Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
SECOND QUOTA BEGINS
MILITARY LIFE AT CAMP

game. Soon messages began 10 come
over the wire that men had arrived
in Petersburg and had been started
on their way to the Gimp.
Shortly after noon the quota from
Chesterfield reached the camp railroad
station and there were met by officers
who got the men in line and marched
them TO headquarters At almost the
same time the three divisions arrived
from Richmond, and the men from the
four boards took their position before
the Virginia tent and were there reg
istered. The man in charge Of the men
turned over his records, the names
were called and, all being accounted
for they were put in charge of an
officer and marched 10 their barracks
already prepared
Following the men from Richmond
came the Louisa County quota, and
about half-hour later the Seaboard
train pulled in at the station with two
other divisions from the Capital City,
these being the second and fourth.
with the same expeditions procedure
that had marked the handling of the
other men they were checked and as
signed to their quarters. In a remark
abb few instances we're there any
irregularities, and the Y ork passed on
without Il hitch
MEN rs FINE SPLITS
AS THEY .:-:RIvE AT CAMP
The men were /. fine spirits All
OF them laughed and joked about their
entrance into military life, this not
indicating that they regarded it lightly.
which Is not the case. On the contrary.
they quite realize Il. seriousness Of
the work they are about to perform.
but their spirit is that of men recoc.
nizinS their task and Its Importance
and entering 1t with that cheerfulncss
that Will hclp them in doing 1t well.
Much comment is heard among Of
hcers mt tho camp regarding the re-
markable spirit shown by the major
ity of the men arriving to-day. Many
of thcm had the cars covered with
chalked inscriptions. having set forth
IN language. occasionally prufane wha,
1t was proposed to do to the Kaiser
and Germans in general Many OF tho
oohunSents came III to the railroad STA
tios cheering and In several cases they
wero cheering as their trains rolled
| into the camp ground On the whole
! their demeanor was much more tina,
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for military service
After the second Richmond con.
uhgeAt which brought Ill men. the
"FSt three divisions totalinE ITS, came
! quotas as follows: Alexandria County
/ o. caroline County. SO; Henrico
| county, 40; King and Queen. Q; Louisa
49, New Kent. IL; Southampton, 10;
| Aipemarie. As: Amelia. 81: Amherst
90. Charlotte. II; Pow hatan. Z; Prince
William. 81: Pittsylvaria. Sd; Lancaster
| ~ Nrcche' Is; Luncnburg. 81; Fred.
erlchsburg City and Spottsylvania
| county 70; Rappahannock. g. and Roa
noke. TO- About 1855 men all told were
received. around 400 OF whom were
assigned to the Three Hundred ant
seventeenth Regiment Of Infantry
None OF the ceremony which ATTENDED
the receipt OF the first quota of mer
| marked the entrance Of the men to-da,
10 the camp. Division No 4, of Rich
mona. was accompanied by George w
| rogers. chairman OF the board; Br
j. H. iinchman and DR. j. Dohert,
hinchHan. medical ex miners for III,
HlVision. Division No. 2 was accom-
panied by Arthur At. Cannon clerk nj
'he board Of HIS district. Practical,,
all OF the men bore some evidence n
good by reception home. many n
them wearing rosebuds, others VIII
packages of various kinds. some wit,
hagh OF vari-colored materials I'm wb,cl
'hcy carried "A few trinkets. and vii,
one quota each man had been preson,e,
tox OF candy. which each held ar
curely under his arm.
Inc men from Caroline County wer,
accompanied to the camp by Major T
10 CoshiiL q Confederate SOLDIER