Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09
.DRAFT TIES At. CAMP LEE
MADE HAPPY BY PAY DAY
First Money They Have Received
Since Entering Service OF
Their Country.
GET 81 FOR EACH DAY SERVED
Rush Made for Petersburg, Hopcweil
and Richmond, but Part Of Pay Is
Reserved for Folks Back Home.
Third Quota Practically Complete.
GET ST FOR EACH DAY SERVED
(From n Staff CorrespondentD

heSerFeu 1Or folks SACK Home.
Third Quota Practically Complete.
(From n staff Correspondent)
CAMP LEE, VA, October S.-Sunday
may be soldiers day. with all that Il
means with the cessation Of military
duties. and pleasures to be had from
visits OF friends and little specially
arranged side trips to home and
mother. but pay day is another occa-
sion in soldiers life. and one with
different significance. It Is one by
which the men have opened to them
vista OF things desired. and gives
them nm opportunity to realize some OF
the little plans which every soldier
makes as he stretches out in his cot
after the lights are out, and rnal in
spection has been made for the night
To-day was one OF those days for
the Richmond men and those from
Eastern Virginia in the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth Regiment Thous-
ands of dollars were distributed to tho
men. and every single one OF them had
his own distribution OF 1t figured out
before the new. crisp treasury notes
were handed to him. There was part
for the people back home, and some
OF 1t for the fellow who had passed
over that 'two-bits' when the last
nickel has been spent. and smokes were
low. This. not to mention the plans
for the trip to town that always fol-
lows pay day. when there are movies
and n supper.
GETS DOLLAR FOR EACH DAY
As SINCE HE REPORTED
Each man in the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment received 81 for
each day since he reported at his local
board for transportation to the camp,
the pay ranging from sl1 to s26 for the
men received on the first and second
quotas. Each company was assembled
at Its barracks by the captain, and the
regiment was paid OF alphabetically
1t was at o'clock this afternoon that
Captain S. j. Raymond. adjutant OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth. and his
assistants. took their places in the
rcgimental headquarters building. and
the men OF the entire regiment filed
past him. and received their first pay
since becoming members of the M
tional Army.
Previously the men had been check
ed by. their commanding officer, and
marched down to the Headquarters
building. where they assumed n single
file formation. and. as fast as II was
possible for the officers to count the
necessary amount for each man, tho
soldier received his first pay from the
government. 1t was aftur O'Clock to-
night when the last man was handed
his money, and the first pay day in
Camp Lee was over
According to regulations each man
should wear side arms when reporting
Tor pay. but on account OF all Of the
men not having been issued rifles. only
part OF them wore their belt and
bnyonet.
Tonight hundreds OF dollars were
let loose In Petersburg and Hopewell.
and even Richmond Will receive some
of 1t before the end OF the week. To-
night all the men who could get leave
sought Petersburg or Hopcwell. The
jttneys between the camp and the two
cities were crowded to overhowing, the
men hanging perilously from the sides
OF the cars. Business will be brisk In
the camp towns for several days. for
there are many men who could not
get to either OF the cities between
which the camp is sandwiched. and all
OF them have something they want to
buy.
"A - Il
PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
To-day added 1875 men to those al:
ready received on the third quota, this
bringing the total so far received to
about $500. This. 1t Is believed. prac-
tically completes all Of the men to be
received at the camp on this third
increment, although there Will be the
usual stragglers for several days to
come. The bulk OF the men, however,
is In camp, and now the population OF
the cantonment has nearly reached the
80 600 mark.
or the total to-day. Virginia con-
trihutcd thlrty-eight men. Four of
these came from northumberland
County. and the remainder from the
city OF Hopewell and Prince George
'County. West Virginia sent 113 of Its
selected men. while Pennsylvania was
represented by 1.l64 drafties.
The men from Hopewcll came to the
camp escorted by score or more OF
women and girls. They were all
brought to the camp in automobiles.
which were drapcd In big American
flags. One OF the motor trucks from
the Du Pont plant carried the women,
who cheered and sang as the line OF
automobiles drove up to headquarters
and deposited the selected men before
tho Virginia tent.
Only few minutes was required to
check the men. and they were started
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