The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
BASE. HOSPITAL UNIT
OFF FOR CAMP LEE
Men VIII Assemble This Morning At
Byfd-Street Station TO Go Into
Training
PLANS FOR SEND-oFF.
Men Recruited Under Auspices of
Medical College of Virginia VIII re
Detailed For Service on Arrival At
Cantonment

The enlisted men of the base hos
pital unit of the Medical College of
Virginia will assemble this morning at
Byrd-Street station at $40 for en-
trsinment to Camp Lee A special
train OF three cars will carry the 1872
men in the uit to camp
II was said last night that q special
surprise in the nature of a demonstra~
lt'on was being planned by the friends
,of the enliEted men.
The men reported yesterday after
noon at 2:5o O'Clock at Dr. McGuire's
Office, Sixth and Grace streets 70 reg
lister and receive Instructions They
were given flashlights and cigarettes
by the Council OF Jewish Women. yes
terday afternoon, at the Red Cross
HEADQUARTERS
Special Service nj ST. pnuFs.
At o'clock Yesterday afternoon a
Especial service was held IN St. pauls
church, where DR. r. n. Calisch. rabbi
of Reth Ahabah synagogue, conduct
ed the services and the rector, Rev
DIR. w. Russell Bowie. gave a special
sermon. his text being. ~ Can Do
An Things Through Christ Which
crowded to capacity.
DR.. Bowie made stirring appeal
'upE Gliding the greatness OF life that
is committed to great cause. He
welcomed the rabbi of Beth AhabHh.
who. he said haE members of his
church in the personnel Of the unit
and who has n member at the head
of the Medical College of Virginia
Major Mef3uirc TnstruCts Unit.
After the service the men met in
the Sunday school rooms of the
.church. where the commander of the
unit addressed them
You have a hard time before you
and / feet sorry for YOU hee said
amid the laughter Of the young man,
IF there Is one way TO get In bad
with the military authorities. II Is to
grumble," he continued Don't mind
the way in which your superior of
flcers order you around. Military
work is to obey, with promptness
and cheerfu1ness. These are short,
sharp and suappy words. but they
are the essentials in military life"
Major Mcclure told his men that
they will not work as a whole. once
they arrive at the base hospital but
will be distributed and will work as
individuals. The work he character
lied as "a peg in a. round hole" ex-
planning that some men trained in q
particular trade viii he made to DO
kitchen, ma chine. or other duties FOR
which they are not fitted for.
May Mobilize Nurses Next.
Major MCGUIRE expressed his belief
that the next act of the government
would be to get the nurses modified,
of whom Miss Ruth Robertson, sup
eiintendent Of st. lNke's hospital, Is
the head. He, however. especially
stressed the point that ne was I'M
aware OF the time when the unit
--(rdJwgure PardoMshrd s r
would sail.
Captain Smith, in command OF the
unit, was called on by Major Nc
CURE He said he had nothing to
add to the rema rks of the former
epeaker, but only to argment them.
Mrs. Henry baskerville. also I'D
dressed the men in the nap1e of the
Richmond Red CroSs, urging them to
take out government insurance and
lnstructing them how y FIJI out the
necessary allotment and allowance
blanks She further assured them
that the Richmond Red C>--rs would
look after the personal interests of
all the families of the unit while the
men were at the front,