Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-27
GARLAND WRITES Of
.DRESBACH. POET OFFICER
Medical Supply Depot Man Sounds
Praises Of His Superior.
a Person Of Deeds.

By ROBERT GARLAND

Back Of the base, hospital Nesting
beneath Z pine tree Of almost italian
aspect. Is the busy ofdce Of the camp
medical supply depot And IN this
busy pfice. from s am. until almost
nv pm. hopr one might care 80
4am6 may BE- found First lieut.
Glenn Ward Dresbach, poet. efficiency
Expert 1nan-of-the-world and eoldieE
Above STACKS Of supply tables. fequis
eitions, letters and replies his please
ant smile may be glimpsed during
sail hours Of the day. 81
Lieut. Dresbach has had an intera
esting career. Hailing originally from
the wild and woouy state Of Illinois,
be managed to land in Panama, where
he systematized several governmental
departments. absorbed considerable
local color. wrote some remarkably
able verse and made more friends
than y was right for any man to
He next descended upon New Mex.
ico. Here he accepted a position Of
responsibility with one Of the largest
mining companies in the west, made
more friends, wrote figures and CAL
culations on the front Of scratch pads
and poetry ON the back, and, In 30 far
as was in his power, made democracy
safe for New Mexico.
Tried for Aviation.
And there he was, in a place OF
exceeding remoteness, called Tyrone,
when America entered the world war;
Throwing aside all personal ambi~
tons and desires, he tried desperately
for aviation. that branch Of the serve
ice which acts as sort Of military
his eyes kept him from qualifying.
Not discouraged, he went to Camp
Cody and enlisted as Private Dres-
bach Of the medical department. He
soon achieved the dizzy heights Of
private -nrst-classdom, and then his
him.
Following closely on the heels of
his sergeantcy came an order trans.
ferring him to the surgeon generals
ONCE In Washington. Gen. Gorgas
had heard of his work in Panama and
he was Of such stuff as officers were
made. And in January, 1918, he was
commissioned first lieutenant and
sent to Camp Meade to take charge
Of the camp. medical supply depot.
Here he has worked steadily, written
verse now anu IuSu, CZAlkuO0 IG0So AAAsA
overly ambitious supply officers ana
made many, many friends.
So efficient has he made the supply
depot that the surgeon general or the
Army, looking about for q training
school for officers needed in the Inn
portant medical supply work. could
md no better example OF what sups
ply depot should be than that at Camp
Meade. So the local depot, besides
functioning in its rightful capacity
has become a school for embryo on1~
cers Here picked men from all parts
before being commissioned in the SAM
itarY Corps. And Lieut. Dresbach asa
sumed additional role Of guide. phi-
losopher, friend and instructor with
the same thoroughness and intelligent
enthusiasm that marked his work
throughSut his careeE
Name Seen In Magazines.
ANY one who reads the better grade
magazines is familiar with the name
Glenn Ward DreGbach. Month after
month It appears with unusually well
thought out and effective bits OF verse
showing spirituality and understand.
ing not to be expected from an expert
in efficiency. The poet, Dresbach. hrst
attracted public attention during his
work In Panama, where his odes ZOE
the Completion of the Panama Canal
caused a stir Throughout this country
and abroad. It has since been prtntet
and reprinted in numerous magazines
and has found q permanent place II
his first volume, 'sThe Road to Every
where" His second volume Of verse
appeared last year and is called 'Tht
Path of the Winds" This book con
tains material more mature than thu
FIRST, but none the less vital and inter.
esting. His third book win be prtntes
shortly.
when acquisitions become too ava
ricious and supply o1lcers too insist