Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-06

Confederate Veterans. who escorted tho
men drafted from Petersburg. Behind
them marched the twenty recruits. with
tho Stars and Stripes and the flag Of
the A. p. Hill Camp.
Forming in line. the Veterans ad-
vanced to the Virginia tent, and
former Governor william Hodges Mann
stepped forward. Turning to Briga-
dier-General Hall. he said: I'VE. the
members of tho A. p. Hill Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. take pleasure in
presenting to you the twenty men
drafted from Petersburg. and we not
only present them to you. the rcprcsen-
tatives Of our country, but we vouch
for them"
The former Governor then paid
strong tribute to the prowess OF the
old armies Of the gray and the blue.
and said he was glad that the colors
were now merged in drab.
Brigadier-Ge General Hall accepted tho
recruits on behalf of the government.
saying that with such sponsors the
men could not fail to distinguish them
selves.
MEN ARE EXAMINED AND
ASSIGNED TO REGIMENTS
Arrived at the barracks of regiment
BIT, the recruits were turned over to
Captain James. After again answer
ing the roll call. the men were sent
to the shower baths. and then return
ing to the mess hall. were weighed
and their pedigrees taken. physical eS-
animation made. and as one finished
the ordeal he was sent into the recrea-
ton room.
The Petersburg contingent went to
regiment 31S. where they were put
through the same course OF examina-
ton by Captain Goldsmith.
Amelia County was the next to re-
port. the four men in it's quota be-
ing escorted by S. a. Lacey, 5. l..
Farral, w. ]. Elan and DR.. p. T. South
all in Il motor car.
When they had been checked off
they were sent TO 317
Another cloud OF dust, bigger and
more extended than that kicked up by
the men from Grayson. proclaimed the
approach Of a large body of men, and
as they halted In front Of headquarters
1t was seen that there were forty-nine
of them.
Brought them down on the shuttle"
announced the officer In charge to Col
onel Waldron.
The first contingent was composed
Of seven men from Nansemond Coun-
~: then came six from Portsmouth;
then thirteen from Norfolk: then three
from Sussex County; then six from
Chesterfield County: then five from
Surrey County; then six from Louisa
County. and then three from Glouces-
ter County.
CONTINGENT FAILS
TO BRING ITS PAPERS
With the contingent from Glouces-
ter came the first trouble. but not on
the part of the recruits. The certify
ing board of the county had not fol-
lowed instructions sent out by the
war Department as to the shipping Of
the men. and instead of sending with
them their full papers. they only gave
the recruits their pink registration
cards.
Lieutenant-C Colonel FitzhuEh Lee. the
chief mastering officer Of Camp Lee.
was called. and after questioning he
ordered them to barracks and tele-
graphed the local board to forward
the proper papers.
All of these men were assigned n
regiment 31s.
The next contingent to arrive was
composed of three men. travel-stained
and dusty. for they had come from
mineral County. West Virginia. In or
der to reach Camp Lee on September S..
INC gay specihed by the War Depart
ment Tor reporting. these men had
started at 1880 o'clock Tuesday night
oreakfasting in Washington, and ar
irving at the cantonment shortly after
noon.
they were assigned to regiment 3o5
which is the engineers
Alid- day mess. because of the neces
sity Tor "scrubbing" the recruits. was
late feast. but the men fell to win
Will AT present there will be a
clFliian cook detailed to each barrack
IN addition to the few sent down Nv
the regular army. and then IL is ex,
Pected 70 hnd men among the rockies
VINO either can cook or will work e
cooks. as
CAROLINE COUNTY MAN
COMES IN ALONE
along about o'clock. Iona ind,-
riouai with suit case strollcd IN 10
the virginia tent and declared he had
come from Caroline County Question
ing brought out the fact that he nod
oecn in Richmond when he received
@oro TO report to his local board al
Sowing Green. and that instead of so
doing he had come of his own accoro
to Camp Lee.
Coionel Lee was again called, ana
after reprimanding the man for NOT
obeying instructions and reporting to
MS local board, sent him to 3lS
This action on the Caroline County
mans part will upset the machinery
or his local board. because Is he will
be reported as absent and unaccounted
for on the papers the rest of the con-
tingent will bring down, and an al
ternate will be sent In his place. Thus
not only will unnecessary expense be
entailed In sending on the alternate.
but the Department of Justice will be-