"Day By Day!"

Ending a splendid recruiting letter to the Seventh Corps Area recruiters, Major Fred L. Lemmon says: "Let us try the teaching of Monsieur Emile Coue, the French exponent of auto-suggestion, and resolve 'day by day, in every way,' to get more and more recruits."

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First Cavalry Division Gets 36 Men in Week

The First Cavalry Division, headquarters at Fort Bliss, says in a circular that 13 men were enlisted for the division during the week ending January 13. The Second Machine Gun Squadron leads the division with a total of 11 enlistments for the week.

Keep Leather Belts Shined

Extract from recruiting letter, headquarters Seventh Corps Area: "Refer to paragraph 6, R. A. Rtg. No. 42, W. D., A. G. O., Dec. 16, 1922: "Enlisted men, D. E. M. L., recruiting and other enlisted men detailed on recruiting duty will wear the russet leather waist belt. These men will be frequently inspected to see that they maintain a high standard of personal appearance.""

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Oglethorpe Recruiters Show Results Major R. S. Lytle, recruiting officer for the Fourth Corps Area, says the following report did not reach his office in time for the January 15 Recruiting News: Five canvassers at Fort Oglethorpe obtained ten recruits as follows: Sergeant William M. Cain, 17; Sergeant Sam Lafever, 13; Corporal William Lively, 12; Corporal Sam C. Todd, 10; Private William T. Stout, 10.

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Ninth Field Artillery Sales Talk Lieut. E. A. Niblack, recru'ting officer at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, has prepared a sales talk for recru'ters who are working for the 9th Field Artillery. "Rapid promotion is possible in the Ninth Field," says Lieut. Niblack, "because of the large number of vacancies in non-commissioned grades and specialists' ratings, the 9th Field being a new organization. * Sparta, Wisconsin, the proposed target range of the 9th Field Artillery, is in the centre of a summer resort region.

the thrills of shoving a shell

of pulling the lanyard * * * of swinging teams into action * * * are some of the talking points used in the preparation of the 9th Field memorandum.

Sergeant Aaron Winn, Fort Benning

Sergeant Aaron Winn has climbed into the ranks of the star recruiters. Until December 1, 1922, he had been stationed at Columbus, Ga., ten miles from Fort Benning, Ga., and his regular quota of ten or more enlistments per month was taken for granted.

It was not until the first of December, when the post recruiting officer, Lt. F. T. Madigan, decided to try him in a different field that Sergeant Winn's capability as a recruiting canvasser was discovered. During the month of De

SERGEANT AARON WINN.

cember he forwarded 27 high class applicants, only one of whom was rejected. He has been credited with 21 actual enlistments for this month.

The sergeant is a man who makes friends with the people in the town in which he is operating, becoming one of the family as it were, for the time being. With his recruiting campaign started on a solid foundation of confidence and good will, he finds it easy to attract the right type of men for the Army. He realizes the importance of keeping on friendly terms with the newspaper men who almost daily give him a large amount of space for publicity.

His achievement during the past month was the more remarkable when it is considered that he was located in Dublin, Ga., a town of only 7,000 people. However, Sergeant Winn did not confine his efforts to Dublin alone as he worked his entire territory by means of publicity.

When he was forced to reject a man he sent him away with good will towards the Army and succeeded in getting most of these rejected applicants to put up posters and other advertising material in their home towns.

When Sergeant Winn picks his men he selects a class which he knows can hardly be rejected. He knows what the Army standard is and picks high grade men accordingly.

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Filipinos Not To Be Promised Service in Islands

A War Department recruiting letter says: "In case of the enlistment of any Filipino, the recruiting officer will not promise or suggest to him the possibility of his assignment * * * or transfer to the Philippine Department for duty during his en.isted service. Under no circumstances will a Filipino of any enlisted grade whatsoever be sent to the Philippine Department as a replacement."

Eighteenth Infantry Posters Posters are being issued by the 18th Infantry for a recruiting drive to begin about the first of February. Captain T. G. Hannon, recruiting officer for the regiment and at Fort Slocum, says that canvassers are to be sent to New York and Newark. Heretofore recruiting for the 18th has been limited to Westchester County, N. Y.

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To Fill Seventh Corps by February 28 Major Fred L. Lemmon, recruiting officer, Seventh Corps Area, has published a circular showing the vacancies in that area to be 1,128 and pencils a note to Recruiting News, saying: "We will cut that to 0 by February 28, 1923." Major Lemmon has the right spirit and his recruiting force has already shown the results of his personal effort.

