Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Drafted men
TO Be Trained
BEFORE CALL
Nationwide Organization for
Preliminary Drill Launched by
National Security League
Under Sanction OF Gen.
eraI crowder.

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shall General Crowder, the National Sc
curity League has undertaken the Or
ganization throughout the country of q
systematic preliminary course of train
ing for the young men IN the draft. 50
that when they are called they will
know something Of their duties and
how to take care of themselves.
The League has drawn up a compre-
hensive plan, which will be put tn oper-
alton in every state in the Union under
the direction of "Committee on Pre-
liminary Training and Instruction Of
Men Registered for Draft, of which
Surgeon General Charles F. Stokes, U.
S. n, retired, is chairman.
crowder Approves
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
to whom the Security League submit
ted the idea before acting, has ap-
proved it in a letter to Col, Charles E.
Lydeeker, President Of the League, In
which he says:
Your proposal gives me great salts
faction. Your League can render val
liable assistance in this manner"
The Security Leagues plan will be
made effective through the PSI branch
es of the League, scattered in all parts
of the country, and subcommittees OF
Surgeon General Stokes's COMMITTEES
cooperating with the Local Draft
Boards in all the states. 1t provides
for the organization into instruction
/ classes of the men soon TO be called,
to be selected by the Draft Boards, the
actual training to be conducted by re
tired or disabled army officers, whose
efforts to prepare the young men fol
service will be supplemented by local
clergymen and physicians t}s q .sal
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, commandant
at Camp Upton, is an enthusiastic sup
porter of the plan and has promised
the Security League cooperation In
obtaining instructors for the classes In
New York City and vicinity.
"cIean, Sober Soidiera"
THE object of our endeavor viii be
to make the young men understand
why they are called for service to theii
country, what is to be expected OF
them and why they should be loyal
clean, sober and intelligent soldiers,
says SUPERINTENDENT Stokes. Outlin
ing the operation Of the plan. he co..
tinues:
There are three main working
points:
"1) Each Local Draft Board
through its Chairman, will select q
Captain, who will procure the assem-
bly, of the registrants and obtain from
local military or naval post, State
Guard or Home Defense Unit or from
retired or disabled veterans Of tbs
present war an adequate training ON
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"(2) The Captain will also invite .
local clergyman to give information
instruction and advice to the young
men.
Save Time and Money.
"(3) A local physician Will also In
struct the young men in matters Of
health, hygiene and physical well-beinl
in order that when they go to camp
| they shall present themselves with Z
| consciousness Of knowledge which will
| add to their strength and usefulness.
| 'At present the vast majority of oul
young men are called to the colors un
| trained 1t would greatly facilitate
| their being turned into soldiers ant
save the government time and none,
if when they are called they are pro
| vided with some knowledge of military
training and a sense Of discipline ant
| organization.
THE position of local Captain, who
will supervise the work, offers one OF
| the finest opportunities for patriotic
1 service for men of standing In the com
munity who are unable to get into thu
/ trenches