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

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THE SENTINEL RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ANOBSERVER Religious services have a vital place in the life of the Army and are recognized as a morale builder. At McCoy this year, 'E Church Parade was held each Sunday Morning. Catholics were marched to Mass at 8:00 a. m. and general Protestant services were held in the theatre at 9:00 a. m. Marching the cadets to church was something new, but it met the approval of the young men. The services were short and interesting. The Chaplain placed special emphasis upon religion as an essential element of good citizenship. Without . this religious training and instruction it would be impossible to build men. On the arrival of the cadets at Camp, they were met by the Chaplain, who gave them instructions on what to do and urged them to make the Chaplain their real comrade and friend. Money and other valuables were deposited with him and drawn out as needed. He also spent much of his time in visiting the hospital and in talking to the men in their company streets and tents. The cadets soon learned to know and place ab- solute conhdence in the Chaplain and in him they confided their joys, their sorrows, their troubles and cares, and in every case they were sent away with smiles on their faces and joy in their hearts. The Chaplain, too, was much in evidence at all social activities and lent much to such occasions by his ever present smile and ready wit. THE HOSTICSS HOUSE One of the most pleasant places in Camp was the Hostess House, where the Cadets were welcomed by Miss Lillian Kelly, the Camp Hostess. Miss Kelly, of Eau Clair, NVis- consin, has had a number of years experience in looking after the welfare and comforts of soldiers and in directing Camp Social Activities. She served over-seas with the Ameri- can Red Cross Canteen Service for nine months, was hostess with the Regular Army at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and Fort DesMoines, Iowa for four years, and was a hostess for the CMTC at Fort Sheridan for 1926. W'hether from experience or from natural charm we do not know, but we do know that Miss Kelly was one of the mainfactors in keeping up the frprit-de-corps of the Camp. She made the Hostess House a real home, and the hours we spent there, whether reading, writing, or playing games, were indeed happy ones. The Hostess House, thanks to Colonel Perry, is well lighted and strewn with com- fortable chairs. A well stocked library occupies one end of the building, while the' other is devoted to card tables and games. On the whole, we liked our Hostess House and our Hostess. To you, Miss Kelly, we wish to say that in you we found a real friend, and one we will not soon forget. CITIZENSHIP This subject has become one of the most vital of all subjects, because it is based upon the intelligence, education and character of our citizens. The course of instruction at Camp McCoy this year was based upon the VVar Department Manual of Citizenship Training. Instruction on this text was given to the cadets taking training in the Red, White and Blue Courses, and into the lectures by the Chaplain were woven the faith, sacrifice, and achievements of the early pioneers of America and the settlement and de- velopment of the great VVest. I L v . faglif-it l PALS Page Om' Ilumlrnl Thirly-.fwrn I . . .v. . . . . . . . . .v. . . . . . . . . . . . .v.- .v. . .v. . . .v.vv .v.v.v.v. . .v.v.vvv.v. , o

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THE SENTINEL The cadets were told how our government functions, of the legislature, the executive, and the judicial departmentsfhow one acts as a check against the other. Special em- phasis was laid upon the benefits and -advantages accruing to all citizens under that form of government set up by the constitution. The cadets were told that our form of govern- ment is not a Democracy but a Republic and that this was in the minds of the founders of this nation. The series of lectures on Citizenship at McCoy covered such subjects as National Defense, Constitutional Government, the Flag and its proper uses, Fidelity, Obedience, Loyalty, Courtesy and Discipline. MESS Speaking of Automobiles, how did you like the truck we had for dinner today?', W'ell, its K. P. this and its K. that, so what's the usef, But laying jokes aside we believe that we have had a real mess during our stay in camp and if we haven't increased our weight on an average of five pounds per man, then eating good rich food and drinking plenty of milk will do absolutely no good, and hence- forth we propose to adjust our colored glasses and dine on sawdust and hay. The CMTC Messes have been under the direct supervision of Captain Edward Renth. Infantry, U. S. Army, whose permanent abode is in Joliet, Illinois, the land of milk and honey, where liverwurst grows on trees and limburger cheese is the password to society. VVhen we first saw the jovial skipper , we knew that we were going to have a good mess,because one glance at the Captain's becoming rotundity would let you know that he was a man who had been used to the best in culinary art. Much, too, do we owe to Sergeant Rudolph A. Gede, of the Cooks and Bakers School, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, our ever present Mess Sergeant. Then there was Lawrence and Didrickson and Hedrick and Ykubchick from the 3rd Field Artillery. To them we owe many thanks and wishes of good luck in the years to come. -.i,.....? .-5.-,L-J - .- lf-'xx 1 ' '..-:'J.1. -- :-g... , -4-J .7- .1 -ii - - M, 3.5-1:,,,'s '- KW ...f-fatal.-Hug-1,-,ff Q i - .... . . , ,..... .- i 1114. -rff4.eaQf:vtwf.,ffs.... 7' -4- we I - r,,., , ,eq ,. , -D it .?.L.r , -1Q-ff TF 4 Y :V 1,4 , af Z. :.f:- 4...t i YQ Y .. s Elurrzmgnshl SUNSET IN WISCONSIN HILLS CADET NVILLIAM I-I. O,BRIEN The :inking :un ha: placed the robe: Of evening o'er the purpled hill:. The :ky i: deckid in twilight glow Of azure, rose, bright gold and blue. The orb': la:t ray: out:tretched to earth To draw :o tight the veiled mi:t:, En:hrouding all the wooded hill: With mantle: white, a: though to :hield Them jrom the chilling, darkening night. But now the drifting haze, it move: A: :moke front many camphre: drift And :cent the air of :andy hill.v,' But now a: cloud: of du:t it :eem: From 'neath the hoof of herd: of bea:t:. Sometime: it :eem: a: though it were A ho:t of phantom: pa::ing by, That come to roam the hill: they loved A: once they had :o long ago. I love you too, Wi:con:in hill:,' Your :un:et: are the Ma:ter': work. I :it in awe oj the:e great :cene:- I want to hold, embrace and keep Each nightjrom :mothering them, becau:e Ile :eem: to be be:ide me when The twilight come: ere night draw: on.. Page Ouc Hundred Tltirly-nine O . . . .v. . - N . . . . .v. . . . . .v. . . . . . . .vc .v. . J. . - .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.Vmv-v.V.v.v.v.v.v.v.n I