Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-15

TRAINING CAMP !. Il.
J. FOR YOUNG MEN
70 BE OPENED At CAMP MEADE
49, MARYLAND, ON Az ~,
~, .3.t GUST 1ST: :. :V::
NO CHARGES WILL: BE MADE 4 ] {.
Splendid Opportunity For Tho Youth
Of The State To Secure Val
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offered this summer by the govern.
ment to 1900 young men between the
ages of is and S5 who reside in Penn
sylvania. Maryland, Virginia and the
District OF Columbia. This Citizens
Military Training Camp will last for
thirty days, commencing on August
LIST, and will be held at Camp Meade,
Maryland, about half way between
Baltimore and Washington. :; '.t,S
Attendance at the camp will not
cost one cent to any of the candidates
who are selected to go. They may
either pay their railroad fare from
their homes to Camp Meade ana pc
reimbursed as soon as they arrive at
the rate of ave cent? for each mile
travelled, allowing an ample margin
for meals and other expenses en- route
or If they prefer they will be fur
ntshed with ticket before they leave
} home and allowed not to exceed S3.OV
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
Portable permanent barracks. When
mess call sounds he will find g well
cooked meal all ready for him paid for
by the: government and prepared by
army cooks who are now going through
a special course of training al the
Camp Meade Cooks end Bakers
School to prepare them for;duty ct the
camp. All the mess attendants will DO
supplied from Regular Army regiments
stationed at Camp Meade. Should he
have need OF it at any time rs will ind
well.equipped hospital free of charge
with competent army surgeons and
dentists.
In 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 al Camp
Benning, Georgia for duty as instruct
ors, and will be encouraged to spsnd
his afternoons IN athletics and games
under the supervision OF officers spc-
cially trained to supervise such a..
tiyities.
While he will live in permanent bar.
racks, he will frequently take, short
hikes through the beautiful rolling and
wooded country Southern Maryland.
carrying the infantry soldiers field
equipment and ending the march by
going into camp and spending the
night under. canvas il the weathersis
good. Some of his meals in the field
he will cook for 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 lnortars by veteran regular
troops stationed at Camp Meade, as
wellias the actual drills in which; the
candidates will take part 1t IS hoped
that they will: become sufficiently Ia
terested to. affiliate with the, National
Guard or Organized Reserve when
they return to their homes" thus fitting
themselves to be leaders Instead OF
followers II they should ever be called
upon to 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. -. !!
on 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-sorla OF tbs Ane
Regular Army bands stationed at
Camp Meade. The religious atnos-
phere will not>be neglected. Two
chaplains will devote their entire time
to the Citizens Camp and to the man.
agement Of service club where can.
didates will be entertained in their
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different denominations on duty. with
regular troops Of the camp will be
available for advice and counsel.
The Military Training Camps Aso-
c!ation. composed of graduates OF pre-.
vious similar camps held at Platts.
burg. New York. and other places, are
in active charge OF receipt and for.
wardins OF applications through their
nearest local representative, Colonel
John A. Cutchins, Mutual Assur.
ance Building. Richmond, but If he
cannot be conveniently reached, in.
formation and application blanks can
be secured and arrangements made to
obtain without charge the very simple
physical examination by writing to the
Commanding General Third Corps
Area, Fort Howard. Maryland.
Applications should be forwarded es
early as possible, as the final selec.
ton o, applicants must be made we'll
in advance of the opening OF the. camp
on August 1st. In case the number
OF applicants exceeds the capacity of