Show WAR SECRET SECRETARY'S AR YS Y'S VISIT I IS FEATURE FEATURE TURE A AT T FORT T Highlight of Y Yeas Years ats at's Activities Is Inspection 6 on fY by y Cabinet Cabinet Cabi Cabi- net net OffIcer i 4 i Highlight of the years year's a activities of ot the he infantry at at t Flirt Douglas viewed from the mUl military ary aspect w was as the ic formal in inspection of the post on August 3 by Secretary Of War George H. H Dern former governor of Utah With state and city officials and Brigadier General Pegram Whitworth Whitworth Whitworth Whit Whit- worth post commander in line with Secretary Dern the men and 45 officers of the garrison passed in col review It marked the first oc- oc occasion casIon aslon upon which a secretary of war has las inspected Fort Douglas Inauguration of President Roosevelt's Roose- Roose velt's civilian conservation corps program program pro- pro gram ram increased the regular ac- ac activity vity of the post to a considerable de de- gree Officers from the posts post's roster were drafted dratted for the extensive work ot of f supervision of of- ofa a total of almost men and boys in the newly formed ormed corps From April 16 to Oc- Oc tober ober 15 a total of men were placed in 32 camps scattered clattered through Utah Wyoming and Nevada Sixteen Sixteen Six- Six teen een winter camps with enrollees en en- are now functioning I General in Charge Charle Commanding this vast work Is isGen isGen- Gen Genral eral ral Whitworth with a district staff composed of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Edwin Edwin Ed Ed- win Butcher Captain Lewis S. S Norman Norman Nor Nor- man First Lieutenant Keith K Tatom and Second Lieutenants Herbert Herbert Herert Her- Her bert ert V. V Mitchell and Bernard S S. Brown Citizens' Citizens military training camp for 1933 opened at Fort Douglas on July 6 and from that date until August 4 a total of candidates were trained in n infantry There were 72 second year ear 39 third year and 19 fourth year students The training of these boys from rom Utah Nevada Wyoming and Idaho was climaxed with a general Ifield field day in sports and military contests con con- tests ests and a formal review by Secretary Secretary Secre- Secre tary ary Dem Dern General Whitworth was wasn in n command of this activity Horse Horle Show Held With the proceeds of the event gong going go go- going ing ng to the army relief fund the Community Community Community Com Com- Chest and the Red Cross a horse lorse show was held at the post on September 28 A show ring was constructed constructed con- con in Red Butte on the northend north northend end nd of ot the occupied area of the post and nd an day all program was staged with both civilian and military en en- tries I Reserve officers received 14 days a s- s w H r h Secretary Dern DerD of active duty training at Fort Doug Doug- las Nine field officers from Utah Montana Idaho and Wyoming trained In infantry cavalry engineering anc and andfield andfield field artillery between July 16 anc and July 29 and 11 more trained in the same branches between September 17 and September 30 Ten of infantry from Wyoming and Montana Mon tana Lana trained with the infantry during the same period A new activity now under way a at Fort Douglas is u the building work being done on th the military reservation reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion by nearly men under the civil civi works administration Number of ot Changes The year The year 1933 saw a number of important important im im- changes in personnel at the post General Whitworth arrived to take command on June 13 Prior to his arrival Col Colonel nel Augustus F F. Dannemiller had been in command He arrived at Fort Douglas on May 19 19 Before his arrival Colonel Butcher Butch Butch- er had been in command Ten new officers were assigned to the post anc and eight others were transferred to others posts or were retired during the year Included in hi these latter were Brigadier General Robert McCleave McCleave Mc- Mc McCleave Cleave who was retired on March 31 and who is now making his home in Hollywood Cal |