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

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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

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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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THE FULL PACK CMTC Committee is supervisor of all the Hostess H activities and also acts as Camp Hostess. She is to be found at the Hostess tent from Io:oo o clock in the i ff f is E4 W 1 7 r 3 x 7 y .1 morning-until Io:oo o'clock at night. Her duties are many and varied, but chief of these is a daily visit to every boy in the hospital. She is a popular favorite with every boy who has attended the camps at Fort Leavenworth. Mrs. Effie Van Tuyle presides as hostess in the Community Center in the City Hall in Leavenworth. She keeps the center open each evening and three afternoons a week when the boys are off duty. She has charge of providing chaperons and issuing invita- tions to the girls of the town to attend the dances held on Monday and Thursday evenings at the General Service Club at Fort Leavenworth for CMTC students. The Hostess Tent is provided with victrolas, piano, records, magazines, a circulating library, news- papers, playing cards and writing material. There is also maintained at the Hostess Tent a loca- MRS, EFFIE H, VAN TUYLE tion file in charge of an enlisted man of the Regular Army. D0wHf0w11 Hflflfff This file gives the name and organization of every CMTC student and enlisted man in camp so that visitors may find any person in camp without going to Camp Headquarters. A telephone connects the tent with all organizations so that visitors may call their friends in camp and arrange to meet them at the Hostess Tent. The boys who are sick in the hospital are furnished stamps, writing paper, pencils, magazines, and playing cards by Mrs. Searcy from the supplies of the Hostess Tent. The Camp Chaplains, of whom there are three, work in close cooperation with the Hostess in looking after students in the hospital. Fort Leavenworth Rotary Club considers the CMTC work its biggest and most important function. Hosrnss House STAFF ' Pagf Eighty-five V' VV 1 VVVYV 'VV . A W N. 5 . , ,,v,v,v,w a 1.v.v.v.v.v.vmvmv.v.v.v.v.v.nv vv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.n . I