The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
ECONOMY PRACT|CtO
IN CAMP LEE LIFE
That Waste of Coal and Wood
Re Cut to Minimum

Camp Lee. Nov. 1o.-Indicating the
earnest intention OF the government
not only TO enforce me conservation
of fuel by f@fsblddtsig tEle -i&sss of coal
Tor purposes other than necessary,
but also by effecting such saving as
IS possible in all the cantonnents.
camps and army posts. an order was
issued today at Camp Lee, based on
instructions from Washington. Sue
cinctly stated. the order shows that
while the health and even the COM
fort OF officers and men will not be
disregarded. wa ste of both coal and
wood is TO be cut to the minimum II
was formerly the case that Uncle Sa m
permitted his nephews TO consume q
quarter OF a cord OF wood when an
armful would suffice, but the word
has gone forth that economy must
rule.
An enact or approximate estimate
of the amount which the government
hopes TO save by a rigid enforcement
of this order is not available. but is
by no means small. Sc ldiers. like CIV
ilians. have doubtless in the past
carelessly considered that the public
Golfers xere ii1led to overlooking and
that when the coal bin or the wood
box was empty its replenishment was
a very easy matter. Prudence and
thrift. however, must now control the
action of those who feed the fires
OF much interest to the many
friends OF Major Ferdinand Schmit-
ter. of the ba se hospital at this camp.
Is the announcement of his departure
Yesterday for Governors Island. y.
Y. to be examined for promotion.
Prior to the arrival of Colonel Thomas
l. Rhodes. the surgeon IN command
of the medical corps of the Eightieth
division. Major Schnirtter was In
charge and then and since. he has
soldiers and civilians by his~attractive
manners and engaging personality.
The number of soldiers at this can
Torment is now about $4,000 and this
number is being Increased daily by
small parties of both white and coll
ored drafted men,
A feature OF company that dis
1t from most OF the other
companies and batteries at this camp
is the fact that all it's officexs except
one are Virginians. Captain John w.
James. of Lynchhurg. commands tho
company and the neutenants are y.
r. Ancarrow, of Richmond, Sam l..
Hamilton, of Richmond, and Harry
w tlflk. Oh NaSflIsiElNIs IL \.
4 glee club has recently been
formed in company A md the meet
ings on Wednesday and Saturday
nights are brim full of music. There
are about twenty-five members and a
vocal quartet adds tc the melody of
the banjo. the guitar and mandolin.
The quartet members are j. j. Cole
nan, Robert s, Roadcap, John VI.
Craft and Frank A. German. The
are held in the recreation
room OF the barracks, which Is fur
nished with victrola, piano. pool ia
BILE. a library and about a dozen
Several Richmonders appear in the
list OF corporais Of company X. Three
Hundred and Eighteenth regiment
(Nirginia) who received their war
rants yesterday. These noncommis-
stoned officers. are Wesley Wright.
William j. Whipple. Jr.. William Fl.
Gilman, John r. Grant, all of Rich
mond:. Luther /. f. Rudasill. Brown
town: Myron b. Thompson. Vienna:
Mccoy A. Percy. Capron; Warren 3.
Olinger; William T. Lea.
Blanche. N. c.; Olive NJ. Sisson.