Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-27
FIRST CLASS GRADUATED.
FROM TRAINING SCHOOL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hcdckfn md Col
onel Eaton Address 772 Sue
ccSSful Candidates.
SAYS ORDERS MUST BE oBEYEL
Next Graduation November 10, Ate
which They Will BE Monthly DC
currcnces-Graduat From Cam,.5
Custer and Devcns.
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Custer and Devcns.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
huTnHSMp LEE, VA. August 26.--Sevaa
,xhr a as second lieutenants from
this central officers, training school at
m she officers schools at Camp Custer.
months ago. The others have fallen
, py me way in the Intensive mill that
10 determine the httest from among
me yne host of applicants. To-day 1sS
fa hS had TO cempie'ed the fun course
twenty Of these will be given another
chance enanee and will continue in the school:
lamp irant viii receive l5G who will
act as noncommiss Toned officers Twelve
e @Gre sent Sar. to the nfantry replacement:
,nG physical examination required IDr
leaves Of absence. e" FIVE i've S Snndf fei"a OF
ihese OCCUPIED one special train. which
New Englanders will migrate to their
nones for the short period. Some OF
NE Custer candidates were from as far
me trip home for the few days that
they VIII be with their families a
the officers, school from Pennsyivania
eoIieges. There were few Southern
A. the end OF their leaves the men
Vii report TO the following camps: l42
up,oD and ls TI to the he IN 1f Snmp
The men marched this. morning by
nattaiions in company formation 10
Two short Sn me1 by 'heE nHao
General Charles a: ITcdekin and one LIZ
e9on of hsr Tsbdo Ea19n the
their last time as enlisted men Each
each had that spirit OF confidence that
comes with success. They marched in
In his speech General Hedekin re-
minded minded The young Gthcers ,ha, the
the Individual officer. his looks and
appearance. but by the development
and IN. spirit Of The unit which is
sity Of discipline. lie said that there
were were two pprposses in issuing AN order
the men IN the habit OF obeyinE the
Office and The Other i to get the Of
eff you overlook or fail to sec som"
minor breach Of discip!ine in the AZ
that you have performed OF the drill
field in tho morning"
Some officers give an order TO be
certainty that it will be obcyed. This
comes from The habit of being. oheyed;
doubt as to whether i, will be obcycd.
This comes from the habit. of not
"Thc fact tina, YOU have been recon-
mended for commission proves thst
YOU have learned TO obey conn annS.
Get the habit OF being obeyed by the
men in your unit"
COLONEL. E:AT0N GIVES
ADVICE TO GRADUATES
Colonel Eatons address was full OF
:dyic. to the men. lie told them that
/, WAS easy 10 acquire either good or
had habits. and urged them 10 start
breaks an officer. This is 'rucr now
than ever. He strongly urged the
y@nns lien,cnants to keep OUT OF debt o,;
need anything else save up and when
YOU have the money. get II, Fay Nour
bills that you necessarily make
promptly
As for the developing % the mon
placed under them, he urged that they,
start their training with the idsa OF
developing noncommission"d ofiiccrs.
An officer must supervise and let the
noncoms do a lot q: the work. He i'm
pressed th%n vim The NECESSITY OF II, dis lis
colonel, tho best organization in time
OF stress viii go TO pieces"
your men by your treatment OF them:
BE friend 10 them. This does not
mean be familiar rr and slap them nor on the
expect or desire this treatment. He
wants you to draw the line. If YOU are
worthy or their respect you will get
vili give IL TO you
"a sovenly captain has a slovcnly
erumblinE company"
He congratulated the men on having
finished the course and said that III II
one to-day graduated. record for the
school would be csta blished.
At the conclusion of the exercises in
the Liberty Theatcr the mon returned
to their barracks. whore they were
given certificates Of graduation and
lteet ,n1 fntEf 0fatc
in the United states Army. The oath
was administered by the company COM
nlanders who had been appointed Spe-
cial summary court officers.
This was the first graduation class
from the central officers training
s ti' on November Ii. and after that
date there will he class graduated
every month. There will be another
class of approximately $500 to enter
the school next month.
Major William 7. Chantland has sue
ceeddd Ma oce ~ he rst seso Som
the Depot Brigade. Major Havercamp
has been ordered to report to Camp
Va, who was connected with the
hostess house for number Of months.
matron. Kirkwood Mitchell. of Rich
mond. associate field director Of the
Red Cross. is in charge of the build
Mrs. W. Fl. Baker and daughters. Miss
Doris and Miss Bertha. Of Richmond.
rendered the musical program at the
y. NJ. G. A. last Friday night.
George G.. Policy. the twenty-one-
year -old Richmond youth, was the fea-
Y. NJ. C. A. hut "a, Saturday night.
others on the program were Frank
Grouart of Pittsburgh. who was at
the piano. The four dancing demons.
composed of George Connell. of Rich
mond and three Pennsylvanians.
Man riC
Battaglic. also proved n feature attrac-
lion. COrporal Walsh. of Scranton. Pa.