Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-05
RICHMOND SOLDIER WINS
RANK OF SERCEANT-NAJOR
To Anthony J. Cross Falls Appoint.
ment i'm Second Battalion of
31Sth Regiment.
EAsTERLY is MADE CORPORAL
Day's Arrivals in Camp Lee Number
ABOUT 1,160, of Which Virginia
furnishes 1873, West Virginia, 500,
and Pennsylvania, 056.
GFrom a STAFF Correspondent +,

lfrom a Stan Correspondent z.
CAMP LEE, VA, October ITO the
lot of Richmond man to-day fell
the appointment as sergeant-maior OF
the second Battalion of the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth Regiment. He
is Anthony j. Cross. and with the is
suance OF the warrant to-day by Cap
tain s. ]. Raymond, adjutant Of the
regiment, the, man had the chevrons
placed on his sleeve; and he Sperma-
nantly assumed his rank. One other
hichmond man was made a noncom-
missioned officer to-day, he being
Danlel Z. Easterly. He was made cor
porai In Company II. of the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth Regiment.
Other Nirginians winning appoInt-
ments to-day in this regiment are as
follows. all of them being in COMPANY
H: TO be serseants-Edward l.. McCor.
mick. of Berryville; Henry K. Riley. of
Whitepost: G. H. Wilder, of Charlottes-
vile. and Edwin T. Powell. of Accomac
County. To be corporal-H. A. Hoyels
rud. of Lodge.
MANY NEW SOLDIERS
ARRIVE AT CAMP LEE
approximately 1,160 men from Vir-
ginia. West Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA
arrived at the camp to-day. The total
from Virginia was 1873. from West Vtr-
sinia. 356. and from PENNSYLVANIA. s56.
The counties represented in the men
received from Virginia were as follows:
Buchanan. fifteen; Russell, thirty-three:
Frederick twenty: Halifax, forty seven;
brunswick. two, and Montgomery, eigh-
teen.
AS the men from the eastern section
OF the State are received. they are
being assigned to the Second Battalion,
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment, commanded by Major Charles
sweeney. This battalion will be the
first in camp to be increased to the
full war strength Of ESQ men to the
company. To accommodate this num-
Der, the four companies of the bat
talion-E, F.. G and H-have moved
from their quarters to nearby bar
racks. This will enable each company
to have two barracks. $50 men to be
housed in one of them. while the other
will take care of 100.
The Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment again came to the front to-
day when the number of Liberty bonds
subscribed to in the two days the ad-
vance campaign for the sale of the
loan has been going on reached 600.
The campaign will not get under way
properly for several days as yet and
from the beginning already made, 1t
looks as If the Eastern Virginia regi-
ment will make the record of the camp.
j. w. Moore, a regular-army man,
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment has been made band leader,
and has also enrolled a sufficient num-
ber of men for the band. Instruments
are needed now, and the men are wait
ing on the government for these. It is
also hoped that in the meantime some
Of the musical organizations will come
to the rescue of the band players and
give them the use of band pieces. in
order that they may add some music
to the life of the camp. If the regi-
ment could get the loan of instruments
Immediately, 1t would be the first or
ganization to complete it's band.
COMPANIES ARE FORMING
ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS
Each of the companies of this regi-
ment is busy forming athletic associa-
tions. Company A completed i:s asso-
citation, and Company z to-day an
nounced it's organization. The officers
are as follows: w. A. Flick, Broad
way president; a. w. Burfoot. Fem
tress. vice-president; w. b. Fentress,
Norfolk, secretary, and C. d, Burr.
treasurer.
This company will ALSO add literary
section to its association. and debates
will be conducted between men of the
various companies. The school which
Is being conducted by Company Z Is
for troopers who desire to make ad-
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