Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11
FINAL DRILL AT CAMP LEE
FOR TRIP TO STATE FAIR
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north on the Boulevard and into the
Fair Grounds.
II the command reaches the fair by
IL o'clock short drill will be held
before noon, after which the battalion
will be given liberty until 2:30 o'clock,
at which time they viii again as
semble. and from o'clock to 4 o'clock
the drill will be held In evolutions of
the battalion in close order, and phy-
steal drill. At o'clock the command
will leave the Fair Grounds for the
station. where it Will entrain at s
o'clock. Tho plans will be altered in
any respect tho fair officials may sug-
gest.
MAJOR-GESERAL CRONKHITE
COMING TO THE FAIR
Two parties of officers will leave the
camp tomorrow morning TO be in
Richmond with the battalion One
will be headed by Major-General
Cronkhitc. and will include his chief
OF stan. Colonel W. II. Waldron: his
aids. Captains a. NJ Dobie and A. T.
Terry; Colonel Hunt the division Judge
advocate: Major J. z. Barnes, adjutant.
BriEadier-General C. s. ITarnsworth
commanding the two Virginin rcRi-
ments; BriGadier- l.. NJ. Breet.
in command OF the Pennsylvania in
fantry regiments; Colonel b. III. Wells.
or the Three Hundred and Eishtccnth:
Colonel Hunt. OF the Three Hundred
and Twentieth. and others
The party will travel 10 Richmond
by motor, and will I've entertained nv
the fair association at lunch. They
Will attend the exhibition at the fair.
and the entire party will have dinner
at the Wcstmoreland Club. AS the
guests OF the club.
In the second party will be Major
charles Swccny. OF the second bat
tahoil- Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment; Captain s. j. Raymond. ad
Jutant' and numerous OF the officers of
that command.
MAIL FACILITIES
DECLARED INADEoUATE
complaint is rampant at the camp
regarding the inadequate mail accom-
mouatiohS or the post-oHice authori-
''eS' so huge is the amount OF postal
mater coming into Petersburg for the
camp mat under the present arrange
''N''N vi 'Hc l~oSl3l department II is
inpossible't transport each days mail
TO tho c!ntonment. which results in dc.
rays or Ssvcral days 10 he officers and
men before trst-cla.s mail matter Is
delivered
Mail both letters and oac,,,cs
means much to soldier. and the de-
Jay or from two 10 ten days in the
delivery OF mail which should be in
his hands within one TO two days after
being posted imposes hardship as
unfair as 1t is declared to be unnecee-
Sary The letter from home, or the
communication from some friend or
relative. is always a source OF more
pleasure TO an army man than any
other single means to be offered IN
camp. To deny them this, then. II T..
poinied'out. Is wrong when these mon
nave severed all home connections and
nave given themselves TO the country
III is estimated that in the ncighbor-
mood OF 10000 pieces OF postal mattc-
Is received ut Petersburg for Cam,
Lee daily. At the cantonment most,
oii'e force OF twenty men has bco,
supplied by the Post-Onice Departmc,,
and this has been augmented hy ,i,,o
"""'"er IRON the quartcrmaster de-
par'ment AZ the camp. Lieutenant G.
ifeNost Royce is in charge of the mai,
distribution a. the camp. and has =
system working so we'll that all mail