, and
Sergeant Charles Hughes, Of the Firse
| Separate Battalion, OF Washington,
D. G., have been presented the Croix
e aiAsala fpr hraya,Y =
companies, now the 372d regiment,
are brigaded with the French and ARA
considered to be among the very best
i trained regiments In France.
/ OF the graduates from the Field
Artillery Training School for officers
at Camp Taylor, Louisville. KY, 80
were colored. 1t is reported that six
Of the honor students were colored,
The school opened July 1st and closed
August 31st. Colored men, it Is
stated, stood second, third and fourth
in rating in the total class of $500.
/ In accordance with the revised reg
ulations issued by The Adjutant Gem
eral OF the Army, applications OF civ
lians to the Central Officers Training
| School may now be received The age
limit Of applicants is from over l8 to
less than 46 years at the date of reg
istration Special induction for train
Ting at these schools will be regulated
SO that fair proportion of candidates
shall come from 1) The Army at
large in accordance with existing i'm
structions; (2) Civilians in Glass la;
fi3) Civilians with deferred classifica-
tions. The final selection of civilian
applicants will be made by the Com
manding Officers of the various Cen
trail Officers Training Schools. No
implications will be considered in the
War Department. At present, colored
men are admitted to training schools
as follows: Artillery, Camp Taylor,
/ Louisville, Ky; Infantry, Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark; and machine gun
training, Camp Hancock, Augusta,
At the closing exercises of the In
fantry Division Of the Central Off
GERS Training School at Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark, one hundred and
seven colored men, representing
nearly every State in the Union, re
ceived commissions as second Leuten-
ants. Capt. Garrison, the instructor
in charge of the school, said that the
young men had exceeded all expecta-
tions and had met conditions &c they
were IN a most cheerful and confident
Ignanner and that they had mounted
the military ladder Of training, round
by round, showing degree of prof.
cheney that compared most favorably
with their fellows. Their conduct is
camp and city was most praiseworthy
They came from all walks of life