Despite the torrid weather this has been an active day for members of Company K, Concord’s military unit, for they entrain during the afternoon for Camp Glenn where, for two weeks, they will be fed, housed and clothed by the state of North Carolina as they train in annual encampment.
The work of loading the company equipment on the special cars was begun early this morning and most of the stuff had been loaded by noon. Huge trucks were used for the work and details from the personnel of the company did the actual loading. The baggage cars with the equipment will be picked up at the same time the day coaches containing the men are picked up by an afternoon train.
The company members observed Mobilization Day before entraining. A recruiting officer from the company was stationed on the court house lawn during the day to receive enlistments from one-day recruits, and shortly after the noon hour a parade was stated by the company.
The company will be at Camp Glenn two weeks and will take up various phases of modern training while there. All of the mornings will be given over to drill work with schools in the early afternoons and recreation periods in the late afternoons.
The company expects to reach its destination early tomorrow so camp can be pitched during the day.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, July 4, 1925
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