Evening star., 1922-07-30
LARGER TRAINING
FORCE NEW AIM
Reserve Officers Urged to
Stir Interest for Next
Years Camp.
PRAISED BY HELMICK
S0th Division Gives Pershing's
Representative Excellent
Impression"
PRAISED BY HELMICK
From q star Correspondent.

From q star Correspondent.
CAMP MEADE, Md, July 39.-Ap-
! peal for an increase in the number of
reserve officers at the next training
camp was made at a meeting of the
! officers of the 80th Division which
concluded two weeks of training
here yesterday afternoon. Every
officer present at the meeting. which
was the concluding ceremony of the
camp. was urged to go out and look
UP former officers of the division and
attempt to revive interest in the
Army, with a view to getting them
into camp next year.
! The s0th Division officers. full of
enthusiasm over their two weeks of
intensive training. during which they
| brushed off the rust of a year on their
| Army knowledge. said that this had
been the most successful training
period since the war, and they urged
! that greater interest be taken In the
officers reserve corps. particularly by
those officers who had seen war
service.
Speaks for Pershins.
Brig. Gen. Ell A. Helmick. inspector
general Of the Army. and present at
the ceremonies representing Gen.
Pershing, told them that he was
taking back to Washington an ex-
cellent impression Of the work OF the
them that Gen. Pershing only few
| weeks ago had Informed him that
he was greatly concerned over the
organized reserves. but that after
visiting q New York camp his concern
had been relieved Gen Helmick
oo;5 thot fo1f anra that If Gen.
Pershing had visited this camp of
the S0th Division all of his fears
| would have been removed.
Great work can be done by the
reserve officers. he pointed out, by
localities to join the reserve and
take training at the various cit,
liens training camps He pointed
out that in the reserve now were
officers already showing white In
would pass out. Therefore. 1t is
necessary, he said, that the young
men be trained in the citizens camps.
through the various red. white and
blue periods. leading up to com
missions, in order that they might
eventually pass out because Of the
march of years.
Commander Adds Praise.
Gen. Martin, commanding Camp
Meade, also spoke in praise of the
work of the officers of the S0th
Division, and addresses were de-
livered by Col. Cocheu. chief Of staff
Meade is a unit: Lieut. Col. Heron
Of this city. Maj. c. H Carson. Maj.
T. H. Harrison, Lieut.. Col. ]. B.
Jenkins. Maj ]. NJ Kenyon. Chaplain
]. NJ Stick and Col. Helms.
The reserve officers adopted reso-
l,,<f tho MI In hA oA,,o 4 I've
officers a the various regular units
for tho aid they gave and for the
spectacular demonstrations arranged
for the benefit of the officers at
tending the camp.
One resolution expressed the ap-
probation Of the splendid course Of
instruction and the mastery methods
of presentation Of the different sub
jects by the instructors, and also
the thanks for the zeal and devo-
Of the reserves. as we'll as the in
spring leadership Of Gen. Martin.
improvements Suggested.
Before adjournment several sug-
gestions for improvement Of training
OF reserve officers were approved and
submitted to the authoritiea They
included q recommendation that In
Of officers Of the soth Division in
mobilization; recommendation that
the quartermaster have full supplies
on hand at training camps: that at
least one exercise be given in which
troops actually execute maneuvers
with reserve officers assigned with
the commanding officers Of the vari-
GUS units: that in the future instruc-
tors be prepared to give instruction
to each officer in his particular. duties
in conjunction with the general prob
lens; and that instructors give in
formal talks after dinner each even-
ing on their experiences in the serv-
Ice; that the problems at training be
reduced In number and gone into
more thoroughly.
Preceding the oficer5 meeting the
students Of the citizens' training
camp. 1905 In number. were as
sembled and reviewed by Gen. Hell
mick. Gen. Martin and the reserve
officers Of the S0th Division.
The ssth Division ofncers are due
to report for training August Z. to be
followed two weeks later by the 67th
Cavalry division officers.