Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-02
THIRTEEN RICHMOND
BOYS WIN PROMOTION
Sheer Merit in Their Military Con-
duct Brings Them Up to Nom
commissioned Rank.
APPOINTMENTS PERMANENT
Made After Men Had Been Thorough
ly Tried Out by Commanding OFF,
cers-One Million Dollars Is Lib
erty Loan Goal Set for Camp Lee.
IFrom a Stan correspondent.l

L.
CAMP LEE, VA. October 1.-Thir-
teen Richmond boys have won non
comm issioned rank announcement OF
the appointments was mad, to-day by
Captain 8. ]. Raymond, adjutant OF
the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment, along with ten others from
various parts OF the eastern section
of the State. Sheer merit brought the
promotions to the men, and, after try
outs. during which the commanding
officers of their companies closely OBJ
served their military conduct, they
were awarded to-day with warrants
declaring their appointments. which
were signed by Colonel B. H. Wells,
commanding the regiment
The Richmond men are Ambrose P.
Harding, to be sergeant OF Company
E: Lawrence G. Floyd and Charles A.
Shelor. to be sergeants of Company f,
and Samuel c. Gordon. Harry A. Nc
Claren. Marmaduke G. Rex, Sydney E.
Burnett. Harold W. Tyler, w II. Sit
terding, Wyatt Smith, Alexander w.
Browning. Raymond w. Mills and w.
p. Richardson. to be corporals of Com
pany F. In the companies mentioned.
these are not all the appointments to
be made. but tho commanding officer
of each is not announcing them until
he has had the opportunity to Judge
the best mon for the promotions. It
is possible THAT some of those made
corporals may be further promoted to
sergeants. From now on, appointments
to the noncommissioned rank will be
frequent.
OTHER VIRGINIANS
WHO WIN PROMOTIONS
Men winning promotions from other
sections of the State are as follows:
Company II. Corporal lgnac Petrinac
to be sergeant, from the regular army;
Company X. Corporal Walter Tull to
be sergeant, from the regular army:
Company e. Charles w. Hoffman, of
Loudoun County; Harvey L. Chapman,
Norfolk; Walter E. Richie. Broadway;
Wilbur B. Fentress. Norfolk, to be
sergeants; Lawrence Parker. Ports
mouth; w. J. Scott. Hampton, and
James F. Grow. Pittsylvania. and
George T. Mlstead. Surry Company
f, Corporals James F. Finn and r.
P. Baiatto. to be sergeants, from the
regular army.
All of these appointments are per-
manent. and will continue as long as
the men show that they are worthy
Of them. They were made only after
the men had been given an opportunity
to prove their worth, 1t having been
the policy of each company command
er to rotare the men as temporary
noncommis3ioned officers. In order that
the work OF each could be observed
The officers. therefore, were pretty
we'll assured that the men they have
named will fill the ranks to which they
have been elevated. and the men, too,
can feel that they would not have been
SO honored If they had not proven
themselves worthy.
In Company f, where so MANY of
the Richmond men were appointed, 80
per cent Of the troops are from the
capital. Men from Richmond are also
in Companies A. T and G. and there
Is n likelihood that more of them will
receive promotions. The boys from
Richmond in the headquarters troops
are working hard for noncommissioned
ranks. but 1t Is believed that 1t Will
be at least three weeks before Cap
tain DAWSON makes his perma nent
appointments.
One million dollars in subscriptions
to Liberty bonds in Camp Lee was the
goal announced to-day by General
Adelbert Cronkhite, commanding tho
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