Evening journal., 1921-07-20
AGAIN HARDEN
TO ARMY LIFE
N. G. D. Officers Go
Through Severe Drill
on First Day
CAMP is MODERN
IN SANITATION
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
CAMP JOHN A. CHANDLER,
July 20.-The first real day Of army
life as an organization. since 1917.
was spent by the Anti-aircraft regi-
ment Of National Guard Of Delaware
at Camp John A. Chandler. yester-
day when more than two hours OF
active drill opened the officers Train
ing Camp. The camp will continue
until next Friday Each officer. both
commissioned and on-commission-
ed, was put through a strenuous test
Of his knowledge OF army tactics.
Democracy. in its final analysis.
has been laid down as the prevailing
law at the training school for lead
ers' Of Delawares newly organized
National Guard, now in session here.
The first days studies Of the
course today were confined largely
TO impressing the officers that the
military system in vogue prior TO
the World War is history and that
the progress. efficiency and useful
ness OF the States organization is
based in the highest degree upon
the closest cooperation and thor
ough understanding between the va
rious branches Of the service. In
turn, the combine units will work
with the end in view OF familiarizing
the public with their activities and
endeavoring 10 show more convinc-
ingly than ever before In the past
that the ultimate aim OF the civic
and military organizations. tho so,
cial, industrial and educational de-
velopment Of the country" was a
common one.
To weld the newly organized Del
aware body into the premier State
Guard In the country as their OBJ
ject. instructors today began a rig
orous course Of training. Taking a
leaf out of the experience derived
from the world war they pointed out
that the advancement Of the Ameri-
can youth along the lines Of mental
initiative and social hygiene was i'm
perative.
In brief, the whole future OF the
National Guard will have its founda-
ton in -four points" namely:
Morals, sanitation and social hy-
.giene, education and cooperation.
Colonel II. W. Stark, who has been
designated by the government as the
official instructor in charge Of the
camp spoke in the evening on the
legal points, affecting the national
guards as now constituted. as a part
OF the Federal troops Captain ben
p. Blair. Of Fort Dupont. also an
instructor addressed the men on
Company Administration" Lieu
tenant W. J.. Mccormick. also OF
Fort DUPONT. another instructor fol-
lowed with an address on Admin
stration and Property Account Abil-
ity."
Majors Victor. Of the National
Guard State Medical Corps. and
Captain c. r. Filkins. Of the U. S. A.
Medical Corps. Fort DUPONT. gave
talks on Sanitation and Hygiene and
Proper Care of tho Feet. Limbs and
Body" as to clothing same. Cap
tain Filkins has been in this country
only a few days. He returned &C
Fort DUPONT. last week. having beer
I'm Europe first with the 4. +. +. and
later remained there with the army
Of occupation in Germany. This is
the first time since 1916 Captain
Filkins has been in this country.
Last night Colonel stark with the
officers in assembly formation. ir tht
mess tent. spoke on Army Discip-
line" Colonel Stark emphasized
that all officers In service expecting
TO hold the respect Of their inferior
officers and men must be strict dis.
ciplnarians. living up to every rul,
or regulation laid down by their su.
periors. This, ne said. would set ar
example for the men under them.
Many of the officers. who had beer
out of training. found army life mos
4 strenuous for the two and one-hal,
hours of drill although all express
ed themselves we'll satisfied. saying 4
recalled the more arduous life. spen
by them IN the trenches overseas
+ Nearly everyone Of the 100 men IL
camp saw overseas duty.
1t will be the duty Of the medica
corps, assisted by the commands o
the different branches Of the ser
vice, to eliminate the unfit, physical
ly, mentally and morally. so tina
the morale Of the organization Is no
Il lowered in times of trial or stress
A In a manner, the medical corps, vii
act as an advisory board" II
n functions along many other lines vii
3 be far-reaching, however.
Sewage and drainage systems vii
be advocated for the different camps
while rigid attention will be givcl
6 the physical makeup and care o
81 the guardsman. A war will b.
81 waged on tonsilitis defective teetl
& and intestinal troubles which wer
the most subtle enemies to soldier
n in the last war.
e Instead Of developing the individ
ual into a mere machine. It is hope,
to drive mental dormantcy from tn