The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
RICHM0AOER EXPERT
IN THROWING GRENAOtS
No BETTER Postal Facilities Yet For
Camp Lee--FootbaiI Tour Planned
Macy Hejected From Service.
(By stan CORRESPONDENT. !,

by STAFF Correspondent.
Camp Lee. EasNNovember 9,-~John l.
Jennings. of Richmond. and Frank FL
Wright, of Bedford. are the two mem
bers OF Company F. 31sth regiment,
who distinguished themselves yester-
lay In throwing the dummy hand.
grenades by means of which this COM
pany. like others ct the camp, lis get
ting ready to han die the real and
deadly missile. Captain Charles F.
Crum, OF Company f, himself having
taken part in the real warfare of the
western front, was coaching his men
in every detail
Word was recei"ed at this canton
ment today that a conference between
the secretary of war and the postmas-
ter-general relative to the proposed in
crease In postal facilities of Camp Lee
had resulted In the announcement that
no relief could be secured from the de-
partments of either of those officials on
account of Lack OF funds. The interest
Of those who have the matter at heart
now centers IN the senators and rep
resentatives from Virginia -West-Ntr~-
gfnia and Wentern Pennsylvania. where
the drafted men of this division have
their homes
football tour at present being
planned by The lathletic directors OF
the 31sth and 32oth infantry regiments
VIII pIluEs II IN neat sum
into their respective regimental funds.
a team to be made up from the 320th
VIII play the varsity team of the Uni
Verstty of Pittshurg a t Forbes park In
Pittsburg on or about anksgiving.
An amusing story which is going the
rounds of the 3l5th artillery concerns
member CT Battery c. The soldier
In question was In Petersburg late one
night and desiring to make all speed
back to his quarters rushed to the side
+ walk on Sycamore street and hailed
what he took to he the first passing
Jitney. Hello, old man. you going to
the camp? was his cheerful inquiry and
the driver replied in the affirmative.
The "rookie" was speedily on his way
, to the cantonment, and not until he
reached there did he know that the
darkness and his rwn haste had caused
him to mistake an officer of his regi-
| ment driving his own machine for a
titneur.
Rejected For Service.
In the process of elimination and
transfer that is toing on continually
at this cantonment the following Vir-
ginians and West Vireintans were an
nounced yesterday at headquarters as
having been rejected from military
service and they returned to their
homes, Jesse jackson, Lebanon. Va:
Alexander NJ. waugh. Orange, Va: Os-
car refers ana JOSH HUBBARD. keckley,
w. Va. Charles u. Mcqueen, Prince
George, Va; Eradley Coles, Warren
ton. Va, and James c. Cassada, Hous-
ton. Va, and Elisha L. Wilmer, Ann
herst, Va
over hundred members of the depot
brigade of the S0th division were yes
terday transferred to the quartermas-
ter corpo national army and were or
dered to proceed TO tne quartermaster
mechanical repair shop at Washington
ID. {. Those men were all found to
be expert machinists and in following
out the wise scheme Of hitting the
round peg IN the round hole, the gov
eminent is getting the best results
from those who have so recently CEN
tered its service.
Prepare For ThanksRiytng.
Preparations for Thanksgiving are
already on seot In many OF the com
panies and batteries at this camp. The
government makes generous provision
for an elaborate dinner at all the
camps and army posts on that day and
the ration allowance includes turkey
with roast chestnut dressing and all