Show NEW CHIEF OF DIVISION Sf STAFF AFF ARRIVES t Col CoI Llewellyn W. W Oliv Oliver e eConies 1 Con Conies Comes s From Del Rio to Take Charge b Camp Kearny San Dle Diego o. o Cal Aug AuS' Further H.-Further 17 Further steps toward toWar or organization n of ot tho the sixteenth division here were taken today with tho the arrival of or a n chief chic of oC staff for or it and the tho reporting o of several officers for tor its units The new chief chic of or staff is Col Llewellyn W W. Oliver Oll an Infantry officer who comes from Del Rio Tex Tox Ills promotion from the grade of lieutenant colonel was ordered at the time limo he was instructed Instructed in instructed In- In to take talce up dut duty here Definite Information that the war department planned abandonment of oC the tho present system of allowing voluntary voluntary volun volun- tar tary chaplains and camp pa pastors ors tors of ot various denominations to carr carry on re religious religious re- re activities s in post and camps was given cn today based on orders received re received re- re ed cel recent recently from Washington The Tho step is Js to take effect as ns soon as ns sufficient suf BUt chaplains who have completed the prescribed training course In the chaplains chaplains' school at Camp Taylor Talor K Ky dy are available a to carry out department plans for Cor virtually tripling tho the number number number num num- ber of oC chaplains in tho the arm army Through this the tho order says ample means of ot ministering to tho the religious ne needs ds of or tho the men will wm be supplied Camp pastors and voluntary chaplains are arc to be he given three months time In which to terminate their activities inthe inthe in inthe the array army arm establishments Eight of ot nine religious worl workers ero here hero eventually willbe will willbe be he affected b by tho the change in plans plan A camp record which officers here I I declare also ml may be a national r record cord was set this week In smallness of ot tho the number o of contagious diseases I con con- conI Only one ne case casc one of ot measles was contracted hero here In the week endIng ending end- end I Ing today although many of or tho the several sex sev oral eral thousand soldiers hero are aro but re recently recently re- re received from civil fl life lite and officers declare undoubtedly were exposed exposed ex- ex posed to measles before coming Into the alm army A building Is to be bo erected b by the Jewish Welfare board at some point In this tills cantonment still to be bc selected it was announced toda today It Jt will cost cont about will have a large auditorium auditorium auditorium audi audi- and E oral EC cral officers and consultation con con- rooms looms anti will be bo furnished with a view to use as a recreation place and social center Recommendations for tor extension of ot the Y T W W. C C. A A. A hostess hostes house facilities facilities facil facil- here and for tor Increase In ill the tho allotment allotment allot allot- ment of ot athletic equipment to this thit cantonment will be bo made by J. J D D. D Wil fl slams liams district head of ot the thc activities of ot the war department commission on training camp activities he ant announced today S SH H II L L. Hawley who came hero to manage o the Liberty theatre has been boen transferred to tu Camp Bowie Tex to manage the theatre there Classification of ot men In the tho development develop flop ment battalion according to their mental mental men men- tal abilities was wa completed today themen the themen themen men being divided cd Into three classes similar to those resulting from their physical l examinations fit examinations fit for general service fit tit for Cor service behind the lines and fit tit for domestic service lter only I |