The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-11
HAMPTON II. o. II. c. HOLDS AN
NUAL DRILL.

GS cPaat PAWS avis copgratnla ties
soldiers Responsibilty-Lt. Col N.
ton UNFIT. Col. c. R. Norton AS
Hampton, Va, June 16.-""Not. one
person in ten thousand people of the
United States realizes what it means
to be a. member of a, military estab-
the military establishment of the
United States has never been recog
nized as it should be; the people do
not understand. Being in the mill
tary service, you have a terrible re-
sponsibility, an until everyone in the
service and out of it realizes the ter
ribe responsibility of a man in the
war. they cannot appreciate what that
establishment means" Col. Richmond
p. Davis, U. S. A, commandant of
Fort Monroe. made these statements
Institute battalion of cadets, which is
now a Reserve Officers Training
Corps unit at the close of the an-
nual competitive drill, which was won
of Mt Meigs: la, commanding. The
! Judges were Maj ]. L. Sinclair, Mai.
D. w Swan; Jr. and Capt T. H
french al Coast ATtillery Corps Of
Value of II. o. 4. C.
II congratulate the entire battal-
ion" said Colonel Davis, ION a most
excellent performance and a perfor-
and your institution but | especially
congratulate the authorities and the
battalion because today you are a
For many years you have had a
battalion, but that battalion simply
stood for this great institution, which
has done for many years such a Won
derful work for you and your people;
but today 1t is different. The bat
TALON is on an entirely different sta
tus. You are now a member of the
greatest countries of the world.
AS soon. as you have become mem
bers of the military establishment,
you have dedicated your lives, if call
ed on, to the service of your Gov
eminent, and therefore you represent,
not only soldiers and not only civilian;
but the most patriotic citizens of the
country. This is the reason why it
is so splendid to have these Reserve
Officers Training Corps units estab
lished all over this great land.
Officer Training.
What are some of the things that
YOU should do to fit yourselves for
this work? One of them is this: be
loyal to your outfit be loyal to your
self Everyone knows what loyalty
is, and if, in time of peace when YOU
are preparing for war,-th9 great
crisis which may come.--you have
not inculcated in your soul that prin-
clPle of loyalty, never will you be a
soldier In your dealing with MEM
bers of your command Just as in your
dealing with each other in your COM
munity. you should take to heart and
attempt to cultivate in yourself the
principles of courtesy. Courtesy is the
foundation of the military establish
ment, Just as it is the foundation of
the civil establishment. 1t is desirable
in the civil establishment, but it is
an absolute necessity If you are 60
ing to be a soldier.
"Another thing: never question or
ders. Obey them promptly and obey
them cheerfully. That is one of the
first principles of a soldiers life. A
real soldier never questions the orders
of his superiors, but when he is .old
life and snap, to accomplish it to the
best of his ability. If any of you ever
fall in command, exercise your COM
mands with firmness and justice. If
ture will respond to, it is fairrlness
and justice. Remember that, ~ the
man over you is just. II matters not
how hard he Is, you will respect him,
you will love him, and you Will try
to do his bidding"
New II. o. t. C. officer.
1t Col Nathaniel NJ Cartmell, L.
tute to take command of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps unit. 1t Col.
Clifton r. Norton, who has been in
command OF the local r. o. T. c.
unit for the past year. will leave on
June Is for service with the 10th
Field Artillery at Camp Pike, Ark.
Colonel Cartmell was a member of
the Glass of 1898 at Washington and
Lee. He entered the L. S. Cavalry
in 1898 and served with the Rough
Riders in the Spanish-American War.
He also served in the Philippine Is
lands. From 1901 until 1914 H. served
in the permanent establishment and
was retired from the I l. S. Army with
the rank Of captain. During the World
War Colonel Cartmell was stationed
at Camp Pikee. He comes from Win
chester Va