Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-28
MONTEREY, VA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917
Camp Lee is Said
to be Beautiful Place

TO De Beautiful L lace
Camp Lee Petersburg, is thus de-
scribed by a Page County boy, V.
Clyde Griffith of Luray, who is a
member of the draft army now IN
training there:
To-day we were vaccinated, also
given the first dose of innoculation
for prevention of typhoid fever.
I'VE have not as vet received
our uniforms, and most of US are
badly in need Of them | think we
will get them the latter part of the
week. We are being drilled every
day now, but when uniforms are
issued to us training will begin in
earnest. My advice to the b 'Ys that
are to come here later Is 10 bring
changes of shirts, socks and under
wear and all kinds of toilet articles
and don't wear your best clothing.
"All of our friends, | am sure
would have laughed had they been
able to see US today. Co A. AID
Co. E. of the 31Sth Infantry had
to clean a corn field which is to be
used for our drill grounds. How
ever it only took us short while
to clear it. Yea know three hun
dred men eau 10 lots of work in a
short while We had lots of fun
catching three rabbits while clean
ing the fled.
"The Y. NJ. c. A.. here is doing
good work toward creating the
right kind of a spirit between the
BOYS and the work it is doing
toward keeping and teaching the
boys in the right path while they
are separated from loved ones, can
not be praised too highly.
"There are a large number of
good musicians and singers here in
camp and the Y. NJ. c. A. is max
ing good use of them in its services
which are conducted throughout
all parts of the camp on Sunday.
eve are all we'll and happy, in
fact we don't have to get lonesome
day or night. Through the day
we are kept busy drilling or else
doing chores about camp, at night
it would be almost impossible for
anyone to become lonesome as
there are several good comedians
in our Company, and the chatter
that-they hand out in barracks at
hight keeps everyone in good
spirits.
"There are a large number of
good Chistian boys in our Co. and
there's no occasion for any of US,
if we are the right kind of men to
be led astray. We can associate
with whom we please, and as stated
there are large numbers of the right
sort.
"Camp Lee lies between Peters
burg and Hopewell, three miles
distant from the Powder City. 1t
is located on fairly level ground,
was previously woodland. The
ground is rough yet, due to there
being many stumps standing, and
the holes from which the stumps
were taken out not being filled.
Camp Lee is built in the shape of
of a horse shoe, and it is four and
one half from end to end, and
about two miles across the front of
the horse shoe. The Company bar
racks, four and FIVE deep are located
on one side of the principal street.
and on the otner are Post Elk
changes. Officers barracks and
headquarters, hospital and medical
buildings, and an auditorium mot
completely in which pictures will
be shown. lectures given, etc. Each
Company barracks which houses
$50 men is about 35 by 125 feet,
two stories high. The upper floor
and bali of the lower is used for
sleeping quarters. The other half
of the lower floor cont ains the mess
hall, and kitchen. There are over
1900 buildings here ranging in
width from 25 to so feet, and in
length from so to $50 feet. There
is latrine and baths direcly back
of each Company barracks. The
supply building in which are stored
car loads of food and other essen
tials necessary for the upkeep of
Camp Lee are located by the rail
road"