The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-03-18
CAMP FoR 300 YOUNG MEN
Will Be Established at Mountain Lake
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L dEk DuTlDD the MOiilH vi July"
Chaplain Eugene L. Nixon, of New
York, Lieut. Stackhouse, of the United
States Army, and Mr.. L. D. Sears, ed
itor of the Centenary Cadet, were at
Mountain Lake Park on last Saturday
in company with DIR. Worthington L.
Slutz, superintendent for the Foreign
Mission Board of the NJ. E.. church,
which has now taken charge of the
holdings OF the old Park Associat ton,
for the purpose of locating a camp
site and drill ground for the 1000 Cen
tenary Cadets who will camp there
during the month of July, 1920.
Notwithstanding the fact that Sat
urday was the stormiest day of the
entire winter, the camp site was locat-
ed, the drill ground selected and ar
rangements are now under way for
the construction of eight mess halls
with a capacity of two hundred and
fifty men each, all to be completed
for use by July 1st, at which time
that section of the Park selected will
present and become an army camp
of less proportions than those one has
been accustomed to see during these
latter years, but an army camp just
the same, with the same restrictions
thrown around it to safeguard the
health of men who are to occupy it
and with the same degree of military
discipline that is in evidence at the
various training camps of the Federal
Government today, for the entire out
fit will be operated under United
States Army discipline with a COM
mander of the regular service in
charge
The camp site will be on the west
shore Of the lake, extending along its
border toward Crystal Spring In this
area built upon heavy supports four
feet above the ground huge floor will
be constructed. Topping this the tents
numbering nearly three hundred and
being SKIS feet, will be pitched. Each
tent will accommodate eight occu-
pants in addition to their arms, bag
gage and army outfit generally. Off
in another direction, but closely, the
mess halls will be built. These will
be eight in number and will be con-
structed for use year after year. They
will each have a caCacity Of $50 men
so that the entire "army' may mess
at the same time.
Fronting the old base ball field will
be the drill ground and upon it the
men win be put through the manual of
arms the same as though they were
in Uncle Sans service and getting
ready to again invade Germany or
any other foe.
A band Of forty pieces will also be
provided and will b. made up of the
men who are TO report on the opening
day Of he camp.
The original intention of the origi-
majors of the camp was to have two
months, July and August. for the
drilling and trcining of the cadets,
but the officers who visited the Park
on Saturday were so delighted with
the lay of the ground and the great
scope of level landscape that they at
once decided that instead of having
a thousand men come in July and an
other thousand the following month,
all should come at the same time.
Eight states viii be represented at the
camp the cadets coming from New
York. Pennsylvania. Virginia, Mary
land, West Virginia. Ohio, few from
Alabama and some from other states.
The organization is known as the
Centenary Cadets and are high school
and college students.