Gain A Man for the Army Lieut. Col. B. R. Wade, commanding Fort Porter, N. Y., says: "I began in September with Licut. Webb and selected a number of men from the 28th Infantry to canvass for recru'ts. I impressed upon the organization commanders that we wanted the best men for recruiters and have been working along that line since. * * While we would like to obtain more men for our own regiment we feel that a man gained for the Army is the big purpose."

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A Man A Day New York Recruiter's Record

Private first class Albert Tennant, D. E. M. L., on recruiting service in New York City, secured 15 men for the first 15 days of January and is hereby nominated as a candidate in the money contest beginning the first of February. Private Tennant has had one holiday, New Years' Day, and two Sundays, but brought in three extra men to make up for this. Tennant's plan is to work early in the morning, visit employment offices and "take on" men who don't happen to get a job at something else.

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28th Infantry Recruiting Campaign

With a three-column front page picture and a number one top head in the Buffalo Evening News, the 28th Infantry at Fort Porter began a recruiting campaign January 15. The First Battalion passed in review before Mayor Schwab and other city officials of Buffalo. On Tuesday evening the 28th band gave a concert at the Buffalo Automobile show, followed by another concert on the stage of the Lafayette Theatre. In addition to the battalion at Fort Porter there are battalions at Fort Niagara and Fort Ontario which are also conducting recruiting campaigns.

Fifty Men Sent from Amarillo to Fort Bliss

"Fifty men," says the Amarillo, Tex., Tribune, of January 4, "were accepted and forwarded to Fort Bliss by the local recruiting station during the month of December, according to Sergeant Walter M. Freeman, in charge of the office here."

In forwarding the clipping from the Amarillo Tribune, Major H H. Dabney, recruiting officer for the Eighth Corps Area, says: "This sub-station was established on November 18, 1922, and in November 23 recruits were secured. This makes a total of 73 enlistments in this town of 20,000 peop'e in less than a month and a half by Sergeant Freeman and the one organization representative from the 8th Cavalry, Private Mike J. Donlick."

Walks 46 Miles to Enlist in U. S. Army

"His determination to enlist in the Army," says the Middletown (N. Y.) Times-Press, "caused Herman C. Haase, of Shohola, Pa., to walk all the way from his home to this city where he heard there was a recruiting sergeant on duty. He tells this story:

"I walked 46 miles to get to an Army recruiting station. I wanted to get in the U. S. Army to go to the Hawaiian Islands, and M'ddletown was the only station near me, so I walked every inch of the way.'

"Mr. Haase was examined and accepted and sent by Recruiting Sergeant Peter I. Pointer to Governors Island for final enlistment."

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Youths Under 18 Not To Be Enlisted A recruiting letter issued by the Commanding General, Second Corps Area, directs that much care be exercised in the matter of enlisting young men under 21 years of age. "Discharges in such cases involve a considerable amount of correspondence and other additional labor and effort and usually incur a waste of Army transportation, both in connection with discharge and enlistment." Four methods of determining ages are directed, birth certificates, baptismal certificate, affidavit from parent or nearest guardian or a certificate from recruiting officer to the effect that he has made careful and thorough examination in the case.

Travels from New Mexico to Join 26th Infantry

The following story is clipped from the Elmira (N. Y.), Sun:

"From the cactus-dotted plains of New Mexico through the States to the Army Recruiting station in this city, was the story told yesterday by Louis Martin of No. 11 Terrace Avenue, Albuquerque, N. M., to Recruiting Corporal Willard Pankhurst, as the latter signed him up for a period of infantry service in the 26th Infantry at Plattsburg Barracks.

"Martin has led an adventurous life since he left his sunny home over a year ago. Odd jobs in various states financed him to this city, where the attractiveness of the recruiting posters, coupled with the persuasiveness of Corporal Pankhurst, induced him to cast his best bet with the infantry outfit at Plattsburg Barracks."

268 Men in First Ten Days in Second Corps Area

Major H. H. Fletcher, recruiting officer for the Second Corps Area, reports 259 enlistments for the first ten days of January. New York City leads the area with 139 accepted applicants.

26 Recruits Secured by Sergeant

Freeman in December

Twenty-six recruits in December is the splend.d record made by Sergeant Walter M. Freeman, D. E. M. L., Fort Bliss, Texas, leading the recruiters of the Eighth Corps Area for the month, and so far as Recruiting News is able to determine, this is the best record made by any individual of the recruiting service for the month of December.

