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

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THE FULL PACK HISTORY OF BATTERY A 1. Q rf is '- if i' ll 77 JAMES D. HENDERSON ' E Battery HA was organized and in full sway August. 2. Eighty-ive men answered the roll call that morning and started out to work. The men at first seemed to be very ignorant as to what it was all about. The officers were rather disgusted about this, but they did not give up and soon the men were drill- ing like regulars. The Battery was much larg.er this year than ever before. However, very few of last year's men were back. Many of the 'members who went to Jefferson Barracks last year admitted that this Camp' and organization was much superior. . The first week much time was devoted to dough- boy drill in order to show the Infantry up at the parades. Later the time was devoted to maneuvers, equitation and work on the pieces and carriages. The men were taught how to clean the harness and material. JAMES D. HENDERSON The Battery stood among the highest in athletics, but due to the fact that we lost many of our players, we did not get many first places. . Much credit is due to our faithful oH'icers, Captain Wahl, oth Field Artillery, ISt Lt. Callicutt, Battery A , Fort Riley, Captain Hester, University of Missouri, and ISL Lt. Graves, 9th Field Artillery, Battery A , Fort Riley, Kansas. ' THE RIFLE TEAM Each year riHe teams are chosen from the CMT Camps, and the various teams are assembled at Camp Perry, Qhio, for the National Rifle Match. Here the CMTC lads compete with teams from the Regular Army, National Guard, ROTC, and Civilian Teams. This yearthe six best riflemen from each organization were selected and a preliminary match was held at the range at Fort Leavenworth. From this number, Willman, Kimber- ling, Moise, Roland, and Rudder, were chosen to represent us at Perry. WILTON WILLMAN, SYLUSTER KIMEERLING, ALBERT W. MOISE, H. B. ROLAND, HILARY RUDDER. Page Eighty-three ' .vt 0 .v.v.'.v.'. ,y,v,1,y,Y,1,V,1,1 ' A U V Y 'aVn',V4YnYcVnVnVJg Q n I ' .

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J if SY ts Eh 'T MGRALE Cfood morale among students is necessary to make a successful CMT Camp. When not engaged in drill, undergoing instruction or taking part in athletics, places must be provided for writing letters, reading and visiting with friends and relatives. These seem insignificant but they are very important. Places and means for diversion and engaging the attention of the student during his spare hours must also be provided. This is in part accomplished by several activities such as are conducted in camp by the Rotary Club. Kiwanis Club, W. C. T. U., and Y. M. C. A. The Army itself contributes to good morale and contentment by stimulating good valued rivalry, giving rewards for good conduct and work well done, movies, boxing bouts,-baseball, and sight seeing trips. Army officers in times of peace and war are con- fronted with the question of morale. They study it carefully for they realize that an army without good Mamie Ojieer morale is practically useless. Morale in a CMT ,Camp is no less important, and every means and effort is utilized to get the student in the proper frame of mind toward the camp and camp life. By means of the facilities provided to maintain good morale the student is made happy and kept out of mischief. Major R. Cygon, has been in charge of the morale work in camp. He has been constantly on the job and has succeeded in maintaining the morale of the camp at a high standard. . - ROTARY CLUB Horterf Tent and Community Center r There are several places in the CMT Camp at Fort Leavenworth charged with the duty of looking after the welfare of students. Two places are popular with all students, the Hostess Tent in camp, and the Community Center in the City of Leavenworth. Both are under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Fort Leavenworth. The Club maintains the Hostess Tent in Camp and the Community Center in the town with funds accumulated as interest from an unused war time fund allotted to the club by the Rotary District, for community work among men in the military service. This fund was created during the war to build service clubs at the training camps, but because of a steel shortage during the war, the clubs were never built. , The local committee in charge of the community work consists of J. A. Searcy, Chairman, E. W. Davis, I. Bright, Sam Hirdlinger, W. F. Cobb, Ben Dona- van and W. C. Kern, the club president, Charles Stiller and other officers of the club. These men also are in charge of the Hostess Tent activities. The club undertook the Hostess Tent work three years ago at the earnest solicitation of General E. L. King, Camp Commander, when government appro- priations failed to provide for a hostess. Mrs. Anna M. Searcy, the wife of the Chairman. of the Rotary Su,,m,,,.,g,,g Hmm THE FULL PACK l . NIAJOR J. R. CYGON MRS. ANNA M. SEARCY Page Eighty-four .111-VuV.VaVoV4Va'qVoVnYpY.VaYaY-YQVAV V 1 Y V V 7.1.14'oYn'nVa'u'aVoYoVaVnVa'nVaY V Y Y Y Y V V V Y Y U O

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THE FULL PACK f g, ' I, W: Y. M. C. A. . In the Citizens' Military Training Camps the Young Men7s Christian Association is doing excellent work to maintain contentment and happiness among the students. It furnishes stationery, envelopes, ink, and other writing materials to the students. In the Post every night, and at the camp, a picture show is given at a small admission charge. In the Post the Army Y. M. C. A. building is equipped with a swim- ming pool, gym, pool tables, and many other facilities for the entertainment of students. The Y. M. C. A. program at the camp is under the direction of C. C. Bonner, who has had a great amount of experience in Army Y. M. C. A. work. I-Ie can get a smile out of the worst case of blues . KIWANIS . The Kiwanis Club of Leavenworth, Kansas, has done its share in entertaining the Citizen Soldiers, and keeping them happy and cheerful. They put on an unusual vaudeville program at the boxing ring once each week. Every year since the camp has been established the Club has responded in furnishing entertainment and assisting in the camp activities. It is a big job to keep two thousand young Americans happy and contented while away from home. The Kiwanis Club has performed its share of this job in an efficient and generous manner. C. C. BONNER W. C. T. U. - In camp where mothers are scarce, the W. C. T. U. Mothers are a worthysubstitute for any boy. These ladies are kind enough to come out to camp and spend the month helping the boys, keeping themgfrom getting homesick, and looking after themto see that they do not go hungry for sweets. A The ladies of the W. C. T. U. - have been as busy with needles during the month of August as the men have been with guns. Whenever a student is made at non-commissioned ofhcer, the first place he reports is the W. C. T. U. headquarters to have his chev- rons sewed on, 230 have reported for this cause. Fifty thousand yards, or about ten miles of thread has been used in repairing clothes of CMTC students. The Women's 'Christian Temperance Union has fed I,SOO dozen cookies during the encampment. This good work was under the direction of Mrs. Marv Sibbitt of are Wichita, Mrs' Jennie B' Greer of MRS. MARY SIBBITT, Wichita, Kan., MRs. O. H. SHELLY, Leavenworth, Kan., MRS. JENNIE B. GEER, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Miss Mary Dobbs of Wlchlta, MTS- MCCu11ah Hlfld Mrs. Kan., MRs. O. E. MERROW, Leavenworth, Kan., MRs. J. E. Merrow, both of Leavenworth. MCCULLAH, Leavenworth, Kan. Page Eighty-fix sin'-V-V. ov. V V ' V ' Y Y Q O