Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-02
NEGRO TROOPS OBSERVE
DOUBLE Anniversary
Emancipation Day and Arrival fy
America Commemorated
&C., at Camp Lee.
WOUND AND SERVICE STRIPES
So Plentiful Now at Petersburg Cam
torment They No Longer Attract
Especial Attcntion-Social Event
New Years Eve at Bundy Hull.
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CAMP LEE. VA. January l.--More
than 1000 colorcd soldiers packed the
Liberty Theater here this morning i'll
tho greatest negro celebration since
( Camp Lee was opened. This event was
a double anniversary. II marked not
only the 3o0th anniversary of the com
ing or negroes to America. as Dutch
traders landed the first nineteen negro
slaves in 1919 on the shores OF what
is now the state OF Virginia. but marked
also the signing OF the emancipation
proclamation by Lincoln in 1868. The
negro soldiers are largely from Nir-
ginia. North Carolina and pennsylvania.
Ma ;or General Omar Bundy. camp
commander, presided at the meeting
and spoke briefly in introduction OF
the various speakers and III showing
the deep interest that he felt In the
welfare OF his colored soldiers and iii
their celebration. DR. W. y, Mitchell,
OF atlanta. Ca MAS smons the early
speakers DR.. Z. Il. Bryan. OF Peters
burg. recited the history OF the negro
rave The music MAS arranged to show
the taste developed in the colorei race
for the fine arts. Illustrating the de-
relopment IN their songs and showing
something OF the type OF splendid old
folk songs that have been handed down
through generations
Or. =. IL. Tobias tcolorcd>. intcrna-
tional secretary OF the colored Y. NJ.
G. y. was splendid speaker. whose
address The New Freedom was
enthusiastically received He dwol; at
length upon the splendid par, played
by the negro in the present war. snc
outlined the work that the negro must
do upon his return home 10 reap the
benefits OF this new freedom that the
whole world offers him
For the iirSt time i'll many months.
this camp will he in total darkness
Thursday morning from midnight until
O'Clock. owing TO work being done al
the power station.
DANCE At BlNDY HALL
LEADING SOCIAL EVENT
The dance of the replacement camp
officers New Years Eve in Bundy Hail
was one OF the leading social events of
the year, which came to an end as the
guests were departing for their homes.
large number or officers were present,
including Brigadier-General Charles A.
iiedekin. commander Of tho replace
meni camp. Major-Gencral Omar
SUNDAY and Brigader- General Hugh
The replacement camp band made lis
last appearance on this occasion, as lis
members are 10 he discharged at once
my small number of veterinary
framing school men, who are now be-
inS returned to civil life. will pass
through the mastering office here. As
ahei eli, homes are In Western States as
rue. Inc large majority OF them will
ne sent West in detachmcnts to various
posts, and there mustered out OF Tho
service. They are being prepared for
The presence OF gold service r,r;nos
oo tt camp IS now ceasing to attract
notice; as the men entitled TO cold
MSoumd or service stripes. or both. are
: are making the Hostess House their
Meeca ana the ladies In charge there
Tie niak'n ne, , effort to make things
me Influence there one of thc stronm.
cs, IN making them feel the touch ~
"o me mat they have missed SO long.
MISS 4. ArEcnS. OF the lntcrna finn;
Institute. New York City. has tnEcn pn ,,n
ncadluartcrs at the Hostess House ~
NIT WITS j amonE the Italians here she
mem IN English reading. writing and
speaklng. Miss Conte. who did simila =
W"ah mere. has returned 10 Camp
Nearly two hundred foreigners were
nna'u u Tuesday morning Judge
r. u -, Cooke. of North Carolina, was
special session of court necessary 70,
NE NE ceremony was held by Judge Jesse
Unusual testimony of the love 20
members OF the EIGHTEEN Division for or
Their commander, Major Adeihar =,
Sronkhite. is given by wounded men
now now mere IN camp. Among these men
were Corporal Oscar L. orr. ComnnpH.
~, Ihree Hundred and Eighteenth In
iantFE' OF Pennington Gap, Va. who
vas wounded by shrapncl October 3;
dreG Gcant an, tiaSE r. Corner. One Hun
uiea ana sixteenth Infantry. Twenty
H nnn DivisioGt Norfolk. Va. and Lerov
fentTess; 81 l~ince Anne County, Va
well attended dance was held h,.
sn scnooi troops battalion. central Of
, nEers framing school. at their assem-
~; u,g nal. Monday evening. The even
is vas opened with grand march
ied by Resimental SerseantMaior
N0dine Of Headquarters COMPANY
S S seventy live young ladies from
a set, were the dancing partners
ana an unusually pleasant evenin =
was Was spent This is the first dance
neio oy the school troops battalion and
rrhs a ao success by all present.
I've dance was chaperoRed by Mrs
=; paws PAWS. and Mrs. John Jones. both