The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29

10 responsible 70 the captain for their
accurate performance OF ali duties
Mr. slagie was formerlv member Of
the Richmond baseball team In the
Virginia league, and ia considered by
his company mates as past master
with the sphere" l. r. WArhurton
Is supply sergeant whose duty 1t is
to see to the issuing Of sill clothing
and other equipment to the members
Of the company
Lecture on Personal Hygiene
4 lecture was given "a the com
panv b.. Captain Wlnant this after
noon on personal hygiene bathing,
care Of feet etc In this connection
II vas remarked ny one Of the officers
how little thought IN proportion 20
their Importance ia, bestowed by the
average man or his feet one in
junction to the soldiers relative 20
their pedal extremitieS is not 20 wear
darned socks or socks with holes In
them
welcome rraquCe made lately Nv
fre 07nSs sergeant Of COMPANY - -
the substitution a. fresh vegeta hles
FOR canned IN the daily bill Of fare
ev A.nt ~ some sknful financing the
officer and The mess sergeant have
succeeded in making she regulation
allowance 81 40 cents stretch 20 IN
rtade 2 number ot dnlcacies which
10 NOT appear on she regular menu.
ReEinrjn sunday October g chick
or WIN be served AT dinner weekly.
Second Lieutenant T. \ Browning
Or Company q. IS VERY popular With
the men He was civil engineer on
the Panama canal before entering
2 f.l# r.E at Nflarv al
Isl weN fitted b. education and tenn
rcrameut for his duties at Camp
Lee
Announcement was made this
afternoon Of the following appoint
nj ent@ I'm Company C. of the Three
Hundred ard Eighteenth infantry
which has a large contingent Of Rich
mand and Petersburg boys. p A
Crumpjer Of Newport News. az com
ranv clerk Ratph Vance, as first or
top sergeant. Paul = Cantrv. sup
PIN sergeant. and otto Kelly as me-
chsnic. The members of this com
panv already have their rubber
ponrhoes and overc0ats and uniforms
and underwear viii he issued 70 them
tomorrow
Despite the rain ~ THURSDAY night
there was little interruption to the
daily progress ~ drill Al Camp Lee
TO-DAY The. roads. through the Can1p
which are travelled most had been
ehurned into quasrires but the
areas devoted to drill are drained
well and little difficulty was ex-
pertenced this morning in getting
bout.
Daily Program.
The following program Of !nstruc-
tion Is prescribed for the infantry
the machine gun, the train units and
training battalions for the week end
inc October s
Setting Up Exercises, Recruit M
e'ru0t'on. 4 9 hours Running
II hours school Of Soldier. hours
school Of Squad "a hours Issue Of
Arms hour Nomenclature and
Care Of Rife . hours color Serti-
nels- counterstxns and paroles. etc.
1 hour. Eayonet Exercise and BAY
onet Combat 3 hours Sighting 70
tton and Aiming Drills hours
First-sld to the Wounded hours
WI We Are Al War-Lecture. i
hour Inspection hours
II was stated by an officer yester-
dAr afternoon that. the Lee Enfield
rife which will latev he used for tar
get practice by the members of the
National arm" com hines in itself the
best features Of the KraK and the En-
heid In the excitement Of firing
while the soldier holding the vhanon
Is himself undar FIRE he Frequently.
continues pulling the trigger after
The magazine is emptv an atta@
meEt 10 the Lee Fnf1e)a prevents
this