The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-08
RE-R0UTE BUSES TO AVOID CH0PPY Area
THE MILITARY
TRAINING CAMP
Waterbury Boy AmOng
Number of Young Men
Studying Use of
Arms
BRITISH DIP OMAT GUEST
BRITISH DIPLOMAT GUEST

George w. Weathered of this city
and Walter A. Nash of Arlington,
Mass, members of "A" company of
the Citizens Military Training Camp
regiment rendered a trumpet duet at
the Service club at Camp Devens
Monday evening which were highly
applauded by their large audience.
Colonel Maurice F. Day of the
British embassy, British military
attache in Washington, arrived at
Camp Devens at $3.50 a. M, yester-
day and spent the morning watch
| ing the Citizens Military Training
Camp at work. He was particularly
| interested in the snap. Vigor and pre-
cision already attained by the new
| ly formed companies and during
his inspection trpi around the camp
| with Colonel Schoeffel commented
favorably on the ability of the stu
dent officers to exercise command.
/ Colonel Day paid special attention to
the Camp Devans d. o. T. c. unit
now here for six weeks training in
the tactics and technique of infan-
try under their regular army instruc-
tors. These young men are college
students of the leading educational
institutions of New England who
have elected military science as an
important part of their curriculum
and who will receive their commits
sions as second lieutenants in the
Reserve Corps of the army of the
United States along with their COL
lege diplomas upon graduation. The
distinguished British officer spent a
great portion of his time here in
watching them at drill and stated to
the camp commander, Colonel
1. ~ Il 4 l,tf, ryt,If
as a very important one and that
he was much interested in compar-
ing these American college military
units with the territorial organiZa-
tions of Great Britain. Colonel Day
also visited the huge mess hall and
kitchen where an army of cooks and
bakers were busy preparing 1000
pounds of potatoes and 500 pounds of
fresh beef, along with 1000 fresh
rolls and 100 gallons of ice cream
for the keen appetites of the young
citizen soldiers here. Before depart
ing for Fort Ethan Allen tonight,
Colonel Day expressed his keen in
terest in the Citizens Military Train
ing system of the United States and
his admiration for the efficient way
being conducted.
Last night "A" company of the
CMTC regiment, whose student
commander is f. A. Cough of New
ton, led off this summers recrea-
ton program by putting on 4 very
successful show at the Service club.
Under the master of ceremonies,
Capt J. J. Kelley of Boston num-
Der of clever improvisations and
musical numbers were staged.
Stunts were presented by John NJ.
Sheehan of Bright, Mass. 4. A.
Lippe of Southbridse, Mass, and
Herbert A. Fry of Newton.
An event of especial interest in
the days program was the lecture
on Citizenship given to Basic and
second year students by Major Jack
son Palmer, F. A. Rose of Green
wich, Conn. Major Palmer who is
lawyer of note and u recognized
authority on this subject stressed
the importance of Patriotism and
National Defense in the building of
citizenship. Taking as his point
of departure the ideal of Liberty,
he showed how this ideal had brok
en- down in Soviet Russia due TO an
essentially false conception of the
citizens place in the state. The
American citizen is free said Major
Palmer because he has equality of
opportunity. In Soviet Russia this
is not the case and we witnessed
only last week the partial break
down of the bolshevik economic
system due to their failure to recoa-
nize this fundamental principle of
government.