Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-15
four UNITS LEAVE
FOR CAMP TONIGHT
Rockbridge Artillery Headquar-
ters and Supply Companies
Go Together.
SIGNAL CORPS GETS ORDERS
Movement Will Leave Richmond
Grays' Battalion as Only Vir-
ginia Troops Here.

tnciT journey toward active service
abroad orders to cntrain to o-night hav-
Ing been received yesterday by Battery
tRockbridgc Artillery. Headquar-
ters Company and Supply Company.
First Virginia Regiment. Field Artil-
lery, and by Company a. Signal Corps.
National Guard Of Virginia. Trains
bearing these units are scheduled to
leave half-hour after midnight. their
destination being Anniston. ALL. wh-ro
the troops will join other VirSiniars
now in training at Camp McClell
IL WAS at first thought that these
organizations would not move until
tomorrow night. or possibly Monday
morning. but definite instructions 4"
leave to-nlgit make il certain tha
dotinE parcn.~. fond wives and sweet.
hearts have but a few brief hours to
hid their soldiers Sood-by.
Orders were issued last night di-
rectins all tn, artillery units to form
ut ll:30 o'clock tonight in front Of
the liowitzers Armory. North Eighth
Street
The artillerymeL will proceed to An
nis,on under command of CoIousl
Thomas Ai. Wcrtham. and they are ex-
pectcd to arrive at Camp Mcclellan
WI iH6 tiG tuOOn AlOnudy.
CARRY RATIcNs FOR SEVEN
DAYS AE"rEN ARRIVAL
Battery K, First Regiment, at Dam
willie. Will entra. II at the same hour at
Dauvilie- The II ain carrying the Rich
Uiond troops will consist of i've tourist
cLrs. one baggage ear and two box
cars. The soldiers must he aboard tho
train and -.eady for departure at l2:3u
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
These trool.s will carry SEVEN days
rAtions In addition to the necessary
travel raiiGn.. This will be done in
orde! that they may avoid ap ,lying to
the r,.up Quartcrmas,er AT Admission
Tor subsistence uLot their Arrival
Medical Officers will accompany the
Richmond and Danviiie soldiers
The Easter, Department. At Cover
nor's Island. New York, has directed
that the full quota OF heavy .tsn,age
be carried DO that 1t Is expected that
the troops will be u. der canvas in
stead OF In barracks az was originally
supposed.
The First Battalion. FIRST Virginia
Field Artillery. is still at Fort DEle-
thorpe. Ga. under command Of Lieu
&c enant-Colonel William NJ. Myers. OF
this city. This unit is expected to Join
Its regiment in about two months
When mobilizet this regiment will be
composed of forty-ive officers and 100
enlisted men, who will be under COM
mand OF Colon,l Worthanl. who Will
receive orders from BriEadier- General
Barber. commanding the Twenty ninth
Division. United States Army.
The signal corps will also depart
at l2:31 o'clock tonight. 1t will be
Joined at Danville by Battery L. The
body will he formed at the Grays'
Armory. Seventh and Marshall Streets,
in ample time to he aboard the tram
and ready to depart on scheduled time.
Detailed instructions covering this will
be issued to-day.
The signal corps is composed Of
sevehty-tive men. under command OF
Captain Edwin r. Conquest and First
Lieutenants Deane Haw and Colvin l..
Ervay.
With the departure of these four
commands, the Richmond Grays. First
Battalion. First Virginia Regiment,
Will he the only active local military
organization not in training camp.
The Grays have been encamped this
week near Taylor's Crossing, and arc
expected To return to the city MT
o'clock to-day. orders TO leave for
Admission are expected 10 reach Major
j. Fuimer Bright Vt any minute.
Ambulance Company No As now
forming In Richmond under the au-
spices OF the Richmond Chapter. Amer
lean Red Cross. is awaiting orders
from the War Department to move TO
Camp Lee. When word To go forward
is received. probably forty-eiEht hours
will be allowed 10 gather tho men from
the various States where MANY are
spending the time at their homes be-
fore entering military service.
WAITING FOR ORDERS
TD tO T1 CAMP LEE
The delay in being sent to Camp Lee
is believed to be due 10 the fact that
the company's quarters are not ouItc
completed and several days may elapse
before definite instructions come.
Lieutenant G. H. Lewis. commanding
TN" ambulance company, is satisfied
over the delay. bcrauss tha additional
line permits the addition at more
names To the company's roster. ON
station for this Organization will he
at Grace Hospital 20 West Grace
street. instead OF at North Euuls-
ward.
Following is a list of men who have
recently enlisted in the ambulance
company: John i;owman Platt. War
rem. Ohioi George Pierce Compton.
blackstone: Robert Beverly Hardaway,
biickstone; Lew Winn Stronger. 1918
North Avenue. Barton Heights; John
David Law. Danviile; u. l.. Elasg. Jr.
BlacksburG: George Dewey Smith. Col
lands. Va: Lawrence Stuart Thomus
Wytheville; Augustine Curtis Mnore
hopewell; Victor Debanque, New
York; David Jencrson Gregory. Sl5
Lamb Avenue, Barton Heights. and
Ernest Leith HOLMAN. 500 East Clay
Street.