Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23
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DIVISION ARRIVES
"pcciai Thcater to &c Erected for Pa.
ticnts at Camp Lee Base
Hospital.
Y. NJ. c. y. SECRETARIES ENLIST
Officers Will Receive Increase Allow
ance-Worl1 Started on Tennis
>Courts-Thrcc Hundred Soldiers
NaturaliZcd at Petersburg.

CAMP LEE. June 22-Cards received
indicate that all units Of tho Eighticth
DIVISION have safely arrived overseas.
The artillery regiments and the Three
Hundred end Fifth Engineers were
among the last To reach the other
side" Two weeks ago Il letter was re-
ceiNed from General Cronkhitc COM
nanding officer Of the division. which
was written and mailed on the other
side hundreds OF relatives of men
VINO were In the division. have received
letters written over there.
contract for the erection OF a thea
ter for the benefit of the convalcsccnts
At the base hospital has been let to tho
Harrison Construction Company. Work
VIII begin Immediately and within a
lew weeks numbers Of the patients
VIII be able to witness first class shows
within tho quadrangle OF the hospital
The theater VIII he an opcn-air affair
though II VIII have an enclosed stage.
which VIII be modern IN every detail
1T VIII seat 1900. while space will be
reserved for 700 wheel chairs. 1t will
lie erected in bowl shape with each
seat having an excellent view OF the
stage.
The construction OF tho thcater is
being directed by Manager jacobson.
OF the Liberty Thcater. and the shows
that viii be presented viii, wherever
practical be the same as are prevented
in the Liberty. This Will include all
vaudeville attractions that visit the
camp az we'll AZ a number OF the larger
(Ahows Pictures VIII oe presented at
yeast once a week. benefit per-
formance VIII be given in the Liberty
on July I.
y. VI. e. A. SERVICE
FLAG Is CNEURLED
service flag with twcnty-r four stars
has been unfurlcd from the Y. Nj g. 4.
administration building for the TWEEN
ty-tour secretaries OF the y. NJ. G. a.
at this camp who have left this val
uablc work for fighting aIany OF the
men caught the fever and joined the
EiGhtseth Division prior u its de-
parture for France. Almost without
exception they arc in units that hav.
already gone overseas. The names Of
the secretaries who have turned fight
crs are: X. y. Ammors. y =. Archer
j. w Benton, J. ". Baker. {. Grant.
Car! Bem.s. II r. Brainard. H. T.
Brown. j.. y. RrioH. l.. b. Campbell,
II. Crawford. j. II Davis, j. W. t'u-
mar. i. y. Harris. II Hoist. V. Kirsch-
lar, y. KetchuIn. 6. Il l.owdcr. W. W
Matson g. g. Painter. G. G. fucker.
George W. Sadlcr. j. l.. Stevens ana
q ". whiting.
Cheers OF the camp arc anticipating
with pleasure tho increased pay checks
that they vii! receive on tho las, day
OF this month. ON Apr!l lS "A law went
into effect allowing officers OF the army
who were away from army uostu
where provision had not been mad.
for the care Of the families OF the Of
iiccrs, the usual communication for quar-
tcrs. THIS applies 10 married officers
and thoz" with dependent relatives ~
is figured on basis Of sig per month
per room. y second Lieutenant is at
lowed two rooms; frs; Lieutenant three
rooms ana each advanced rank ~ al
lowed ono additional room over the
rank below him. Thus major Gcnein!
is allowed eight rooms or Ss5 add
t!onal per month. Tho officers viii
receive pn' for Communication OF quar-
iers from Apiu &c.
Hereafter coffee wll! be roasted NJ
this camp Tor the use ot the various
units.
Seven hundred virginia NEGROES ar
rived =; CAMP to-day. This completed
The movement OF the 1000 negroes from
this state. Tho men have all been as
signed Ia the Dcpo; brigade. Prepare
tons have becn made TO receive l,,rp
white men, who Will begin TO arrive
Monday.
Work on the tennis court. has
started. Th2y VIII occupy tho area
at the western end OF the athletic field.
Three hundred aliens. fully half or
them Italians, with Russians and
Greeks also IN large numbers, were
naturalized this morning in the Iust-
inGs Count In the city OF Petersburg.
The oath was administered by Robert
6. Bass, clerk OF court. Preceding tho
administering OF the oath. short talks
were male by Judge j. NJ. Mullen. c.
r. L"ss!ter and Judge Philip c. Cooke.
Another class will be naturallzed next