Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-09
DRILLING STARTS
At TRAINING CAMPS
Washington Sends 257 Men
TO Military Posts 50, 900
Tor Whole Nation.

THOUSANDS 81 the Nations youth
mobilized yesterday for q months
voluntary military service to pre-.
pare themselves for an immediate
call ID the defense Of their country.
IN unprecedented numbers youns
men 81 all descriptions and stations
in life deserted their wonted occupa-
tions and hooked into the % citizens
military training campo over the
in military arts and athletics de-
signed to build them mp physically.
Early reports from the various
camps show the grand total Of $4,000
enlIstmentF probably win be exceeded.
The Sd Corps Area, which includes
the District Of Columbia. Virginia.
Maryland and Pennsylvania. already
reports ite actual cfir0llmerte have
gone at least 200 over It's expected
total Of 4, 800. and applicants still were
drifting into the Ave local camps
today.
Total 81 4.D00 Enrolled.
Mai. Samuel Stewart. assigned Ut
the headquarters Of the "a Corps
Area at Baltimore, announced today
that total OF $500 student officers
had been enrolled Mt the five camps of
the area, according TO q check made
this morning This enrolment was
surprisingiy iarge for the FIRST day.
but still IS below the maximum OF
5000 approved applications made
weeks ago.
washington II we'll represented ct
the campo. An Iincfiicial count made
today shows 50 District boys q Camp
at Fort Enstis, Va: six a. Camp
Humphreys, Va, and 80 ut Fort Mon
roe. Va, q total .7of 2b7 from Wash.
In addition, seven men Of this city
are 10 bet sent to the signal corps
camp a. Fort Monmouth, n. j., which
il TO Open next month.
At Camp Meade, the largest camp
in the area, a total Of 2.19S had re-
ported this morning and $500 were
expected when the Anal count 10 made.
Approximate numbers ut the other
three camps are 1850 at Fort Eustis,
30 at Camp Humphreys and S95 ~
Fort Monroe.
Exceed Fort Myer Quota.
Instead Of the 100 recruits expected
at Fort Myer. Q total u 2s7 men ~.
p 0r.eu ye. stsLu1s: y,
ute men" IL In accOrdanoo with the
act Of Congress Of 1870 and II an out
growth OF the training camp program
dsvelcped during war day preparA-
tons.
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