The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14
CITIZENS MILITARY
 TRAINING CAMP
Number of New England Boys We'll Cared for
 at Camp Deyens
THE SUNDAY DINNER

Fort Devens, July .14--The fam. iliar saying that an army fights on its stomach has been modined somewhat to apply to the Citizens Military Training Camp being con- ducted here this month. The CMTC
 regiment, made up of $40 New England boys, trains and plays on its stomach in the opinion Of the army authorities responsible for these camps and with that point In mind the problem of feeding this small army of healthy and ener- getic youths is given much serious attention.
 K Nothing is overlooked and no ef- fort is spared in the matter of se- lecting good food, preparing 1t carefully and serving 1t appetiz- ingly. A specially trained regular army personnel of cooks and bak- CTS Is instructed with the task of feeding the young men. This year First Lieut. john M. Rocks, o. M. c. is again in charge of the CMTC mess. He is assisted by staff of seven men all of whom, including School for Bakers and Cooks, Army Subsistence School and Institute of Baking: Master Sergeant Albert w. vogelsang. Technical Sergeant Charles E. McCallister, Stan Ser geant Herman c. Schultz, Stan Sergeant James J. Farley. Stan Sergeant Thomas H. Butler (chfef baker), Pfc. Walter E. Thompson, Pfc Joseph Rusconi Gin charge of ice cream plant).f
 The matter of feeding $40 hun gry boys three times daily is some thing which can be appreciated ir some measure by the mother of a large family who often is distract ed by her own comparatively small problem. As a typical Sunday din- ner, for example, Lieut. Rocks pre-
 pares the following menu: Noodle soup, oysterettes. chicken, fricasee. creamed mashed potatoes, string
 beans, sliced tomatoes, picalhly.
 hot rolls and butter. ice cream,
 cocoanut cake and lemonade. This
 is a meal which might tempt any
 one, let alone a youngster whose
 appetite has been, sharpened by
 life in the open with plenty of ex-
 ercise.
 The problem of buying, prepar-
 ing and serving food for those $40
 boys is an imposing one. When 1t
 is considered that at one meal 800
 pounds of chicken, 60Q0 rolls. 5
 barrels of potatoes, 450 lbs of to-
 matoes, 70 gallons of soup, 250
 pies, 100 lbs of butter and 15O gallons of lemonade are needed to satisfy the. demands of these
 youths, the task confronting the mess officer and his stan cans be
 somewhat appreciated. Other figures which show the huge of quantities of foodstuffs re- ouired at a meal are: 15O dozen eggs, 100 dozen oranges, 200 lbs
 of cake, 500 lbs of beef, 400 lbs
 of ham 500 lbs of. veal. 100 large
 watermelons, 500 canteloupes, 12 gallons of ketchup, 300 lbs of su-
 gar (daily),/ / 100 gallons of ice
 cream, 150 gallons of milk (daily) 4000 frankfurts.
 The very latest equipment is used in the big mess kitchen. A battery of electric coasters, elec- tric meat and broad slicers, elec- tric dough mixers, an. ice cream plant and a field bakery make up part of the equipment. Steam warmers are used to keep the, food hot So that when the soups and
 meats reach the tables they are piping. Electric dish washers help the kitchen police who have $500 dishes and cups to- make spotless after meal. All the tables are covered with fresh linen daily and a thorough inspection is made at every meal by a medical officer In addition all food supplies are in- spected by an officer. The Kitchen and mess hall are kept immaculate. Tn short every precaution is taken
 to feed the boys not only well but carefully. That all this expense and effort | is not in vain is shown by the ap- pearance of CMTC regiment aft- CT it has been in camp a month. The boys look fine and they feel the same way. The constantly in- creasing number of young men in this corps area and throughout the country who seek admission to the camps each summer indicates | their popular rity. One thing Is certain, if these youngsters were not fed we'll they would not be eager to return a second year and hrinv their friends with them.