Evening star., 1925-03-01


Summer training camps, which will
be held in June and July at Carlisle
Barracks, Pa Fort Smelling, Mimi.
Camp Lewis, Wash, and Fcrt Sam
Houston. Tex. AS an indication of
the rapid growth of the Medical De-
partment Reserve Officers Training
Corps camps there were in attendance
at the first annual medical camp in
1921 total of ~ students from 15
units. While in camp the studnets
will undergo drill and training in field
service. Companies will be formed
and the first few days will be en-
pioyed in conducting physical eX-
amtnations, issuing equipment and in
completing other camp arrangements.
The course of instruction as pre-
scribed by the War Department is to
he thoroughly practical, comprising
demonstrations and problems which
the students are required to work
out under supervision of instructors.
The 24 medical units and their
designated enrolment are located at
the following educational institu-
tions: Albany Medical College, II;
Baylor University, 49,: Bellevue
Medical College, SO: Buffalo Univer-
sity, 106; California University, -;
Cornell University, III; Georgetown
University, 1S1; George Washington
University, 1S2; Harvard University.
81; Iowa State University, 10; JEFF
ferson Medical College, 2S2: Johns
Hopkins University, so; Minnesota
University, Sc: Ohio State University,
II; Oregon University, 147: Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, 24S: Pittsburgh
University, 1S5; Rush Medical Col
lego, So; st. Louis University, 325;
Vanderbilt University, 1875; Vermont
University, 76; Virginia Medical Col
lcge. 103; Washington University,
1j6; Western Reserve University,~16 100
The dental units with their total en-
rollment are located at the following
institutions: Creighton University,
1N2; Iowa State University, 81: Uni
Nersity of Minnesota, 13S; North Pa
ctfic Dental College, 202: Northwest
ern University Dental School, SO; Ohio
State University, los; University of
Pennsylvania, 253, and St Louis Uni
vcrsity, 312.
The four veterinary units with their
strength indicated are located at the
following schools: Cornell Veterinary
College, 40; Iowa State College, So;
Kansas State A. and NJ. College, s49
and Ohio State University, %.
Acceptance has been made by the
Secretary of War of the offer of the
Military Training Camps Association
of the United States to cooperate
of the 1925 citizens military training
camps in a nation wide educational
campaign. The attention of eligible
young men and their parents will be
brought to the great advantages to
be derived by the youth of the coun-
try attending these camps the plans
calling for the greatest aggregation
of peace time citizen camps which
have ever been held in the United
States.
In making this plan public, Charles
b. Pike, president of the association
declared that the association already
has representatives in more than 90
per cent of the 1000 counties of the
United States. The enrolment of
$4,000 youths by June 1 has been set
as the goal. According to the ar
rangements (which have been an
nounced, civilian aides to the Secre-
tary of War, appointed from each
State and from each of the nine corps
areas, will direct the progress of the
drive within their territories, work
ing in conjunction with Army officials.
Maj. John D. Gable, Medical ON
GERS Reserve Corps st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, having been assigned to the
non divisional group, is assigned to
General Hospital No. Sc, zone of in
terror, in the capacity of assistant
chief of medical service. First Lieut.
Ralph 3. Stewart, Signal Officers Re
serve Corps. 1929 Jenifer street north
west, having been assigned to the
nou-divisional group, is assigned to
the 33d Construction Battalion, Sig
nal Corps, zone of communication.
Second Lieut.. Edward A. Cough, Sig
nal, Officers Reserve Corps, Of this
city, has been assigned to the 333d
Construction Battalion, Signal Corps.
First Lieut.. Edwin L. Ettinger, Air
Service officers Reserve Corps, S11O
Cathedral avenue northwest. having
been placed in the branch assignment
group by the War Department. is re-
lieved from assignment to the 409th
Attack Squadron, 4th Army
Chemical Warfare Service reserve
officers will assemble in the Graham
Building tomorrow to hear Col J.
Edward Cassidy, Chemical Warfare
Service, Officers Reserve Corps. talk
on the general phases of chemical
warfare as applied to national de-
fense
A meeting of the 313th Field Ar
tillery will be held in the Graham
Building March 5. Moving pictures
on the care of the horse, harness and
harnessing and artillery draft will be
shown. The meeting will be conduct
ed by Maj. E. A. Carter, 313th Field
Artillery.
What is considered to be one of the
most interesting illustrated lectures
this year viii be given by Lieut. Col
Girard L. McEntee, General Staff, at
the meeting 70 the reserve headquar-
termasters in the Graham Building
March 6 on "Kitchener's Campaign
in the Sudan"
Headquarters and headquarters bat
terry and service battery, General
Headquarters Reserve of the 436th
Artillery Gao nm. howitzer motor
ized), Col. L. Francis Riggs, com
manding, has been allocated to the
District of Columbia This regiment
will hold a unit camp under its own
officers at Tobyhanna, Pa, about Au-
gust /. Col. Riggs has announced
that there are several vacancies still
existing in this organization, and any
officer of Field Artillery. unassigned
who is interested will be given full
information by communicating with
Capt. James B. Golden. executive.
Organized Reserve headquarters.
Main 1851, or Lieut.. Sydney P. Simp-
son, adjutant, Main 9007, whose office
is at 500 Southern Building.
The 1st Battalion of this regiment
consists Of headquarters and head
quarters battery; 1st Battalion Com
bat Train, and Batteries A and 3. AL
located to Baltimore
The I'd Battalion, headquarters and
headquarters battery and I'd Battalion
Combat Train is allocated to Center
VILE, Md.
Battery Cis allocated to Cambridge
Md, while Battery D is allocated to
Denton, Nd.
The Sd Battalion, Headquarters and
headquarters battery and Sd Bat