Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
CAMP MEADE SOLDIERS
MAY WIN COMMISSIONS
Men From Each Company to
Be Sent to Training
Schools
CHANCE IS OPEN TO ALL
Many Transfers and Promotions
Are Announced in Various
Units
Camp Mende. Admiral, Md. July 81.

Camp Meade, Admiral. Md. July 81.
Soldiers who have been in training
here for n short while will have the op-
portunity of attending the Central Of
fcers' Training Schools now in session
at several cantonments in the South. IT
was announced this morning that Of
ficers are making observations of the
work of the new soldiers and a per-
centage of those who properly measure
up" will be recommended within the next
few weeks for the training schools.
II is understood to be the intention OF
the authorities to recommend at least 2
per cent of the total number of men in
each company and to make the selection
of the candidates from these chosen
ones.
This is part of a plan of the War
Department to keep the officers schools
continuously in session instead of start
ing new school in each of the camps
every three months. After the first of
SeptemberSthere will be a graduation day
each month at the schools. and the grad
yates will be qualified for commissions
as second lieutenants.
In the training battalions of the 154th
Depot Brigade here there are many men
Of education who are enthusiastic about
their new life. and whS would be well
qualified to command with the necessary
training 1t will not be only the college
men, however. who will be selected to
attend the schools. as the door of oppor-
tunity is open wide to all
One of the many lads who will try to
win appointment to one the training
schools is 7. n. Buttedalh. Phiadel-
phan. who is now a private at the
3O4th Auxiliary Remount Depot But
tedahl operated riding school in Phila- =
delphia and another at JSnkintown. Pa.
before he was selected for service in the
National Army. He is an expert horse
man. and would like to win appointment
In the army as an instructor-in equita =
tion.
Russell +. Smith. son Of Edgar Smith.
the well-known librettist of Weber and
Fields fame. was among the selected mer
who reported here for duty few DAYS
ago from New York. Smith was a fea-
| ture writer on the New York World and
| is also we'll known as magazine writer
| and a playwright. He. too. announced
| his intention to win appointment to the
| training schools for officers Smith pre-
fers the aviation section of the army
| He is member of the Frars. Screen
Greenroom and other such well-known
clubs of New York.
Major Ezra r. Whitman. chief of the
utilities detachment of the uuartermaster
corps. announced this morning that the
men in his command will hold a field day
on saturday. August 10 There vii
be baseball and other sporting contests
Prizes will be awarded to the soldiers
making the best scores.
| First Lieutenant Theodore " Bell reported
| here today from Camp Wheeler. Ga anC
| was assigned to the l5tth Depot Brigade.
| . Private Mcbride 5. MCFadden. Company
| G, Seventeenth Infantry. has been selected
| to attend the Central Officers Training
school at Louisville, Ky.
cal Department. has been Transferred tc
| the Sanitary Detachment. 53sth Engineer
| Service Battalion.
| Private Mogene Lehman. Thirteenth Com
| pany. 1h4th Depot Brigade. has been trans.
| fcrred to the Quartermaster CoTps and as
signed to duty with the Thirtythird Labor
| Battalion.
First Lieutenant George w Ramaker ha,
| been assigned AS the assistant to the cam
| medical supply and property officer at tn,
| Bas,, Hospital.
| First Lieutenant Guy Wyrick. San!tar'
Corps has been relieved Of duty WITH tn,
| Base Hospital and transferred to Wash
| inCton.
| Privates Vivian Lewis. Arthur r Morsr
| and Pohn J. Waters, of the Denot Brigade
| have been transferred to the Signal Corn,
and sent to Fort Leavenworth. Kan. fo
duty.
The following men have been transferred