Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-18

letes Of reputation among tho National
Army men here went to the fair
grounds to participate in tho contests.
MAJON-GENERAL CnONkHITE
IS VISITOR AT EAIR
Major-Gcneral Cronkhitc. and sew
eral members Of his staff. vent to the
falr this afternoon. 4 large number
OF the troops were granted leave, and
free entrance to the fair grounds was
given them by tho management of the
exhibition. While tho fortunate ones
were enjoying the wonders Of the Pc
tersbuIG annual carnival, the men who
remained In the camp were mono the
less finding the day full OF diversion,
and the usual baseball games. and
other holiday events were on the card.
Notable among these were boxing
matches held by members Of Company
+. OF the Three Hundred and Eigh-
tcenth Regiment. Privates Edwards.
Ancarrow and Roper. Of Richmond,
members of the excel in the
fistic pastime, and there were some
pretty bouts. Captain Crum. the Eufder
or The military destin. es of this COM
pany, is also partial TO the gloves, and
is no mediocre boxer. He put OH the
gloves this afternoon. and gave an
Imitation of boxing as 1t 'ain't done"
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
IN COMPANIES C AND III
While the men Of some Of the COM
panies were busy with their pleasures
Of the day over in Company G. and
Company II. OF the Three Eighteenth.
a number OF young National Army men
were experiencing how it feels to be
a real noncommissioned officer, an
nouncements having been made to-day
of the promotions. In Company G these
were as follows:
To be corporals-Evarts w. Morrow,
Petersburg: Charles w. Lewis. Peters
burg; John c. Maxton, Norge; John
w. S. Carmine. Petersburg; George b.
Chambliss. Petersburg; Arthur l..
Quick. Petersburg. and George l.. Per-
kinson. Petersburg.
This company is leading in the Three
Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment with
the sale Of Liberty bonds, 217 having
been purchased. There are only 235
men in the company. which gives them
almost a per capita OF one BOND to
a man. The officers of the
arc Captain C. c. Griffin. First Lieu
tenant l. A. Cuthbert. Second Lieu
tenant II. C. Cabell. Second Lieutenant
C. w. Murrell. Second Lieutenant
Robert f. Browning and Second Lieu
tenant Hamilton II. Hicks. Lieuten-
ants Cuthbert and Hicks were students
at the Combat School at Harvard Uni
versity, under French officers, and
Joined the regiment last week.
The non-coms. in Company H are as
follows: To be sergeants-Dorsey S.
Coard. Accomac; Richard II. Hinton,
Heathsville: Everett IT. Matthews. Luz
ray. To be corporals-Carl Grato-
phorst, Surry; Raleigh W. Gardner,
Cnancock; E. Warren Edwards, Reeds
vile; S. P. ~Simmonds, Jr., Lancaster;
Colona Pruden. Suffolk; Charles H.
Beggs. Onancock; William F. Payne,
Onancock; Walter c. Austin, Suffolk
Claude r. Clarke. Wakefield: Conway
Russell, B~erryville: Edward L. Short,
Luray; Julian C. Cross. Berryville.
Ernest A. Randolph was appointed
sergeant in the headquarters company
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth.
ACCEPTS COMMISSION
IN MEDICAL CORPS
Private Berlie T. Swecker, ompan
L. OF the Three Hundred and Seven
teenth Infantry, has been discharged
TO accept a commission in the medical
officers reserve corps. Privates w. w.
Reed. OF Company f. and w. S. Alsop,
of Company X. of the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth, have been transferred
To the Twenty-first Engineers. and or
dered to proceed to Camp Grant, III.
Thirty mine men reached the camp to-
day, three coming from West Vir-
ginia, the remainder from Virginia.
They were: Prince George 4; Rich
mond. S; Patrick. IL; Lancaster. 2. and
Albemarle. 10.
About 100 men from the coast artil-
lcry from Fort Hancock, n. j., arrived
at the camp to-day. and were dis
tributed through the two Virginia in
fantry regiments. They will be nom
commissioned officers and instructors.