The list of men in the Eighth Corps Area who enlisted ten men and over for December, follows:

Sergeant Walter M. Freeman, Fort Bliss, 26; Private Mike J. Donlick, Fort Bliss, 23; Sergeant Milton W. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 18; Corporal Snead Sweat, Fort Reno, Okla., 17; Sergeant Albert Ashcraft, Fort B.iss, 15; Sergeant William F. Caldwell, Fort Reno, Okla., 15; Sergeant Arthur L. Kelly, Fort Logan, Colo., 15; Sergeant S.mon J. Aumen, Fort Bliss, 14; Private Samuel R. Hunter, Fort Bliss, 13; Private Harry Hamlin, Fort Logan, Colo., 13; Corporal James McKenzie, Fort Bliss, 12; Sergeant Henry L. Poor, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 11; Corporal Purl Orr, Fort Reno, Okla., 11; Sergeant John J. McGrevey, Fort Logan, Co.o., 11; Sergeant Robert W. Whitehead, Fort Reno, Okla., 10; Private George A. Cox, Fort Reno, Okla., 10; Private Thomas O'Connor, Fort Reno, Okla., 10.

Lexington Canvasser Believes in
Advertising

Captain Wiley L. Dixon, Recruiting Officer in charge of the Cincinnati Recruiting District, office at Fort Thomas, writes:

"Corporal John C. Jackson, Cincinnati District Canvasser, in charge of the sub-station at Lexington, Ky., an old timer, believes in advertising. He says he gets good results by writing personal letters to the county officials and newspapers in the counties surrounding Lexington. The Lexington papers are very friendly and publish nearly every squib he gives them.

"He says it pays to cultivate the reporters.

"Another good source of free advertising is the Theaters, which will frequently help by calling attention to the opportunities offered by the Army. Inclosed is a copy of a poster, put up all over Lexington by the Kentucky Theater, advertising both a good picture and a good Army."

The poster mentioned is a splendid one sheet printed in two colors and Recruiting News takes this opportunity to congratulate Corporal Jackson and his chief, Captain Dixon.

OREGON NATIONAL GUARD Recently Demonstrated Fitness For Peace-Time Service

A stubborn fire recently occurred in Astoria, Oregon, that at one time threatened to destroy the entire city. Fortunately the blaze was finally gotten under control but not until a large section of the city was razed. Among those whose heroic efforts saved the town from complete destruction the National Guard figured very prominently. The blaze spread so rapidly that many hotels, homes and restaurants were soon consumed and hundreds were left homeless as well as hungry. Food was rushed to them by the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross and other agencies whose prompt action was admirable.

It appeared, however, that the whole town was threatened with destruction and General White of the Oregon National Guard ordered 150 men mobilized immediately at the Multnomah County armory. The way these men responded was magnificent. In two hours 180 fully equipped guardsmen were ready to move and a supply train was waiting to carry them to Astoria with tents and full camp equipment to take care of 3,000 people that same night, put them in tents and give them supper. A crack detachment of supply men and trained military cooks went along with two rolling kitchens included in their outfit.

Arriving quickly on the scene the Oregon National Guard helped maintain order and its high state of efficiency and training quickly showed to advantage. Immediately upon detraining at 10 o'clock in the evening the detachment set up headquarters in the smouldering ruins and commenced issuing overcoats to hundreds of shivering people while another detachment started preparations of hot coffee and food. All through the night the citizen soldiers worked to relieve the suffering and by morning everything was moving with system.

The supply detachment set up sleeping quarters in a warm dry basement distributing hundreds of blankets and cots to private homes where refugees were taken in and helped in every way to meet the unfortunate crisis. Hundreds of people were fed with fine meals from the Army ranges on a menu that included meat, gravy, vegetables, fruit, pudding, bread, butter and mush and thus the ruined hotels and eating places of Astoria were replaced over night by the National Guardsmen who saw that no one went hungry. Warm praise of the guardsmen on this duty is being sounded in Astoria where this important relief work has been carried on 24 hours a day

to all comers. The suffering that would have occurred had it not been for the National Guard may easily be surmised when it is considered that hundreds lost everything they possessed, including money. The refugees would undoubtedly have had sandwiches and coffee but, except for the National Guard, shelter and substantial food probably would not have been theirs for many days and nights.

