Evening star., 1921-08-17
MEADE MEN HOPE
FOR PARADE HERE
Sentiment Favors March and
Review at Camps
Close.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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CAMP MEADE, Md. August H.
There Is strong movement among
civilian students in training here in
tavor of parade down Pennsylvania
avenue, ending up in a review before
president Harding and high officials
OF the War Department on September
l. the day after camp closes.
Brig. Gen. Eli A. Helmick, Of the in.
structor generals department, in an
address here last night said that after
inspecting the training school. he
would return to Washington with the
most hattering reports Of the excellent
progress made in the training school
ana the boys feel that a review in the
nations capital by the President
would be q fitting climax to Gen
Corps area.
Ihe washington boys are especially
/ Keen TO pass in review in their home
town and as many of the men from
fennsylvania and Virginia have never
visited the capital. they naturally are
anxious to go there before returning
to their homes.
Would Show Appreciation.
There is little doubt felt here but
that all citizens of the District would
be proud of every boy in the regiment.
Almost the entire personnel of Com
pany NJ is made up Of former Wash
ington High School cadets. and a
parade would make them feel their
hard work here was appreciated by
every one from the chief executive
down to the humblest citizen.
Rain early today kept the boys In
barracks until $3.50 o'clock. But
o'clock found them on the parade
grounds hard at work to master new
drill formations.
The competitive drill scheduled for
next Saturday is creating a strong
but friendly rivalry between the vari-
Gus companies and the winner will
not be known until all competitors
have been given every opportunity.
G.: Pays Men Visit.
The rockies were agreeably sur
prised today by visit from the large
Army dirigible CO. which flew at a
low altitude over camp about 10
o'clock and remained in the neighbor-
hood Of the school until noon.
This afternoon will be devoted ex-
clusively to athletics. with the excep-
tion of the hour between S and s.
when the entire regiment will march
to the stadium for retreat exercises.
Members len, RS of the the ;aS reserve sa offisers' .;er
day to begin a course of ten days
training. visited the civilian military
training camp this morning in a body,
and later each officer was detailed to
drill a platoon of the training school
regiment.
Urges Onicers to Train.
At II o'clock today the officers
marched to the Liberty Hut, where
they listened to an address on train
ing by Col. Edgar 8. Collins of the
general staff. Because of the short
period allowe ed officers of the reserve
corps each year, Col. Collins urged
all the young officers to take advan-
tage of every minute and to apply
themselves faithfully to each and
every detail.
+ Yesterday afternoon a demonstra-
tion in chemical warfare was given
for the benefit Of the officers. Dem
onstrations in other lines of military
science will be given each day while
the officers are in camp. A lecture
program has also been arranged and
a prominent military off1cer will de-
liver . lecture in Liberty Hut every
morning.
The training camp was host to the
O'Connor Players Wednesday even
ing. when they gave two short plays
and some attractive specialties, in
GLIDING the four Gladding Sisters in
dances, Agnes Walter in songs and
patter, Irving Bucklin in monologues.
Una Garner in contralto songs, and
Brooke Johns with his banjo.
The plays were Aunt Jane." with
Cornelia Black. Samuel Smith, Ann
Hickman and Maxine De Silvia, and
Agnes Walter. and Helen Hurley in
the caste