Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
LARGE: GLASS ORDERED
To OFFICERS SCHOOL
Five Hundred College Students AMI
300 Civilians Will Report
at Camp Lee.
ARE TO USE NEW BUILDINGS
Fifty-Four Second Licutcnants Grad
uatcd and Receive Commissions
Thirty-Six Deaths Result From In
fuenza-Over 400 New Cases.
ARE TO USE NEW BUILDINGS
Especial to The Times-Dispatch


NATION received at the central officers
training school to-day was that a class
or 1850 students will be forwarded to
the school on October 10. This will he
the largest class that has ever been
sent to the school. on October IS the
present senior class. which 10 now com
graduated.
the students who will enter the school
on October 10. Five hundred of the
from various units of the student army
training corps. From civil life there
VIII be 800 men. Half OF these will
men who have deferred classihcations.
The quotas from other camps are:
W,tadsworth. s.: C.. eleven; Dix. n. J..
Devens, Mass. 292; Meade. Md 1874
With the arrival of these men part
o or the new buildings that are being
occupied for the first time. Nine hun
dred OF the men will be chartered i'm
me me buildings Within few. months
modating 5000 men. will be available.
With each of these four buildings there
VIII be erected a kitchen and mess
ton this morning of tifty-four second
heutenants from the school. A short
ADDRESS ! n,ess, was as made by Colonel Harry
advised the young officers concerning
things that they should know.
Major A. ~ Burdette. .adjutaht of
then administered the oath and deliv-
cred the commissions Tonight the
new officers left on five-day passes for
port to Camp Grant, ILL.,, for service.
Report to-day showed that thirty-six
soldiers died in hour pc
The deaths were caused by complica-
tons which set in after Spanish in
fuenza. This brings the total number
Of deaths traceable to this disease to
New cases reported in the same pc
rod were AS. bringing the total to
1887. The number of men who have
returned to full military duty. after
having been affected with the disease.
IL 1877.
sa5a 1eesiEsa in CAMP to-day from
rounces the safe arrival of that Off
Ger in France. He is member of the
Lcncral stan. Colonel Bury left Camp
lie. Lee for France several weeks ago. He
camp. and ut the time of his departure
was adjutant of the Depot Brigade.
The branch hostess house of the Y.
and Avenue b, in the infantry replace
ment camp. last night. On account of
the epidemic of influenza. there were
the opening. Those will be held at a
later date. when the building will h.
formally presented, on behalf of the
association, to the commanding gem
eral.
The building. though small. is Of an
attractive Design, and will serve a need
which has long been felt in this sec
more from the main hostess house. y
large porch, attractively screened
lends an inviting appearance. This is
fireplace is alsoito be built in the porch
1t is planned 10 have few musical
numbers presented every night by an
the building. The cafeteria service
will not be as extended as in the main
building.
ads cake and similar dishes will be
served. secretary will be In charge
at all times with volunteer workers
during the busy hours. The building
the directress of the main building,
An interesting christening of the
building. was made tonight, when
Wilkes Barre. Pa. Newman is in the
noncom school of the replacement
by Cha plain r. A. Mcleod. Immediate
~ after the ceremony a banquet was
served the bridal party in the cafe
terra.
MEMBERS OF BRITISH
MISSION LEAVE CAMP LEE
no more. For twelve months, officers
and noncommissloned officers OF the
':ritish army have been on duty at
this, camp as instructors, principally
teaching the officers and men of the
American army the science of bayonet
and gas warfare. Twelve of these left
to-day upon orders from the British
legation in Washington for that city.
From there they will return to Eng
land. and 1t is presumed will soon see
active service with the armies of their
country. Sergeant Symonds, OF the
mission. is confined to the hospital
with influenza. but will move as soon
as his condition permits. All of, the
men participated in earlier battles OF
the war.
:, Those who. left to-day are Captains
Cbamley. Smith. Taylor and Cakes and
'Lieutenants Saunders and Knight. The
noncoms who left were Sergea nt-Ma-
jors Price and Smith and Sergeants
Oaks. Llewellyn, Shewring and Steel
Officers in charge are determined that
the present laws Of the camp shall be
observed by all machines. whether
they are titneys or pleasure cars The
speed limit in the camp is fifteen miles
per hour. For exceeding this limit,
machine bearing No. 62l2 has been pro
hibited from entering the camp.