Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
BLUES ARE REAss|GNEO
TO THE 18TH DIVISION
Plans for Great Thanksgiving Cele.
bration Disrupted - Ordered
From Remoiint Station.
MAY SEE SERVICE IN FRANCE
Transfer Immediately Follows Cen
eral PershiHg's Call for Cavalry
"Over There''-Men Forced to Va
cate Tastcfully Decorated Camp.
Especial to The Ttmcs-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.]
-.NSIsToN.. .ALA4,S .November aS.-The
transfer of the Richmond blues back
! into the Twenty ninth Division almost
simultaneously with Pcrshing's call for
cavalry over there" may mean that
the troopers will be sent 10 France
Nevertheless, they are a disappointe ed
bunch at the disruption OF some of
their plans.
Just as they had succeeded in beau
tifyins the grounds around their head
quarters. getting their tents lined and
made comfortable for the winter. and
as they were putting the finishing
touches on their elaborate plans for
the holding OF Thanksgiving festival
and horse show. tho Blues werc all
torn UP SUNDAY afternoon by the re-
ceipt OF War Department, orders rcas-
signing the outfit TO the Twenty ninth
Division.
The Virginia cavalry began the work
OF moving into other quarters next to
the supply depot carly this morning.
and it will he several days before they
will have their quarters in the desired
order. The detachment has been sta
toned on the hill near the machine
gun battalion for the past few weeks.
and during this time the men of the
outfit had decorated the approaches to
their quarters in a tasteful manner, and
the appearance OF this camp was con-
"dered TO be one OF the show places
between Admission and the camp.
Formal announcement from the press
committee Of the Rlucs is as follows:
Plans for the Thanksgiving festival
of the Eichmond Blues have been hit
by IA forty-ccntimeter II. T.. shell, mil
itarily speaking. Orders were received
late in the afternoon Sunday. the 25th.
for the squadron To leave the remount
depot at Camp Mcclellan for "a new
station at once. and this move has COM
pletcly eliminated all prospects OF
holding the cavalry meet and horse
show So enthusiastically planned for
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t Is
great disappointment to all concerned
In the festival that military necessity"
has taken this turn. but il is one of
those things that Il soldier has always
TO bear in mind when making plans
for anything. and the boys are taking
II as philosophically as possible.
In spite Of the fact. however. that IL
will be impossible to hold ;ae field
events, Sergeant Frank Cutchins OF
the general social committee. advises
that the new move will not interfere
with the ball to he given in Admission
on Thursday evening by the squadron.
and plans for this remain uncha aged
Now that il appears that this is TO be
the only original feature OF tho festival
to remain. efforts will he redoublcd 10
make it Il more brilliant affair than
ever.
In addition TO the Thanksgiving ball
the Blues Cotilliou Club have issued
invitations 10 their monthly dance on
Wednesday evening. November 2S This
will be ono Of tho most attractive fca-
lures planned for tho holiday and il
is hoped by all parties Interested that
military necessity will not interfere
with these two affairs. AS stated be-
fore. however, AS far as can be seen
at this time, nothing will happen to
cause any change in these plans and
In spite OF tho great disappointment
on all sides at the forced abandonment
of the field events, etc. the Rlues hone
to mako this memorable Thankssiv-
ing.