. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . iation an immense amount ofpersonal attention and daily service during the greater part of this period. Hispersonal interest in the men, his determination that the work should be main-tained on an efficient business basis, his willingness to take the initiative whenany new emergency arose, were factors which early placed the Associationin a position where it could operate with a maximum of service and a minimumof strain. The officers on leave had only a few days in their home towns. In somecases they were able to s
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . iation an immense amount ofpersonal attention and daily service during the greater part of this period. Hispersonal interest in the men, his determination that the work should be main-tained on an efficient business basis, his willingness to take the initiative whenany new emergency arose, were factors which early placed the Associationin a position where it could operate with a maximum of service and a minimumof strain. The officers on leave had only a few days in their home towns. In somecases they were able to secure voluntary support for the Fort Sheridan Asso-ciation from home sources, but in the majority of cases they were instructedto leave this to civilian representatives of the Fort Sheridan Association whowould assume the responsibility after their departure. The Board of Directors, co-operating under Mr. J. J. Mitchell, Chairmanof the Citizens Committee, with the assistance of Mr. Charles W. Folds, con-ducted a financial campaign lasting only one week in the City of Chicago. MR. ALFRED COWLES Civilian President The Fort Sheridan Association 26 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION and raised approximately $125,000, which, with small amounts from othersources, has constituted the Fort Sheridan Association fund which has beenused for loans, for assistance to families and for general w^ork of readjustmentafter the war, but not a cent of this fund has ever been spent for currentexpenses. From the beginning of the organization, every effort w^as made by cor-respondence and visitation to include in the membership of the Fort SheridanAssociation all the men from the First Camp as w^ell as from the containing information with reference to the Association were putin the hands of all officers at Camp Custer and Camp Grant and the ExecutiveManager subsequently visited these camps in order to enlist their this connection, it is interesting to state that the organiza
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