Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
FOR SICK AND WOUNDED
Feature This Morning at Camp Lee
Base Hospital Gives Men An
At-Iiomc Feeling.
CAROLS By a GREAT CHORUS
Singing Contingent Numbering 500
VIII Awaken Soldiers, Passing
Through Camp Rendering Appro-
pirate Selections.
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CAMP LEE. VA, december ga
While everything possible has been
done to make Christmas a joyful sea-
son for those here who are in good
health and who Will be able TO mingle
with friends and relatives at the yari-
Gus entertainer which Will be held
throughout the camp. there will also
be Iuletide cheer galore at the base
be remcm bered with a gift,
Those wounded veterans OF the Eigh-
tieth Division, who have just returned
from France bearing the eloquent sym
holS Of their sacrifices, as we'll az those
who have been lingering under mcdi..
home atmosphere during the holiday
season.
Tonight at the wards, there. will be
Christmas ,rees. The PRESENTATION Of
presents TO the patients will take place
in the wards tomorrow morning. To-
ment Will be given. for the patients
at the Red Cross building.
This Is to be under the auspices OF
formers from other cities viii furnish
the theatrical ainusemcnts: Special
provisions have been made for the &C
commodation OF friends and relatives of
the sick and wounded soldiers who will
visit here during the holidays,
The officers. nurses and the enlisted
grateful TO the ladies OF Petersburg.
Richmond ana other cities for the
splendid spirit they have shown in
tients at the hospital.
great many soldiers here attended
the solemn high mass mass, which was celso
Liberty Thcater. Chaplain Robert T..
Talmadge was tho celebrant OF the
mass. and he was assisted by several
GREAT CHORUS TO RENDER
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
: Although the men here, will not be
awakened at 40 o'clock In the morn
meIodious voices of 500 men, who will
walk all over the camp and sing
appears. These singers viii joyously
usher in Christmas with spirit that
Will make ever man here realize the
the signing by the choristers. large
French horns from the roof of the
new theater in the replacement camp
will announce with reHoundinS Vibra-
tions. the birthday OF the Savior OF
Men.
There were no arrivals OF new troops
mon were discharged and departed for
their homes. II is not expected that
any men viii pass through the mus
tcring Office tomorrow, although the
forces there will he In readiness for
any casuuls who may he sent up for
dcmobIl!za ton.
y INsTe has been keen ulSanpDiEtlncnl
among some of tho wounded men be-
caus. they have not been discharged,
because i, was their hope that they
would ho ahic to eat Christmas dinner
at home. Discharges could not be
given them. however, because all of
< these men must remain in camp for
while set for observation and thor
ourh physical examination.
Several days nro necessary for
proper observation o! wounded men.
and the government is careful TO see
life no, impaired in health. y few
Of these men have been examined for
final discharge. but none Of them will
be homo for Christmas.
All graduate physicians, dentists
and veterinarians who have been serv-
ing as enlisted men will De discharged
from the service upon their own APP
longer needed. These men have done
no small amount of real work at this
amp. and in many Instances they per.
formed the duties usually performed
hy commissioned officers.
"iTrORNEY FOR DEFENSE"
SOON no DE MUSTERED OFT
Among the officers here who will
go back 70 civilian lifo within the next
lew daEs * Lieu'enant James II. Fowle,
OF Norfolk, Va, who has won much
distinction for himself in defending
cOurt-martialed officers and men who
have been hailed before enc camp judge
a ',a Gecnnse Of various military
=,
He'd more OF these cases than any
nther othcer at Camp Lee. and out OF
tt2r'N,etSht cases where he has been
tho defending attorney, for'y-threc
nave been acQuittals. He studied law
n Georgetown University, and prior TO
his enlistment practiced his profession
IN the mining districts of West Nir-
stna. He was indicted into the ser
wee under the selec,ive draft act. and
cdme 10 this camp with a quota of
ports mouth, Va, draftees during Sep
l"inoer, l2l7. He was commissioned
second lieutenant In June of this
year and. because of his extraordinary
legal ability was soon promoted TO
lrst lieutenant. In the future Lieu
tenant Fowle will practice law in Nor
ioik, where he already has several
cases on the docket.
The ladies of the hostess house will
mctnbers of the local Red Cross chan
,,a,, and NE few ether camp welfare
fago, the popular first lady Of the
hostess nos house, will be the hostess at
crate one.