Reports from Astoria indicate that from 1,700 to 2,500 meals were served daily from rolling kitchens which were set up in what remains of one of Astoria's leading garages. The food provided left little to be desired and speaks highly for the efficiency of Sergeant Pat Kelly, in charge of the mess, and his detachment. Among other guardsmen sent to Astoria were Sergeant R. H. Sawyer, Sergeant G. A. Pickard, Privates Sines, Parmley, Haselett, Bruley and Fellner, Private Carl Minor, Corporal L. S. McNeill, Privates McKinnon, Managan, Richard son, Luce, Bruly, Fines and Dillon, and Sergeant Kahlos. Major Joseph Schur was in charge and had as assistants Lieuts. Gallien and Beveridge.

The desolation that this fire caused in Astoria can hardly be realized without being on the scene. "Imagine anything you want to, it was all there," said a member of the detachment in describing the scene which greeted the guardsmen upon arrival, "shell-torn France had nothing on fire-swept Astoria." The magnificent response of the National Guard in this emergency is but another illustration of the invaluable services the Army of the United States renders civilian communities in times of peace.

New Bombing Plane What is said to be the largest airplane yet constructed in this country, and the latest development in bombing planes, has just been completed at the factory of the Witteman Aircraft Corporation, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J. This leviathan of the air has been named the Barling Bomber in honor of its designer, and will be used at the Wilbur Wright Field, near Fairfield, Ohio.

Even in this day of big things, the plane is something to make one pause. It is a triplane of 120 feet spread, has a height of 28 feet and an overall length of 65 feet. The plane weighs about 20 tons and is capable of carrying 10,800 pounds of bombs with a crew of 4 men.

This plane was built for experiment, and has been so constructed that different sizes of bombs may be carried at the same time. Six 400-horsepower Liberty motors burn 180 gallons of gasoline an hour. A telephone will enable conversation from the tail to the nose of the airplane.

SCORES ANOTHER HIT

Major Lemmon Enlists Aid of National Guard Officers

Published below is a letter written by the 1st Lieut. Frank D. Ruggles of Minnesota National Guard which was in response to a letter written to all National Guard officers of the Seventh Corps Area by Maj. Fred L. Lemmon, Corps Arca recruiting officer. In send.ng the communication to the Recruiting News, Maj. Lemmon says in part: "An excellent letter which has such a true ring and one which shows such a fine sp.rit and is such a proper illustration of the One-Army spirit that I am sending it to you

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The letter of Leut. Ruggles was referred to the Command.ng Officer, Fort Snelling, and this National Guard officer was assured that the Regular Army stands ready at any time to assist the National Guard in recruiting,

The letter follows:

"While I am at present having some real difficulty in keeping my company up to even minimum strength, yet I want to advise the Major that I never miss an opportunity to turn a good man who has developed a liking for the "Army game" over to the United States Army. When I get an opportunity I will go through the lists of men discharged from the Howitzer Company and see just how many of our men have gone to Fort Snelling.

Only last week I was able

to send a Christmas remembrance to a Sergeant Bugler now in the service whom I encouraged to enlist in the old 49.h, now the Third, at Fort Snelling some three years ago. This is one of the cases where I turned over a fine boy who has 'made good.' On the other hand I secured for my new Supply Sergeant within a month, a man who has 'done three tricks,' (as he expressed it), in the Regular Service as he got married and soon had a baby to support.

"Fort Snelling is the logical place for the men who enlist from here. They want to keep in touch with the families and friends they have here though of course many of them get transferred from there after enlisting. To date I have never turned an undesirable over to the Regular Service nor have I done so to another National Guard unit. The men I recommend are good men. Occasionally I get a man who is an exservice man. These are the men I want for non-coms though they come to us very seldom from the regular service, the majority being from the National Army of the recent war.

SOCIAL SERVICE

Club for Soldiers' Wives at Fort Bliss

By CHAPLAIN WALTER B. ZIMMERMAN Eighth Cavalry

Down at Fort Bliss, Texas, on the Mexican border, a unique and successful piece of social service is being done by the wives of the enlisted men of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment. A Women's Club for Soldiers' Wives has been organized and is in enthusiastic operation.

From the earliest days of the army there have been clubs and cliques for the wives of the commissioned personnel. Sometimes soldiers' wives were not encouraged on the reservation. At other times the leadership among them was not strong enough to crystalize in definite organization. This experiment down at Fort Bliss is one of the first successful clubs of its kind for the wives of enlisted men.

This is a real club, too. The program committee has outlined studies in cookery, housekeeping, the feeding and care of children, child training, dress making, and other practical phases of social life among the army group. That the practical may not be overdone programs on art, music, interior decoration, and the like, have been arranged. Each Thursday afternoon brings a new phase of some subject to the attention of the members of the club.

