Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
CAMP LEE IS AWAITING
COMING OF THIRD QUOTA
Machinery Working Smoothly for Re-
ception Of New Men for Ma
tional Army.
NO COLORED TROOPS SENT
Expected That 6,000 Future Soldiers
VIII BE Received at Cantonment
Within Next Four Days-Trip to
State Fair Planned.
70 CoLORED TROOPS SENT
tFrom a STAFF Correspondent ]

tFrom a Staff Correspondent.l
CAMP LEE. VA. October mo
colored troops will be sent to Camp
Lee in the third quota Of National
Army men which will begin arriving
at the cantonment tomorrow. At
least no information to the effect that
they will be has been received here
by General Adelbert Cronkhite. COM
mandlng the camp. and no arrange
ments have been made for their receL
ton. The present understanding Is
that only white selected men will COM
pose the 20 per cent which are due In
the camp within four days.
Officers in night and day details will
be on duty at headquarters for the re-
ception of the men. and Lieutenant
Colonel Hunt. the division judge-advo-
cate, has made the necessary arrange
ments in Richmond and Petersburg
to have officers on duty in both cities
for the purpose OF handling the men
on their arrival. Restaurants will be
kept open at the station. and the men
VIII be fed to assure their arrival Mt
the camp in the proper condition.
vent all Of the men from eating. the
and those not furnished with meals
in either Richmond or Petersburg will
be able to eat here.
ABOUT 5000 MEN
EXPECTED AT CAM
1t Is expected that approximately
5000 men will reach the camp on
the third quota. Everything is ready
for their arrival. and no difficulty Is
expected in handling them. The Of
ficers here have had so much expert
ence In getting the men settled In
their military life, that the system
used Is in perfect operation. The same
officers and men who have been as
signed to tho duty OF receiving tho
first and second quotas will form the
reception committee" for the new
drafties
Advices were received to-day by
General Cronkhite from Manager
Saunders. OF the Virginia State Fair
Association. that the board OF directors
Of the association had passed favor.
ably on the Idea Of bringing a bat
talon Of the hest drilled National Army
men to the fair to be held in Rich
mond next week. This means that the
fair management will stand all ex-
pense incident to the visit Of the troops
to the exhibition. and give their pa
irons an opportunity to see the effects
of several weeks military instruction
here.
Just what day the men Will make
the Trip has not been decided. A rep
resentative of the association will
reach the cantonment shortly. when
the matter will be discussed and all
plans made. The matter is in the
hands or Captain A. NJ. Dobie aid to
General Cronkhite. and he will make
All arrangements, with The approval
or the commanding officer.
is Planned to send q full battalion
10 tne fair The companies making
up this unit will bo selected after =
review In which each command will
be given an opportunity to show lust
how we'll prepared IL is to represent
the division at the exhibition. Manv
or the companies here are putting In
many hours of drill. starting in after
supper for several hours. and deyot-
ing Wednesday and Saturday after
moons, and even Sunday, to rerfectinr
their training
RICHMOND BOYS HOPE
TO Make TRIP TO FAIR
So'hptHieS VI tHe second and Third
Battalions of the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment, both of which
arc largely composed of Richmond
boys, are working hard to make the
trip tc the fair Major Charles Syyeeny.
OF the Second Battalion, and Major
Jennings c. Wise, IT the Third Rat
talon. arc busy In getting their mon
In shape. and both OF them are try
Ing TO have the successful companies.
Members OF Company f, Of the Sec
ond Battalion. commanded by Captain
John Crum. which Is made up almost
entirely of Richmond boys, are work
ing like Spartans for the trip. These
men have not been at the camp as
long as several OF the other companies
In their regiment, but by extra drill
Ing and hard effort. they believe they
will be able to mako a showing hat
Continual on Third PagsD