Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-01
DIVISION NO. a NAMES
FIRST QUOTA OF men
Eight Selected From About Thirty
Volunteers to Go to Camp
on Wednesday.
PLANS FOR BIG RECEPTION
Will Be Accompanied to Camp Lee
by Governor Stuart, Mayor AIMS
lie and Members of Exemption
Boards of Richmond and Henrico.

The first eight men. which comprise:
per cent OF tho quota of men from
local Exemption Board No. 4, have
been selected by that board and will
leave on Wednesday. September 5. for
Camp Lee. Petersburg. The eight men
were selected last night by George w
Rogers. chairman Of this board. from
about thirty volunteers. In addition
to the eight men. two alternates also
were chosen.
These men will meet at the exemp-
ton board office at Twenty-second and
Marshall Streets. on Wednesday. Sep
TENDER S. at 1890 o'clock. They will
then journey to the Capitol Square.
where they will join the selected men
from the other divisions ard will make
the trip to Petersburg in automobiles.
The soldiers will be accompanied to
the camp by Governor Henry Cartef
Stuart and staff. Mayor George Aims
lie, and the members of the five ex-
emption boards OF Richmond and the
Henrico board.
The following men have been picked
by Division No. to constitute the
first 5 per cent of men TO leave for
Camp Lee on Wednesday, September
5. The men will be in charge Of Jeb
Stuart Hinchman:
Jeb Stuart Hinchman. AIS North
Twenty-fifth Street.
John Felix Smith, FOL State Street.
Ernest Crews Faber. 72s North
Twenty-eighth Street
Bernard Simeon Hill. 1924 Jefferson
Avenue.
Antrim Sydnor Dinwiddie, 4o3 Denny
Street.
George Clyde Jackson. 271s East
Marshall Street.
William Cleon Jackson. 271s East
Marshall Street.
Thomas Hill Epps. 1914 East Main
Street.
Alternates:
Andrew Winfield Arnold. 712 North
Twenty seventh Street
George Thomas Burgess. 1415 North
Twenty-ninth Street.
Upon arriving at the camp the SOL
diers will be met at. the camp gate
by Major A. G. Goodwin, commanding
the Eightieth Division Of Infantry
and staff. Brigadier General Hall and
his staff will receive the men inside the
camp.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINING
THE DRAFTED MEN
Plans for entertaining the drafted
men from this division on next Tues
day night on Chimborazo Park are get.
ting along nicely. and the various com
mfttees in charge of the celebration
are working hard to have the entertain
ment turn out a success. The Acca
Temple Patrol Band will escort the
party. which will consist of all the
white men drafted In this division.
Walter Hugh Bushell and Charles E
Brauer were recalled and re-examine,
by Division No. ycster lay and re-
jected from military service on &C
count OF not meeting the new weigh
and height regulations
The first quota of men to go int,
training at Camp Lee on next wednes
day Will be composed entirely of whit,
men. and wherever 1t Is possible loca
exemption boards will select those me1
that have had military training pre-
viously. One man from each division
Will be selected to head his quota O
men.
The First Squadron, First v1rgini;
| Cavalry, will hold a mounted drill an,
dress review before Adjutant- Genera
W. w. Sale at the A. P. Hill Monumen
| at o'clock Sunday afternoon. Tn,
squadron will be in charge of Maio
T.. w. Bowles. and the public O
richmond is invited to witness tn,
| drill '''
II. W. Ellerson. head of Division No
:. wishes to extend his thanks to tn,
richmond Academy for use of ~
building on the old Richmond coIler
grounds. Mr.. Ellerson has been wei
pleased with the treatment accorde,
'he BOARD by the academy authorities