Evening star., 1941-07-27

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kitchen police was dedicated to the
defense forces visiting the Wash
ington area yesterday at ceremonies
attended by Gen. George C. Mar
shall, Army chief of staff, and Fed
eral and State officials.
Army routine and fatigue duty
are banned at the Washington Rec
reation Area, near the western ap-
proach of the Memorial Bridge in
Arlington County. which was opened
to men from nearby cantonments by
the Morale Branch of the War De-
partment. Brig. Gen. James A. Ulio.
chief of the branch. was the princi-
pal speaker at the ceremony.
In this community for the Nations
new Army. everything is free except
the food, for which a nominal charge
is made. The meals are served by
the Welfare and Recreational AS
sociation of Public Buildings and
Grounds which operates cafeterias
in Government buildings here.
The Army. however, furnishes the
sleeping quarters. bedding and all
living facilities. Recreational equip
ment is available
Recreation Facilities.
There are badminton and horse
shoe courts and table tennis to while
away the hours the men do not
chose to spend in the city. A IL
brary with radio and monographs
and writing facilities are furnished
for the less energetic visitors. The
camp staff has list of places in the
city where the men may swim, play
golf or tennis, attend the movies,
roller skate or ride horseback at re-
duced rates through the co-opera-
ton of many Washington firms. For
those playing golf or tennis, clubs
or rackets are loaned without
charge, officials explained.
Gen Ulio's dedicatory address
called attention to vigorous soldier
training programs, saying:
Theirs is not soft life. It re-
tanned effort from hour to hour and
from day to day. Intelligent leader
ship recognizes that some relaXa-
tion. some recreation, is necessity
in order to keep our citizen soldiers
in the best possible condition for
the continuance of their schedule of
training"
At the recreation area, there IS
no reveille, no duty call and no for
nation" he explained, However,
there is no tolerance of anything
that will lessen respect for the uni
form of the Army of the United
States. At IL pm. the camp be-
comes quiet. out of consideration
for the comfort of those who want
to sleep; and beyond these simple
rules, the soldier has no restrictions
on his way of spending his time"
80 Camps Authorized.
Gen Ulio said 80 such camps are
authorized, 16 are in operation, "and
others are in prospect"
Gen. Marshall shook hands with
Pvt. Ray Scott of the 1,320th Serv-
ice Unit, Fort Belvoir, Va, who had
been selected to represent the en-
listed men on the program.
They've really got great camp
here" Pvt. Scott commented.
Maj. Beverly C. Snow, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia; City Manager
Carl BudWesky of Alexandria, Va;
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han of Arlington County, Va, James
j. McEntee, director of the Civilian
Conservation Corps, and Mrs. Julian
Schley, president of the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, also
spoke.
1t. Col. Walter H. Long, COM
manding officer of the camp, acted
as master of ceremonies, and Chap
lain Walter B. Zimmerman gave
the invocation. Music was provided
by the United States Army Band.
Full Dinner For 30 Cents.
The guests" for the first week
end of the areas operation were on
hand for the ceremonies. They were
200 men from Fort Eustis, Va; 200
from Fort Monroe, Va; 81 from In
diantown Gap, Pa; 200 from Fort
Belvoir, Va; 100 from Fort George
G. Meade, Md. and 80 from Edge
wood Arsenal, Md.
The new camp, built by the c. C..
c., is intended principally for use
by men attached to military reserva-
tions in the Capital area, but any
enlisted man u eligible for the &C.