The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-02
PLUMBING

most interested 90 tins portion OF the
days events She haw ever, thiug the
soldiers uwu frum bl.uI,pt. 90 tooth
nru4hr- brought out and laid iu
front of the shelter iyl.- tu uoFult-
ton order She saw tuc men who
had ,un, here e. f.v months ago 1s
raw civilians and who had just
mIrDhrst past lr trained soldier.
stand tt attention before then equip
mrut. eNcmplificatnn. Js she point
,d out OF the old army adurc hat
tu, urttc-t mcu arr thr best fighters
Taking part iu th, review worc tho
&. ,tu Infantry brigade. composed OF
thy 51su 35ith infantry and the ail.i
machine gun battalion IN, l,>th
infantry hrigud, was composed ut
the aa.th and 35Uil infantry aud TN"
ti.d machine % battalion The
IGith artillery brigade WH- made up
Ut the 3iUth, 3iI.t and at2d field
artillery Other organizations bon limo
vyr, Ga, glGth machine 70 battalion
a1ith engineers. HIt fi,ld signal hat
TALON 5-3d field -lLull battalion
"1ith ammunition train, 3iith supply
train allth engineers train tlttn
-tuitlr, train and 'hr lG3th depot
brigade While tit.ug mo- l,tNv, part
boo th, review. IL lars" portion OF the
'-I ,olorcU division mon amt Off
u.is were brought out tu watch o. a.,
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter ut
th, president. gave two ruu,ortt while
az Camp Funston. one being for the
mon boo the y. NJ g. s auditorium
and the other Tor the Officers iu the
Officers s. NJ g. g. building Her
appearances were held under the aus
pieces of the war work council of the
y. NJ c. g. Viii" az Funston she
was the guest OF Mrs. General Frank
L. Wiun and vac entertained at soy
cral affairs given in her honor
Through the innovation of Cd train
ing schedule introduced hN Lieut.
Cob NJ. l.. Crimmius an the detention
camp at Funston in which newly Az
rived men spend their FIRST tWo weeks
the hardest part of the breaking iu
from civilian to soldier lifv b. ciiui-
mated. The camp has been made. In
effect, e training school for the ucw
men. giving them through lecture
and practical drill application, the
rudiments Of the problems they viii
take up in detail .ltter IN their train
ing
The days are dividing up into four
teen half hour periods. alternating
drill. lectures and other duties. the
object being to our mental
a%lertuess and enthusiasm. Keep up In
torcst aud instruct he men without
causing the physical aud mental Ia
tiguc that the uuaccustomcd civilian
usually encounters in entering the
army
The lcrturs laid out by col Grim
minis explain themselves some Of
them are Military courtesy. loyalty
ans obedience. rights and dutic-, per
suual sanitation .ud care of the feet.
leadership ana team work. advise q"
the soldier. including care of equip
mont -huos and mess outfit and
many uthcr. that give the new men
the proper groundwork Tor what they
viii encounter later.
The training az the detention camp
makes the mcu realize The value aud
necessity of snaIpy discipline and
cleanliness liy the time they join the
organization to which they are as-
signed they viii have learned the
theory and SOME Of the practice OF
.oluoriuE. and win know where tu
look for additional information should
they care To- stud, further They VIII
have, been "brokru in" Through col
truumiuH' methods. tho change from
civilian 60 suldir mo comes easily.
aud the men VIII leave the camp not
uul prepared ana ready but iu niost
eases enthusiastic, Tor the iutcu.iv"
training which win make them ft
soldiers of democracy
Held hy IA, army y NJ e a bon
conjunction with me military author.
ties. the Faster .@erNioy- held iu the
natural ampithtl'rc con this hillside
no Funston presented % spectacle of
note. ON the hillside WE erected 90
cross. ON which was drHprd th" FLAG
Of belgium. typiiting the orucifiNiou
of that land tt On. hands of the Hun
when the huEisrs sounded the army
call To- Worship. me color bearers of
AN of the regiments marched through
the assembled men, ana planted their
flags around IL in significance of the
part they Will play, while the J--
s.mhlagc sang onward Christian
Soldiers The speaker. On Lincoln
Mcconnell of Atlanta. Ca. was in
truducod hy B|rirulior General Wiuu
Nm. .t.IIu,u mana NIr4btTtN uUtgtu