The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-04
LIEUT.. r. q. cusHMAN
Provost Marshal and in Charge OF
Military Police.

The Exhaust, a magazine pub
lshed in the Raritan Camp, ~ j.,
where Lieut. F. b. Cushman is Pro-
vost Marshal and commanding the
military police, has this to say of
him:
Know ye, though that a NJ. p
first be a man of great versatility
whose duties run thru the whole
gamut of human doings and disdo-
ings from the simple connection OF
ones dress to cases resulting In
court martial proceedings. Under
the able command OF Lit. Frederick
a.. Cushman, the original and pres
ent commander of the Military Police
In this camp, the work OF the force
has been accomplished admirably
we'll. More than once ut officers
meetings has the force been com
mended upon its efficiency, its fine
morale and the willing spirit In
which the men perform their work.
The men OF the camp themselves
daily pass Judgment upon' the merits
of the organization, and this they
tio.in q very substantial way for more
than once have we seen men call al
OF the, Military Police Headquarters
and offer themselves AZ witnessses
in case where an NJ. P.was involved,
in the discharge of his duties. "
is indeed gratifying to see this fne
spirit of icroperation among the men
And no one appreciates this fact
more than Lit. Cushman- arssW =.
. at Is interesting 10 know how tiis
organization has gradually developed
under carefal tutelage of its com
juander. When il was first organized
in July of the past year conditions
that usually come within the scope
of such an organization were in de-
plorable state. II has been said that
someone characterized this camp as
q camp Of civilians dressed in uni
forms. Men paid little or no atten-
tion to dress regulations, military
courtesy and the many little things
that go to make an impression to out
siders. The very organization OF the
NJ. p. force Is substantiation of
this point. 1t. Cushman realized the
great problems he had before him ann
act 10 work with a clean purpose
From a mass OF men poorly initiated
in the art of military courtesy, men
lax In uniform manner of dress, men
who had formed wrong habits, HI
had 10 coax into being a type of mel
i,nbued with the proper, snappy ant
true spirit OF military demeanor. This
IN a few words, is the difficult anC
stupenduous problem that LIT. Col
Andrews presented to 1t. Cushman
Il was the more difficult because o
the cyerchanging character of thii
camp
The original organization consist
cd OF but thirty men, and this was tn,
force with which the Lieutenant be
gan to Brapple with his problem
This was the force that was to reacl
each and every man in camp. This
the force that was going to max
every man IN this camp feel tn
presence OF law, regulations and ct
quette.
Has this been accomplished today
Let's see. Where are you goin
tonight? New Brunswick? Metuchen
Perth Amboy? Bound Brook? Some
Vile? Plainfeld? Newark II make
little difference where you're goinI
You'll find an NJ P. there from tn
camp What's that? You're not <
ing out? You're going to stay
camp? You'll find them here too--an
many of them. SO you see, the pro
lem has been solved, thanks TO u
able corps of men the Lieutenant hs
under his command"