The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-03

bring the four troops up to the peace
| strength. The Blues are now sending
about the State to obtain cooks, horse
shoers and other men for the squad.
| A regular routine of drilling and
| lectures is being followed at the Blues
armory. Daily hikes are being held
occupying three hours in the morning
and two hours In the afternoon, and
/ lectures to the men are delivered fire.
iquently
! Religious services were conducted
at the camp yesterday by several of
the Richmond and visiting clergy.
They were all we'll attended by the
soldiers, and many of the visitors to
the camp were also present.
Religious Observance of Day.
At 9 O'Clock the Right Rev. Msgr.
O'Farreli, of the Sacred Heart Cathe-
dral, celebrated mass in the audito-
rum of the Young Mems Christian
Association. Regimental services were
held at 1890 o'clock by DR.. Cleve-
land Hall. for the First Regiment,
Second. Dr. Hall is said TO be the
only chaplain in the army who is a
graduate of West Point. Among some
I of his fellow cadets at the academy
were Generals Bliss. Scott and Bell.
DR.. Smith was the chaplain in Stone
twall Jacksons brigade.
DIR. Lloyd T. Wilson. of the Grace
Street Baptist Church, held services
| in the grandstand at 330 o'clock. dur
| ing which he preached a sermon on
Influence" For this service the
grandstand and the parade ground
were packed with soldiers and hun
F, dreds of people who were visiting the
camp.
At 7:30 O'Clock last night Bishop
Collins Denny delivered a sermon in
the auditorium of the Y. NJ. G. a.
| Every night at the Association au-
ditorium gospel services are held from
! 1890 to $40. after which free NOV
ing picture entertainment is given
lasting until 10 o'clock
| Since the opening of the Y. NJ. G. A.
at the camp 200 sheets of paper
and envelopes have been issued TO
the men. and three bushels of mail
with stamp sales of $50 is a daily
average. MIR. Ackley. State secretary
/ of the Association. stated yesterday
! that a New Testament would be given
each soldier before he left the camp.
Camp Sanitary; Men Well.
Colonel 10 Lane Stern stated yes
terday that conditions at the camp
are constantly improved. All of the
sewerage system for the First Regi-
ment is completed, and that for the
Second Regiment will be finished to-
/ day. All of the mess kitchens have
( been screened, and with other meas
ures taken. the number of flies at the
! camp has been greatly diminished.
! Colonel stern and Major Israe
Brown are carrying out systematic
policing of the camp, which is pre-
venting any act on the part of the
soldiers or civilians that might rem.
der the camp unsanitary to any de.
gree. The first rounds are made al
/ s o'clock in the morning, following
with a second inspection about noon
and concluding with one in the even
ing
There continues an absence of seri
ous sickness, The greatest number OF
complaints are from the men as q
result OF the typhoid incubation. bat
they are rapidly recovering. The most
severe case. that OF John Cox. OF
Newport News. who was removed &c
/ the Memorial Hospital, is said to be
greatly improved. and he is expected
TO leave the hospital possibly tomor.
row
/ Beginning this morning strict camt
routine and drilling will be followed
by all of the companies. and this will
be continued for as long as the mer
remain III camp mere Inc prOErau
includes five ho"-s of drill. hikes, lee
lures and military practices of various
kinds
Sacks of Straw Bed Some.
Major Wright stated yesterday thai
an abundauce of supplies of ever.
kind, except cots, was a the camp
md the men were well taken care of
/ Those who did not have the cots are
sleeping in sacks filled with straw
These are. furnished hy the govern
ment, and are very comfortable.
II was announced that stores ane
ordnance. supplies, tenting and eauip
ment of all kinds in the camp ar,
valued at about 100000 A seconC
installment of $4,000 has been turne,
over to the paymaster to take care o
the expenses of the camp. the first in
stallment of $4,000 having been ex
hausted
Colonel Stern announced that h
had examined Second Lieutenan
George NJ Gilkerson. of Company NJ
First Regiment, and Second Lieuten
ant Hugh C. Minton. of the machin,
gun company of the FIRST Infantry Il
whom commissions would be imme
diately delivered.
Mobilize Engineers Wednesday
on Wednesday the Virginia Com
pany. Corps OF Engineers. will go t.
the camp for mobilization. Examina
tons will be held and the men viii
be mustered in on that day Captain
F, s. Splatt is in charge of this com
mand, which numbers about one hun
dred
In the Richmond Grays YESTERDAY
Private Frank c, Lowry was eiecte,
to sergeant maj for All of the mem
hers OF the battalion were reported /,
good condition
When all OF the regiments leave tn,
camp for the border. about 500 mel
will he left at the camp, the numbe
rejected on account of physical exami
nations. They will be formed into com
panies and drilled daily, an officer be
ing left in command here for this pur
pose. AS soon thereafter as possihl,
the men will be paid their salaries
physical disability certificate made gu
and transportation furnished to thei
homes.
Ten Theusnnd visitors.
Yesterday afternoon the Second Reg
iment Band held a concert near cam,
headquarters and rendered a program
that pleased the soldiers and peopl,
at the camp. Later In the day sec
ond concert was held in the grand
stand.
Perhaps 10000 people or more Wis
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