Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
.R|CHMOND's QUOTA WILL
LEAVE CITY TOMORROW
Those of Divisions 2 and 4 Go by
One Route and Of 1, 3 and
5 by Another.
LOCAL RECEPTIONS PLANNED
Entertainment for the Selected Men
of Division 8 at ElkS' Home To-
Night-Anothcr Call for Men Is
Expected Shortly.

Richmond's quota OF 2a4 men. en-
bracing 40 per cent of the city's allot-
ment for service in the National Army,
will leave tomorrow morning for
Camp Lee. and details OF plans to give
them fitting send off are now being
worked out by friends.
The men from Divisions Nos > and 4
will leave ut 1890 o'clock Tomorrow
morning from the Main street Station
The nIcn from Divisions Nos l. 3 and
will leave from the Byrd Street sta
ton.
lIenricc County's quota of ffty-fvc
mcn will join those from Divisions ?
and at tho Main Street Station and
depart at the same time. Chesterfield
Countys quota Of forty-nine men are
scheduled TO leave Ccntralin ut 6:Il
O'Clock to-mcrrcw morning.
Arrangements 10 give Il musical en-
t"rtainmcnt to The sclcctmcn of hi.
vision No at the E!ks' Home TO-
night have been made by the God
mothers League of Richmond. Mrs
Il. *. Harper. sorrano: Mrs. j. X Bow
man, contr?lto, Clarke Lincoln. tenor
and J. III. Ecnnett. baritone. with Her
bert l.. Rces. rs pianist, viii render
the program. Mrs q. T. w. Kerr
president of the league will speak
RECEPTIONS FOR MEN
WHO LEAVE TO-NIOItItOW
The Godmo;hers of Division No.
Will meet 1T 1 o'clock this afternoon
ut - West Broad Street 20 greet The
men who VIII leave to-morrcw morn
ing tn enter Camp Lee.
Employees of Mitchell K Hotchriss.
North Eighth Street, yesterday pre-
scented one of their number, Henry T.
BoSchcn. with Il wrist watch Il token
Of their friendship. before his departure
for the big cantonm"nt 1T Petcrshurr
The presentation WAS made by Robert
Mitchell.
Details for the transportation OF the
entire states 10 per cent quot, were
AdirtantGencral W. w Sale and no
trouble from this source i. anticipated.
However. the work upon TIA. io2al
and district boards HAS not icssened
Va @orn as this q:ota Of NOR !,.s hrcn
DISPOSED of. order" FROM II. provost
marsnui Ia forN&! | tn" next ol!ctm ~;
vii! hc forthcoming. aud IN practical
y every division III Virginia ihis or
der * being anticipated
irii,If CASES Ll,,;.
sDME DIVISIONS SHORT
Tar problem offered because some
divisions could not supply :, 10 per
cent quota composed entirely OF white
men = gradually riChtinS itself This
condition vas not due to any excess
SiNc humble" OF whites being exempted.
Hui TO :. natural condition of popula-
ION '"ca Is- the time allowed tor
Hing exemption claims and appeals
had not elapsed was one of the rca-
sons why some Of the divisions could
not muster Il full so per cent uuota.
however i'll those sections which can
not supply the required number OF
whites, The deficiency VIII be made
an with white men from other sec.
tons. In the western part of the State
the whites prcdon,irate while in he
eastern portion the blacks are said
20 live in larger numbers.
Some local boards have ALREADY ,er-
lifted for service nu!ni erS OF men in
eNccss 81 the quota called for Upon
hes" men Will fall tho burden of hll-
ing in the gaps OF quotas in districts
where the number Of whites has been
IN sufficient