Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
ANNUAL CAMP OF CADETS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOING TO
OCEAN CITY.
Program Includes Visit to jamestown.
Matters Discussed at Meeting
Last Night.

! started an increased activity among the
| High School Cadets, who are arranging for
| their annual military camp. Larger num-
| bers are assembling each evening at the
| temporary headquarters, southeast corner
18th and G street northwest, where the va
rious committees hold meetings.
At the meeting last night the chairman of
the enlistment committee reported that the
weather had disturbed the work of securing
enrolment because the boys had mot fels
much like talking camp while it was so
cold and rainy" Only very few have en-
rolled to date.
however, changed all this Arrangements
had been made, it was stated with the va
rious railroads and steamboat lines to take
The cadets to the jamestown exposition by
boat, remain there either one or two days,
then convey the entire party by ocean
steamship to Philadelphia or some other
point near their camping ground, which Is
to be at Ocean City, N. j..
AS the details of this report were given
interest and enthusiasm were aroused, in
anticipation of a better camp this year
than ever before. The addition of the
ocean voyage and the visit to jamestown
proved to be particularly attractive.
member OF the finance committee, in
the absence of the chairman. c. c. Caylor,
read letters from the railroad and steam
boat agents showing that the cost of the
entire outing this year, including meals.
fare and expenses, the trip to jamestown,
the ocean voyage and four weeks in camp
at Ocean City. N. j., would not exceed
$40 per member. A resolution was
Immediately adopted to limit the num-
Der of the party to 40 high school boys in
good standing and including such of their
friends as desired to accompany them.
1t is believed by the cadets that they may
get valuable pointers at jamestown for the
Improvement of their camp at Ocean City,
n. ]. Cadet Howard the uuartermaster
said he thought otherwise, for. while there
was much for any one to learn by visit
to- a well-equipped military camp the
washington cadets will probably be sur
prised to note that the Jamestown soldiers
are not as we'll provided for as the cadets
are at their camp in Ocean City.
Invited to Jamestown.
An invitation to visit Camp jamestown
was read. 1t invited the cadets to spend a
night there. or two nights, and offered the
use of large hospital tents, with ten cots
in each. but action On this invitation was
postponed until the meeting next Friday
evening.
Clyde c. Swayne of the advertising COM
mlttee reported that his committee had
more work on hand than 1t could attend
to and unless more fellows would help
he would have difficulty in getting out
the souvenir year book before going to
camp.
The following resolution was adopted.
Any high school cadets acceptable to the
commandant who desire to earn money to
spend while at the camp may be employed
by the commandant and paid from the
camp fund for their services while helping
the advertising committee"
Raymond Nash, commissary for the
| camp, announced that he had been spending
several weeks corresponding with reliable
| wholesale houses and dealers Of Washing
| ton, Philadelphia. Atlantic City and Ocean
City, N. j.. and had received quotations
and estimates that will enable him to in
I har
tofore Mr.. Nash was formerly a member
OF the District Of Columbia National Guard.
HIS report was received with app ause
letter from j. D. Anderson, chief cook
for the camp last summer, was read. Those
who went to camp last year expressed
pleasant recollections of his good work in
gone to the camp to supervise the purchase
OF more disht and supplies and make the
necessary preliminary arrangements for the
| coming of the cadets.
The enterprise has been placed on a
| hrmer footing, according to the report of
| Capt. c. o. Howard comma adant of the
camp. by the formation of the Cadet Club.
AS heretofore stated the cadets have
formed a permanent Organization called
| the Cadet Alumni Club. This association
| has acquired the ownership of the tents
| cots. rifles. cooking utensils. dishes and
camp equipment including the large cook
house. and lumber used for tent floors
and mess tent tables and furniture.
Object and Officers.
Tie object of the Cadet Club is to en-
courage military instruction in public
schools and help toys who desire to study
military science and the science of man
agement. The club expects eventually to
build club house, either in Washington,
d. c., or some suitable place in it's vicinity.
Capt. F. H. Linthicum, Company F, East
ern High School. the winner of the COM
petitive Grill that year, is president. Capt.
w. j. Bland, Company II. Western High
School. last years waning captain and
cadet colonel of camp is first vice presi-
dent Capt. Raymond S. Hart, mis- years
winning captain, WAS unanimously elected
; second vice president at the citing last
night. Captain Claude G. Caylor, Company
A, Central High School, is treasurer Capt.
NJ. e. Auerbach, Company X, Technical
High School, is secretary. Capt c. o.
Howard was elected corresponding secre-
tary and authoriZ ID to secure rooms for
headquarters at the southeast corner 18th
and G streets northwest. where the boys
are in the habit of holding their m ceilings.