Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
SECOND QUOTA BEGINS
MILITARY LIFE At CAMP
More Than 1000 Additional Selected
Men Received at Petersburg
Cantonment.
ALL MANIFEST ENTHUSIASM
Washing Dinner Dishes Is First Mill
tary uty-Richmonders Selected
for Headquarters Troop-SevcraI
Receive Temporary Promotions.
ALL MANIFEST ENTHUSIASM
rFrom a Staff Correspondent

fFrom Staff Correspondent
CANT LEE. VA. September l9.-The
second influx OF National Army men
began their entrance into Camp Lee
shortiy after noon to-day. Up to 8
O'CLOCK Tonight something over 1000
mad arrived at the cantonment, and
others now en- route should reach here
we'll on to midnight or during the
early morning hours. At least 5000
were expected OIL tho first day. but it
is not believed that more than two
thirds OF this number Will be received
at the camp. The remaining days.
however, are likely to far exceed the
schedule. Many men got under way
To-day who cannot reach the canton
ment until during the afternoon OF
tomorrow.
Chesterfield County was tho first TO
have it's quota at the cantonment, ano
this was followed Immediately by
three divisions from Richmond-the
First. Third ali Fifth Divisions. The
about al hour later. 1t was la:l5
oclock when the Chesterfield boys
marched up to headquarters. and from,
arriving in squads of all sizes. l.,
took less than fifteen minutes to handle
the men of the division sending the
largest number. and TIL Sc of smalle,
quotas were disposed OF in propor-
tionat.ly less time
DAWSON SELECTS MEN
For HIS HEADQUAuTERs
One IT the most interesting moments
OF the reception of the men occurred
when Captain w. P. Dawson, of the
headquarters troop, selected the men
from each quota that he wished to as
sign to his command. Only men who
were especially qualified along techni
cal lines or skilled In some prof fesston
or trade were taken. The headquar-
ters troop is declared the prize organ,-
cation OF the division. SO far as enlisted
men are concerned. and, as was the
case with the first quota. a number or
Richmond men were selected for SER
vice with the command. They are as
follows:
Division No. Garter B. Grundy.
Eugene c. Perkins, Joseph B. Mont
Gomery. Jr
Division No. 3-Charles E. Taylor,
Oscar a. Ford, Herbert s. Culbretn.
Edwin K. BIakey. William II. Chandler.
Maurice Groh. Alexander B. Sadler,
Byron f.. Sinton and John Hairfield.
Division No. Anderson E. Cosby.
Mark II. Finke. Frank Tignor. Herman
H. Harlow.
Division No. 5-John l.. Gregory.
No men were selected from Division
No. ..
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HEADQUARrI:Rs OFFICERS
The remainder OF the boys from
Richmond were assigned to Companies
Is. + and X of the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment. I'm which all OF
the men from the eastern section OF
the State Will be placed. The ma
jority Of the men reaching the camp
to-day were assigned to this regiment.
Several promo otions of Richmond men
assigned to the headquarters troop
were announced to-day They are as
follows:
Temporary corporals to be tempor-
ary sergeants-John S. Carlton. Philip
B. Strause. Nile p. Hemphill and Sam
Dorset To be temporary corporals-
John Mosby and Herbert F.. Robins.
All tho morning kilograms poured
into headquarters announcing the de-
parture of men from the various boards
for their trip TO the cantonment. Be-
fore o'clock the officers and men were
on duty at the booths erected for the
handling of tho three States In the
division. but none except Virginia, men
arrived. and officers assigned to receive
the selected men from Pennsylvania
md West Virginia played waiting
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