| Show Uncle Sam's Sams S allt s ill I IJ Citizenship Health and Clinics Ct- Ct D DC C Candidates in CAmp Gawp t y s a. a d L r C Z Services Outdoor A i t y at t r r ifs i 1 lAti s t o a c t RC lid for forD r R It 4 r n w Y Dy By ELMO SCOTT WATSON NCI NCE more Uncle Undo Sam has hu issued d an Invitation to 10 his hili ions ona to attend one of ot the great h health and clinics clinic which he has established In various parts of ot the country Now If It that word clinic chute h hu has s a ar r somewhat lt forbidding sound lound to those who should be he most Interested In Inthis Inthis this announcement let It b he be put 4 this way war Uncle Unde Sam I Is going to pIny play Summertime Santa Clau to Young America again and Is III Inviting In young Americans to 10 enjoy a month of ot camp life Uta In tn the great treat outdoors ns 81 his hili special guests He Ile will pay all nil the necessary expenses n ell Wholesome food tood uniforms army ormy cots blankets athletic equipment la laundry service and medical attention everything that Is la normally used In camp life life life- will be free be he leu leaves es home the boy bOT will be given a u railroad ticket to the camp and nd his hili meals en cn route will ba he paid for tor The urn ham will be lIe done when he lie returns from the camp to his llla home i All of ot which Is by way WilY of ot that for tor the tenth year y these popular free treo man man building building centers centers craters cen cra- known as al the citizens' citizens military training camps are uro being thrown open to the young jining manhood manhood man man- hood of ot these United l States During June July luly and I Aug August mt t some young oung Americans l between the ag ages s of ot seventeen and twenty four years jears tl ra will have ha there without cost a 11 month of ot athletic military military mili mill tary citizenship and It leadership training under selected army officers and specialists from civil life who are commissioned In the tho army reserve resene Although they are ara called d military training camp campt the making of ot soldiers Is le by no means the purpose e nor en even the chief aim of ot the train train- ing No 10 obligation for tor future military service of ot any kind klod Is la Incurred by those thoo who go to camps The only requirement Is It that they agree arret to stay Y the full tull 30 SO days of ot camp lamp and obey oblY the simple rules of ot good rood conduct which prevail there While military m training Is a part of ot the routine rou mu- tine of ot the camps their main purpose as Uncle Uncle Sam sees It Is I. To develop dc the manhood of ot the nation by bringing together young joung men of ot high and nd different types from trow all sections of ot I the be country country coun loun try on en a common basis of ot equality end under the most mOlt favorable conditions of ot outdoor life to teach them the privileges Irl duties and bUttles of ot American citizenship to stimulate the Interest of ot the youth of ot this country In the Ih Importance Importance Im Im- of ot military training ai ns a benefit to the nation and the Individual taking such training to inculcate self discipline and obedience and to develop di 3 the these thel youngsters physically mentally and morally For or that reason former J President re Coolidge e once one called the C. C M. M 1 T. T C. C schools In citizenship and with their emphasis upon making making mak mak- ing these young oung oun men bt better lIer fitted both physically and lUd mentally for their duties dutle as citizens citizen the aptness of ot the health and Bud citizenship clinics characterization Is apparent The C. C M M. T. T C. C Idea goes os o's back to 1913 1013 when the first college training tr camps C for tor officers were tre organized 1 b by Gen Cen Leonard Wood Associated with their history too Is the mine mime of ot that thai ex- ex t. t j of ot vigorous outdoor life lite and r hult Americanism Amer Theodore