Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-07
CAMP GORDON OPENS
ITS Gates TO FIRST
OF CITIZEN SOLDIERS
DeKaIb County Squad Won the
Honor of Being the First to
Be Received at the Big
Camp
BY WARD noREHousE.

young southerners from three states.
selected by their country to fight her
battles, began to arrive at the canton
ment Soon after their arrival they
ceased to be civilians and fell into the
military routine with a smile on their
lips and a determined CLEAN in their
eyes.
The first IS per cent squad" to reach
the camp Wednesday was that OF De-
Kalb county The boys from Atlanta
were close behind and were the second
to be greeted by the camp officers. The
DeEaIb county squad arrived at 1905
a. m, and Henry d. Peavy, one of its
members, was the first man to register
and be assigned to his regiment and
quarters. The other members of the
squad were Guy w. Queen, H. E. Chris
tian. John McC1elland, Phil Haushalter,
Rurfell Cline, z. R. Litsey. Samuel E.
Swami and NJ. A. Davidson. They were
taken to the camp from the DeKalb
capital in automobiles and were accom-
panied by ]. p. Johnson and DR.. W. ].
Houston, members of the DeKalb selec-
tive service board.
The Atlanta squad arrived in a stream
OF automobiles. The automobiles
stopped in front of the headquarters Of
Major General Bben Swift, commander
of the camp. where General Swift. men,
bers of his stan and a large number of
other officers had gathered to greet
them.
ASSIGNED TO REGIMENTS.
On arriving at the camp Wednesday
the selected men first were directed to
the receiving station, a large building
with a sign in big letters reading ma.
tional Army Receiving Station"
Here the men registered, were ques-
toned as to their previous experience,
asked what branch of the service they
preferred and assigned to regiments.
This once done the men passed into the
hands OF officers from theNvarious regi-
ments lined up outside the receiving
station. These officers escorted them to
the regimentsl headquarters where the
regimental adjutant took charge. CIV
ing the men beding, assigning them to
companies, etc.
At daybreak Wednesday the camp was
ready to receive the first selected men,
From that, time on there was an air of
expectancy over the entire cantonment.
Three hundred and eighty-four men
are due to arrive during the day. They
are divided as follows: Alabama. Sc;
Georgia, 1s3; Tennessee. las.
AS fast as the men come in they are
met at Chamblee by Captain Howard
Tate. U. S. r. in charge of the reception
detachment From the train they are es-
corted 10 the old postOffice building,
where Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S.
l.. Price is stationed to receive their pa
pers and assign them to quarters. Of
icers Of each of the regiments have in
charge the work of getting their new
recruits and placing them in quarters.
BY the end of the day each regiment
will have from ten to sixty men.
HOW THEY CAME.
Some of the men came in with small
regard for the orders that only necessi-
ties be brought. Bullying suitcases were
carried by these, while others had wrap
ped their belongings in a single big
handkerchief. The hair Of many of the
men had been trimmed short. according
to instructions from Provost Marshal
General Crowder, and many carried the
extra pair Of shoes.the military authori-
ties had asked them to bring along.
DRILLS BEGIN AT ONCE.
Although II will be several days be-
fore the new arrivals at the camp I'M
dergo aphysical examination drills will
begin Thursday morning. The exami-
nation, it is understood, will be made
on September 10. at which time the
men viii receive their first incubation
against typhus.
The assignment of the new men as
planned for those arriving Wednesday
follow:
Three Hundred and Nineteenth ma
chine gun company. twenty men.
Three Hundred and Twentieth ma
chine gun company, ten men.
Three Hundred and Twenty-first ma
chine gun company, ten men.
Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth in
fantry, sixty men
Three Hundred and Twenty-sixth, in
fantry. sixty men.
Three Hundred and Twenty-seventh
infantry. sixty men
Three Hundred and Twenty-eighth in
fantry, sixty men.
Three Hundred and Nineteenth artil-
Isry. thirty men.
Three Hundred and Twentieth artil-
lery, twenty men.
Three Hundred and Twenty-first ar
unery. twenty men.
Three Hundred and Seventh engineers,
twenty med
Train headquarters, fourteen men.
This represents ten per cent of the
first five per cent ordered to the
colors
Two captains and FIVE second lieuten-
ants have been stationed at the Ter
minal station TO meet the selected men
as they arrive and see that they get to
Camp Gordon. The offfcers are Captains
r. v. whitehurst and E. c. Kuhlo and
Second Lieutenants Sale Holloway, IT.
wing, Mccoy and Mcdaniel
The officers have a schedule of trains
on which the men are to be sent to the
camp. The first OF these trains leaves
at $50 a m, the second at 12:45 p. m,
third at 4:45 p. m. and the last at 10:4o
p. m.
After the men once arrive in Atlanta
and have reported to the officers at the
station their time will be their own I'M
til within thirty minutes of the time
for the next train for the camp to leave
This train will be the next one to leave
after their arrival here and all must re-
turn TO the Terminal thirty minutes be-
fore train time.
The officers will be stationed at the
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