Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-29
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED
ron MEN or REGIMENT

While the men arc getting away.
those OF the Three Hundred ANA Seven
Ne"hth HeiSl,ncnt arc fecin:; somw h;,
al over their prospects. ON account
o; measles, the entire regiment Is in
quarantine, which means that none OF
them VIII be able Ia get away. The
situation In the command is much inn
proved. there arc no new cases de-
vcioping and the men already caught
are getting along nicely. The Three
Hundred and Seventeenth will have
something coming to them in the way
OF entertainment however. The on
Gers lave seen 10 i, that the latest
and best OF Thanksgiving foods are
furnished, and in every one Of IN.
barracks Will be some kind Of enter
tainment. which Will make the day a
real holiday for the men, no,with-
standing their misfortune II the
weather permits they will also have
athletic events of various kinds.
The elaborate all-day schedule OF
athletic stunts arranged b. b. r. Muir
ply, the division athletic officer. de-
PEND entirely upon climatic conditions.
The grounds here arc wet and coated
with mud, which may prevent holding
the games arranged. 1t may also be
impossible to hold the cross country
run, which would be one OF the fea-
lures of the day. However. il old Sol
comes out early in the morning.. and
proves effective, the schedule may be
carried out. in which case there will be
something doing outdoors practically
every moment OF the day. The Three
Hundred AM Nineteenth Infantry foot
ball team IL scheduled To- play Bethany
College. from West Virginia. in Peters
burg. rms VIII attract a number of
the men OF the Pennsylvania regi-
ments. also some OF the West Virgin
ians from the artillery brigade
Captain S. J. Raymond announced
to-day that Il special train would leave
tho camp at &c o'clock Tomorrow
afternoon to take the officers and mon
OF the regiment TO Richmond for the
big entertainment to be given at the
city Auditorium at night by the men
OF the Three Hundred and t:iGh;ceute
Regiment. At least 200 men from tho
regiment VIII go To the capital. and
members OF the division STAFF. Rriga-
dicr-Gcncral {. $. Farnsworth, Of the
Virginia troops; Colonel T.. II. Wells.
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth.
and many Of the officers of the rcgj-
mcnt VIII :.lso make tho trip. With
the officers and men will go the band
II the regiment. which will be the
feature Of the performance Tomorrow
night.
Tomorrow morning "A military field
mass VIII hc celebrated on the Three
Hundred and Nineteenth Infantry drill
ucld 10y MonsGnor O'Farrcn. Of the
Cathedral. in Richmond. assisted bv
Fathers Wallace and Churchnl, chan
lains in the camp. The mass will take
place at II o'c.cck, the music To he fur
nslied Ivy a trained choir Of men from
the camp and ladies from ST. .Ioscph'.
Church, In Petersburg. The services
Will be attended By many Of the d.
vision officers. The sermon will be
delivered by Bishop ID. j. O'CounclI, OF
tho Diocese OF Richmond. Other ser
vices will be held in tho Y. A. G. a.
buildings in the camp.
Fivc days holiday will he granted
officers and men Of enc division during
tho Christmas holidays, and the com
handing officers have been instructed
to ascertain the number of men who
will tako advantage of the leave.
Many of the men in camp have boon
disappointed because OF an order issued
by headquarters to the effect that
rosters cannot be printed in connec-
tion with Thanksgiving or Christmas
holidays. Some OF tho commands had
gone to considerable expense with their
Thanksgiving menus, having them en-