Roosevelt elt Although Leonard Wood Wool will always alwn's be bt remembered rE as the IIII father of ot the C. C M M. T. T C. C CM It was the powerful Influence of ot the ex President which aided In the Inauguration tion lion of ot the now famous famous Plattsburg training camp In 1013 1011 The value alue of ot the training glen glun In Inthis inthis this camp was strikingly demonstrated when the United States was drawn Into the World war ar had hundreds of ot trained officers the product of ot the Plattsburg I camp were Immediately available for the services lIer which were so badly needed As the result ut of ot the lessons learned during the World war nr the citizens citizens' training camps lamps as al they thy LOW ow exist were ere brought into being la lu 10 1020 1110 the 1 JJ rr 1 1 kf t t t 1 t y f t e el q t I c. c l r k a r L i i President Hoover Commends Commend the t C. C M M. T. T C C. to Fat Fathers tier a and Mother Mothers J THE TItE WHITE MOUSE HOUSE HOUSE l T W. W Washington April Apra IB la 18 1930 5 Mr C or e F. F James Jamea i C. National Secretary J 1 Military Cpa Camps A. A As a as s B e North Michl An Avenue j t J Chic lU IU J M My Den Daar Mr James Jameel 4 i i Tha Th MUll Training Thun camp compe hav hive hv lul- lul 4 fille throe h t I. I ln n the tha pur for far which th th they y I ware wr established Th They h. h have hav prove proved an 11 j 1 t I I. I I m. m means meana toward tod physical end nd moral morl health In the th Individual Id end and civic wIt welfare r la to the th nation tI Th Tha I net a of d young m. m nan fish to devote det a month to 10 t Is t 4 training pro prof rani AD for lur batter bott citizenship I. I prod proof of I will good In Is tI th U. U on which h will 1 the lh of o our social and d political I i I 1 commend the lb camps to 10 all u and eI 4 mol ad and to 10 young m m. m men n of d suitable af I. e I. I In the N. hope hop and ed boll ball f that t th the lb ump camps will Ui show MOW IMm aa as e useful Iw la In the th future aa as th thy they h. h hay have been bee In I. the tho pot pM T Sincerely yours youra ou I t j. j HERBERT HOOVER 4 I 4 i 1 National r Defense act oct wa waa passed P by congress and andin andin in III that same ume year the tile M Military lilt ar Training Camps Association of ot America tin an organization made op of ot men mea who had themselves enrolled In prewar camps In the four tour years jears from 1913 to un 1010 1016 6 appealed appealed ap ap- pealed to the War V r d department for tor the establishment establish lu meat ment nt of ot camps fur for the voluntary training of ot young joung men OIen authorized under the National Defense De Dee feuse act The fhe secretary of ot war the thEl late John JohnW W W. Weeks approved the request and an nn appropriate Item was Included In ID the budget hudlet for tor the next B fiscal cal fear nr When the proposal Was v presented presented pre pre- l to congress b by the military affairs committees committees com com- s It was heartily supported t by J James V W. W J worth chairman of It the senate c and b bv by the late lale Julius Kahn chairman of ot the house bouse committee both of ot whom remained ardent friends of It the camps during succeeding years jears 18 The first appropriation was 88 sufficient for tor the training of t young men at ten different center centers cen ceo ter throughout the country The minimum age alie of ot was flied fixed l at sixteen years jears ea and plans were werl made for tor a series rles of ot three courses courses the the Red lied the White and u Ulue giving one months month's training training train train- ing In successive years Liter Later the minimum age aie was placed at seventeen sl and a preliminary course the Basic Busic was d a-d added Congress made the graduates graduates ates of ot the last the Blue Ulue course cours eligible for tvr examination lending leading to a commission In is the organized organized or or- reserves Instruction at the camps