Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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THE FULL PACK f ' r SUPPLYING THE CAMP The task of getting supplies out and avail- able for use by the companies was given to i Captain Frank C. Foley, regimental supply officer, who performed this enormous task for the second consecutive summer. Assisted for the period of the camp by 1st Lieutenant J. L. Kaesler, 17th Infantry, Captain Foley handled his job efiiciently. A work-horse in the office was Sergeant McGlory, whose ability was put to good advantage. THE SERVICE COMPANY No other separate unit of the camp worked harder without being either observed or ' thanked than the Service Company, com- manded by 1st Lieutenant R. G. Howie. Long before the buglers sounded first call, the men of that company were up feeding their animals. From sunrise until late at night the bl d ver the wagons of the company- rum e o roads of camp, hauling supplies, rations and clothing. They did their job quietly and ef- iiciently, with, never a growl '. Lieutenant ' Howie was ably assisted by 2nd Lieutenant i 9 1 S. E. Rall. ' Q M lVlEDlCAL STEAFF C d To Row- a' r Dwi e and .ieutenant ar ner. - Tri s with Boirom Row-igflajorsrlvlilburn, King and, Smith. the central switchboard was that of Headquarters Company, commanded by Captain 'E. N. Hebert. The installation of radios was also accredited to this company. l 2. -:ff-f THE MILK Pziuob-A DAILY EVENT Page Eighty-three '51 YYHYYYYYV Hn ' Ynlfofafnfa s HNQQUQVAY-Y. Ulnfnfhfafnfpfuvufafsflfs . . A s . n 4 - . . Q 1'

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THE FULL PACK K' 7 Mus. JUNIE GEEK OF LEAVENVVORTII, Mus. BTARY Smm'r'r OF WICHITA AND Mus. lh'll'lCllNllE or HU'rc1-usoN, liAN., PRESIDENT or W. C. T. U. or KANSAS. sewed on shirts and breeches and many breeches were repaired. ' and the UBOTTOMLESS COOLIE JAR One of the bright spots of the camp was the Camp Mother, Nlrs. Mary Sibbitt of Wichita, Kansas, who was back for the second consecutive season to administer to the needs of the boys. Mrs. Sibbitt was assisted by Mrs. O. E. Merrow and Mrs. junie Geer of Leavenworth. All three easily made friends with the boys and soon became quite popular. The principal feature of their work ap- peared to be their bottomless cookie jar , which was constantly filled with cookies. These were supplied by over 350 branches of the W. C. T. U. from Kansas. Over 1500 cookies were passed out to the boys free of charge every day. Not only did they pass out delicious cook- ies to the students but they also took care of emergencies. Hundreds of loose buttons were were entirely replaced. Tears in shirts and THE W. C. T. THE Y. M. C. A. The NYM operated a branch in one of the Chaplain's tents under thedirection of F. G. Simons, Executive Secretary, and C. C. Bonner, Director of Activities. Privates Moen d ohnson of the 17th Infantry were on duty at the desk and handed out the stationery, an J , pens, pencils, books and Testaments. About 500 Testaments were distributed to the boys d. who asked for them. There were home newspapers from four States for the boys to rea The swimming pool at the YH in the fort was a ppoular place and here were found each day a company of the boys having the time of their lives. The records show that there were 115 boys a day who enjoyed the pool. A v total of 3,200 boys had a dip in this pool during the month of August. Hugh Richards was instructor, i assisted by Clarence Long. To give one an idea of how many letters were writ- ten at thegtent during the camp, the Y sold an av- erage of S22 worth of stamps a day, there was an ave-rage of 800 letters a day mailed,or a total of 24,000 The stationery used amounted to 38,000 sheets of paper and 20 000 envelopes. 7 There were singsongs conducted by the MY , as well as entertainments. These were greatly enjoyed by the boys, and their applause was in itself a reward. Perhaps the greatest piece of work that the Y did was personal interviewing and many interviews were held each day, the boys coming for advice on many different questions and the Y secretaries assisting them in solving their problems. It was a very pleasant duty for the YH to assist :rr the chaplains in their Sunday morning services, leading -A the singing and assisting in a general way. At evening service the Y had a part. Page Eighty-four C. C. BOHNER .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vN.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v 4 E M -V-V-'WV'-V-W'-V-V-V-'V V Y . .