Citizens Military Training Camp - Defender Yearbook (Camp Meade, MD)

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-1 THE DEFENDER -- v look forward with pleasurable antic- ipation to the results to be achieved by this plan of cooperation. Yours very truly, . CSignedD JOHN W. WEEKS. Secretary of War. Pursuant to this action by the NVar Department the Military Training Camps Association at its new Headquarters in Chicago made the following nominations as Civi- lian Aides to the Secretary of War and they were duly confirmed: Chief Civilian Aide, Charles B. Pike, 210 Mallets Bldg., Chicago. Corps Area, First, Pierpont L. Stackpole, Box 1955, Boston. Second, James D. Williams, 61 Broadway, New York. Third, Horace B. Hare, Belle- vue Ct. Bldg., Philadelphia. Fourth, Clark Howell, Jr., Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta. Fifth, Benson R. Hedges, Huntington Natl. Bank Bldg., Col- umbus. Sixth, Noble B. Judah, 134 So. LaSalle St., Chicago. Seventh, Charles S. Walker, ISt and Vine Sts., Des Moines. Eighth, W. S. Hendrick, Mor- Cl , 'II lU?11l3S KAHN , F I ris Plan Bank, San Antonio. l!l11'7llfl7l Ouff L'p7'6',YL'1llC1flUL'J' 40Nl'Nl1fli': . Mi1imryAgai,.S Ninth, Roy C. VVard, 312 California St., San Francisco. At the same meeting the Association elected the following National Officers:-Henry S. Drinker, Honorary President, Charles B. Pike, President, Charles S. Dewey, Treas- urer, Tom R. Wyles, Secretary, George F. James, Executive Secretary. An Execu- tive Committee was appointed to include: John A. Holabird, Chairmang WVm. Marshall Bullitt, Grenville Clark, Arthur F. Cosby, Charles G. Dawes, Robert Homans, Phelps Newberry, Albert T. Perkins, Henry Reilly, Joseph T. Ryerson, Horace C. Stebbins, Archibald G. Thacher and all national officers ex-officio. You are naturally interested in the Military Training Camps Association because its primary concern is for the Citizens' Military Training Camps. To promote this work it has effected an organization during the current year in accordance with the thought of the Secretary of WVar by the appointment of Civilian Aides in every State, and also the District of Columbia,and the selection by them of their own representatives in every county so far as time has permitted. It was diflicult to inform young men truly in re- gard to the camps of 1923. In one county after considerable newspaper announcement, many possible candidates were found to be still under the impression that the camps were intended for those only who have had some military training, that they are not really free of expense or that enrollment implies enlistment in the Regular Army. To Page Fourfrcn

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THE DEFENDER also of patriotic and military socie- ties, business and social groups of many kinds, including Chambers of Commerce, the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, manu- facturers, bankers, merchants, agri- cultural societies and especially of men of civilian occupation, who hold commissions in the Reserve. All of these have rendered import- ant service and more particularly the Military Training Camps Asso- ciation of the United States, which has developed into a nation-wide non-political, civilian organization acting as a self-starter in the re- cruiting work of other civilian groups. Its relation to the War Department is indicated by a letter from the Secretary of War, reading in part as follows: IYAR DEP,iR'rM1sNT November 28, IQ22. Mr. Charles B. Pike, Military Training Camps Assn., 210 Mallers Building, Chicago, Illinois I am pleased to inform you that I accept in principle the pat- riotic offer of the Military Train- ing Camps Association submitted to me by you on October Ioth, 1922, and I hereby extend to the llmlis W- IIIMTSWOTWII Military Training Camps Associ- ation formal recognition as a co- operating agency in fostering the voluntary military training of citizens. To promote cooperation between the Military Training Camps Association and the agencies of the IVar Department, I authorize the appointment of Civilian Aides to the Secretary of War, these Aides to comprise a Chief Civilian Aide and an Aide for each corps area, each State and for the District of Columbia. The Chief Civilian Aide will be appointed directly by the Secretary of War on nomination by the Military Training Camp Association, other Civilian Aides on nomination by the Military Training Camps Assoc- ation and with approval of corps area commanders concerned. The foregoing Civilian Aides will be appointed for a period of four years, subject to renomination and reappoint- ment at the close of that period 4' 'F ' 'Q 4' The Military Training Camps Association is further authorized to create a system of county and local chairmen-thus completing in detail a nation-wide organization for Citizens, Military Training Camp recruiting in the time of peace and for such wider func- tion as may be requested by the VVar Department ' 4' ' ' 'k I am highly appreciative of the patriotic motives which have led the Military Training Camps Association to make the valued offer which has been accepted above, and Clmiriuan of lln' Srnalr Clllllllllifffl' Military .-Xllairs Pagf 7'lzirzm1

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-- THE DEFENDER --- make known the Citizens' Nlilitary Training Camp opportunity the YVar Department and the Association have used airplanes, radios, moving pictures, billboards, poster cards, electric signs, window displays, banners, bands, public meetings, private conferences and much newspaper space. After all this effort it is quite certain that hundreds of thousands of young men of suitable age throughout the country have no clear idea of the Citizens' Military Training Camps and that until the camps shall have been established for a num- ber of years the prime difliculty will be the lack of adequate publicity. ln order to make the camps better known the Military Training Camps Associa- tion has encouraged the formation of visiting committees at each training point. lt has offered at every camp bronze medals for excellencen for the most soldierly candidate in each company and in addition has secured prizes for military and athletic contests. Looking to the future of the Citizens, Military Training Camps the Association endeavors to gather candidates at every camp into a permanent organization by States and Counties. If you have enjoyed your month oftraining tell all your friends about itgwrite toyour Congressman and to the two Senators in i your State and let them know what you have gained thru the Citizens' Military Training Camps. Get into touch early with . the representative of the hlilitary Training l Camps Association in your county. If you do not find one listed in this book write to the State Civilian Aide and he will tell you ' both name and ad- dress. Above all, sign E up early yourself for next year's camp and let the Citizens' Mili- tary Training Camp Officer at your Corps Area Headquarters put you down as a volunteer recruiting agent for the training of 1924. lVIore camps- larger camps-better camps, year by year is the wish of THIS MILITARY ' TRAINING CAAIPS Maj. Gun. U. S. .-lrmy l,1aoNAnn Woon Pngr l'l'flrf'lL