Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-22
famous FRENCH BAND
COMING TO CAMP LEE
sfany of Its Fifty Musicians Have
b Been Decorated for Bravery
B Under Fire.
ANOTHER OFFICERS SCHOOL
sisit From Wcsthampton Hospital
! Nnrses-Chnmpion Ropc.Throwcr
Joins AI1ny-Changcs in \. NJ. G.
a. Forces.
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* IS CAMP LEE. VA, June 2l.-A French
iiaaiand composed of fifty Of Frances best
i ,usicians. many OF them decorated for
: Esravery under fire and many OF them
.Fy,ounded will visit Camp Lee July ..
.e-rhe band was sent 10 TINS country os
b she French government as sEmpoI OF
Fs9he cordial feeling between these TWO
iAllies II is under the leadership OF
bssaptafn Gabriel Pares. former conduc-
5lsssr OF the celebrated "Garde Repuh-
ssane.'' AT the solicitation OF secretary
StS,f War Balien and the high comm ss'on
~ IL the French republic. the appearance
Nj the band in this country is under
q he direction of the Y. NJ c. A.
81 Captain Paras is well known in this
81 ountry having conducted the "Garde
AZ the ST Louis ana san
Francisco Expeditions. The members
1T the band are solo;s,s of rcpute. and
aost lof them are prize winners of the
,aris Conservatory The "Garde Re
II UubIicane" is recognized as the hest
\ and in France.
IS. The concert master OF the hand that
s's to appear a; Camp Lee. is Roger
f,.yiliate. former conductor Of the TWEEN
sf--y-eiehth Regiment Infantry He has
II aiken part in the battles OF Charlerey.
q iuice, Marine. Rheims and Berry IAN
!! Sac.
i Leon Leroy is the virtuoso clarionet
i ae has been solo claronet of the
a ,Garde RepubEcane." the New York
asymphony and philharmonic orches-
y E5ras, professor az the Institute Of
( Musical Art, New York. and n member
! II the Jury of the Paris Conservatory.
Ills three children. all musicians. are
i till In Cambria. where Nj. Leroy was
rhen the war broke out. He was for
/ time in charge OF the concerts for
rounded at Rouen-
/ Georges Mayer, cornet and trumpet
! aas been az the front since the be-
I ginning OF the war. He was taken
/ 3risoner in the early stages but was
! exchanged in July, 1915. He has served
| n Serbia and Saloniea-
Jeannes Rochut, first trombone. was
l. soloist al the Concert Colonne." Emile
I Stievenard. clarionet. was wounded At
/ Inc battle OF the User. Charles Hou-
! renaEhel clarionet is one of the
!! net was wounded in Champagne. where
1 he was cited for bravery. Georges
| True, a p!anist. was wounded at YER
| dun. Alexandra Debruille. violinist-
has been .gassed" three times
! NEW OFFlCEk CANDIDATES
FROM DENONS AND CUSTER
The Central Line officers Training
School will be opened at Camp Lee
j Saturday the 29th, when l.4oo officer
I candidates are TO arrive from Camps
Devons, Mass. and Custer. Mich. Lieu
ntColonel Harry a. Eaton. now
| assigned to the Replacement Camp. is
I .commandant OF the school. Although
F. no course is 20 extend over six months.
1 the officers scho, 4! Al this place will
be continuous. AS fast as one class
4 is graduated another Will be started
4 The men will Ice drawn principally
= from cnliSted men In tho army. though
small !Tnmhcr :" II come from civil
life through designated schools. They
will be candidates for second lieuten-
ants,
Fifteen Rcd Cross nurses. who have
been assigned to duty ~ tho West
hampton Hospital at Richmond, Wis
tied the camp this afternoon. While
here they were tho guests of c. c.
Pinckney. nc,d director Of the Red
Cross who showed them over the
camp
In Y, NJ. c. A. Hut No. 81. Jack Ray
champion rope throwcr Of the world
tonight entertain a crowded house
with various tricks with tho ropes
Ray was in Kansas City when a spe:
cal train passed through, bearing a
number OF his friends who were headed
towards the veterinarian school at this
!. camp Ray slipped aboard. and upor
arrival at the camp. advised the com.
manding oflicer OF his dosire 10 stay
Notice that his application to attend
the school had heen favorably acted
upon was received to-day. and was
the cause Of great 10Y among all the
men at the school
Feature pictures, which were inaug-
uraied at tho y. NJ E. A., auditorium
last Saturday night t.oyei SO popular
that they viii ne continued to-mor-
row night an exceptionally strong
feature picture Will he offered. Thi:
is in addition 10 the free movies. that
c. A. hu,s.
There have been several changes ir
the Y. NJ. c. A. administrative force
this week. George a. Draper, Gang
recreational secetay was called TO the
New Yok office He was succeeded 10y
w II Dayton, former camp business
manager. Mr. Dayton was succeeded
by Cecil Hastings camp financial sec,
rotary. y. T. Rudolph was advanced
20 Camp financial secretary.
Four hundred Virginia negroes mr..
rived at camp to-day. ana were as
signed 10 the Depot Brigade Twenty
three hundred have arrived in the las
three days and 70O more are cxpecte,
Tomorrow, which Will complete tin
movement. Fifteen thousand whit,
men VIII arrive IN nvc-day perio,
beginnins Monday
Richmonds negroes have been as
X signed to tho Eleventh Provisional
Battalion. Those from local board
J and are in the Fortv-third Com
pany. and those from boards >. 3 and
are in the Forty-third Company.
NEPHEW or GENERAL
PEESIiiNG SOW ~ CAM
Lieutenant Charles " Pershinr
nephew of General reershinr is nov
al Camp Ice assigned to the FIJI
Training Battalion OF the Replacement
camp Lieutenant rcrshinc enlist.
in the service as a private He re
ported here from Camp sheridan an
WAS among the $500 men who ,wer
recently commissio ued sccond liettcn
ants He rs native Of Toledo. Ob,.
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