Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
!CANTONMENT BEING MADE
into REPLACEMENT CAMP
Fifteen Battalions Will BE Organized
for Training Drafted Men Be-
fore Going Overseas.
DEPOT BRIGADE IS TO REMAIN
More Ohio National Guardsmcn Ar
notwithstanding and Patriotic
Letter From Pittsburgh Mother OF
-Four Sons in Service.

tial steps towards the organization of
Camp Lee. into a replacement camp
were begun to-day. The headquarters
OF the replacement camp are located
IN the artillery section Of the canton
ment.
Present orders call for the organiZa-
ton OF fifteen training battalions. Into
these, drafted men will be assigned and
trained prior to their departure for
Europe. la command Of the replace
ment camp is Colonel II. l.. l.aubauch.
who is forwarded TO Camp Lee from
Fort Sam Houston. Texas where he
was an Instructor in the school that
was conducted for National Guard
colonies. However. a general officer
Will soon be assigned to this camp,
who Will direct these training units.
lieutenant Colonel j. l.. kempcr. who
comes to this camp from Camp pcvens,
Mass, is adjutant.
Ofhcers are now being forwarded
here from various sections of the
United States. who viii direct the
training OF these men. Besides men
already commits toned 1000 officer can
didatcs. graduates of the third line
officers training schools. have been
ordered here TO assist In the training.
The graduates OF Camp Dix. camp
Meade. and Fort Riley have already ar
rived There were 800 OF tho Camp
Meade graduates who arrived last
night.
In connection with the establishment
OF the replacement camp II WAS au-
thoritativcly stated to day tina, the
One Hundred and Fifty-hfth Depot
Bridage would remain in existence.
with comparatively the same relation
TO the replacement camp as IL has
maintained with the Eighticth Division.
AS the physically n men Of tho depot
brigade have been ordered 10 DO trans
ferrcd 10 the Thirty-scyenth Division.
which has heretofore been composed
exclusively OF members % the ONO
National Guard IL /. not expected tina;
men VIII b" assigned 10 the replace
m"nt hattalions until after tho arri-
val OF the 1892 men from Virginia
and West Virginia. ia the hyc-d,y
period beginning Tomorrow
letter received to-day by JoFcph
G. Harmon. formerly top sergeant Of
the Twenty-third Company. sixth
Training Battalion from Sergeant
Thomas Card, advises tina, card is now
In hospital in France suffering from
injuries received in maneuvers Of an
American Tank Unit. and that John j.
l-arkin, OF Pittsburgh. was Killed in
inc same engagement. l.lrkin and
Card. both Of whom were forwarded
10 this camp hy Allegheny County
local boards, volunteered for service at
this camp FOR duty with Il tank divi-
sion They were forwarded from here
10 Camp Meade, FOR training. and from
tncrc were sent to France.
Members OF the Ohio National Guard
continue TO arrive. This afternoon the
One Hundred and Forty-sixlh Rcgi-
Tnent. under command OF Colonel Wcy-
bracht arrived from Camp Sheridan.
Already these men are becoming ;,c-
cus,omcd 20 their new surroundings.
ana arc planning entertainments for
their own bencnc. rs well as for the
P.nDs y!"ania rockies" who viii be
transferred into their organization.
On Tuesday evening the One Hundred
and Eorty-hfth Regimen; viii stage
a boxing tournament, IN the main an
d!tor!um Of the knights OF Columbus.
on Monday the members OF the one
Hundred and Thirty-tourth Machine
Gun Battalion Will stage vaudeville
show for tho entertainment of the
members OF the division.
SERIES Of LECTURES
ARIA NGED FOR CAMP
Major-Gcneral Charles 5 Farms
worth. commanding general Of the
Thirty-seventh Division. is planning
for series OF lectures which Will b.,
delivered by prominent speakers both
from the Cantonmcnt and from this
State. Tn" entire series Will be heard
in the y. NJ. 6. y. auditorium. which
has a seating capacity OF 5000. The
opening lecture VIII be delivered Mon
day by Chaplain Nelson formerly
chaplain OF the Virginia Polytechnic
triotism. The series viii embrace
every form OF thought that is calcu-
lated TO improve the morale and ei-
tciency OF the division
The members OF the depot brigade
being issued cotton uniforms in
stead OF the WOODEN olive drab
Miss Charlotte Nours. who has hoen
assistant to Miss Kenneth Little di-
rector OF the cafeteria OF the y. W. G.
a. hostess house. has been transferred
10 Quaniico where she will have
charge OF the cafeteria OF the hostess
room. This promotion is dis,inc,
acknowledgment OF the valuable work
that Miss Nourse accomplished at this
camp.
The letter of Pittsburgh mother to
her SON VINO IS member of the
Fourth Battalion. One Hundred and
Fifty-fifth Depot brigade. reple,c
with patriotic thought that the mother
has in giving her four sons TO thc
cause was given 10 members of the
press to-day by Lieutenant Colonel n
q. Da"!ds. The pass that the mother
requested was extended the son and
he is to-day in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 81, 1918.
My Dear Son: While | was awfully
glad TO hear from you. the news that
Buzz is soon TO leave. has broken me
all up. l know that should be brave.
but then. l am only a mother bur
am proud of my boys and am proud to
think have four boys whom | can
offer my country. We were all happy
when Buzz was home n short while
ago. but after / realized that you all
must go. | did SO want to have Won
all together once more before YOU left
for France, but l realized il was i'm
possible to have you home after bein,,
there such short time. Now Harold
dear, we have just found out that Raw
and Poe are going TO leave Saturday
the 25th for Camp Humphreys, and as
you have been there about four months.
it is my great desire that you come
home. II possible at all. that we might
give Kay and Joe IA proper Scnd-oif
and give your mother an opportunity
10 have at least three of her boys to-
gether again. Now son dear, | wish
you would go to your commanding
officer and see if it is not possible for
you to be home Saturday 1 do
not want to have my boy asking favors
because an American soldier should
never ask or whine for any favors
and I want my boys all TO so conduct
themselves. while lighting for this
glorious cause. but this is a request
hn al