The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-20
v|RG|N|A'S SECOND INCREMENT
; ARRIVING At CAMP LEE To GET
INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR WAR
Drafted Men From Thirty Two Points
In State Reach Cantonmcns s,n
schedule Time.
OTHERS LEAVE HOME TO-DAY
Five DAYS WIN Be Required To Put
All OF Old Dominion Men Into Bar
racks --- Chesterfield Lead Way to
Camp. ;.- ~

Richmond's second increment Of
drafted men arrived at Camp Lee yes
terday ard imm ediately took up their
duties as soldiers in the new national
army. The party reached Petersburg
within an hour after leaving home,
and arrived at the big training can
Torment in four parties
Twenty of the Riehmonders were Sc
lected a once as members of the d.
vision headquarters troops, while the
remaining ESQ men were assigned to
the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry. When physical examinations
are finished today. the men will be
regular soldiers OF freedom"
Two big crowds paid tribute to the
local drafted men yesterday morning
as they started on the first lap OF their
journey to the battlefelds OF Europe
The largest crowd assembled at Byrd
street station to see the men OF the
First, Third and Fifte divisions leave
at - clock, While. because OF the
inconyenient train sheds. the smaller
crowd saw the Second and Fourth d.
visions and the Henrico men leave
Main Street station at 1890 o'clock.
Fourth Division Reviewed.
Men of the Fourth division were
honored with a review by Governor
Henry c. Stuart and state and CITY Of
Metals at the Capitol. Headed hy the
Forty-seventh New York regiment
hand, the drafted men marched to the
Capitol and thence to the train. Men
OF other divisions were honored by the
Godmothers' league
The men bore the parting from, THAR
friends cheerfuily. realizing that there
Will be numerous chances to slip home
over Sunday, while the nearness OF
the camp means that their friends can
sometimes visit them. There was an
element or sadness. however. as sore
men iert home for the first time. while
others were parting from sweethearts
mat they had hoped TO marry IL the
VA, VAT hao not broken up their plans
Few tears, however. we're seen In the
crowds, while there was no complaint
apout the war or draft to be heard.
The Richmond quota is as follows,
Division No. 1.
Raymond Lee Sandridge. 7. Harry
stiison, Charles w Satterwhite, viii
liam a, Goode, James M Gentry.
John w Brown, Herbert r. Williams.
Charles II, Schumann, Philip Tur-
ner, Avis n. Wilbourn, Harvey e.
Stith, Irving L. Payne, James &
Patterson, Jr., Howen T. Arthur.
Morgan r., Ellis, Lloyd B. MacCon,
w imam ~ ron, Thomas j. Tuck
paui LaTouche. Jr.. r Raymond
Duke, Eddie Il. Dunn, william NJ.
Brinkiey. James~A. Avis, Jr.. David
~ Farmer, Preston N CIR, DRY,
sherman Guy George, John r. Dress
Ter, H. w, Doggett. William II. Mill
Ter, Frank d. Haynes, Holcombe y.
campbell. Guy o. Reale, William c.
Q Brien, Henry L. Boschen, Lawson
K, Allen, Carter b. Grundy. Loren o.
Cant, Joseph r. kastleberg. Charles
j. German. Mimms w. Lee. Angus,
F. Kastroli, Howard Fl. Loser, Henry
l. Knapp, Joseph H. Galliher, Hem
~ A. Bunce. Eugene c. Perkins.
Said win 9. Hewitt. Philin G. Red 4
ford. Sivert Einun, George A. Tate
e Rabineau. william c. McGee.
William l.-s n. sleda.- Leonard "
kusterer. Simeon Nee atkinson, VIII
liam ! Caryton, Roy J. Amos. Frank
Lee Mason. James T. Williams. Jr..
Miles 3. Rarnum. Joseph =. Mont