Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-28
WILL BRING WOUNDED
SOLDIERS TO CAMP LEE
Base Hospital VIII Havc Its Facili.
ties Largely Increased to
Meet Demand.
NEGROES Furnishing MUSIC
Leader j. L. Blanton Training Coll
ored Troops to Sing-TIousands
OF Pcnnsyivanians Arrlve-Judsc
Jesse West to, NaturaliZe Men.
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CAMP LEE. VA, August 27.-Mem-
beis OF the American expeditionary
forces wounded IN action on the battle
fields OF France viii reCuperate at Camp
Lee. Official orders to this effect have
not been received at camp headquar-
;ers, but information received leaves
little doubt that within the next few
times 1000 OF the veterans who will
naIe been physically h.capacitated for
further work on thc other side.
The men VIII be chartered at the
base hospital. but what additions will
be made by reason OF thcir being here
is not known. The hospital now has
2,G00 beds. and orders have already
been received Tor the construction of
additions that Will add 1000.
Besides the 1000 beds at the hospital
there are now twelve convalescent bar
racks capable OF accommodating eighty
men each or total OF geo.
The health rate at Camp Leo has
always been excellent, and with few
always been among the lowesL of any
of the camps of the country. There
have been no dangerous epidemics.
these having been confined TO measles
and mumps.
Brigadier-General II. L. Laubach, the
commanding officer OF the replacement
roops, received to-day his commission
a brigad!er-gencral He was recon-
mended for this advance in rank by
President Wilson last week. and 1t has
since been approved by the Senate.
W VI II oi W. -. a. DuI!ulHB 10 serve
the men stationed at the remount sta
tlon was begun to-day. The work OF
the organization. is being extended to
meet every possible need of the men at
reported to-day. End will work among
the thousands OF Italians who are sta
toned at the camp Each week the
association furnishes the men with
forty-three Mills of moving picture
reels. These are shown free of charge
three times week in various of the
" hut - H.
lures are shown on Tuesday and Sat-
urday nights.
NEGROES MAKE RICH
MELODY IN CAMP
j. e. Rlanton, negro, is at the camp
for three days leading and teaching
the negroes stationed mere in singing
negro melodies. The songs. which are
Characteristic OF the race. are sung with
Ihis song leader. Within the next three
lays he Is scheduled to lead 5000 ne
Sroes in singing. SlanGon is sent here
oy the commission OH training camp
activities, through the Initiative Of
George Foster Peabody. His work is
lone in conjunction with the Y. NJ. c..
\. He has already appeared at Camp
Meade and Can p Dix.
y. NJ. Willis, formerly camp general
secretary OF the Y. y. {. A at this
camp. but now member OF the war
visiting at the camp. Mr.. Williss prin-
cIpal object is 10 recruit men for over
seas y. NJ. G. y. service from among
the IFS \. NJ. c. y. SECRETARIES on duty
at the camp.
Mrs. Claudia Albright Roberts. for
neriy prima donna at Co, ent Garden.
London, and at the Opera Comique,
Paris. gave concert at the Big Y hut
in Richmond. Her husband. +. r. Rob.
erts. is superintendent of construction
OF United states public buildings.
Several hundred foreigners will be
raturaiized in special DECENTRALIZATION
ceremonies that are TO be neid on head
quarters plaza Friday afternoon at 2
clock. The c ceremonies will be per-
formed by Judge Jesse West. Of the
Circuit Court OF Prince George County,
who viii convene his court in the camp
No elaborate ceremonies are contem-
plated. a band will furnish music for
the. occasion. The men a:e principally
Italians.
Four hundred officer candidates from
be sent to an officers training school
Tor signal officers at Camp Meade Nd
about September Is.
FOUR THOUSAND ARRIVE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Four thousand Pennsylvanians ar
early days of the cartonmeut.
During the day four specials arrived
with $3.50 white Pennsylvanians. These
section OF the state. They will be
placed in the Thirteenth and First Bat
ta!ions OF the Depot Brigade. Men
from Western Pennsylvania and other
sections OF the State are scheduled 10
arrive withi.i the next few days. The
entire movement OF 10000 will be COM
pleted by Saturday.
Work on the construction of the new
concrete roads that are 10 be bull; in
camp was begun to-day. The first
work is be cOnstryc around