The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-02
B0YSMKHAKICLEAN
fort LINCOLN CAMP;
241 HAVE REPORTED
Officers Expect Registration for
Citizens Military Train.
ing to Be 275
COLONEL BRIGGS PRAISES
Declares Boys Have Gone at
Their Work in Businesslike
Manner on First Day
COLONEL BRIGGS PRAISES

Fort Lineoln's Citizens Military
Training camp was spick and span
today after 24l citizen soldiers had
spent the morning cleaning up the
tent area where they will live until
Sept. l.
With two more days left before
registration closes, camp officers this
morning expected that attendance
might be swelled to the 275 mark or
more. Stragglers were still reporting
at the processing tent this afternoon.
Praise for the reserve officers in
charge Of the camp and for the boys
who arc in khaki was given this
morning by 1t. Col. Charles w. Briggs,
commanding the G. M. T. c. battalion.
II am very much pleased with the
manner in which the reserve officers
have taken over their duties and with
the boys for the dispatch with which
they have cleaned up their camp the
colonel said.
Kitchen Police
Boys who had completed the pro-
cessing were busy with kitchen po-
lice" and orderly duties about the
camp this morning. This afternoon
they were instructed in tent arrange
ment, care of equipment and platoon
instruction.
Administration Of the oath Of al
legiance took place for the more than
50 reserve officers and 24l boys at
ceremonies at retreat this afternoon
at $3.50.
Saturday the camp will face its first
rigid military inspection. The camp
will prepare for the inspection from
7:lS q. m. to 8 a. m. From 8 to las
q. m. officers of the camp will in
spect tents and equipment.
In the afternoon the camp will
enjoy holiday.
Religious services will be conducted
at $3.50 a. m. Sunday.
Members of Protestant faiths will
be required to attend services In the
camp stadium with Chaplain Vern T.
Sudduth In charge at $3.50 a. m.
Mass will be held for members Of
the Roman Catholic faith In the Hos
tess House at the camp at $3.50 a. m.
with Father John A. Stag. pastor Of
st. Mary's procathedral Of Bismarck,
In charge.
All boys in the camp are required
to attend religious services unless
they have presented letters from their
parents directing otherwise.
Chaplain Sudduth Is taking a reli-
gious census at the camp today and
arrangements will be made for all
boys to attend the services Of their
faith II possible, the chaplain said.
The battalion last night witnessed
the first athletic show staged at the
camp.
Privatcs John Heckel and Claude
Hunter. both Of Company M Of the
4th Infantry. staged no-deciston
wrestling match. No falls were made
but Heckel had time advantage.
The program was arranged by
Chaplain suddeth, and conducted In
the Fort Lincoln stadium just back Of
the Company M barracks.
The youths sang patriotic songs
during tn program, led by Mrs. Frank
Barnes, Bismarck. Miss Olga Noycs,
daughter Of Capt. H. n. Noyes. played
the piano accompaniment for the
singers.
Capt. J. Bart Conmy, camp athletic
officer. today announced his list Of
assistants as follows:
Baseball-Capt. John w. Schrader,
Pcrham, MINI.
Football-Lieut. Levy Lee, Valley
City.
Volleyball and Horseshoe Pitching
Lieut.. Chesley Richardson, Caring
ton.
Swimming-Lieut. william E. Nucs-
sic, Bismarck.
Track and Field-Lieut. Ronald N.
Davies, Grand Forks.
Kittenball-Lieut. Rodger Thomas,
Fargo.
Boxing and Wrestling-Lieut. VIII
liam w. Welch, Garrison.
Tennis-Lt. Russell Haggard, Cole
harbor.
The athletic officer also hopes to
obtain the services Of Lieut.. Donald
Dryden. Drayton, former middle
weight star ct North Dakota univer-
Sity, as m instructor In wrestling.