Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-07-07
TRAINING CAMP
FOR YOUNG men
TO BE OPENED At CAMP MEADE.
MARYLAND, ON AU-
GUST 1877.
NO CHARGES WILL BE MADE
Splendid Opportunity For The Youth
OF The State To Secure Val.
liable And Healthy
Experience.

A free summer camp, with all ex-
penses included, railroad fare paid. is
offered this summer by the govern.
ment to 1900 young men between the
ages Of Is and 35 who reside in Penn.
sylvanis, Maryland. Virginia and the
District of Columbia, This Citizens
Military Training Camp will last f0I
thirty days, commencing on August
LIST, 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 go. They may
either pay their railroad fare from
their homes to Camp Meade and b"
reimbursed as soon as they arrive ~
the rate of five cents for each miJ>
Travelled. allowing an ample margin
for meals and other expenses en- route,
or if they prefer they will be fur.
nished with ticket before they leave
home and allowed not to exceed $500
Q 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 a we'll
cooked meal all ready for him paid for
by the government and prepared by
army cooks who are now going through
q special course Of training at the
Ir-b DBL.
School to prepare them for duty at the
camp. All the mess attendants will be
supplied from Regular Army regiments
stationed at Camp Meade. Should he
have need of it at any time he will find
wellequipped 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 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 by
going into camp and spending the
night under canvas II the weather is
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 mortars by veteran regular
troops stationed at Camp Meade, as
well as the actual drills in which the
candidates will take part. 1t is hoped
that they will become sufficiently In.
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 we'll 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 1t.
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
to the Citizens Camp and to the man.
agement Of q service club where can.
didates will be entertained in their
spare time. Other chaplains Of six