The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-02
MEN NAMED FOR FIRST
QUOTA TO CAMP Lee.
Reported That They WIN Have
Especially Good Opportunity to
Win Commissions.
LISTS IN THREE DISTRICTS.
arrangements Practically Completed
For Transporting Them to Peters.
burg--Whi Have Prorninene Escort
On Trip.

Preparations are complete for
sending Richmond's first quota of noen
to Camp Lee next Wednesday. An
neancen1ent was made last night OF
the schedule arranged for the depar.
ture Of the men, about fifty of whom
from the FIVE divisions of the etty
and Henrico county will make I'D the
Hall. Of Camp Lee. has arranged for
quota Brigadier- General Fl srm a n
the reception of the national army
men, and the committee here In charge
OF transporting them to the camp
has all details completed
Shortly after noon on Wednesday
the men OF the various divisions who
will go in the first quota will assem-
BILE at their respective division board
Offices, and from there proceed to the
Capitol square. where they will all as
semble at 1:15 P M Promptly at
100 o'clock the drafted men will leave
In automobiles furnished by the Rich
mond Automobile club. the pilot car
to be driven by President r. B. ALL
por.. Vice President Z C. Pelouze, and
Secretary W r. Baker, OF the club.
Travelling with the BOYS will he
Governor Stuart and his staff. Mayor
Ainslie. members of the local boards.
and members of the Richmond Auto
mobile club. 1t was requested last
night that all owners of the automo-
biles which Will he used in conveying
the men TO the camp be decorated with
Am erican flags.
Practically all of the men who
have. been included in the first quotas
of the division have volunteered, and
where sufficient number did not ask
to be sent In the first per
cent, the board has picked such men
as they found had military training
or are OF especial intelligence and edu-
cation. 1t was said by officers on the
headquarters staff of Camp Lee. Pc
tersburs. yesterday, that practically
all Of the men included in the first
quota would be made non-commis-
stoned officers.
Men Named For First Quota.
Exemption boards Nos, !. and 5
Yesterday announced the following as
making up their respective quotas to
he sent TO camp Wednesday.
Division No. Charles r. Brown,
f13 Spring street; Fl l.. Knapp, 10l
West Main street. f. c. Perkins. 1905
Randolph street. Nile T. Hemphin.
los North Harrison street Samuel
Dorset, 3l02 Hanover avenue: Robert
z. Wingfeld, 1sl1-A First avenue
Joseph L. Lowry. / South Plum street.
Oscar A. Purcell. 3l15 Grove avenue:
j. +, Moshy. / s South Adams street
T. NJ Carnefx. sos South Pine street.
Division No 4---Jeb Stuart Htnch-
man, AIS North Twenty fifth street; :
John Felix Smith, 70f State street !;
Ernest Crewe Faber. T2s North Tween
ty-etghth street; Bernard Simeon Hill.
2224 Jefferson avenue: Antrim Sydnor
Dfnwiddie, 422 Denny street. George
Clyde jackson, ATS East Marshall
street; William Cleon Jackson, 2slT
East Marshall street: Thomas Hill
Epps, 1914 East Main street
Alternates. Division No. 4-Andrew
Wingfield Arnold, 7i2 Nerth Twenty
seventh street; George Thomas Bur.
CESS. 1915 North Twenty-ninth street
Division No S--Percy Rofiaday.
$50 Fourth avenue; James E. Farrar.
1919 Garland avenue; Julian Pratt
Todd, 5l4 Fourth avenue. Thomas ]
Reddtn, 507 North Fifth street :;
Patrick Almond. 4o4 Brookland boule-
ward, Clarence Carter. 1915 North
Twenty-second street; Eddie r. Be-
hannom 2402 Eenable street; Clar-
ence Fl. Jackson. 403 Poe street.
Alternates, Division No. Edward
G. Jordon. 1900 North Twentieth
street; Leonard w. Fox, 1909 North
Twenty-second street.
All Of these men will report at the
ONCE OF their boards at 5 p, NJ. Tues
day September 1, for final instruo-
tions.