The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-23
GRAYS WILL ENTRA|N
FOR CAMP MCCLELLAN
TOMORROW AfTERNO0N
Thousands win Bid RIchmond's His
tortc Command Godspced On
Their Journey.
TRIP TO ADMISSION WILL BE
OVER SOUTHERN RAILWAY
First Regiment Association In Charge
of Farewell Event--Tratn VIII BIC
Parked in South Fourteenth Street.

First Regiment Association In Charge
of Farewell Event--Tratn VIII Be
Parked in South Fourteenth Street
Under the command of Major John
Fulmer Bright. the Richmond Grays'
battalion, First Virginia infantry. will
start on the first lap OF it's journey to
France tomorrow afternoon when 1;
entralns for the training camp at An
niston. Ala. Plans for the trip 70
Camp Mcclellan were completed yes
terday afternoon. it being decided to
move the troop train 1T 6:T6 o'clock
over the Southern railway.
Friends of the boys as we'll as the
members of the First Virginia Regi-
Iment association will escort the
battalion to the train. orders were
issued yesterday by Major Bright for
the battalion to assemble at O'Clock
and the march to the train Will start
ten minutes later.
Much of the field equipment has
already been loaded on cars and the
work will be completed aarly tonlor-
row morning. in order that the men
will be fresh when they leave home
The trip 10 Admission. which ordi-
narily takes thirty-two hours, VIII be
made in tourist Pullnans.
Many TO See Them on.
-gz IT expected that several thou.
sand persons will witness the depart
u-e OF the battalion. which will be
the last of the local organizations to
start to the training camp. The train
will be parked on South Fourteenth
street, which will give An oppor unity
for a large crowd to see the boys pull
out. The train will start promptly. az
1t will be run as the second section oil
the regular traAsa-ta, Damy1fae's Y:
While the Grays are getting under
way. the Second and Third battai-
ions of the First infantry will also
be entraining for camp, These bat
talions will travel on separate trains
and will arrive at Admission at about
the same time the Grays reach camp
Captain W. A. Crawford. president
of the First Virginia Regiment ASSOC
citation. has called upon all members
as we'll as friends of the battalion 10
meet at the Grays' armory, Seventh
and Marshall streets, not later than
4:3o o'clock tomorrow afternoon, TO
act as the escort The newly organ
lied company of the Virginia state
volunteers will be in line.
Has seen service In Three Wars.
The Richmond Grays is one of the
oldest military organizations in the
state. Although only organized III
1s44, the command mas seen active
service in three wars. in addition &c
the tour OF duty on the Mexican Dor
der. The Grays volunteered for duty
Nm 1916 In Mexico and was one OF the
few Virginia organizations to see ser
vice The Grays saw service during
the John Brown raid and was among
the first Richmond commands TO en-
ter the Confederate army in 1851.
Promptly in 1898 the Grays volun-
teered for service against Spain.
Only three companies OF the bat
TALON are now here. Company B. COM
manded by Captain William A. Stack,
having been the first organization OF
the Twenty division to reach
Camp Mcclellan. The companies are
as follows:
Company A. Captain Harry A How
ell: Company c. Captain James X
Sheppard, and Company F, Captain
Charles A Rady. The three compa-
MES have an approximate strength OF
twelve officers and AIS enlisted men
The sanitary troops of the First regi'
ment. commanded by Major Giles 3
Cook, are attached to the battalion
and will travel with II.