Show r s S JJ l' l f 1 J MO W S. S b t y k 4 x a at t fr S I S S S k L ii S. S 5 S q i i 44 Lieutenant Stuart Healy AI All Alf Engen and Captain Charles W. W V. V Hanne look over a ski sid site near Ogden Lieutenant Healy is president of the newly formed ski club at the quartermaster Quartermasters Organize Skiing Group QUARTERMASTER D DE DEPOT E P POT 0 T Ogden Formation of the Utah quartermaster depot ski club was announced Saturday by Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Stuart S. S Healy of the depot headquarters control division and winter sports adviser for the depot Lieutenant Healy stated that the club has been formed in order to foster oster interest among depot enlisted enlisted en- en listed isted men officers and civilian personnel in skiing and tobogganing toboggan- toboggan lag ing ng and to form torm a a. liaison between the he depot depot and other army posts Inthis in inthis inthis this area as well as with the Ogden Ogden Og Ogo Og- Og den ski club and the city pf of Ogden Officials at the quartermaster depot ar are particularly interested i in extending the facilities of Snow Basin Jasin to enlisted men stationed at atthe atthe atthe the depot The newly formed ski eki club will work in conjunction with the he various troop organizations in order to lend assistance in in care and maintenance of equipment and in furnishing qualified instructors Recently as a part of the physical physical cal training program of the depot convoys of approximately enlisted enlisted en- en listed isted men have been sent seat to Snow Basin The exercise and experience experience experience ence gained on the ways ski are applied to the prescribed hours of physical training that each soldier S must have to keep in top physical condition Exp Experience in skiing is considered considered considered consid consid- ered beneficial by army officers in inS that hat it not only keeps a soldier S fit fit but makes him adaptable to tc arctic or cold climate warfare S should these soldiers ever be called L to the colder regions Alf Alt Engen internationally famous famous famous fam fam- ous skier now employed at this thi depot as an expert in cold climate i and winter equipment is also serving serving serving ing as an instructor instruct r to officers and enlisted men Lieutenant Healy stated that ii It would be the policy of the club t to cooperate with city officials in ir procuring necessary equipment t to complete the proposed lift chair-lift al at I ISnow Snow Basin for the use of both boti 1 army array and civilian personnel in this thi i area Certain essential parts are an arenow arenow now lacking jacking for the construction but it is hoped that they may b be obtained and that the lift will b be constructed during the summer r months S Lieutenant Healy has b bee been e e n i I elected president of ot the club Captain Cap Cap- tain tarn Louis T. T Hall Jr Q M C C. C sec secretary ec ec- and Lieutenant Robert t D. D L French Q l M lC C treasurer Brigadier Brigadier Brig Brig- adier adler General Ralph Talbot Jr Colonel L. L O. O Grice and Alf Engen were unanimously elected honorary honorary honorary honor honor- ary members Other charter members of th the e club are Major L. L M. M Mathes Mathe Captain W. W Abrahamson Captain Charles W. W Hanne First Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Robert S. S Gunderson First Lieutenant R. R F. F Daniels Second Lieutenants Alfred T. T Wilson Edard Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward ard Bowne Otto F. F Bookmiller K H. H Bemberg John Minton Karl Kar J J. J Burkhardt John Hudak Robert RobertL L L. Carithers H H. C. C Boothe Henry Cortes and Knox Pitts depot and Captain Hanne is oi officer m 11 n of arctic and wint winter r equipment Engen nationally nationally na na- na- na known skier is instructor at the depot depoi |