The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-21
Petersburg
Representative of Contractors Al
ready Buying Extensiveiy All
Manner of Supplies to Build
Camp.

Petersburg, Va. June 20-Represen-
tatives of Rinehart e. Dennis. of Char
lottesvi1le. who were yesterday award
ed by the war department the contract
for the construction OF the Petersburg
cantonment camp. arrived here this
morning and began operations on
huge scale.
Temporary offices OF the company
have been established at the Hotel Pc
tersburg and scores Of representatives
of lumber, hardware, autom obile and
other wholesale concerns are arriving
hourly. Announcement was made from
the office this afternoon that several
hundred thousand dollars worth of ma
te-ials had already been purchased.
Major e. X. Coe. Of the United states
army reserve, who will represent the
government in the construction of the
ca ntonment. stated in an interview to-
day:
I'VE are going to build a city larger
than Petersburg and are going to ex-
pend something like 100000 in do
ing It.
We are going to purchase millions
of feet of lumber, carloads of nails
and other materials and are going to
turn out a complete city within eighty
days. We are going to have city
with an adequate supply of filtered
water: a city lighted by electricity
and with every building in 1t COM
pletely equipped with every modern
convenience. Can YOU beat IT.
Major Coe is from Duluth. MINI. He
volunteered his services at the out
break of the war with Germany and
was appointed major in the reserves.
After being assigned to various duties
in Washington, he was selected be-
cause of his peculiar fitness for the
work to superintend the construction
Of the local cantonment.
The task of building the cantonment
is tremendous one; each building
viii be erected 70 house full COM
pany Of $50 men. Twelve company
buildings with a headquarters building
gymnasium, chapel. storehouse and
quartermasters supply house will
form one Of the squares into which
the camp will be divided. In this way
each regiment will be housed in a sep
arate division of the camp.
Plans for Big Red Cross Parade.
Plans for the big Red Cross parade.
in which thousands are expected to
take part, are rapidly taking shape.
Every business and fraternal organi-
zat!on, as we'll as the city schools. are
/ expected to be represented in the par
ade. Several bands will be engaged
and a combined church choir will sing
patriotic airs, The parade will take
place at 5 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
passing through the principal streets
Of the city and ending a I Central park.
where patriotic address will be de-
livered by Or. Edward N Calisch. of
Richmond
| May Form Vigilance Committee.
al 1tat al,
looking toward the organization of
vigilance committee. which will en-
I brace a large number of Petersburg's
best citizens with a view OF waging
/ a determined war on vice. the object
! being TO protect as far as possible the
morals of the thousands of young men
to be encamped at L4akemont.
The vigilance committee will coop
crate with the police department.. The
first object will be to cleanup" the
city and rid 1t OF Objectionable char
acters, particularly women of Hire
pute
To Build schools for Coiored Children.
Superintendent = NJ Martin. under
instructions from the public school
hoard, on YESTERDAY. awarded to u
p, Bass. a local contractor, the contract
for the erection of the Joint schools
for coiored ppp!ls on The Rplita ~.
property on Jones street recently ac-
g qured by the city. The buildings will
cost complete $4,000 and will be COM
posed Of primary and high school
grades. Another coored school cost
ing $4,000 will be erected in the east
ern section Of the city at some point n
Eiandford
WiIiiamson-Hage.
/ This morning at 1890 o'clock, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T. WILLIAMSON of the
West End. Miss Helen Louise william
son and Mr. Doane II. Hage Of New
York. were united in marriage by tho
Rev. James A. Mcclure. Of the Second
Presbyterian church. The bride was
handsomely attired in a suit Of blue
with hat TO match and wore a corsage
of roses. MISS Gladys Price. as maid
OF honor. was attired In a frock Of
white net and carried pink roses
Mr.. John F. sullivan, OF Chicago was
best man. The bride Is an attractive
and deservedly popular young woman
and the groom is a. prominent young
business man of New York assistant
to the manager of the American Drug
gtsts Syndicate. Immediately after the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hage left for
an extended bridal tour The groom is
| a brother of Mrs l. A. Dayennort Of