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

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THE JEFFERSONIAN f io ti 5 f THE otvti IAN AIDE s MESSAGE CARL F G MEYER Pmficient St. Louif Chamber 0 Commfrce and Civilian CPhotograph on P. 301 There is no better short course in training for stalwart American citizenship than is offered in a Citizens J 7 1 . f p Aide to the Secretary of War fm Miyyourj Mifiitary Training Camp. The seventeen hundred youths who have just concluded a month of instruction at Jefferson Barracks at the outskirts of the great City of St. Louis have gone back to their homes in Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas with more respect for their fellow-beings and a truer sense of their respon- sibilities to their government. The Chamber of Commerce and the City of St. Louis have sought to cultivate the acquaintance of these young men, realizing that they in time Will be- come the business rnen and leading citizens in the com- munities that go to make up the St. Louis tradearea. St. Louis is a friendly and neighborly city. It is MR. ABINGTON NIR. PALMER anxious to make those who live in neighboring states feel at home when they come here. The Chamber of Commerce maintains a department that has as its chief duty the helping of neighboring communities in the solution of their problems. Realizing that agriculture is the very heart of the nation's industry, a great deal oftime and effort are spent in bringing the business men and farmers of each community together for a common solution of their troubles and the working out of their ambitions. . It was my good fortune to appear at the Barracks Camp at several ceremonies during the recent en- campment. I was favorably impressed with the alert, quick-witted, bright-eyed youths I met there and with- out exaggeration can classify them as the finest looking lot of young citizens I have ever observed. Let us hope the government will see fit to conduct another camp at Jefferson Barracks next year. We will be ready to welcome the newcomers to our city and show them the best time possible. No father or mother need feel any worry about a son sent to such a camp, for there boys are taught self-reliance, respect for the flag, they are drilled in military tactics and in outdoor games, so that tlfey return home better in health and better qualihed to meet the strenuous duties of the world which they must soon face as full citizens. Page Om' 1114 zzdrfd T:c'vz1!y-.ffzwz v v ' v v v v ' v ' v v V v v ' YQ'nVnYnYn'e'u's'n'Q'b'o'4Ys'.'oYNY-Yu'n'h'n'u'0'tVs'o'oVA V17 770741070 A A n 4 A - I 1 l U

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THE JEFFERSONIAN THE CITIZENS' MILITARY COMMITTEE OF ST. LOUIS Too much can not be said in praise of the whole hearted co-operation, tireless eliort, and substantial assistance given the CMTC by the Citizens' Committee of the great city of St.Louis. We mention below a few of the favors for which we may thank this committee: Distinctive buttons in red, white, and blue, with CMTC 1926 and the Company letter printed thereon, were provided to . all of the students by the St. Louis Committee. A large amount of additional athletic equip- ment-including twenty dozen baseballs, four dozen playground balls, basketballs, baseball bats, baseball shoes, etc.-was furnished by the St. Louis Committee. All of the students, together with the Bar- racks Band, were taken to Sportsman's Park to see American League Baseball games-free ad- mission and grandstand seats to which were pro- COLONEL ALBERT T. PERK1NS,ReSCrve vided by Mr. Phil C. Ball, president of the St. Louis Browns. Approximately eighteen hundred girls-con- ducted by hostesses-were, through arrangements made by Mrs. Frank V. Hammer. assisted by Mr. P.H.Byrne,ofthe American Red Cross,taken down to the Barracks for the student dances which were held on eight different evenings. All the transportation of the students and band to and from the Barracks to the baseball games and the trans- portation for most ofthe girls from St. Louis to Jefferson Barracks and return was furnished by United Railways. Under arrangements made by Mr. Edward C. Palmer of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 125 automobiles were furnished to take some six hundred of the students for a sightseeing trip about St. Louis. St. Louis Film Board of Trade furnished free films each night of the camp period except Saturdays. Representatives ofthe Red Cross examined all ofthe approximately sixteen hundred students for their ability in swimming and gave instructions in swimming to the three hundred and fifty students who were unable to swim. Lectures and demonstrations in first aid were also given by the Red Cross. A Permanent competitive cups for the best company in each of the three battalions were donated by the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and the Kiwanis Club of St. Louis. Five competitive cups were donated by the lVIunicipal Athletic As- sociation of St. Louis, one cup by Corneli Seed Company, one cup by Selle Jewelry Com- pany, two cups by Masclimeyer-Richards Jewelry Company, and one cup by lXIr. Robert C. Newman of the Missouri State Life Insurance Company. Various prizes were donated by the Leacock Sporting Goods Company. Autographed bats and baseballs for prizes in baseball competition were furnished by Rogers Hornsby ofthe Cardinals, George Sisler ofthe Browns, Babe Ruth ofthe New York Yankees, and by several other playersof the Big Leagues. - Special hostesses were furnished from St. Louis for fourteen days during the Camp by the 35th Division Auxiliary and War Motliers, Board of Religious Qrganizations, Junior League, 8th District Federated Clubs and the Catholic IVomen's League. Chairman Citizens' Committee Pagf Om' Ilunclnfd Twcwzzfy-.tix ' .IN-V4VN.VNNAVNQVQVNNNNN-1 V V 1 VNQWVNNM1.1.1011,V,V,1,y,1,1.y,1.Q,1,yggy,1,15gy, 0 l

