St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09
CHAPLAIN DOBYNs TELLS MORE
OF THE CAMP LIFE EN- Il
JOYED BY THE BOYS
!. Camn Mcclellan Anp24

Camp Mcclellan, Aug. "A. 7
After thirty days of training, dur
ing which the boys, 2246 i'll number,
have acquitted themselves handsome
ly, the Citizens Military Training
Camp will come to close on the
morning Of Saturday, the 9th.
Officers are unstinted- in their
words Of praise for the young men
Of the 4th Corps Area. These had
come here of their own volition5 they
had steeled themselves for hard
work and II they found conditions
unlike the picnic boyish fancy might
conjpre up, far from quailing or
f1inching, they improved every, min
ute and feature, like men they real
~ are, to qualify as defenders of
their country.
In addition to Tearing the LESSONS
In the school of the squad, the pro-
gress they made in that of the sol
1ier reached the climax when nearly
all qualified either as marksmen or
sharpshooters.
st. Tammany's quota have done
themselves proud. C.J. McLain and
AO6s - - OuCiANA AOLuA WALL MCu-
ala testifying they can shoot, as both
are now sharpshooters; Geo. w.
Fendlason and Russell Federico wear
the insignia OF marksmen; G. J..
Davis in Troop A Cavalry can show
he boys back home a few stunts
in equitation, and Cliffard King, born
to do big things, is a full sized man
"behind the guns" v. Blackwell, of
Folsom, was a member of Co. A Ar
tjllery. This company is known as
Doan's Pets.
Yesterday, the 23rd, was C. M. T..
C. Field Day. Coyingtonians can re-
call what that means for they have
participated. in, or stood as specta-
tors, on several occasions at St. Paul
or ON the fair grounds. AS the field
was heavy no records wer smashed
in any of the events.
Let me say here that the 87th Di-
vision baseball team composed most
ly of Louisiana boys, boasts cham
pionship honors Of the camp. Look
hem over, ye fans: Coco, c; Mazo-
rel, p; BOardman, p and 1b; nor
man 2b; Meyers, SIS; Blanchard, 3b,
and camp champion boxer, Lindauer,
cf, II you have seen them in action
you will know why the 87th won five
games against all cOmers and lost
Aone
This afternoon the C. M T. C.
students and the Alabama National
Guard, with Major Gen. Shanks aud
Brig. Gen. Winn and Gov. Kilby, OF
Alabama, present, witnessed the
demonstration of a battalion in at
tack. Your scribe penciled the fol-
lowing lines as he sat on rack view
ing the landscape bathed IN peaceful
sunshine, when all of sudden he
felt a violent jolt, he moved invOl-
untarilp to a snugger position, 70:
eandemonium had broken loose.
But imagine circular valley a
mile in width. To the south rise
overshadowing mountains, on the
north where, the grassy hillsides
slope down to level with the valley,
you will see disposed in serried array
the severa. batta1ions of the G. NJ.
#. C. and the Alabama National
Guard.
To the right of our point OF obser-
yation, somewhere over yonder amid
the ,copse, are gathered the several
units of an attacking force. The I'd
Battalion of the 29th Inf. are Civ
ing our young soldiers an object les
son in attack upon the enemy who
are concealed from view in their en-
1renchments on our left along the
crest and slopes Of a chain of hills.
Two batteries of 1873, camouf1aged
20 blend with the leafy WOODLAND,
and placed some hundred yards iE
the rear of the infantry, have open