Morris tribune., 1917-11-30
So Says Lieut.. Fitzgerald in Urging
Contributions to K. G. War
Fund
81, 700 TO BE RAISED HERE
K. G. Building at Camp Travis De-
scribed-Other Interesting Things
About Camp Life

"You may tell the boys of st. Ed
wards Council that their money dom
ated for the building and up-keep Of
K. G. buildings could not be given to
a more worthy cause" writes Lieut..
e. T. Fitzgerald from Camp Travis.
The Knights of Columbus started
>out to raise fund of million dol
lars to look after the moral and re-
ligious welfare of the soldier boys,
and then found the fund inadequate
and are now raising two millions
more. st. Edwards Council has been
given a quota of $2,7O0 to raise with
in the eleven parishes from Willmar
to Breckenridge and from Glenwood
to Chokio. The committee having
the matter in charge consists of G.
A. Dushek, Chas. Vaughn and F. A.
Mullen, and they have appointed
subcommittee in all the other par
ishes. They are meeting with excel
lent response for this noble cause
both from X. G. members and others.
Lieut.. Fitzgerald sends clipping
describing the K. c.. building at
Camp Travis 1t says
''The second army building of the
Knights of Columbus at Camp Travis
is nearing completion and will in
day or so be ready for occupancy.
The formal opening will take place
within the next few days. This
building is at Avenue E. and Wilson
Street in the infantry camp. These
buildings are being built through
out the many training camps for the
purpose of providing a place where
enlisted men may pass the time when
notion duty, stationery and games be-
ing provided for their entertainment
without cost.
"The building just completed mea-
sures 100 by 40 feet and is provided
with an altar built in recess at one
end of the building for the purpose
of having mass on Sunday. Sliding
doors conceal the altar from view
when not in use. It is also equipped
with an Office, shower bath and sleep
ing room for the attendant. The
main auditorium measures 80 by 40
length of the building on each side
and are constructed to drop down
against the walls when the space is
needed for seating purposes during
entertainments, many of which will
be provided from time to time. A
third building will be constructed at
Camp Travis within the next few
| weeks"
Thru the courtesy of Chas.
Vaughn, we are permitted to pub
lish Lieut.. Fitzgeralds interesting
letter descriptive of Camp Travis,
his duties there and the K. c. work.
He says
Dear Friend:-I am writing a
few lines to let you know how I am
and to acquaint you of the grand
! work the K. C.'s are doing for the
boys in the army.
II got here the evening of Oct. 80,
but did not go out to camp until next
day. awoke the morning of Oct.
80 and looked out of the car windows
upon the first field of cotton I ever
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as Minnesota. The cotton was not
good this year as it was too dry
no rain all summer. 1 came out to
camp the morning of Oct. 31-jit-
neys~ run out from San Antonio.
found the camp to be a very busy
place.. I went Immediately to the
division surgeon. registered and
was informed that was connected
with an ambulance company. There
are three other officers and 123 en-
listed men in my company. Our COM
pany is motor driven, IL ambulances,
motor trucks, motorcycle side
cars for officers use, on automobile.
Our company was originally volun-
teer Red Cross company from Hous-
ton, Texas. They are all high class
men-several college graduates.
This camp is known as the Goth di-
vision. There are four ambulance
companies and four field hospitals.
Base hospital has a thousand beds
and will open tomorrow. We have
to train, care for and drill our men,
| move all sick to hospital and attend
accident cases. We also have three
hours instructions each day at Base
hospital. Those instructions are Civ
en- by the best physicians and sur
geons the country can produce. I
am one of the staff officers and must
be mounted at any parades, so we
have a riding school for staff officers
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