Arizona republican., 1917-07-09
DAY AT CAMP PIP
 |S MIXTURE IF WORK AND PLAY
Visitors at Scene of Opera
 tions of Boys Food Bat taliOn See Many Things of Interest In Daily Life
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CBy ELEANOR YOUNG ELLIoTT)

(By ELEANOR YOUNG ELLIOTT)
 Camp Rep. the boys nave chris tened it, and the name seems wonder fully appropriate to all who have wis ited Camp Number ?, of the Boys Food battalion. which is located on the Charles Caldwell rancn, two miles south of Scottsdale.
 Promptly at a. m., a lively fanfar- unade from an automobile horn rouses the lads from thier slumbers and by 5;15 all are up and the camp is ready for inspection. From then until $50 the boys are given a thorough military drill by their commander, Professor Claud D. Jones, who, with three years military service to his credit, is we'll qualified to train them.
 After thirty minutes for breakfast they leave camp for the fields, and 6:30 sees them all at work. At F o'clock, noon, they are all ready for their two hours rest and the dinner which is it's chief feature. Refreshed, and comfort ably filled, they are ready for work again at D. m., and until 5:15 they labor manfuh. and honesty in the fields. Then, however, supper begins to seem the most interesting thing in the world
 Following the evening meal, is a rec reation period, when none is too tired to enjoy the games and sports. At &: 30 taps" is sounded, strangely like the rising signal and at SIS everything is quiet and the lads of today who are fitting themselves to be such splendid men tomorrow, are lost in the deep and restful sleep of boyhood
 There are thirty boys at Camp Rep" under the efficient leadership of Prof Jones. commander, with Professor J. R. Wilson, adjutant. To req rize what these boys are accomplishing, it is only needed to remember that. at a conser- Vative estimate. one weeks acreage totalled 115 acres.
 Every rancher for whOm they have worked. has expressed his satisfac- ton with their efforts and thanks to them, many an acre has received the cultivation it would otherwise have missed. Their work has been varied. The potato crop of F. L. Stenchal and Cleon Sharp were harvested with their assistance. A squad of twelve boys with Commander Jones has been work ines in the cotton fields for L. Zellner, while seventeen lads under Adjutant Wilson are at work in the Security Acres cotton fields, south of Scottsdale. The importance of the boys hep in saving the crops, can hardly be esti- mated.
 However. life at Camp Rep is not nll work, and the lads are no more all dull boys" than they are mere toys" as a glance at comp festivities will show Friday night MT. and Mrs. Lin F. sOrme and Mrs. C. D. Jones and children, all of Phoenix had supper and spent the evening in camp.
 Secretary Simmons of the Y. NJ. C. A, was recent welcome visitor, who ar rived laden with magazines, checkers and other welcome contributions.
 On one evening Charies Caldwell of the Tempe Cotton Association gave the boys a practical talk on the sub ject of cotton growing, while on We'd nesday morning MT. Hutson of the South Western Cotton company joined the boys in the field and gave a half hours instruction in cotton production and the results of expert experimenta- ton.
 Sunday sees the camp quiet and de- serted as everybody leaves Saturday night for home, but Monday sees them all pack, ready and eager to do their bit for Uncle sam and humanity