Citizens Military Training Camp - Sentinel Yearbook (Fort Sheridan, IL)

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THE SENTINEL GREAT DAYS AT CAMP HOLLIDAY The CMT Camp at Fort Sheridan this year has had the pleasure of entertaining a number of distinguished guests and delegations, including Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and Major General Herbert B. Crosby, Chief of Cavalrv. On Aiugust 7th Hon. Noble B. Judah, United States Ambassador to Cuba, and for- merly Corps Area Civilian Aide to the Secretary of W'ar, was welcomed to the camp by the IQ-gllll salute due to his diplomatic rank. Mr. Judah used his summer leave from ambassadorial duties in commanding his regiment, the 332nd Field Artillery, in its train- ing at Camp McCoy. Colonel Judah showed that he had not lost a bit of the great interest which he has felt for many years in the CMTC and manifested in his important work of enrollment in the Sixth Corps Area. He expressed his high satisfaction in the beginning which has been made for a model CMTCamp on its new location nearerLake Michigan. Major General Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff, inspected the tents and mess halls on August 9th and, after the morning drill, addressed the candidates from a stand at the west end of the parade ground. He also was much impressed with the new site of the camp and declared it to be one of the best of the many training centers which he has visited this summer. A similar compliment was paid us by Major General Robert H. Allen, Chief of Infantry, on the occasion of his visit to Camp Holliday, and also by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen A. Park of Milwaukee, when he addressed the men from his own State after the band played On, Wisconsinn. On another day the Union League Club of Chicago, which has for years in many ways shown its interest in voluntary training, sent us a delegation headed by its President, Benjamin F. Affleck. The group included more than twenty men prominent in the busi- ness life of the city, and it made a most careful and detailed inspection of the camp from early morning until late afternoon. Among those who accompanied Mr. Affleck and formed the committee were the following: YV. B. Moulton. C. F. McElroy, John Benham, P. F. Gault, Joseph Joyce, O. F. Schuette, A. L. Girard, William Otter, P. M. Power, Joseph A. VV. Rees, R. B. Harper, YV. C. Lewis, J. F. Aldrich, R. C. Davidson, VVilliam Grimshaw, C. M. Trowbridge, L. M. Parker, John F. Vought, Edmund A. Russell, Phil- etelus W. Gates, Roy Jarrett and Charles D. How. August 16th was significantly marked by the presence of a large delegation of the Daughters of the American Revolution. One hundred and fifty women were present from the Chapters of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland, and Kansas, while the District of Columbia was represented by the National Vice-President, Mrs. L. H. Quirollo and China by its Regent, Mrs. Harold S. Dickerson. The thermometer stood high but the ladies were taken in comfortable cars all over the reservation and were shown the great parade ground, the Officers' residential Loops,', the permanent barracks and other buildings of the Regular Army, including the Hostess House. the Post Chapel and the Red Cross ofhce, and afterwards the tents and mess halls of the CMT Camp. lVhen luncheon had been served there was another auto trip to see the Post Theatre, Gymnasium, Hospital, Riding Hall, Cooks' and Bakers' School, the life-saving class on the beach and the various contests on the athletic field. At four-thirty there was a parade and review of troops for the delegation and its special guest, Charles H. Garnsey, a Civil VVar Veteran, who received the review on the invitation of 'Colonel Shaw, together with Mrs. W. Sweeney, Regent of Illinois, and Mrs. D. M. Campbell, Chairman of the National De- fense Committee. The men of the camp felt that this was one of the most auspicious occasions of the month in training, since the Daughters of the American Revolution are recognized as one of the distinguished, patriotic societies in the country. The delegation in turn showed by its numbers and enthusiasm the heartfelt interest it cherished in the voluntary train- ing of young men for good citizenship and national security. As a result of this day, the DAR plans for an annual pilgrimage to Fort Sheridan during the CMTC encampment. Pagr Om' llunzlrrd Om' .-.---.- -------'----- '---'- ....-. . v.v.v.Viv-v.v.v-v-v.V.v-v.v.v.n

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THE SENTINEL ' r 'ivitsiunirelin s 'H 23 at an A R - s.. : 1 N.- IM Q-s-ii-euwtxiff August 23rd marked the culmination and almost the close of the training month. lt was scheduled as the official visitors, day and invitations were sent to the parents and friends of thc young men enrolled and to distinguished individuals and groups in the cities and counties represented at camp. The attendance surpassed all previous records and was another indication of increasing public interest in the CMTC. The early morning was marked by rain but before noon the clear skies proved the usual Fort Sheridan good luck in weather. The first exercises were conducted by Colonel Frederick B. Shaw, the Camp Com- mander, in the Post Gymnasium and were opened with a farewell address to candidates by Dr. George F. James. In the temporary illness of General Malone his parting message was read by his Aide-de-Camp, 2nd Lieut. Clyde E. Steele. It described in full the naming of this training center Camp Holliday, after an officer who was himself trained at Fort Sheridan and died in France. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. George A. Holliday, were present and helped in the ceremonies of the day. There followed the presentation of medals and other awards by Tom R. Wyles, national secretary of the Military Training Camps Association. These prizes were given largely by the Association, through the generous help of its friends in Chicago and Milwaukee. They were supplemented by other tokens of success in the civic, athletic and military contests of the training period, offered by the Civitan Club, the National Rifie Association, the Veterans of Foreign XVars, by var- ious individuals and commercial groups, including a number of mercantile firms in Chicago, and by the Corps Area Commander. Special interest attached to the scholarships, bear- ing free tuition, which were offered by the University of Chicago, by De Paul and Mar- quette Universities, by Northwestern University, through a gift from the North Shore Chapter of the ROA, by the Illinois Wesleyan University, arranged by the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Bloomington, by the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, with the help of the Rotary Club and the Manufacturers, and Merchants' Association of Peoria, and by Wheaton, Lake Forest and Carroll Colleges. The full list of prizes and winners will be found on page II7 et seq. There was opportunity for the visitors to inspect the tents, company streets and mess halls of the CMT Camp. They noted the excellent provision of playing fields, in- cluding the concrete tennis courts given by Mrs. James A. Patten, with the assistance of some personal friends and of certain DAR Chapters, and they learned that the adequate athletic equipment had been provided through donations from the Military Training Camps Association, the American Legion of Illinois and from other friends who thus supplemented the restricted Govermental allowance for this purpose. Luncheon was served in the mess halls of the CMT Camp and after that, under clear- ing skies, came the final parade and review of the 2,000 candidates. This ceremony closed the celebration of the day, in many ways the most notable in the history of the Reserva- tion, as judged by a committee from the Association of Commerce in Chicago which was headed by Mr. Moderwell and which compared this August 23rd with other Visitors' Days at Fort Sheridan. N Pagz' Om' Hundred Thrre ... ..... .................- ' ......... v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v-V.VJN-v.v.v.v.