San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
CITIZENS ARE.
ORGANIZED To
PROMOTE CAMPS.
Eleven San Antonians Named
on Committee for Eighth
Corps Area.
BENEFITS THE YOUTHS
Training Camp Association
Secretary Tells Purposes
of Organization.
BENEFITS THE YOUTHS

into the annual camps youths from the
crossroads as well as from large cities
is the object Of the Citizens Military
Training Camps Association as revealed
by Tom X. Wyles of Chicago, national
secretary of the association, who spent
three days in San Antonio, leaving
Saturday night for Houston. He is
also visiting other leadings towns in
the Eighth Corps Area and helping TO
organize G. NJ. L. c. work and to i'm
press upon the citizens the national i'm
portance of training the youths, not
only in military affairs, but in all mat
tiers that pertain TO real manhood.
Other officials of the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camps Association are
visiting other corps areas in the United
States, and in each one except the
Eighth, the government committees
have been organized and are at work in
cooperation with military authorities in
getting ready for the 1923 c. NJ. L.
Camps.
Name Eleven on Committee Here.
The secretary of war has accepted the
offer of the Traing Camps Association
TO furnish him and each Of the corps
erea commanders a civilian aid to as
sist in c. NJ. I. c. work. Charles b.
Pike, has been appointed as c. NJ. L. T..
aid to tn secretary of war.
While in San Antonio Mr.. Wyles was
in conference with many leading citizens
regarding the organization of the gov
erning committee of c. NJ. 7. c. affairs
in the Eighth Corps Area and announced
the names of eleven men who have
agreed TO serve on the committee. san
Antonians who have agreed to serve on
the governing committee for the Eighth
Corps Area are: W. B. futile, DIR. f.
J.. Thomson, Arthur Storms, Frank M
Lewis, W. S. Hendrick, Col. Walter
Napier. Harry Rogers, John Ii. Halle,
Frost woodruff. Judge W. S. Fly and
Col. Claud V. Birkhead. Arthur Storms
is chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Wyles stated the civilian aid for
the Eighth Corps Area would be ap-
pointed from San Antonio, but no de-
cision has been made. He also said that
the chief state civilian aid would be
San Antonio man.
Training Is Vital Need.
After being selected by the govern
ing committee, the chief civilian aid
for the corps area must be recommend
ed BIZ the corps area commander and
then appointed by the secretary OF war
The office is an honorary one and car
ries no remuneration. The appointment
is for a period of three years, and the
aid works with the corps area com
mander and c. NJ T. c. officials, being
furnished office space, office force and
other things necessary.
In speaking Of the work Of the Citi-
zenS Military Training Camps Asso-
citation, Mr.. Wyles said that It &C
cepted the task of properly training the
nations boys as the most important
problem before the United States TO-
day.
ave want to teach them American
ism and manhood" he said, land we
don't want all the boys TO come from
the large towns. We want TO get a
proportionate number from the small
towns and crossroads just the same as
we do those from the larger places"
Mr.. Wyles said that the governing
committees Of the nine corps areas will
direct the organization of sub-com-
mittees in each county Of every state in
the Union, and these subcommittee
will be charged with the duty of dis
seminating c. NJ. Il. c. data.
Concrete Results Are Shown.
Lieut.. James A. Gilruth, c. NJ. T. G.
at Camp Travis last summer. The re-
port gives the average growth in
weight, height. chest measurement and
other physical improvements of each
bow that attended camp. A copy Of the
pamphlet has been mailed to every
newspaper in the Eighth Corps Area,
and an average of 1000 comics a day
are being mailed from the c. NJ. T. c.
office to individuals. Mr.. Wyles. IN
commenting upon the report, said that
1t is the best digest Of the activities of
a G. NJ. T. G. that he has seen, and
constitutes the best advertisement that
the government could have in placing
the work Of the c. NJ. T. G. before the
people.
In speaking Of the work Of the
C. NJ. T. Camps, Mr.. Wyles said that
the government could not make a bet
ter INVESTMENT than paying expenses Of
its youth who attend these camps.
Makes Them Better Citizens.
"The health lectures alone is reward
enough" he said. "and besides that
they are taught what real Americanism
is. The boys leave camps stronger
physically and morally. and carry home
with them a sense Of duty that they
did not know before. The wave Of the
flag means nothing unless they are
taught something about supporting the
staff npon which the flag is hoisted."
Secretary Weeks voiced high approval
of the cooperation of the Citizens
Military Training Camps Association
with the War Department in a letter
addressed to Mr.. Wyles. Secretary
Weeks said that "the pledge OF the
Military Training Camps Association
of its continued support of the War
Department in its efforts toward good
citizenship and preparedness are high
" appreciated and the War Depart
ment will rely upon your association
TO continue the excellent work in these
matters which it has ably carried on in
the past.
sThe nomination by the Military
Training Camps Association. Of Charles
y. Pike as chief civilian aid TO the
secretary of war. gives me great per-
sonal pleasure. Mr.. Pike was appoint
ed By, me December is, 1922. / am
glad that the Military Training CamDs'
Association has nominated such an able
representative to cooperate with me-"
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