Evening star., 1923-04-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
BY Nj. HI. MCINTYRE

lnNltatiOn 10 NlSll one or more Vi ihe
, training camps to be carried on dur
ing the coming summer under the
supervision of the War Department.
| 1t is sincerely hoped that you will
| find it convenient to take advantage
of this invitation, for ii is thought
| that your presence will be much ap-
| preciated by the young men attend
| ing the camps and also that it will
be interesting to you to observe what
| is being accomplished by the training
| being carried on.
The camps will be Of quite va
ried nature-at some the National
Guard will be under training. at
others the organized reserves. at
others the young men from schools
and colleges comprised under the
! title of the Reserve officers Training
Corps, and at still others young men
from all walks OF life known as the
citizens military training camps.
The instruction will be adapted to
the requirements of each of these
categories and. for the last two. will
include not only physical. disciplinary
and basic military training, but also
talks and lectures and quizzes on good
citizenship, its rights. duties and re-
sponsibilities.
Army demonstrations planned by
Brig. Gen. Bandholtz. commanding
the District of Washington. will be
made more spectacular as the season
advances. Preparations now are be-
ing made to show Wa Washingtonians
some of the scenes of real battles as
they were fought in the world war.
and the tactical employment of troops
under actual battle conditions. Off
GERS assisting Gen. Bandholtz in plan
ming future exhibitions promise that
when the season closes those who
have witnessed the demonstrations
will find little for the imagination to
supply them with when they think
Of such things az barrageS, machine
gun fire. gas. bayonets. trench NOR
tors. pigs. mopperS-up. bombs. gre
nades. and other deadly Instruments
of war. As far as conditions will
permit. all of these will be given a
place in the coming demonstrations.
Each reserve and National Guard
officer on the War Department gen
eral staff has been made a member
of the National Guard and reserve
committed, and is charged with
passing upon uuest tions in which their
organizations have a natural interest
at the time the same problems are
being considered by the staff.
This new duty of reserve and Ma
tional Guard officers in the War l'e-
rartment is outlined b! Col. il. -.
GaSHer. secretary of the general staff.
, in memorandum just issued.
| "lt is expected" the memorandum
.
suit freely among themselves about
their work. to the end that by com
rarirG local difficulties ami view
points. solution" may Ice reached
meeting the requirements o. all parts
Of the country. The meetings of the
j National Guard and reserve commit
tee viii give all opportunity to -din
Il oonoenYuS Of opirion as to various
, que: iionS undo study in particular
divisions Of branches Of the general
, staff: while important prob icms may
hc formally referred To the committee
to insure getting this c"mrositr point
of view.
Reserve. inoIuGin.S National ,iuar,l.
officers on duty with the Wa Dcralt-
ment general staff, under section j
OF the national defense act the memo
randum announces. will be per
manently assigned as follows: Two to
G-l. six to G-3. and two to CT Ia
each of these divisions they will be
assigned as working members Of
branches dealing particularly with
National Guard and reserve prob
; lens
Army officers have been given 20
understand that an important part of
their summer training program.
whether II II" in connection with the
reserves. the National Guard. the
! citizens military training camps, the
ECStrNr Officers 4 raining CnrIS -
the regular forces. will BE- to enter
tain through hostess houses aud oti"~
a-vaila BILE reception places the friends
and relatives of the men being
trained. II is the intention Of the
War Department in this connection.
itors from civil communities TO see
just how the Army works in camp
and cantonment. how the soldiers are
fed, clothed. instructed and provided