Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-28
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TRAINING CAMP
FOR YOUNG MEN
TO BE OPENED AT CAMP MEADE
MARYLAND, ON AU-i ~ 81
GUST tsT.
No CHARGES !:s WILL BE MADE
Splendid Opportunity For The Youth
4 Of The State; To Secure Val
liable And Healthy &
Experience.
Mo CHARG Is WILL BE MADE

ages Of Is and 50 who reside In rem.
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the
District Of Columbia. This Citizens
Military Training Camp will last for
thirty days. commencing on August
1st, and will be held at Camp Meade,
Maryland, about half way between
Baltimore and Washington.
Attendance at the camp will not
cost one cent to any Of the candidates
who are selected to so. They may
either pay their railroad fare from
their homes to Camp Meade and be
reimbursed as soon as they arrive at
the rate OF Ave cents for each mile
travelled, allowing an ample margin
for meals and other expenses en- route,
or. If they prefer they will be fur
nisned with ticket before they leave
home and allowed not to exceed $500
a. day for their meals while travelling.
Upon arriving at Camp Meade each
man will be supplied with complete
set OF uniforms and equipment He will
then be assigned to quarters In COM
afortable permanent barracks. When
mess; call sounds he will find a well
icooked meal all ready for him paid for
ny THE. government and prepared by
army cooks who are now going~ through
Ahspeciar course of training at the
iEamp' Meade Cooks and Bakers
| sSehaolyto prepare them for duty at the
fSsHip.' All the mess attendants will be
.snnpiied from Regular Army regiments
Stationed. at Camp Meade. Should he
SSliaiSs, need of it at any time he will find
La &slLequipped hospital free of charge
li%ish competent army surgeons and
/ lgBtis
tSnl return for this he will be called
upon: to devote his mornings to mill
tary drills and exercises under the
direction of officers specially selected
from the Infantry School at Camp
Benning, Georgia for duty as instruct
ors, and will be encouraged to spend
his afternoons in athletics and games
under the supervision of officers spe-
cially trained to supervise such &C.
tivities.
While he will live in permanent bar
racks, he will frequently take short
hikes through the beautiful rolling and
wooded country of Southern Maryland,
carrying the infantry soldiers field
equipment and ending the march b..
going into camp and spending the
night under canvas il the weather Is
good. Some of his meals in the field
he will cook 70. himself in his mess
kit" and others will be served to him
from rolling kitchens.
The military part Of the days pro-
gram will include demonstrations of
all the modern military weapons, such
as Tanks, Artillery. machine guns and
trench mortars by veteran regular
troops stationed at Camp Meade, as
well as the actua! drills in which the
candidates will take part 1t is hoped
that they will become sufficiently In
terested 10 affiliate with the National
Guard or Organized Reserve when
they return 10 their homes, thus fitting
themselves to be leaders instead Of
followers if they should ever be called
upon 10 serve their country in case
of another war, but attendance at the
camp involves absolutely no obliga-
ton. moral or legal, to perform any
further military service.
Of duty hours will be well provided
for, and candidates will be encouraged
to spend all their time in camp by
providing them with amusements so
that they will not want to leave it.
There will be movies and other forms
Of entertainment every evening and
frequent concerts BY some Of the fine
Regular Army bands stationed at
Camp Meade The religious atmos-
phere will not be neglected. Two
chaplains will devote their entire time
10 the Citizens Camp and to the man
agement Of service club where can.
didates will be entertained in their
spare time. Other chanlains of six
different denominations on duty with
regular troops Of the camp will be
sqailahIe for advice and counsel.
The Military Training Camps Aso-
cation. composed OF graduates Of pre-.
Yious similar camps held at Platts.
barg, New York, and other places, are
l. active charge Of receipt and for.
nardire Of applications through their
raarcs Local representative, Colonel
John 4 Cutchins, Mutual Assur.
zncs Building. Richmond. but if he
cannol b. conveniently reached. in.
formation and application blanks can
re secured and arrangements made to
obtain without charge the very simple
physical examination BY writing TO the
Commanding General, Third Corps
.a--ea, Fort Howard. Maryland.
.applications should be forwardede rs
Early 81 possible. as the final selec.
IcL o1 applicants must be made well
n I'd ance Of the opening OF the camp
or. .AugusL 1,t. In case the number
+: applicants exceeds the capacity OF
re amp. vacancies will be appor-
tiooed D. counties in proportion to
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