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ff I I 4 THE IEFFERSONIAN LEFT TO RIGHT-Colonel Philip Fox, Commanding 3415K Infantry, Colonel. Nloor N. Falls, Commanding 6th Infantry, Major C. T. Smart, Senior Instructorg Major General wvlllliilil S. Graves, 6th Corps Area Commander. INSPECTION AND REVIEW Marching with the precision and snap of veterans, students of the CNITC were re- viewed Tuesday morning, july 27, by Major General Wlilliam S. Graves, Lf S. Army. commanding the Sixth Corps Area. Led by officers of the Sixth Infantry, the CRITC Hstrutted its stuffl' so well that the regiment was warmly praised by General Graves for its splendid showing. Brigadier General Michael Lenihan, commanding Fort Sheridan, accompanied General Graves on the tour of inspection. Escorted by Colonel Falls, the two distinguished visitors saw practically every phase of the students' life in camp. They visited the rifle range, witnessed a practical demonstration of the group control system used in training recruits, saw the preliminary rifle marksmanship practice, ate mess with the students at noon, and inspected tents in the company areas. In the afternoon General Graves and General Lenihan visited the post swimming pool to see the instruction of non-swimmers, and then went to the athletic field to watch the program of sports. i By motor, they journeyed down to DeSoto, Mo., to pay a brief visit to Battery C . then on the march toward Arcadia. Returning, they were guests that evening at a reception and dance in the Red Cross house and later at the CMTC Tuesday night dancing party. Colonel Falls escorted them to the train at 10:50 p. m., when the two visitors started the return trip for Chicago after a busy and eventful day in the CNITC camp at Jefferson Barracks. MILITARY RECORD OF COLONEL FALLS Colonel Moor Norton Falls entered the Army of the United States as a second lieu- tenant of Infantry in 1898 and was assigned to the Eighteenth Infantrv. He served in the Philippine insurrections from 1898 to 1901 as a first lieutenant withithe Twelfth In- fantry. After an absence of three years, he again returned to the Islands and also spent some some time on the island of Samoa. His next tour of duty took him to the Hawaiian Islands where he stayed from 1908 to 1911. He served with the Army of Occupation at Ycrzi Cruz, Mexico, as a captain of the Twenty-eighth Infantry. As a major and lieutenant-colonel he saw active service during the lYorld XVIII' with the Twenty-eighth Infantry of the first division. During the period following thc NYM he has served as colonel of the Sixty-Seventh Infantry of the Ninth Division :ind is now commanding the Sixth Infantry at jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Page Om' Ilundrfd Twenty-ciglzt .v.v.v.v.v.v.vmv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. A N.v.v.v.v.v.vN.vwwN.v.v.v.mvtvnwsmvww-vwwsn Q, , .