Jefferson Barracks Citizens Military Camps - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Lemay, MO)

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THE JEFFERSONIAN S: :il f MRS. ELIZABETH WILSON Red Cross Hostess and lWother of the Campl' RED CROSS ACTIVITIES c'Alive with activities describes the situation at the Red Cross House on the hill. From 9 a. m. until 9 p. m., every day during the camp, the house was crowded with CMTC students, busily engaged in playing billiards, checkers, chess, indoor quoits, Writing letters, and reading current periodicals. Numerous requests relative to illness in the families of students were handled through the Red Cross Field Director, as Were the inquiries from the parents, regarding the Welfare of the students in the hospital. Remaining at her post of duty at all times, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, the Red Cross hostess was Mother of The Campn. Whether it Was participating in games with the students, as- sisting them vvith their letters to their parents or svveethearts, greeting and looking after the parents who visited the camp, calling on the students in the hospital, or chaperoning the girls at the CMTC dances, Mrs. VVilson could always be found 'con the jobw. Arrangements for the CIVITC dances and other recrea- tion activities were made through the Red Cross Field Director on the Post. Pagr' One Hundred Twflm' l x ,.. -......, ' Turf Run Cizoss llouglg NN.v.vmv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.mvmv v V V v v.v.v.v.v.v.' I ' r . s o I 5 ' . . 'K 0 v V v-v vww.v.vww.vw.v vmv v vwwmvwmvws

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- RED CROMSMOTHERS if THE JEFFERSONIAN Much of the success of the semi-Weekly dances given at the post for the CMTC boys is due to the untiring efforts of Mrs. F. D. Hammer, vice chairman of the St. Louis Chap- ter ofthe American Red Cross, who supervised the task of obtaining the requisite number of girls' to provide dancing partners for the student soldiers. Mrs. Hammer, Who is a member of the National Central committee of the Red Cross, took an active part in the reception and en- tertainment of the hundreds of candidates, and her Work contributed materially to the pleasure derived by the boys in attending camp. The appreciation of the entire command is thus expressed to Mrs. Hammer for her kindness and interest. THOSE oMTo HoPs 'Member the night you had that heavy date, and just when you were gliding over the floor with your sugar, that hound from Company Z cut in on you and took her . away? One of life's little irritations, eh? And also one of the interesting features of the twice-a-Week dances given for the CMTC boys. The nice part of it Was, as you recall, that you could retaliate by copping some other boy's girl by 'ctaggingw her whenever you choose. Probably one of the most popular features of the thirty-day training period was that series of dancing parties, given at the post hall. The affairs were divided up so that U QQ Q, one night the Red Course students attended, then the as Q White Course boys and after that the Blue Course candi- CD 52 dates. X f ,,:,, .N It would have been a difficult feat to find enough girls to go around if the attendance had not been so divided. Furthermore, the floor Would have been inadequate to handle such a crowd. G X .Ax Many of St. Louis' prettiest girls attended the dances, in which were carefully supervised by a corps of chaperones. Despite the heat, the dancers strutted their stuff with youthful enthusiasm and regretfully departed at midnight , 4 V' ' -L E, , X ' 5 X , ' 7,1191 K Q 69 f f f x WST l Q Riff 2 ' -xxsy, 4 for home. f - 4 - Y n Pagf Om' Illllllfffd T11 z'rff'rn v vm Hmmm, v.v.v.v.v.vw.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v ' a fi :?E!l A i 4 li 1 1 f F 1 i 1, I. If f 1 . l if . 4, 4 2 4 I 4 l 1 l l L I V ll il li ll I1 'i v wi .li R! 5 l il ,l P ii, if 9. 4 I W l-.