The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-13
fort LINCOLN MEN
REPREPAR|NGFQR
INFLUX ON MONDAY
Four Students and Is Regular
Army Men Are First to
Arrive Here
PROCESSING Is PLANNED
Opening Day Will Be Given Over
to Initiating Rockies Into
New Routine
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Fort Lincoln today was buzztng
with activity harbingering the arrival
this weekend Of $40 youths, twice as
many as were here last year, who will
attend the 1880 Citizens Military
Training encampment.
The annual camp opens Monday
and will continue until July is.
Four student soldiers and Is regu-
lar army officers who have been as
signed to the camp at the local post
had arrived at Fort Lincoln last eve
ming, according to Lieut.. Cyrus 9.
Shelton, Council Bluffs, Ia, who Is
In charge Of public information.
The four candidates, the first d.
the boys to arrive, are residents OF
Springfield, Mo. They are Robert E.
Miller and Charles ]. McQuade, third
year students; Lawrence w. Linderer,
fourth year; and Allyn e. Niererhuth.
second year.
Arrival Of scores today and tomor-
row was predicted by officials Of the
camp, who expect all assigned here
to be in Bismarck not later than
Monday.
Processing Comes Monday
Processing, as usual, will be the
first number on the program Monday.
This consists Of assigning the eandi-
dates to companies, platoons. Sleep
ing and "mess' quarters; giving them
their physical examinations: and IS
suing uniforms and equipment. -.
All Of the candidates T supposed
to have been vaccinated against
smallpox and inoculated against .ty-'
phoid fever before arriving at camp.
The encaunprnent will be divided
into four companies this. year. ], l.,
and K, all rifle groups Of three pla-
ICONS each, and M. machine gun
unit to which the band will be at
tached. !.
Those desiring to play in the band
during the encampment make 1ndi-
cation during the processing and are
assigned to the unit.
All Of the boys will eat In the large
mess hall, which will accommodate
almost 500, outside Of kitchen police.
according to Lieut.. Shelton. In
charge Of the mess will be Lieut..
Charles A. Pyle, Ames, Ia. A cook
and assistants will be sent to Bis
marck from the cooks and bakers
school at Fort Leavenworth. Kans.
The Bismarck camp will be the tenth
in succession for the cook who is as
signed here, it Is understood.
Sports to BE Extensive
The athletic program will be as
extensive as ever, Lieut.. Shelton said
this morning. It will include boxing.
wrestling, baseball, diamondball, ten
mis-. track and field affairs, and sew
eral other branches Of sports under
expert supervision. The athletic Of
ficer for the camp has not yet been
named.
The officers in charge Of the camp
expect to be assigned to their special
duties soon and then will draft def
mite programs for the months work.
according to Lieut.. Shelton.
The camp is being held In June
rather than August this year because
It Is believed the August camps inter-
fere with harvesting. threshing. ana
seasons for other activities.
Only 26l students reported here Tor
training last season. Because Of the
increased enrolment this year, more
tents and quarters and other neces-
sary facilities are being established
Ibis weekend.
4 Officers. besides Lieuts. Shelton
and PYLE. who have arrived for duty
during the month are Major D. b.
Grafton. Minneapolis. post and 'csmp
commander: Major Charles M. Wal
son, Omaha: Major Milo b. Dunning,
Fort Robinson, Neb.: Capt. Theodore
A. Baunneister, lincoln. Neb.; Capt.
J. w. Crissy, Lincoln. Neb.; Capt.
Cecil L. Rutledge, wichita. Kans.;
Capt. Howard A. Hale, Fort Meade.
9. D.: Capt. A. J. Russell. st. Paul;
Lieut.. james D. Newman, Iowa City,
IA: and Lieut.. Fay Smith. Fargo.