Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-19
||CHMOND'S DRAFT QUOTA
NOW ALMOST COMPLETED
lost Local Boards Have Finished
Work, and Others Are Fast
Ending Task.

lost Local Boards Have Finished
Work, and Others Are Fast
Ending Task.
FEW WHITE MEN YET TO GO
PUT Most OF Contingent to Leave
Tor Camp Lee Will Be Colorcd
Sclec timer -Demonstration in
Their Honor.
All of the local exemption boards
ave either completed or very nearly
'inpieted tho work Of securing the
zen TO represent the initial quota OF
en- from this city at Camp Lee. Peters
nrg Heads OF the five exemption
oaEds OF mis- city are gradually wind
up their work each day. and II Will
VI l." long before they will be ready
handle the second quota Of men.
While tho majority OF the men who
III leave Richmond on Saturday. Oc-
ooer q, viii be co!ored. there also VIII
few white men, who have not
cen sen. &c Camp Lee for various rea-
ons.
n number Of co1ored ana white Of
anizat!ons are planning to give the
zen rousng scndoff. and in all prob
bi!ity big demonstration will be
iHer In the CITY Auditorium on the
.ght OF October &c. Prominent city
iiic.ais are behind the movement. and
Is understood that several prominent
peakers VIII be present at the meeting
m the auditorium. In addition to these
|lhere also will be some colored speak
Yrs OF note present.
While the contingent or men that
"aves on october ~ viii be entirely
:w to the methods OF camp lifc they
f!li not be entirely ignorant OF mill
airy life. Every afternoon drills have
been held for them. and the men are
asst learning the art Of military tao
les. Each division has its drillmaster,
nd this part OF the work has been
progressing nicely.
ELEVEN MEN ARE NOW
CLASSED AS DESEKTERs
Henry W. Ellerson. chief Of Division
70. 2. still has about eleven men who
pave not yet presented themselves FOR
Examination and are classed as desert;
Prs. This board does not wish to be
bard on tho men and hopes that they
Frill present themselves in time TO be
| ent TO Camp Lee with the others.
The list OF tardy men is as follows:
Serial No. 30s2 Alfred Gordon
Booker. State Fair Grounds; order
No. "a
Serial No. a52s-wal,er Hobson. ZOE
-ciGh Street; order No. zoo
Serial No. 3529-Rober, Emery Mob
ey. 20 West Leigh Street: order No. 2ss
Serial No. 2ssc-John Hursk Cor
fIusk). 1903 St. John stree; order No.
pa.
Serial No. 1s3-Robcrt william Aus
In. 52s North First Street; order No
Ei6
Serial No. lls2-sidney colligan. 1o2
West iiiil Street; order No. 1863
Serial No. 33s-Percy Evans, Her
Serial No. 25I7-Rohcrt Bullocks. 1907
Moore Street: order No. 400.
Serial No l2s-Wiliiam Green. 1000
West Leigh Street: CIDER No. iis.
Serial No. 35O2-william Prather.
West Goddin Street; order No. $50.
Serial No. 254e-James Wilson Fleet,
~ West Federal Street: order No. Sc.
LIST OF CoLORED MEN
FROM DIVISION NO. 1
The following colorcd men will be
sent 10 Camp Ice. Petersburg, from
Division No. /. This lis, completes the
quota from tails division. with the OK
"ep,ion OF few white men:
i5-Alhert Lewis. 1871 BlzIr.............. ISL
a s5M1,a he se2 $50 II ;,,
ssi Clair ch Penrs :, i IVES, ?3
g James Lewis 2o2i Gi!ecf, 81
s sF2ssE' H ssis ,;I
Joe LanFhorn 1880 Kepcr: rs
i ,osgf, EJn nIiaH z ~!
ssH s,hsn t sG;th is Eos Eye ys
i9;-Charls- j.. nasbX Ii y 1.lndcn......... Is
iss-Jos oSk Sfn.s l $50 2
iss-sshn d red lSl' Ashland hand .. s;5
1 1ss-%illie coM,T. III IS
Henley Arch ban
1sM!sxandGs nnrley II y; l:ipden... g!
sot Willie /. Boxiey io7 S second 80
2!l-oscar Lane. ?ll $. Second ........... 1881
ss5-James Watts. io5 $. Second Is .
ssLaass,on 'S v.nael to' GO
$$EFrani Wills. 10! s second. 81
So oaiaEa. II + b ''1 D. f Box Sc. 1861
ss-Ernes, bland. $50 S. Second 2 BIZ
blanchard smith, . f canai...:...: 2s6s
Francis 6: Knight. iss5 Taylor 1873
t!t-Wt NE Wyehe. SIS Second .2s.s
.s2-MatihSw Nixon; 395 $. second. III
PpTea WIFI M. 1905 sS Allen Ave... 2l6!
els-Eharies Al rriss. lS35 Tayior......... 1857
arFs 's 81, = 90. g;
sFrank 'G ReitorI us 49,
S:;-RayoTs Taylor; i5I ashland. 1910
Isaiah Cottnan. 500 y FiTsi....... SIS sis
Henry Young, i4AS
DIVISION 40. Z HAS '''''''''''''' $50
COMPLETED IT'S TASK
Chairman Clarke, of Local Board No.
6. has completed the work of assem-
bling his men for the first quota of
drafted men TO be sent to Camp Lee,
and IS now waiting for the men to re-
port to the boards Office on the second
floor OF the Blues Armory. These men
are requested to be present at O'Clock
on the aftern OF October %. This
board was one Of the first in the city to
finish Its work.
The list from this division follows:
Gady. williamsburg Va.
s5t-Rohcrt Hall 1877 l-2 y. Second...... 6
IS7s-E. j. Chambers IA y. Seventeenth s
7ss-James Lee. rs n: Second. ........... Is
23ss-Iack Raines 7os T. Eourth......... i
3os?-Edward johnson. 1904 n Fifth..... q
Green. sic f. Federai 2S
2lss-w. A. Angel. 92l Short Nineteenth. SIS
9i5-Leonard Pitts Box los. X. T.. ID o.. IS
1913 Charles Peterson. 1903 ". Seventeenth az
2o!o-Joseph K Loving, Jr;, 2o9 E. Leigh. %
l1s2-AlIen TaT ,Is., provideHce n. l. .... g
26sI-Sam Lashley. 500 " Thrtcenth...... Gs
Sio-Wiibur j. Scott. 9oi T. Turpin... Is
I26I-Willam Garne,t AS y. Fifth 90
r. Thomas. Sn2 ". Second %
Gibbs. 1913 Short Nineteenth 81
2314-Isaac Plenty. 1917 Ccdar........... 90
Sssss SG's Nick f. i6i ivb,s ~
4 Ja,p McK nj ING r. "a