The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
WEEK END EXODUS
FROM CAMP LEE
Iuchmond to Spend sunday
Health Good In Camp.

camp Lee, Va. November 17.-The
usual weekend exodus from Camp
Lee took place yesterday. Beginning
about noon every street car. bus and
public automobile was packed with
soldiers en- route to Petersburg Under
the new traffic laws no one is permit
ted to ride outside the cars or auto
mobiles. which requirements makes
added demands upon the transporta-
ton companies though safeguarding
life and limb for travellers.
In their easerness to get inside
Tho carr many OF the enlisted men
were noticed yesterday disregarding
the orditary means of ingress and
scrambltng through the windows.
large proportion OF those who
came to Petersburg took the interur-
ban cara for Richmond. Extra cars
and trains were run on this line, yet
all the trains leaving Petersburg for
the capital were in the same condition
as the proverbial can of sardines.
The members of Company X. of the
31Sth regiment gave a smoker tonight
to the offic"rs of the unit and the oc-
casion was enjoyed by all present.
Captain Dashiels' of this company, is
from Richmond and he is to be con-
graduated on the fine spirit of loyalty
and cooperation that characterixes
his men. Speeches were made b. all
the officers of the company and Major
Jennings c. Wise. the commander of
the Third battalion of the regfm emit,
spoke IN particularly attractive veIn.
Hcstcss Aouse Ready.
Tonight the hostess house at Camp
Lee was completed but for a few minor
details. There are some preparations
for formal opening, but these are as
yet in a tentative state and the pro-
motors are unprepared to make definite
announcements Miss Clara Davis. of
Charlottesville. who ~ to be director
OF the house, has been In Petersburg
for the past few days and three other
ladies who will have charge of Its
various activities are here in readiness
to take up their work. Those are
Mrs. George e Eddy. of Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, who will be hostess to
the lady visitors at the camp; Miss
Kenneth Little. of New York city. who
Ethel Dauman. who VIII fll the posi-
ton of information secretary.
Health Good in Camp.
The health of the men at Camp Lee
has been the subject recently of
commendatory remark. Colonel Thomas
l. Rhodes. chief surgeon of the Eigh-
tieth division. said In conversation the
other day that only four cases of ty-
phoid. and including these only six
GASES of communicable disease had
occurred at the camp in all. This is
considered a record. The fact that
$4,000 men from three states of the
union have been brought into strange
surroundings and fed. many of them.
on unusual though wholesome food
and with exceedingly few exceptions
have retained their health. speaks
camp organization.
To Have specfsy Services.
The Catholics at this camp will cell
citrate Thanksgiving with special SER
vices. A military field mass will be
held ct the camp In the morning and
on this occasion some of the camp
,chap1inE- will singthe- rnass-and Ia
dies OF St Jos4ph's choir will assist
with the music Bishop O'Connell Is
expected TO be at the camp en- Thanks
giving. He WIN probably preach the
sermon OF the occasion, and II Is pos
sible that the bishops of Pittsburg
and Erie. Pa. and the bishop Of West
Virginia as well as other Catholic
bishops will be present and take part
in the services. Invitations have been
extended to all the bishops of the do
ceses represented at the camp.
Private Jones. Of Carroll county, Va,
and a member of Company q, s1sth
regiment. and Private Saunders, of
Spottsylvan,a county and belonging
to the same company, gave a spec
tacular boxing match In the squared
circle yesterday afternoon. The bout
attracted a largo crowd from all the
netRhborinE barracks who encouraged
their respective faworites with loud
cheers. Saunders was the aggressor
almost from start to finish. and he
proved combination of agility and
weight difficult to handle. Jones was
a game fighter. and while he received
much severe punishment he was never
knocked out nor did he become
groggy. Clnches were frequent and
twice the amateur pugilists were
forced to the ropes.
Thomas H. Church Dies.
Thomas 3. Church, of Giles county.
died at the base hospital in Camp Les
Friday night. He was twenty-five
years of age and was one of the drst
soldiers to arrive at this cantonment
A Russian named Monxechiee1 Petev,
a recruit from Pittsburg. also died at
the camp yesterday. The bodies of
both soldiers were sent to their homes
en- yr&~ Arf