The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-13
Petersburg
BOARD CERTIF1ES $50 MN
900 Additional Men to be Notihco
10 Report on Fifteenth.


Petersburg, Va. Aug. 12.-five OF
the 1855 men who had been accepted
from the Petersburg district for the
new national army without claiming
exemption Yesterday took advantage
of that right reducing the total 10 90
Of the saS necessary TO complete the
district quota
The claims made by the Ave men
were not anticipated by the board, al
though to return and claim exemption
is legal after having accepted service.
II is presumed that those so acting
did not know that they could file such
claims at the time they were examined
There we're examined during the
week $40 men, 116 eof the number
summoned failing to appear. The to-
tai number rejected for tho week was
266 while those accepted ana VINO
made claims for exemption totaied
254.
Captain y r Pstteson. chairman OF
the local board. announced last night
that he had changed the time for the
second call from Monday. August 20,
to Wednesday. August Is. The board
viii also change the method OF ex-
aiming the men. sunmoning so each
day for four days. The first $50 men
will report on Monday. August 90
anu ~ tdAH NAS NHtA+ Wv 49, -
completed :
The board is expected to refuse
rum Der OF claims made for exemption
and in consequence the number al
ready accepted will be materially in
creased
One Young man appeared before the
toard Yesterday and urged that he be
drafted He stated that he had some
time ago been dishonorahly discharged
from the navy for hahitual drunken
ness He has since reformed, mar
ried and lost his wife and has not
tasted drink in several. years. Cap.
tain Patteson described the applicant
as a fine looking young man who
talked frankly Of his past, admitting
that. he deserved his discharge. He
said that he had been given several
chances to reform while in the navy
but at that time liquor had him He
cannot now enter the army because
Of his dishonorahle discharge.
The names OF the $50 men who
have been accepted from the district
without claiming exemption were GER
tilted and forwarded to the war de-
partment last night
Huge Sum Paid Worlunen.
As result of the weekly paydays at
Camp Lee. Petersburg business men
are now experiencing the most pros
porous season in their history The
clerical force az the camp completed
paying off the IL 900 or more men en-
gagged at work at the camp last night.
This was the first time that all the
men have received their money on
Saturdays The payroll, according to
W. p. Hilton. government auditor.
totaled 1915 900 and the task OF pay
ing the men of was accomplished
without the slightest hitch Mr.. Hill
ton now has 125 clerks in his depart
ment. He has perfected an organi-
2ation which is admired by the gov
eminent authorities in charge and
which demands the admiration Of ali
men engaged in work at the camp and
no further difficulty is expected to oc-
cur in handling the regular weekly
payday
joint Meeting Of Council.
special joint session Of the hoard
Of aldermen and common council win
be held IN the council chamber to-
morrow night to hear reports from the
twenty-five members comprising com
rn!ttees from the chamber OF COM
Tnerce. Retail Merchants association.
Young Business Mems club, Rotary
club and Travellers Protective assoc
citation. headed by Raymond c. Par
sons. secretary Of the Retail Mer-
chants association, in the interest OF
Lee Camp War council. The twenty
Ave man represent i've OF the most
important business bodies Of the city
and their reports are expected to prove
Interesting.
Nash--Harrfs.
Miss Hazel Nash an attractive
young woman of Dinwiddle county.
and Mr. Samuel Harris were united
In marriage at the home Of Mrs J. J.
Williams. 22o Perry street last night
by the Rev. Clarence Fl PoaEe Of the
Christian church. Mr. and Mrs VIII
lians will reside here where the groom
has recently engaged in business