THE TRAINING CAMP
At the Training Camp, sometimes designated the
"Canton-
ment Camp," the recruits, much to their pleasure,
traded the tents & cots of the Maneuver Grounds for newly
constructed wooden barracks and real beds with mattresses.
For an initial period of from several days to a couple
of weeks, the recruits worked at perfecting their drills,
learned extended order and interior guard, and were taught
basic skills in boxing and wrestling. Soon, however, though
they continued to reside at the Training Camp, the recruits
began daily marches to the Rifle Range.
JOE RENDINELL LIKES THE NEW CAMP & BARRACKS JUST FINE
Next morning [after their final day on the Maneuver Grounds] we marched back to the main camp. Say, it was fine ~ new barracks, baths, Y.M.C.A., K.C., outside picture show, real beds to sleep on. Our mess hall was new & we had dishes. It was whole lot better than eating out of a mess kit.
We were drilled to scale a 15 foot wall. This was the last of our hard drilling on Paris Island. Then the best part of all~ the rifle range.
J.E. Rendinell, One Man's War
GUS GULBERG PRONOUNCES THE NEW CAMP "A REAL PLACE"
On June 23rd [1917] we arrived at the "New Barracks." This was a real place. We slept in spring beds and had mattresses and pillows. In back of every bunk house was a bath house with shower baths and tanks for washing clothes. Here we were vaccinated and given four typhoid inoculations. The drills kept getting hotter and we were now on our last leg ofleg of close-order drill training.
~Sgt Martin Gus Gulberg, A War Diary
CAMP NEWS
Pvt. Cochran has been transferred from K Co. to Headquarters for duty in the Post Commander's office.
Capt. Horace C. Cooper joined this Post Saturday, having been trans-ferred here from Haiti.
Pvt. Mallet was transferred from 75th Co. to Headquarters Sunday as Motorcycle driver.
Sgt. Bohn returned from detached duty at the Norfolk navy yard and reports a pleasant trip.
The Marine, March 6, 1918
AT THE EAST "Y"
A good program of entertainment was carried out at East Wing "Y" Tuesday night which was most pleasing to all who attended.
Private Rodenhouse of company 94 sang two tenor solos in a most pleasing manner. He has a light lyric voice which is bound to please. Pvt. McCreath of company 74 kept the boys in an uproar all of the time he occupied the stage. This is usual of McCreath's work and is always bound to get a laugh. Private McLuckie of company 94 used his fine bass voice to fine advantage in his selections, and showed that he had acquired previous training.
The camp favorite tenor singer, Private Lenihan of the NCO school, treated the audience with several well rendered solos.
 Private Breckinridge of NCO school gave a reading which was heartily applauded.
YMCA Secretary "Shorty" Wallen brought the program to a close with a few tenor solos which were rendered in his usual pleasing manner. A large part of the success of the evening rests upon the pianists who very capably handled their part. Private Tucker, the pop-ular little pianist of company 81 playing for Privates Rodenhouse Lenihan and secretary Wallen while Private Fisher of company 94 fingered the worries for Private McLuckie.
~The Marine, Vol I, No.19, Wednesday, May 29, 1918
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