Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-13
TRAINING CAMP
FOR YOUNG MEN
TO BE OPENED AT CAMP Nr.,.
MARYLAND, ON Au.
GUST fST.
NO CHARGES WILL BE RADg
Splendid Opportunity For The Van.
OF The State To Secure Val
liable And Healthy
Experience.

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offered this summer by The cov...
ment TO loo young men between IN.
ages of Is and IS who reside In Pan.
sylvania. Maryland. Virginia and Il.
District of Columbia. This Citizen.
Military Training Camp Will LAST 4.
thirty days. commsrcins on Anon.
LIST. and will be held al Cann Ne,s.
Maryland. about half way htlvs,
Baltimore and Washington.
Attendance at the camp wn ~
cost one cent to any of the candidate.
who are selected 10 go They ma,
either pay their railroad fare far
their homes to Camp Meade ana d.
reimbursed as soon as they arrive :,
the rate OF FIVE cents for each ,ra.
travelled. allowing an ample ma-.r
for meals and other expenses on4oes
or If they prefer they viii be nm
nished with a ticket before they ,ts,.
home and allowed not To exceed .sm
a day for their meals while ,-ate,nr
Upon arriving al Camp Meade ,sr
man viii be supplied with connie.
set of uniforms and equipment lie WI.
then be assigned TO quarters Id c.l.
Portable permanent barracks. Nhs
mess call sounds ne VIII nud a v,g
cooked meal all ready for HIM pad af
by the government and prepared by
army cooks who are now going THROUGH
special course of training q, Ao
Camp Meade Cooks and nakers
School to prepare them fer duty at ne
camp. All the mess attendants win b
supplied from Regular Army rcclm,ah
stationed at Camp Meade Shoul b.
have need of 1t at any time he NIT, ghl
a well-equipped hospital free of cAarg
with competent army surgeons aa5
dentists.
In return for this he viii be cantt
upon to devote his mornings 10 NH.
tary drills and exercises under The
direction OF officers specially selected
from the Infantry School at Cam,
Benning, Georgia for duty as instua
ors, and will be encouraged 70 sped
his afternoons in athletics and eans
under the supervision of Officers st
cially trained to supervise suca &c
tivities.
While he will live in permanent bs,
racks, he will frequently take shos
hikes through the beautiful rolling gt
wooded country of Southern Maryland
carrying the infantry soldiers fe,
equipment and ending the march b
going into camp and spending TIE
night under canvas ii the weather
good Some OF his meals in the tea
he will cook for himself in his "mea
kit" and others will be served 10 tn
from rolling kitchens.
The military part OF the DAYS pro
gram will include demonstrations o.
all the modern military weapons such
as Tanks, Artillery, machine guns aid
trench mortars by veteran reguu
troops stationed at CarssD Meade a
well as the actual drills in which tie
candidates will take part. 1t Is hoped
that they will become sufficiently 20.
terested TO affiliate with the Nau0na
Guard or Organized Reserve when
themselves to be leaders instead O
followers If they should ever be called
upon 10 serve their country in esse
of another war, but attendance at the
camp involves absolutely no oolga'
ton, moral or legal, to perform al!
further military service.
Of duty hours will be well PROVIDE
for, and candidates will be encoufassa
to spend all their time in camp p
providing them with amusement 50
that they will not want 10 leave
There will be movies and other forms
OF entertainment every evening als
frequent concerts by some Of the me
Regular Army bands stationed
Camp Meade. The religious atmcs
phere will not be neglected Two
chaplains will devote their entire une
to the Citizens Camp and 10 The man
agement of a service club where can
didates will be entertained in lheA
spare time. Other chaplalns Of 81
different denominations on duty VIII
regular troops OF the camp viii y
available for advice and counsel
The Military Training Camps A'5
citation. composed of graduates 81 pr
vious similar camps held al Plaas
burg, New York, and other places az
in active charge OF receipt and ~
warding of applications through ths|
nearest local Representative. y. "
Ellis, Room 404, Title Annex Builoi1s
IL East Fayette street, Baltimore y.
If he cannot be conveniently Teache-
information and application blanks e1-
be secured and arrangements mace
obtain without charge the very SNIP.
physical examination by writing 70 y.
Commanding General, Third Co'r
Area. Fort Howard, Maryland
Applications should be forwaIoeu
early as possible, as the final se
ton of applicants must be mace -
in advance of the opening OF the -
on August LIST. In case the hun'e,
of applicants exceeds the capaeI1
the camp, vacancies will be app. :,
toned by counties in propor'i I'D.
/ their population, and the ihai'. =, ..