Is U divided Into four tour j j rr I T L. courses the Basic lied White Whitt and aDd Blue corresponding corresponding corre corre- correI I to the four tour summers Hummers which a candi- candi candidate I t date may attend In the first or Basle Basic course I t youths with no prior training are guided through elementary drills and given the maximum of ot all all- round development exercises es As the courses ad- ad I ad-I cance opportunity ii Is afforded for tor more Dore technical Instruction though participation In iii athletics and hikes Is required at all times I According to 10 an nn announcement In tn a recent Issue Issue Is- Is sue of ot the United States Army Recruiting News the young Americans who ho will twill attend alten the health and citizenship clinics this jear cur lire are are distrIbuted distributed distributed dis dis- I as follows Estimated 1 Locations Location Attendance Dates Date First Corps Area I Ft FL Mcl McKinley Mains Maine Iy July C Aul I 1 I Camp l e Mast MalA 75 July 5 Aug I 1 Kt loOt Adams Adame H n. 1 I. I 9 July 5 All 5 1 I Ft Ethan Allen Alien Allent t Vt 6 July 5 Aug I 1 Second Corps Corp Area I Camp Diz N N. N J J. J July Aug 13 IS Aun 13 II Ft lot Hancock N N. J J. J AUK 1 Aur 10 Ft t Monmouth N N. J. J ZOO July July 2 31 Ft t Niagara N N. Y Y July July 2 31 11 I Madison Madleon Ilk ke N N. Y T. 1 l N. N Y July July 2 31 II San Juan Porte Forte Rico GOO COO June Julle July 20 19 18 I Note Not trainers trainee from Second ond CO Corps Cons Area Are to 10 be bs trained at 1 tt Ft I Allen AlUn Allent M t 1 In First Co Corps Corp Are Area i to so Cavalry trainees from fon Second Cons Corti A. A Ana AriK te to be bS trained at 1 Ft Myer a Va In I Third Thord Co Corp Ar Area Aru fo Third Corps Corp Area Ft George decreed O. O Meads Mead MJ Md July 2 July 2 July 31 Ft FI Howard Md G COO July July 2 31 n Ft VI Hoyle MJ MI July July J-July 31 It Ft VI Washington Md COO OO July July 2 31 It Ft Ya Va 11 mo July July Z-July I 31 Ft Jot Monroe Monro Va Vs July July 2 31 Ft My Shyer Mer r a Va zoo July July 2 31 Fourth Corps Are Area Ft McClellan A Ala I June 11 July 18 Jul 13 II Ft Barranca Barrancas Ha Jola t jo June July Jl-July 12 II Ft j Oglethorpe Ga 7 June July 13 12 II Ft n Ga On July July 13 12 II Camp La U-Jul U July 13 12 Ft Bragg N N. C C. son June July 13 12 Ft FL Moultrie S S. S C C. June Jun July 11 12 j Fifth Corps Ar Area a. a Ft B Benj nJ Harrison Harrl Ind 1600 July June July JO-July li It Camp Knox Knoll Ky 15 0 July Jul 2 July 2 2 31 1 Ft FL Thomas Thoma Ky July 3 31 11 Sixth Corps Corp Area Ft III July Aug 31 It Aun 31 21 Ft Brady Drady Mich July lS-Au lS 13 11 Camp Custer Cueler Mich I July Aug 18 15 11 J Du BK Aug 7 I 5 Camp McCoy 2 July 31 U 89 Not NOl nu nasle and nd trainees from Ares I to b. b Math co Corps t at al n. n M Minn Corps 1 Area la III Seventh Corps Area Ft fl De Du Des Moines Jo Iowa 10 Aug Au i 1 i U Ft FL Leavenworth Kan hen 1800 mi 1600 AUB Aug 1 Ft 1200 AUB 10 1 Aug Ft Crook Neb Nb A Aug l-Au l 30 l-Aul l 1 Ft Lincoln N. N D. D Jun July le-July SO U N Nit I. I lot Rule Basle and Infantry trainees from Area to be trained at s Jefferson r anth Corp Cor Barracks Corp 1 Area 10 In III Eighth Corps Corp Area CAmp S S. S D. D Arts Aril Ft t Lc Logan lIan Cola Colo lo June U-Aug U U II Ft Sill SUI Okla 1000 July IS-July U 17 Ft lot DUll Texas i-Au i 7 I 5 Camp Bunts Texas Tn 1200 June July 10 1 Ft July it 11 Francis Francie 1 F. F Warren Wyo Wo so 50 June July U 12 Ninth Corps Corp Area Del Mont Monte Monte- Calif ann tOO July Ft MacArthur Calif i-Aug i S 1 Ju Ft lot V W. Scott Calif lap Jo June July Ly r July 2 J Pr Pru Pres i of Monterey Calif July 21 20 10 Ft t Mont 5 3 July lot Ft Douglas llah July July II 15 Ft 1 Oeo Geo Wright hl Wash Walh i Aug 3 Ft lt Lewis Lele IVash July 21 to 10 Bk vs h Ill Jun 14 July ti 11 Nott Co Corry II 10 Aft Basin aul to aW ard L. L Field Ial traits from om I nl It 15 II a F L i la lo Eighth Cor tort is 1 Aj y a Irel E. E W. W U |
