Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

work Is the lack Of an adequate num-
Der of regular Army instructors for
this work and the lack OF sufficient
appropriations to carry on the work.
Maj. Bull also said that at the cavalry
school. the spirit of the student off,
GERS and the high efficiency of the
stan with the general appearance OF
the post. were the best he had ever
seen in the Army. ....s.
summer West Point training for
young men of the country is the good
news from the War Department. The
pc held from June rs to July Is at
Camp Meade. A limited number Of
men between the ages of sixteen and
thirty.ive will have an opportunity
TO attend the camp and plans are
being prepared now under which the
selection will be made. The camps
were first established in 1921 as an
experiment and met with Immediate
success. The first year the total at
tendance was about 10000. In 1922.
troiu and IN l Hc 1t is planned to
Camp Meade. where the local boys
Will train. Is one Of the best camps
IN the country. 1t has all of the ad
Vantages OF quarters. recreation, am
pie territory to hike over. Many lead
ers OF the government are interested
IN the camps and will visit the camp
while the training is being carried
out. Usually a parade in Washington
Is arranged. which Is an enforceable
event for those participating. 1t is a
wonderful opportunity to have a va.
| ment furnishes everything, clothing
food, recreation and even railroad
rare The program of training Is ar
| ranged with the one object of doing
everything for the boy. His physical
mental and moral welfare. Past ex-
yro -
weight In almost every instance. bet.
ter carriage, Improvement in alert.
ness, decision and confidence. Neither
wealth nor influence is needed to OBJ
1 1aiI an appointment to the Citizens
Military Training Corps camps. Every
one will have an even chance.
The following physicians nave vol.
unteered to conduct the physical ex.
animation. free of charge. for ali
! candidates for the camps. who live
within their territory: Col. L. H
heichiIderfer. l72l Connecticut ave.
2o1O r street; Lieut.. Col. M. r. Little.
Thomas NJ. Foley, a4oo 18th street
M siase1 watson Ms son "; Eldridse; s715 Iatt
| 18th street: Major c. NJ, DolIman
the Chastleton; Major F. K. Conrad
Chevy Chase, Md; Major S. C. Cous.
| ms. 1928 Connecticut avenue, and
Capt. c. P. King, 1893 Vermont. ave.
nue..
A new type of aerial map which
Will prove of great assistance to air.
men In making cross-country flights
| has just been developed under direc.
tons of the chief Of the air service
The details are being worked out BY
the airways section Of his once. b.
| the use of this map the airplane pilo,
has before him practically all the
Information he desires regarding the
! nature of the country that he is fly
Of the map are as follows: Rivers
are shown in blue: railroads In black
differentiation being made between
single track and double track steam
lines and electric lines: highways are
shown in red: towns are blocked In
| according to shape; overprinted upon
the map In purple are small crosses
designing the location Of landing ia
cilfties on which no sketches are
available. Small dots in purple rep
resent landing facilities on which
sketches of some facilities are found
along the border Of the map. Where
| the names of towns are UNDERSIGNED
1t means that there Is on some large
building adjacent to the railroad a
large marker giving the name Of the
town.
The Military Academy class of 1907
after be held the first Thursday OF
each month at the Army and Navy
Club. These luncheons were inaug-
urated more than four years ago. and
have proved invaluable as a means
for reminiscing. as well as for enab-
ling transient members to meet the
majority of class mates on duty here
The March-April issue OF the Quar-
termaster Review is an unusually in
teresting number. Esprit de Corps
the Clayton prize for 1892. should be
read by every offlcer of the three
components OF the army of the United
States. The one army plan or idea
by Brig. Gen. John McA. Palmer
aide-de-camp to Gen. Pershing. is a
national military policy
The authority for establishment OF
an infantry unit. Junior division, Re-
serve Ofiicers Training Camp, in Gull
yer Military Academy, Culver, Ind
is withdrawn by orders Of the War
Department.
Authority has been given by the
partment to manufacture twenty-four
of the Garand semi-automatic rifles
for service tests by the infantry board
at Fort Benning and the cavalry
board at Fort Riley. One of the rifles,
produced in accordance with the de-
signs of John C. Garand. a civilian
ordnance expert attached to the
year has gone successfully through
most exacting series of demonstra-
tions at the armory at Aberdeen
Proving Ground and elsewhere, and
the prospects of the type meeting the
requirements Of tho service are 80
promising that II was decided to have