The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
CAMP lee MEN TAKE
s1,050,00O OF BONDS
Canvass VIII New he Made Among ca.
william Employees ut
Cantonment.
GREAT MEETING MONDAY.
Governor of Two States VIII Deliver
Addresses as Wen ms other Promi-
nens Men.
tBy Stan Correspondent.)

| tBy Stafr Correspondent.)
| Camp Lee. Va. Oct. 1s.-subscrip-
lions to the liberty loan at Camp Lee
passed the million mark today, the FIG
| ure given out as h total being $l.056.-
| s6o. The Three Hundred and Nine
| teenth infantry still leads all the other
units in the amount subscribed with
| sa0T,s50 TO Ats credit Second place
| 10 held by the Three Hundred and
seventeenth regiment and the Three
Hundred and Fifteenth field artillery
regiment has climbed from sixth to
| fifth place. The per capita subscrip-
ton from the camp shows an increase.
the present figure being s34s5 as
against $1,000 the previous day.
Monday night October %. mass
ditorium in the camp site when under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. C. A. a num-
Der of prominent speakers including
Governor Cornwall. Of West Virginia,
and Governor Brumbaugh. of Pennsyl-
vsuia, will make patriotic addresses
with especial reference to the duty OF
all to contribute according to his abil-
| ity to the financial support of the
| government. Governor Henry c.
stuart OF Virginia. has been invited
| TO be present and to speak.
Committee in Charge.
The committee of officers who have
| charge Of the campaign for the sale
| of the bonds in the camp is COM
posed of Lieutenants C, Provost Boyce
and Charles NJ. Jones. Lieutenant
Boyce takes the place OF Captain G.
H. Emory, adjutant of the Three Hun
dred and Twentieth infantry. Lieuten-
ant Jones though quite a young man
has had long experience with bonds and
| bond buyers having for the past seven
| years been connected with one of the
largest bond and security houses in
| Philadelphia
| j. A. Marvin, representing the Amer
| lean Audit company of Richmond, call
| ed on Lieutenant Jones today with the
| purpose of effecting arrangements for
pushing the sale OF bonds among the
civilian employees of the camp. Mr.
Marvin will be Joined by six men from
! the National state and City bank Of
| Richmond, who will assist him in the
! work,
Football Team Formed.
The athletic committee Of Company
| / of the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
| regiment composed of A. B. Mccormick,
of Richmond, L. A Rogers and F. A
| simmons announce the organization of
football team.
! Mccormick won the pickabaek race
at the South Side fair Thursday repre-
| senting his regiment General super
| vision of athletics in this unit is In
/ charge OF Lieutenant r. A. Higgins
! who has recently come from the Her-
ward school of trench warfare, at
! Cambridge, Mass.
.,..oz Up, DIP uiia., ,ltmepodes
Captain r. A. Douglas who has
| been attached to Company l. 31Sth
regiment since its organization was
transferred the first OF the week to
| Company r, of which he is now in
| command. Captain r. c. Powell of
| Company 7 stated today that the per-
! ma.nent commissioned officers in
his company has not yet been decided
upon. The school for non commits
stoned officers was started last week
in which they will be given instruc-
ton in such military tactics as close
order drill and the mea ming OF mill
tary terms Next week they will be
1 given an examination and tested as
instructors In drilling. and upon this
examination end test will depend
largely upon the choice of men for
permanent positions as non-coms.
4 Captain Powell spea king OF mem :
u hers of his company whose early
! educational advantages have been
small said that the original plan was
to have a school in which the ordin-
ary academic subjects would be
taught, Understanding however that
the Y. NJ. G. A. at the camp would
include this work among it's activities
efforts of the officers OF the unit have
been directed into other channels OF
. improvement for the company rfem-
hers. With the idea Of building up
an esprit de corps among the men.
, the company will today be divided
into squads of seven privates and a
corporal.
With the addition of eighty-one men
from the depot brigade. the company
lacks but ten of its full strength of
$50. The overflow who could not be
taken care of in the original bar
racks have been accommodated in the
barracks formerly occupied by Com
pany @. which building they share
with the overflow from Companies
TO have on the first floor reading
and general lounging room for the
use of the men while off duty.
First TO Name Officers.
+ Captain Henry H Burdick. of Com
pany L, s1sth regiment, who is a
Spanish American war veteran. Is
proud of the fact that his company
is the first at the cantoment to make
permanent appointment as non com
missioned officers. Other companies
have made announcements of these
officers previous to this. but CAPITA In
Burdick. states that in his unit the
, actual, decision as to the personnel
of the non CONS. was made before
similar action was taken in any other
The appointments include the follow
ing: Sergeants Jas. W. Brown. OF
Orange: Lohr e. Kern, of Winchester
Sam E. Rees, OF Winchester; and A.
r. Lacky. of Birmingham. Ala Cor
porals Roy Berry. of Crislerville:
Cuthhert Bristow. OF Urbanna: Ear,
H. Clowser, Harold r. Edwards and
Ashhy H. Hillyard all OF Winchester;
william c. Davis. Jr Of West Point;
Walter r. Cravett. OF Orange: Harry
w Fry and Charles D. TAppy. of Uno.
I Va, The Kitchen police of this unit
include George Doal. OF Noxera: Will
I liam J. Conwell, OF Winchester: Frank
| j. Mowehy. of Middletown: and J. r.
Thomas. of irwin gton, and the buElars
are l.. ]. Atchison and p. W. Ayior,
Of Somerset Va The prtvates Of the
first class ere Lacey J. Brown. John
/ A. Chapel, John p. Courtney. Har-
Iry w. Hicks #. H. Hoffman, r. NJ.
Jaskson. r. A. Kline. p. r. Mason. w.
A. Passaagaluppi. f. ]. Pruitt j. NJ.
Seal. J. NJ. Vaughan and J. g. Wat
kins
Two Are Exempted.
Fl. RI Jones. of Blacksburg, and J.
s. Bankenbeck. OF Madison county,