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is now member of tho Third Battery
Of Eield ArfillNrv

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OF Field Artillery.
Seaton T. Preston. Alexandria. was
first lieutenant OF the third 'npany
on Wednesday and Thursday. Francis
\. Hutchinson. OF Manassas. and II. b.
Jordan. OF Bedford. were sergcants and
platoon leaders. The corporals in
cluded Ryaand q. Craft. G '''": En-
met w. Sample. Richmond: Lloyd b.
Liebler. Portsmouth,: Philip Dawson,
Alexandria: Carter Braxton. Staunton:
Lee l.. Lauterbach. Petersburg, and
Harry !. huffman. Danville.
For Friday and Saturday tho cadet
officers of the third company included
Geant. with Lloyd B. Lieblcr. Of Ports
scrEeants and platoon leaders. The
corporals included 4. Willis Robertson.
Buenn Vista; Samuel X. Parker. Fort
Myer; William Nick. Murrell. Lynch
burg: William NJ. Minter. Mathews
Jones C. Carter. warrenton, and Vic
tor Schmidt. Fort Monroe.
PROMINENT AMONG OFFICERS
IN THE SEVENTH COMPANY
Virginia men were also prominent
among the men who were cadet officers
in tho seventh company Of infantry.
During the first week of camp. while
the shaking down" process and the is
suing of equipment and assignment OF
men to barracks was making the Off
GERS life busy one. Virginians held
important Offices. Alvah II. Martin. Jr.,
Norfolk, was second lieutenant; Clar-
ence NJ. Campbell. Amherst. was assis-
tant supply sergeant: scrGeants and
platoon leaders wese: Joscrh Z. Petit
grew. Richmond: Leroy Roper, Peters
burg. and Herbert S. Moreton. Claren-
don. The corporals included: George
w. Coke. Jr.. Bristol: Philip H. Lee, The
Plains; Nathan Williams, Clarendon.
and William y. Wright. Tappahannork
During last week the Virginia men
wnr were officers OF the seventh COM
pany of infantry were:
Monday and Tuesday-Second lieu
tenant. Herbert S. Moreton, Clarndon;
mess sergeant. Clarence ". Campbell,
Amherst; sergeant and platoon leader,
George W. Coke. Jr.. Bristol; corporals,
Chapman Fletcher. Fairfax; James r.
{ alton. Jr.. Alexandria; John D. White,
Courthouse. Staunton; William c. Her
bert. Richmond. and ARA G.. Williams,
Norfolk.
Wednesday and Thursday-Captain,
George W. Cooke. Jr.. Bristol: mess
sergeant. Clarence NJ. Campbell, AM
herst; sergeant and platoon leader,
Nathan Williams. Clarendon; corporaIs,
Harry w. Gordon. Roanoke; Michael r.
Dolan. Jr. Portsmouth, and Bolivar T.
Rcany. Warsaw.
Friday and Saturday-Mess sergeant.
Clarence NJ. Campbell, Amherst; SER
Scants and platoon leaders. Y. Parsons.
Independence: John D. White, Stanton,
and Charles T. Jesse. Roslyn; corporals,
Err est S. Merrill. Norfolk; Travis II.
Brown. Culpeper: e. j. Horgan. Fair
fax; and Claiborne r. Stokes. Victoria
Thomas II. Darden. a veteran Vir-
sinia newspaper man, who has seen
experience in the Boxer up
lisihSs. at the fall OF Picking, and in
the Philippines, was corporal of the
Cunrd for tire sixth company OF in
fantry OVER Sunday.
The cignth company also was under
tho orccrs cf virginia men officers the
latter part of the week. The roster for
Thursday AND Friday included: second
lieutenant. Robert G. Butcher. Peters,
burg; scrGeants and platoon leaders.
Duncan Curry. Staunton; Edward H.
Moon. LynchburE; corporals, Henry O..
Wyatt. Petersburg: John H. Fallwell,
Richmond, and .Armistead L. Wexford,
Jr. Richmond.
TO SECOND CAMP
AS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
Virginia men who won commissions
in the first training camp for reserve
officers at Fort Niger, and who have
heen assigned to the second camp as
assistant instructors include: Second
Lieutenant J. NJ. Mason. Falls Church,
with the first company of infantry;
Captain s. q. Blanton, Alexandria, and
Second Lieutenant G. q. Coleman. Rich
mond. with the third company Of in
fantry; Second Lieutenant r. +. Beas-
ley. Lynchburg, with the fourth COM
pany Of infantry; Captain Sterling NJ
Hefin. Lecsburg. with the sixth COM
pany infantry; Captain G. a. Montague,
Richmond. with the seventh company
Infantry; First Lieutenant T. II. Gill
liam. Norfolk. with the first battery OF
field artillery; Captain D. L. Rufrner
East Lexington. with the third battery
Of field artillery.