Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-28
ROTARY CLUB ENTERTA|NS
OFFICERS FROM CAMP LEE
Realistic Scene l. Staged in Ball
room at Hotel Rich
mUnu.
DIR, FREEMAN MAKES ADDRESS
Rcpur, Of Committee Shows That
Large Number of Soldiers Want
Thiuugh-Train Service From Camp
Lee to Richmond.

Lee To Richmond.
only the firing OF the cannon and
The falling Of the wounded soldiers
were necessary TO give the war scene
staged by the Rotary club in the ball
room OF the Richmond Hotel last nigh,
the effect OF real battle field in ac-
ton. Tor tho trenches were there, tho
barhod-wirc cntang lcmcnts was evil
dent. and mo mans land" was visible
from all sides. so accurate was the
effect of a battle field that on entering
The hall one would ;hink that he WAS
dashim@ into - sector of the battle
fields in France.
uu entering the mimic battle field
the members al the club and their
guests. including many officers from
Camp Lee. had 10 20 through the com
muuicatinc trench tina, blocked the
door. They then had TO fight their
WAY through the barbcd wire cutanglc-
iucnts, charged With electric current
make a ha$ty march over mo mans
land" and then move down into the
frSt-line trenches. theirs finding tho
tables set before them. Many of the
members OF the club were los, in the
march because they could not ind
their proper trench, it being hidden
10y hurlap which gave the appearance
Of hidden trench. All in all the
scene was the mos; realistic OF its Il ind
ever staged in this city, and the idea
for the OCCASION was very clcverly car
rcd ont.
OETICEns FROM CAMP LEE
GUESTS or ROrARIANS
Some of the officers were heard 10
remark that the men who built the
trenches IN the ballroom should apply
for commissions as officers in the gov
actual war trenches. And when the
men finally found themselves seated in
the trenches they were glad tina; they
had survived. and rcjoiced when the
eating part Of the program began,
only candles in the front-linc
,rcurhcs lighted the room. and that
made the battle field appear very dark.
hut realistic. The members were then
ready to make tho charge. and when
tho band, which on this occasion was
the jazz band of tho one hundred and
Fourteenth Aero Squad, AT Fulton,
struck its patriotic music that swcllcd
into the air the men made dashinG
charge over mo mans land" and right
into the heart Of a good supper. Vic
tory was theirs: they had fought nobly
and won.
About ,hirty-Gvc officers from Camp
Lee came over as tho invited guests OF
the Rotary club. and were presented
TO tho members Of the club by Major
c. Fred Cook. adjutant of the one
Hundred and SiNticth Infantry Brigade
at Camp lee. II member of the Wash
inEtou Rotary club and a former news
editor ot the Washington star. As each
uHu rose to speak scarchiight WAS
turned ON him
FREEMAN DELIVERS
MESSAGE TO THE KAISER
II was given 10 Dr. Douglas =. FREQ
man 90 deliver ~ Message 10 the kai-
ser" II" told the Kaiser about the
morale of the American army. and his
-uttcranCrS thrilled the 100 people that
were present lie paid a glowing conf
plimCut to the American army, and
said tina; Ii" knew that it would give
an excellent account OF itself when
given - chance on The battle field.
Dr frccmcn denounced as without
know lcdS" OF thc facts those who have
bccr SAYING that England is letting
others fight its battles. Though pay
ing a high tribute to the English and
The great light they are making. he
said that tn" greatest army the world
has ever known is the present French
army under General rctaiu. The [
American army, he said, was merely
potential aud must learn from The
British and French the art OF modern
warfare. lie expressed no undue OPP
timism nor was he pcssimistic. but
believed that by The united effort of
tho allies sQpn tiipe in 1919 or 1920. |
after great l9.scS 70 all part icipants. |
the victory will come The war. he
said, would require all Of this draft. |
all OF the next one, and probably all
or tho men in the call after that be-
fore there can come decision.
MANY CAMP LEE MEN
ASK ron THROUGH TRAIN
Thomas SydnOr. for the committee on