Evening star., 1923-03-11
OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS

Even before the Army appropriation
bill was signed bv President Harding
the War Department took up the
question of distribution of the funds
that will be available for this sum-
mers f1fteen-day training camps for
r5serve Army officers and the citizens
military training camps.
AS soon as the plans are approved
by the War Department the corps
area commanders will be advised of
the amount which will be allotted to
them for training activities this sum-
mer Corps area commanders will be
given free hand in arranging for
the camps. Each corps area will be
given an equal amount of funds and
" will ue a matter for each to decide
how the funds are to be expended.
The Military Training Camps AS
ISOLATION of the United States has
offered bronze medals for excellence,
to be awarded TO the most soldierly
various c. NJ. T. C. camps of instruc-
zion this summer.
The War Department has accepted
the offer of the association and has
suggested that the proper representa-
tive of the association arrange with
corps area commanders III regard 10
the rules and regulations under when
the award of these medals Will De
made. Area commanders will take
the necessary action to insure tiit
the award of these medals ia entered
mon the military records OF the stu
dents who win them and mat me
medals are awarded at formal
SArade or other ceremony at the close
vA the camps
by Maj. Gen. G. H. Muir with head
quarters at Baltimore. will give
thirtyday course of &. NJ. 7. {.
training to 1900 young men. citizen
residents of the state Of pennsylvania,
Maryland. Virginia and the DISTRICT
At the following military reserva-
lions: For applications without pre-
vious G. NJ. I. {. training, Camp
Meade, basic red course for begin
ners. For applicants with previous
c. NJ. T. C. training or its equivalent
military training. Camp Meade for in
fantry; field artillery cavalry and
engineers at Camp Meade: coast artii-
lery at Fort Monroe. There Will be
no air service Complete information
can be obtained from the Sd Corps
Area headquarters. Baltimore. Nd.
A total of nineteen Army and Navy
officers are on dutv at Edgehelo
arsenal taking course OF nstfuS,
ton which will be concluded on April
II. Although this is the first time
any reserve officer has been included
in these instruction courses. II Is
hoped that in the future more OF them
can be assigned to take the course.
The Signal Corps is installing an
Meade. Md. The automatic system is
IN use In several of the large cities
OF the country. and the Signal Corps.
in keeping abreast of the times in the
telephone world. recognizes the pos
sible value of this equipment The
equalization is more o. less of an ex-
pertinent Visitors to the camp. mem
bers of the {. NJ. r. c. and reserve
officers. who will train at the camp
this summer will find this exchange
one of the show places of the camp. |
as the automatic equipment operates
in steel cabinets with glass doors
where the entire action of the very !
ingenious apparatus is exposed TO
view
A poster is needed TO help obtain !
entrants for the c. NJ. I. camps to
be held in the Sd Corps Area this |
summer. Artists are urged to enter !
Fhe contest. The object of the camps
IS to bring together young men of !
nigh type under the most favorable
of outdoor life: to stimu- |
late and promote citizenship, patriot
ism and Americanism and. through
expert physical direction. athletic |
and military training. bene- |
fit the young men individually and !
bring them to realize their obliga |
lions to their country. Ideas of |
recreation and training for American
citizenship should Dredominate in the |
poster. The military training fea
ture should be subordinate. but must
De worked in with the other ideas. A
sketch of the poster should be sub
Initted on letter size sheet. Sx101..
not later than this Thursday. All
sketches will be submitted TO a board.
which will select the one most suit
ale. To the winner a prize of $40 |,
will be paid: if the design is deemed |
suitable. a contract will be given for !
he complete poster. for which an t
additional $40 will be allowed. COM
pleted poster to be approxima tely !
SE24 inches. and sketch and poster I
ment without reservation. The pos |
Ter should preferably be such that it |
may be reproduced in one color and !
must not require the use of more
than three. Sketches should be sub
nitted to officer i'll charge of citizens /
training camp affairs. head
quarters Sd Corps Area. Baltimore. Md. /
The Washington headquarters of !
The Organized Units of the Organized |
Reserves. third 1oor OF the Graham
building. 14th and + streets north
west. will he open Wednesday even
~ from S TO 10 O'Clock, Maj John
Of the 320th Infantry will meet Fri !
lay evening. The 3i3th Field Artil-
ery will meet on Thursday evening.
The monthly meeting of the Signal