Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-15
amp lee GENERALS
PASS PHYSICAL TEST
Prmcr Band OF Richmond Grays
Now Attached to Depot Brigade
ut CantOnmcnt.
Old REGIMENTAL REVIEWS
Prty Homing Pigeons Give Success
ful Demonstration OF Their In
|stincts in First Practice Flight.
Gen. Cronkhitc Tells Experiences.

e Hundred and F.fty-ninth Brigade;
G. ieincr. OF the One Hundred and
tty-hfth brigade: Lloyd NJ. Brett. OF
|, One Hundred and Sixticth Infantry
igade, and Wilcs +. Richardson. of
/, Drpot Brigade. have been notified
NJ they have successfully passed tho
ysical examination for service in
ance. The four acknowledgements
derwcnt tho examination in Wash
,ton last week. General Cronkhitc
previously been examined. This
nouncement will be welcome news
officers and men of the division.
no arc glad TO know that they Will
led by officers who have been with
Pm through their entire period of
lining.
The band OF the Richmond Grays is
W at Camp Lee. This organization
mo into existence on the Mexican
rider last summer. When the Grays
re ordered to Camp Mcclellan, at
niston, Ala, the band went with
I'm. There the Grays were formed
o the One Hundred and Tenth Ma
Fne-Gun Battalion. Recently the
lchine-Gun Battalion became part Of
infantry regimen, in National
ard division. which already had It's
I'D. Rather than disorganize tho
nd. It was sent here. where It is now
only white band In the Depot
igade. 1t has membership OF nine
n. all OF whom are Nirginiang--four
from Richmond and fifteen from
aunton. The Richmond men arc Ser
ant William j. Bottom, Norman J..
krce. Everett @. Knapp and Carl 6.
krcc. The Staunton men are Band
adcr Arthur Dickcrson. Assistant
nd Leader Maynard Stoddard. Cor
ral stuart a. East. Corporal James
Young. Corporal Clifford T.. Long,
rporal Luther j.. Landruin, Robert
Londerl. Henry r. webb. Joe NJ.
ng. Carminc Il. Baker. James NJ.
mbards, Frank r. Dabney. Jack J.
undy. Lawrence NJ. Keller and Err
81 NJ. K!ncaid.
II IS expected that 1000 V.rcinlans
visit the camp tomorrow TO vii
\. the rcglnen;al reviews Of the
% Virginia regiments. Al j o'clock
lionel George Jancrson VIII review
Three Hundred and Seventeenth
|antry. and at 5:l5 O'Clock Coloncl
c. worrilow Will review tho Three
ndrcd and Eighteenth.
UNG HoMING PIGEONS
DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY
'orty homine pigeons. none yet four
nths old, received their first active
,cricncc this morning ~ $40 o'clock.
en- the birds were released In front
division headquarters. Within
|-;y minutes they had reached their
e. nj the Three Hundred and Fifth
nal Battalion, a mile distant. Ex-
Is consider this an excellent record
four -months-old birds on their first
ht
he pigeon section Is under the d.
ion % Lieutenant Campiin Among
experienced mon in active charge
the birds are Sergeant Paul Law
|ce. a director OF the National AS
|ation OF IIominy Pigeons. and Ser
mt Henry Tipping. Belgian. who
participated III numbers Of pigeon
tests.
oloncl Franz Caldwell. Of the In
ctor-generars departments. was n;
camp TO -day Oh an official visit
Inspection.
NERAL. tRONIlHITE SPEAKS
AT "GET-TOGETIIER SMOKER-
Filth a talk by Major General
nkhitc as the principal feature. the
t-together smoker" given by the
are Of no a
Fifty-ninth Infantry Brigade TO
officers o: the One Hundred and
ky-fflh Artillery brigade. was de-
d success. General Cronkhite spoke
he 500 men present OF his recent
to the battle fronts.
ne hall was attractivcly decorated.
orchestra of the Three Hundred
Eighteenth Infantry furnished
ic. Several vaudeville sketches by
nbers OF the Three Hundred and
hteenth minstrel troupe were also
fn. Sergeant Alec Browning, of the
ee Hundred and Eighteenth Iafan-
and Private Walter Vaughan, o.
: Three Hundred and Seventeenth
ntry. sang solos. Both have a,-
red on the concert stage before
r induction into the army. The
10. mandolin and guitar orchestra
he Three Hundred and Seventeenth
Ylcred several selections. Captain
Crum. of the Three Hundred and
itccnth Infantry. delighted the an-
&C In monoioGue. Captain Crum
hit two years on the western frCnt
r to Americas entrance into the
He was formerly brigadier-
eral in one of the revolutionary
les in Mexico. Captain Isaac George,
liant of the Three Hundred and
fifteenth Infantry. acted as ring
ter in directing the program.
pr POST EXCHANGES
DO DIG BUSINESS
ne camps post exchanges. from the
they opened until February 2S.
done business of Sl321.7l12G
gross business done by the cx-
hges during the month of February
S225,S24S5. The officers exchange.
III was opened in January, did n
ness Of S37.335,T2 in February. The
&c Hundred and Seventeenth Infan-
Exchange was second. with a total
21.392.35.
nc, exchanges have cleared n profit
E261.9l0.3S. OF this amount. Sill
B3 has hccn distributed to the mon
ugh tho company fund Tho bulk
(hc amount will be used as a to-
20 fund after the division reaches