Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-15
CAMP SINCLAIR
IS ALL ACTION
Men Thrilled by Announce
ment They Will Soon Sail
for France.
A UNIT IN 42MD DIVISION
Embryonic Training Site Made
Into Strenuous Drilling
School.

News that ambulance company No.
/. Oklahoma national guard had been
made n unit Of the Forty second diyis-
ION. the first organization Of national
guard troops to be prepared for inn
mediate service In France, TRANSFORMS
ed camp Sinclair from an embryonic
camp yesterday into "A strenuous train
ing school Thrilled by the rcallza-
tlon that he soon would become "A
part Of the great American forces ac-
lively engaged in the fight for world
freedom, every man threw his every
erfort into the work OF preparing him
self for strenuous service now close
at hand. During the remainder of
their stay at Camp Sinclair the men
expect the hardest kind of intensive
training.
Captain Lareau's forecast Monday
morning that there was to be hard
work ahead for the rockies was inter-
fcrod with somewhat on that day by
the untimcly rain. but yesterday was
a day fun of hard work. with results
that began Immediately to show.
Repair Grounds.
The entire morning was spent by
both companies in thoro cleaning up
of the camp site, which has been kept
constantly in need Of repair by the
washing rains OF week Yesterday
morning all low places were pcrma-
nently filled in. walks were repaired.
and n half days work by nearly three
hundred men resulted in restoring
the grounds to well nigh perfection.
Almost Immediately after the nnon-
day meal, while the engineer COM
pany continued to repair roads, the
ambulancers, In charge of Captain
IaReau personally. took up the first
OF the technical side OF their field
" work-that OF litter drill.
For n few minutes at the first, the
old men Of the company. Il score who
have seen service on the Mexican hor-
der. were used by the commlrdcr to
illustrate the different ways o. carry
ing out the officers commands. The
new recruits then were given n chance
at the work-a chance which uccu-
pied more thar three solid hours of
afternoon work, and which was Sc
we're enough To compel few OF the
less conditioned members Of the conn
pany to fall out for rest.
The men were provided with the
regular army hospital litters aud we're
i'm one afternoon taught the proper
manner Of bearing the WoGndCd to
the amb Ilances
Playthings PROVIDED.
The men fell into The work with
hearty accord, this being their first
chance to work with thn movements
and equipment they will use in Gc-
tual field service.
Under the direction of the Army y.
NJ. G "A. the men have oecn provided
farther with games and implements
OF sport with which to while away
their idle hours out-of-doOis. These,
l.r..1 T. 81 .. 1 INg
and association footballs, have lcen
given by the local Y. NJ. =. a in ad-
dition to magazines and such hdour
games as checkers and hess.
T.. y. Wright, who has seen Y. NJ
&. A. service at the front and who IS
soon to go to n big United states can
tonment to have charge OF Y. NJ. g. A.
there, will be in the camp
a few days to instruct and superlntcnd
the men in the new sports.
A treat was given the mon and Of
ficers of the two companies yesterday
evening. lust after retreat in short
address by Rev. !. Frank Roach. pas
tor of the First NJ. +. church of ok
lahoma city. Doctor Roach gave his
address in response 10 an appeal by
Local Y. NJ. G. a. Secretary Fenstcr-
macher.
More and more as the two COM
paLics stay in camp sinclair are theS
made recipients of various welcome
varieties Of Tulsa hospitality. Ana
the officers desire on behalf Of them
selves and every man IN camp to eX-
tend thanks TO the following:
Thanks Are Extended.
Mesdamcs Frank b. De Shon,
Grace Calvin, Isaac Schuler, o. S.
Crosley, c. T.. Lahman. Hughes, $. w.
Parish; Messrs T.. n. Sinclair, DR. o.
@ Poynter Charles Page, DE Gueldre:
10 Tulsa show houses, the Sand
Springs Water company. the Rotary
club. the Tulsa Motor company. the
Y. NJ. G. \. and to the many others
who have contributed 10 the comfort
and entertainment Of the soldiers in
camp.
Last night an entertainment was
gi, en soldiers in camp by party of
young Tulsans in charge OF Mrs. Cole
man