Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-14
CAMP LEE QUARANTINE!
RULES ARE STRINGENT
Many Hcartachcs Would Be Avoided
il Relatives From Other States
Realized Fact.
MOTHERS OFTEN DISAPPOINTED
Jewish Soldiers Will Celebrate lom
Kippur - Conscientious Directors
Will Work on Farms in Chcstc-
field County.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatcni
CAMP LEE. September i3.-lf the
people OF the States whose quotas are
forwarded to Camp Lee would realize
the necessity OF tho present Uuaran-
tine regulations. and would govern
themselves accordingly. there would be
less heartaches. Tho rules require
that no civilian DC allowed TO see a
man nuarantined for oversee service.
Clvilians coming into the camp may
have been subjected TO contagious dis
ease, such as measles and humps. In
event they meet their relatives there
would be danger of spreading discs
Hundreds OF mothers and other close
relatives frequently come from fcnn-
Sylvania and other distant points only
to find their dear ones in quarantine.
Thcrc,are many touching scenes a. the
hostess house when they are told that
War department orders Viii no; allow
them 10 see their soldier. For a time
men We're allowed TO talk across the
line TO their relatives This only added
grief to tn" hearts OF TIN" visitors. as
well as the soldiers Also. regulations
often broke quarantine to be with their
relatives For that reason the striu-
gent rules are being enforced as Il pro
lection for the men.
Nom kippur, the jewish day OF
a,onemcnt. viii he celebrated by the
?.ooo jewish soldiers now on duty here
Almost without exception the ncn
nave been given passes extending from
morning AT revelle. THIS Viii enable
tie majority TO spend tn" holiday a;
hCme Several hundred Will spend the
period in Richmond as the guests oil
the Jewish people OF that city. More
than 200 enjoyed the Rosh Husband
holiday as the guests OF the people OF
that city. Invitation has been extend
ed through Mrs. :. Cohen and Miss II
Jewish welfare work at the camp will
be at the Young Mems Hebrew Asso.
citation Building, in Richmond. on sun.
day.
Services will be held AZ the camp or
both sunday and Monday.
The entire camp was grieved at tbs
announcement carried in this mornings
papers OF the possibly fatal injuries
suffered by Major Robert r. Lea. OF
ha"Nilic, Va. at Camp Perry yestcr-
, day. Major Lea was promoted this
week from captain to major. He was
tn" commanding officer OF the Thirty
nan company. Ninth Battalion OF the
Depot brigade He was receiving i
Camp Perry range when struck by /.
stray bullet.
Twenty-hv conscientious DIRECTORS
VINO were recently adjudgcd consci,
ennous in their objections to military
SERVICE were granted farm furloughs
I; ID Burford. county farm agent 10,
CheStcrheld County. was at the CAM
and arranged 10 take the entire mum
All OF the men are white. There ar.
now LOG directors working on Nirgini:
farms They receive $40 per month
and their board. In event any sur
plus Is paid for their services il goe.
TO the Red Cross.
Judge Clark. who has been in charg,
of knights Of Columbus work ut thi
camp for the past several months lief
to-day on telegraphic orders for Cam,
Meade, Md.
Twenty-Five officers OF the one Hun
dred and Fifty-ff,h Depot Brigade let
Mwill report for duty with the f;ign
hundred and Eleventh Pioneer Reei
! lnent. Colonel H. Il. Davids who wa
I formerly stationed at this camp is tn
commanding officer OF the regiment.
Those leaving to-day were Major
Royse Captains viii g. Atwood, Dan
nor. Joseph n. Walton. Charles u, Hui
! Crimson. Edwin F. TranSue. Evan I
Rosey, Burt +. Hanback, and Thoma
~ Wilcox; First l.ieuteuants Gusta
- Cox. FeliX II. Thompson. John y
Espcnshade John e. Boatrisht. lame
Il. Bethany and Frank II. Dichl: Sccon
! i.ieutenants Wayne w Mackey an
George G. Shrum.
There will be an naturalization ath
iG.ic contest :, saturday afternoon he
tion. OF The Depot Brigade.
Fifty cots have been installed O
/ the third floor OF the Army Club
/ Petersburg for the use OF tho men
uniform The charge for cot will Il
/ % cents per night.
The building now has for the con
I fort and entertainment OF the mcu
uniform six pool tables. three howlin
alleys, writineroom and a check room