The Washington times., 1925-07-03
A|MUSEMENTS IN
ORDER At
MEADE
18th Infantry Battalions to
Meet on Diamond-Danee
Planned

Meet on OIdmO0O-Od1S
Planned
CAMP MEADE. Md. July 3.-To-
day is q. half.holiday for the men,
bers of this command. This after
noon there will be a ball game be-
tween the first and third battalions
OF the Twelfth United States in.
fantry, as part of the Organization
Day, to determine the championship
Of the regiment. This evening there
% to be Z vaudeville show, which
will he followed by a dance. Reserve
infantry officers OF the 317th and
S2Oth regiments of infantry, jointly,
viii be the hosts for the dance.
Captain John Thomas Taylor,
prnnninant official of the American
Legion, who is in training here for
fifteen days as a reserve officer, was
placed in charge of stage 3, III the
processing here Wednesday on the
opening OF the 1925 Citizens Military
Training Camp. Other officers in
Captain Carlton Coulter, IT., 317th
infantry, stage 1; Lieutenant e. L.
Andrews, 317tb infantry. stage z:
Captain T. x. Parsons, 317th in
fantry, stage 4: Major Borden, medi.
cal corps. stage 5: Major II. l..
Green, OF the quartermaster corps,
stage s; Captain T. L. Mcneil,
finance department, stage z, and
Lieutesant c.. L. Johnson, 317th IN
fantry, the final stage. Lieutenant
Colonel E. H. Wagner, u. s. A.,
was in charge Of the processing this
year.
The R. o. T. C. students from
Georgetown University, on the ranges
all day, are served lunches from
an army field kitchen. Due TO the
short time for the training here of
be lost while they are on the rifle
ranges. The "Hill-toppers" are en-
thusiastic over the idea.
Major Arnett p. Matthews, den.
tai corps, Captains Rollo p. Bourbon
and William D. Fleming, medical
corps, and Lieutenant Marven e.
Kennebeck, dental corps. reporting
here for duty, have been assigned
to the camp hospital. The officers
are from the army medical center
In Washington. The following en-
listed men also have reported from
the army medical center and have
been assigned to the camp hospital.
Staff Sergeant Walter E. Aldrich.
Sergeant Earl p. Hall, and Prfvates
Kenneth d. Johnson and James s.
Griffin.
Major James n. Peale, u. s. A.,
has reported to Camp Meade, as the
new commanding officer Of the first
battalion Of the Twelfth infantry.
He viii relieve Major Daniel NJ.
Cheston, who will go to duty with
the high schools Of Hollywood, Cal.
Captain (Chaplainl Jacob Monroe
Stick reserve corps, has besn Sc
lected again this year for duty here
~ editor of the Defender, the Citi-
xens Military Training Camp an
nua1 or year book OF this camp.
Stick has been selected for this de-
tail. He Is well known. to officers
and candidates who have been here
on duty In previous years.
Army officers on duty with colleges
are strong supporters of the Army
and Navy Department Of The Wash
ington Times. Recently in the off,
GERS mess, several officers were dig
cussing an order of the War De-
partment. One officer in discussing
the subject, took as authority for
his viewpoint. an article by Vivian
Lee Tillman on the identical subject
Washington reserve officers on
duty here for the fifteen days train
ing period, will leave on july Z.
This includes Colonel Glendie 5.
Young, commanding the $50 infantry,
which is well represented In camp
this year, and Lieutenant Colonel
Richard J. Donnelly. Colonel DON
nelly, who is the chief clerk of the
world war division Of the A. G. ..
Of the War Department, is a reserve
officer of the adjutant generals re-
serve.
Reserve officers of the 313th ar
ullery, now In training here, found
many old friends OF former training
camps, with the Sixth field artillery,
when they arrived here. Lieutenant
Colonel A. Mcintyre is commanding
the Sixth field artillery, and Lieu
tenant Colonel T. p. Bernard is the
regiment executive officer. Captain
w. r. woodward is the regimentoI
adJutant, and Lieutenant NJ. 3.
Stokes, jr., Is the assistant adjutanS.
Plans are complete for the cers-
mony here tomorrow, starting at
o'clock, for the combined Defense
Test Day and Oath of Allegiance
by the candidates Of the fifth annual
citizens military training camp. In
this ceremony, members of the r. o.
+. c., which is the camp Of the
college students, and troops of the
regular army on duty here, will else
take part.
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