Evening star., 1924-08-03

| sylvania and New York National
Guard divisions. Headed by Col. Il.
J; Williams, executive officer, office
Ing officers will make inspections OF
the camps: Coils. George r. BaItzeii,
P. L. Miles. c. G. Hammond, IL. e.
Scherer; Lieut.. Coils. p. L. Jones,
J; w. Page; G g. Mortimer, L. Davis;
3. N. swan. W. A. rurnbuil, {.
Andrus. A Colburn, and Capts. w. J.
Kelley and H. J. F. Miller.
sress, must make larger allowances
Tor the Officers Reserve Corps, the
htizens military training camps
md the Reserve Officers Training
Corps, if it is to keep pace with the
demands of these components OF the
There Will be such pressure from
the country for these features OF
the new military policy that the
budget estimates will be exceeded by
Congress If the director OF the
budget Is not more liberal than he
was last year.
Maj. Charles X. Flanders, Signal
Corps. Officers Reserve Corps, has re-
ported to the Signal Corps for duty
He is connected with the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
in New York.
Although the Citizens Military
Training Camps have not all been
opened, the War Department is al
ready receiving letters from parents
# students which praise the work OF
he camps in the highest terms.
Letters that have been received by
parents from the boys in camps, have
been forwarded to the War Depart
.nent, and are being read by officers
on duty with great interest, and in
some cases, no little amusement
There is no doubt that there are some
future George AIDES in camp, by the
letters that boys are sending their
parents. The boys marvel at the ca
pacity of the officers and enlisted
men, for work and one of them de-
clares that Il should think that the
oincers in charge are not of this earth
II they don't crack before O'clock
In the course of his letter the boy
said:
"At the very first barrier Ralph
and 1 were torn asunder, since he
went to a different regiment They
kept US on the go all the time till
haf f-past II. and ] thank my stars
most sincerely, that ne was long
ing early. Even at the time we ar
rived, there must have been az least
thousand men in. and pouring in all
day. l should think the officers in
Shai &c not OF tnlS earth III they don't
crack by o'clock But | suppose
they get relieved every few hours
The whole performance has been re-
markably smooth, however We had
only once to retrace our steps to the
barracks, to remove our hats and
coats "a little misunderstandine
among the non-coms
Right in the station they gave us
little portfolio with the score cards
inside. physical examination blanks
fhey hauled US up to the barracks in
trucks, where the captain U pre-
sume) took our pedigree and athletic
qualifications. After that came the
divesting episode. then to Ione
series of buildings where we drew
duffie bags and took off all our civil.
ian clothes, being requested at every
moment by hard boiled old sergean,
to shut up. Then we drew uniforms
had all kinds of physical exam busj.
ness, and were hauled back to the
barracks.
Then we ate from our mess tins
IN the pack The food was plain of
course, but lots of it and quite as
sooo as some of the men draw al
nome / suppose. We nave sand in
great abundance, so I shall continue
using II as heavy washer for my
utensils .l,e sdls i only spent half hour on