The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-27
MAY MOVE CAMP TO
FAIR GROUND OVAL
Colonel Salomonsky viii Probably
Decide Today AS To Occupying
Different Ground.
CAMP LIFE MORE POPULAR
General Leave Now Granted After
$50 T.. M.-OGlcers' Conferences
Now Held Mt 1880 O'Clock \. VI.
Daily.

| Movement OF the troops now located
! in Sherwood Park to the camp
/ grounds recently vacated by the First
and Second Regiments in the oval in
the Fair Grounds is being considered
! by the camp authorities. and it is
likely that such a change will be
thought of such value that tho re-
moval will shortly be ordered. Colonel
Salomonsky. camp commandment. with
members of his staff, made an in
spection Of the grounds yesterday. and
found them well suited for the three
commands now camped in Sherwood
Park
While 1t is not known that the
Field Hospital and Blues Cavalry will
be moved. il is practically certain that
the Field Artillery will chal ge their
camping ground. II has been pointed
out that the camp OF the artillery is
the most seriously effected by heavy
rains. and 1t is not the desire of
| Colonel Salomonsky to subject the
men TO repetition of the discomfort
caused by the recent torrential rains.
During all OF the wet weather the field
within the oval of the Fair Grounds
remained in excellent condition, and
/ for this reason the removal Of the
artillery camp is almost certain
Would &c Moro Concentrated.
I The suggestion that all three OF
the commands be transferred Is being
considered, since then the camp would
| be more concentrated, and there Is
| no reason for its present distributed
condition since the Fair Grounds can
/ accommodate all of the men. The
! field hospital. cavalry and artillery
were placed in Sherwood Park only
! because there was not room enough
| for them in the Fair Grounds. and
now that the First and Second Regi-
ments have left. the ground they va
Gated should be used. as 1t will fully
answer their needs.
1t has been pointed ont that the
! Held artillery camp cover entirely too
much ground. In the regular army
military camps commands of even
| larger size than the Virginia Battalion
| are comfortably taken care OF in
smaller camps. In the Fair Grounds
kitchens ere already built, and there
Is ample space for the artillery. and
stables for the horses.
Due to some delay. the engineer
corps were not mustered into the
! United States service today, but it Is
expected that the formalities will be
conducted today, 1t has been re-
marked that this command Is the
most industrious that has been In
camp, each man displaying COM
mendable determination OF purpose
and a desire to serve his country.
Pure patriotism has kept this com
hnr Err
of difficulties, and Il is not unlikely
that they will be the first sent to the
border for their needed service.
General Leave Granted.
General leave after $50 p NJ for
alr men in the camps. except those
on guard duty. has been granted by
General SaIoruonsky. According to
the men, this ie ora OF the best or
Iders that has been -post.1 n camp,
and every night the camp is nracti-
Cafty deuopuaNtcd
Two recruits for the Second Reei-
mcnt of Infantry arrived In camp yes
terday from PETERSBURG. the first to
be sent TO the n ob.,ization camp since
the recruiting details left for duty at
their st-"iona last Sunday These men
will be htted oat by tho camp quarter
master, ard then sent on to the Wiz
| | rinla rendezvous for Infantry at Fort
| NlEsT, AFTER n snort raining they Will
be transferred t. their companies on
tho Mexican border.
| On officers conference Nes been In
auru~a'ed AZ Crrno st@e,t. and every
morning n II - O'Clock the command.
ing officers ot all tho con1ends meet
1T heaCopFrlerr end Wan the camps
, ! government TNrsn conferences are
, found very bcpc9~i~I
1'ha Quart 49,, .stN~'s ro~ar+-7~rt was
occupied vestHrd9v IN dietrihutlr IN
RAJ ions for n. re~t eve d7vs to tho
new, and such o.her Items as they
WIN need.
| Instructions have b~ez Issued % the
camp 70 nut the roads on the Pound
IN passab'e condition. When the
ty-nchinr r'ochines were at work on
the sewerage so~1e os tho roads we're
tom up az thu hove never Been re-
stored ~ their former state, me re-
re0t rains having made them very
ta0
Wash'n~' IN md Governors island
are r"ra'r!ug quiet on the urgent rep
presentations ny authorities that the
men be furr shed horses, General Sale
had received TO advices yesterday on
The subject. aud II was stated that the
delay may re occasioned by the fact
that training camp for the men is
in sight. and that they will be sent