I attended a meeting recently. As a guest I was treated to a "feed" of no mean proportions. I asked if this were a special celebration of some kind, so elaborate was the display of attractive viands. The president informed me that the club had refreshments of this character at each meeting.

Every other meeting of the club is a recreation session. Games, such as "bunco," bridge, and other light table games are played. Music, readings, dancing, and other entertainment features are introduced to complete the program for that day. Then on alternate Thursdays the practical programs indicated are presented.

Adjoining the room where the club has its regular meetings is a play-room for children. There were children from one to seven years in a happy, hearty mood and under the direction of one of the ladies present. All the mothers present proudly exhibited their children. Among the mothers were French, Polish, Russian, and German, in addition to the old American stock, and a cleaner, healthier, finer looking group of women and children could hardly be imagined.

This Women's Club idea is a hobby

of the commanding officer of the Eighth Cavalry Regiment, Colonel James H. Reeves. His wife and other ladies of the commissioned officers' row manifest special interest in it. The Aid Society of the post, made up of wives of the officers, make clothing for infants, patch children's clothes, provide funds for sickness and hospital expense, and otherwise co-operate with the Women's Club of Soldiers' Wives.

MUSIC WITH MEALS

Mitchel Field Completes New Consolidated Mess Hall

The U. S. Army will be competing with the better class of restaurants in the matter of entertainment when the Consolidated Mess Hall, now nearing completion at Mitchel Field, is formally opened on February 1st. Thereafter the post band, consisting of twenty pieces, will play at all three meals each day. Stirring marches will be in order for breakfast and lunch and the dinner program will consist of soothing waltzes and ballads with classical selections and solos thrown in. On Sundays and holidays an eight-piece orchestra will substitute for the band.

A raised platform has been erected in the centre of the mess hall and this will be used as a stage for cabaret shows supplied by local and professional talent. In the course of a few minutes the platform can be converted into a regulation twenty-foot ring where boxing bouts will be held. These features will be of an informal nature as will all after dinner speeches. A speakers' table will be situated near the stage. This table will be reserved for distinguished visitors to the mess. Public spirited citizens as well as public and military officials will be invited to attend dinners and to address the garrison. A system of indirect lighting and a voice amplifier will be some of the innovations.

The evening meal at Mitchel Field will take on the appearance of a banquet. The atmosphere will be that of a well ordered club and the cry of "K. P." so familiar in the days of the war will have disappeared. In connection with discipline it has been announced that the same behavior necessary in any firstclass restaurant would be required of all enlisted men. These innovations are part of a plan to make military service more attractive and instructive without incurring additional expense to the Government.

ARMY Y. M. C. A. TODAY

Is Filling Non-Military Needs of Service Men

(Continued from Page Three) until recently was the Elks club house. This is devoted exclusively to the interests of the men of the Army and contains all the features of a well-regulated club. Plans are now under way for the construction of a new building for the Army Association at El Paso, Texas, costing $250,000. The Army Y. M. C. A. is still carrying on at Coblenz with the detachment of American sold.ers remaining there. A very comprehensive program and a competent staff of secretaries make the Association an appreciated feature of the Army's life in this area. Work continues in the Festhalle, gymnasium and library.

It is interesting to note that in its extent, variety, efficiency and equipment the work of the Army Y. M. C. A. in the post-war period exceeds that during the pre-war days. The period of demobilization and the post-war decreases of the number of enlisted men, affected the interest and the activity of the Army Y. M. C. A. only in that its service was necessarily less extensive than during the war period.

The Association movement in the United States includes nearly 2,000 organizations, most of which are operated by and for civilians and are in the larger communities. At any one of these civilian Y. M. C. A.'s a service man may be assured of friendly welcome and such service as might be helpful to the new

comer.

Soldiers who have been in close touch with Army Associations during their military service report that, when on leave or after discharge, they have been most cordially received by civilian Y. M. C. A.'s all over the country and that the organizations have shown themselves ready to help in any desired or practicable manner. Speaking for the civilian branches of the movement, the Army Association invites Army men to visit civilian Y. M. C. A.'s. The Army and Navy Department of the Y. M. C. A., which sustains a very direct relation to all Army and Navy branches. cordially welcomes to all Army and Navy Associations every man in uniform, assuring him that his uniform is his membership ticket and urging him to feel as much at home in any Army and Navy Association as he does in the one he knows best. The secretaries welcome acquaintance and friendship with service men. The buildings offer many convenient and desirable privileges and the Army Y. M. C. A. desires the interested co-operation of every man in the service.

