Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-22
LIEUT.. HERRICK RETURNS
 FROM TRAINING (

Earle c. Her1dck, first lieutenant, Coast Artillery Officers Reserve Corps, returned to Norwich Monday, after at tending the first annual. training camp or officers of the heavy artillery branch of the United States forces held at Fort H. c. Wright, Fishers Island, during the 4past fifteen days. .In all thirty-three Reserve corps attended the camp for the Is day period
 fuN program of instruction, consist ing of lectures on vaTious topics, follow ed by practical work to illustrate the subjects on, which the lectures were base, was carried out by army officers detailed to this duty by reason of their special fitness along specialized lines
 Not only the highly technical artdEery subjects, but company and garrison du- ties of every description were part of the program. Commenting with a snap- py period of oalisthenics bright and ear ly every morning, the days were filled
 with drills, ceremonies, firing problems Ndth guns and mortars, war games un-
 der conditions stimulating those of an
 attack enemy fleets, and, as a climax that made the fifteen-day period an event to be remembered by every off, car participating, target praotaos under service regulations. During the target ! practice each officer dn turn was given command of a battery of big guns, with ! I ar allowance of ammunition and trained gun crews to man the guns, so that he might learn beyond peradventure, how
 to direct the deadly fire that wSn pre-
 vent the approach of enemy forces to l our seaports.
 1 The training period was made enjoy. able by the coriiality and comradeehfp | fI1o l reserve officers and those of the. regular 1 garWEorl During the first week the latter entertained the reserve officers at ! a smoker, the reserve officers reciprS,- cated with am entertainment on Friday night of tRledr second week in camp. Col onel Abernethy, in command Of the 1 coast defensas of Long Island sound
 Lieut.. Col RuEgles and Major Walker, ] directly in charge of tine reserve off ] cers' instruction, expressed their de- 1 light in the spizat which brought the
 regulars and the reserves into re5a- l tionship soe agreeable that it was ire 1 quently comAented upon as one of the imost delightful features of the trainfmg
 period.
 General Mark L. Hersey. commanding general of the First Coast Artillery Dbtnct, and Colonel G. F. Landers oi the First Corps Area Headquarters paid official visits to Fort Wright to make their personal inspections of the work
 being done there. 1 One of the interesting features of the camp was the revival of frdendsh;ps es l tablished during the war between many I of the officers who returned to artaler1 work fer the first time in several years 1 B5Iddies in previous training camps and buddfes on the firing line in HPanct
 went over again the many incidents ana
 thrilling events that are their treasure
 trove of memories
 An effort will be made to create ! permanent organization of the officer who attended the Fort Wright camp and others who can be interested in oo ttaining commissions in the Coast Artil lery Officers Reserve Corps. Only tilosl
 who held commissions tin this or othei branches of the service dnnhg tn
 World war are enEdbfe to take the ex a1ninations which determine the >htnes of man to hold an ofiicer's post in thf I branch. The only exceptiqns to tfil rule are the successful students of coas artillery courses now being given in col I!eges and universities under the dArec tion of the war department.
 The full roster Of officers in attend ance is as follows; Major t4ron F. Nc l Ian. of Portland, Me, George A. Baike1 l Of PCfTEa1Fds Me.. I1O1dt"O 1Afd7air VA DUE
 l ton. Mass. 1; Joseph R.. Rogers of Spring
 field Mass. Henry ". Owen, of Port ; land. Me; Captains Hunters c. WhH'
 kof Bridseport, Conn. Frank A. Hove1
 of Newton, Mass Arthur c. Bennett i 1 of Bridgeport Conn. Camille Mareal of Milford, Conn. Stanley G. Barker, C Worcester, Mass First Lieutenant : George A. McManis. of Dorchestei
 Mass; William R. Russell Of NeWto, E Mass: Earle c. Herrick Of Norwicl
 tConn.; Raymond W. Sysnonds, of Me rose. Mass; Benjamin B. D'Ewart ( , Cleveland, O.; Edward A. McIaughlil
 of Boston, Mass Ira T. Hook of Ne
 Haven, Conn. Ralph A. Armstrong, ( n SDringheld, Mass David c. Schneide, of Providence, R. l.; Second L&eutenaI'
 Warren $. Gau1t, of Newton, Mass; A
 bert w. Waterman, of Portland, Me
 Alden T. Bunyan, of Hartford, Conn 5 Nicholas G. Stanb, of New MaMort f Conn; Morris Liptzer. of Roxbur; s Mass; John McCroskey, of Bustol y Moss: Charles E. PiuTnrner, of Bostol @ Mass: Colver F. Dyer, of Werceste e Mass, Henry S Di1nnick, of Bosto 5, Mars: John B. Gegan, Of Boston Mas. II Frederick W. Adams, of Newton, Mas; e Atlolfaa H. Aronson, of Roxbury, Mas. n Sydney W Kitson, of Qtancy, Mass d and Ralph c. Allen, Of Walpole, Mass d .-------------.-z--4--l
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