Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
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26 Other TraineeS at Fort
Eustis Detained Following
Meningitis Death.

Criticism of the officers in charge of
the citizens military training camp at
Fort Elstis, Va. for their failure TO noti~
fv them promptly of the ouarantinins
Of their sons following the death from
cerebral meningitis of l9-year~old
Cumberland. Md. trainee last Wednes-
6sv night, was voiced today by the
mothers of two local boys. who, with 26
vo,lthS from other cities. are awaiting
The lifting of the quarantine at the post.
Mrs ]. l.. Whiteside. 1921 PennSyl-
vania avenue. and Mrs. Bowen Cranoali,
slS RAYMOND street Chevy Chase. ND,
che mothers of John w. Whiteside, Is
wears old. and Bowen Sinclair Crandal.
is respectively, told The Star today that
they had expected their boys home yes
terdav and that until they had instl-
tlted inquiries after the delay in ARRIVAL
aroused fears for the boys safety
neither was informed that her son
would not be homs until probably to-
morrow.
Emmett Naughton. son of Mfr, and
Mrs. Frank E. Naughton of Cumberland,
Md. was taken Ill at the post Tues
cay night, suffering from cerebral men,
nights. The camp Immediately was
placed under quarantine orders and the
personnel of Company B of which
Naughton was member, was subjected
10 ~igid examination. Cultures were
taken from each member and were
placed in incubation until SATURDAY
when they failed to show symptoms OF
the naalady. Then $50 Of the citizen
soldiers were allowed to so to tneH
homes. ,
Twentv-eight Others. however, inelud-
ing the Whitesioe and Crandall boys,
we're detained under quarantine pc
cause of their contact With the stricken
Nauehton boy.
Camp officers told The Star this
morning that none af the stu detained
Youths was i'll and that If no symptoms
made their appearance by tomorrow
the quarantine would be lifted ana the
bows allowed 10 so home.
A third Washington BOY, 1nonlas
Carter. II wears Gid. son OF Mrs. DaVlo
O'Brie1a. SIT Delafield place. Is still az
the camp. but his detention is caused
bv an injury to his knHckles which ne
suffered recently He is still under
treatment at the camp hospital and ne
will be DISCHARGED in day or two. his
confinement has no relation 10 the
quarantine. camp officials said.
According to Mrs. Whiteside, she mad
planned an elaborate welcome nome ToI
her boy and as yesterday wore on ana
he did not put in his appearance she
cnncITded he might be hiking home. as
ha had intjmated some days ago in a
letter 20 her. Shortly after 4 o'clock,
however, telegram stating that her
sen was being held under quarantine
vsS received. The telegram, Mrs.
Whitesice believes. vas dispatched only
after inquiries had been started by MRS.
Crandass. the mother Of the other boy.
Mrs. Crandsll said today she became
worried when her son failed TO come
home when expected and she made IN
otliries concerning his delay. she was
told. she said. that the camp had been
C3laran4ined since wednesday night anu
that her son would not be home.
Both women were inclined TO believe
that had inquiries not been mace from
Washington they would have received
no word from the post.
II am not a pacifist, but TO the con-
trary a firm believer that despite tax
os permanent peace the world VIII con-
tinue to hare its wars, Mrs. WhlTeslue,
wife of DR.. John Wl1iteside, dentist,
said. I nave been perfectly content
to have my boy in the camp Oh ms
co,lnfTy's army. but after this display.
I am not so sure III be willing for him
To COMPLETE his four-year course
Mothers have a perfect right 10
know al once when their boys are Ill
or injured or subject to either and ii
seems 10 me we-all of the mothers OF
those bogs-have not received proper
consideration Perhaps the officers
silence was because. knowing as they
told me later that the boys themselves.
were rot i'll. they wanted TO forestall
any exaggerated reports in some news
papers. hut still they could have wired
each mother for her own knowledge.
as they finally did when pressed
Among the % boys in quarantine are
Virginia
Young Naugfton was buried in St
Peters and ST. Paui's Cemetery at
Cumberland. Saturday afternoon. He
is survived by his parents and two
brothers. Harold and Marcus Naughton.
and q sister Mss MARGARET Nanghton