New York Home Guard Goes Out of Existence

The New York Guard, which came into existence at the outbreak of the War, ceased to exist January 15. Most of the members of the organization have been absorbed by the newly organized National Guard. The State Guard numbered more than 15,000 during the World War and were used to do interior guard duty and to maintain State armories.

Organize Reserve Unit at New York

Reserve officers of Manhattan organized a unit of the Reserve Officers' Association at a meeting in the Hotel Astor, adopting by-laws and electing seven councilors, who will select officers. The councilors are Colonel Walter Metcalf, 305th Infantry; Major Eliot C. Bacon, 304th Field Artillery; Major Robert Patterson, 306th Infantry; Major P. St. George Bissell, 77th Division Headquarters; Captain Lloyd Derby, 305th Infantry; Captain Grinell Martin, 304th Field Artillery, and Lieut. Col. Snowden A. Fahnstock, 308th Infantry.

Coast Artillery Dinner at New York The Coast Artillery Reserve officers of New York held their annual dinner January 13 at the Army and Navy Club, attendance 200. Among the speakers were Major General Franklin W. Coe, Chief of Coast Artillery; Brigadier General William Weigel, and Colonel James Brady Mitchell. After the addresses an informal discussion of matters pertaining to the service was held.

Colored Regiments Have Joint
Celebration

The 10th Cavalry Regiment, en mass, stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, visited the 25th Infantry at Camp Little. Nogales, Arizona, January 6, the occasion being a football game between these two organizations of colored troops. The 25th Infantry Bullet says the game drew the largest crowd of the season, the score being 27 to 3 in favor of the Doughboys.

79th Division Reserve Officers Meet

Major General Charles H. Muir, who recently succeeded General Bailey, retired, as Commanding General of the Third Corps Area, addressed the officers of the 19th Division, Organized Reserves, at the Armory of the Philadelphia City Troop on January 22. General Muir is well known to Pennsylvanians, having commanded the 28th Pennsylvania National Guard Division through much of its bitterest fighting in France.

New York Guardsman Gets Medal

The Congressional Medal of Honor was presented to Colonel William J. Donovan, N. Y. N. G., at the 165th New York National Guard Armory January 18. The entire regimen turned out and in addition some 5,000 spectators saw General Robert L. Bullard, commanding the Second Corps Area, pin the decoration upon Colonel Donovan. At the request of the recipient of the medal it is to be turned over to the 165th Regimen of New York National Guard.

In a letter to the New York Chapter of the Rainbow Division Colonel Donovan says: "A regiment lives by its traditions. The noble tradition we have inherited impels me to ask that this medal remain in the armory-there to serve as a recognition of the valor of our regiment, an incentive to those who enlist under its standard, but most of all as a memorial to our brave and unforgotten dead."

Cots for Issue to the National Guard

The Quartermaster General of the Army has advised the Chief of the Militia Bureau that there are a quantity of cots (which have been used but are serviceable) available for free issue to the National Guard.

States which have not been issued cots under present tables of equipment may now obtain same by submitting requisitions for the number required to their respective corps area commanders at the earliest practicable date.

New Quarters at Fort Benning

Announcement is made that bids will be opened January 31 for the construction of 18 double sets of officers' quarters and five double sets of non-commissioned officers' quarters at Fort Benning. It is provided that these buildings must be completed by August 1. Ten double sets of officers' quarters are about ready for occupancy, these having been provided by an appropriation last year of $175 000. Each of the new sets averages about six rooms.

Class in Horsemanship for Reserve Officers

The 62nd Cavalry Division Bulletin says that a class in horsemanship will be started for officers of the 305th Cavalry, Organized Reserves. Through the courtesy of the First Philadelphia City Troop, the classes are to be he'd in their Armory on 23rd street. Philadelph'a. The class will be conducted by Major Edward Hay, an officer of the regiment and a recent graduate of the National Guard and Reserve Officers' class at the Cavalry School, Fort Riley.

17th Infantry History

A handsome annual published by the Service Company. 17th Infantry, carries a condensed history of the regiment which was organized May 4, 1861, by War Department orders, the headquarters having been at Fort Preble, Portland, Maine. It was at this post that the regiment was first recruited by Colonel Samuel P. Heintzelman. The first battle of the regiment was Yorktown, fought in April, 1862. The regiment distinguished itself in several battles during the Civil War and later went to Cuba and participated in the Battle of Santiago. The 17th also saw service in the Philippines and entered Mexico with General Pershing in 1916.