Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-31
STORY REVEALS humane
QUALITIES OF BUNDY
Private Chadwick Tells OF How lie
Snapped Shoes With Gen
cral in France.
SCHOOL TO OPEN WEDNESDAY
Training Institution for Commits
stoned Officers Has 200 Entrants
Already Listed - Discharged Men
Helped to New Jobs.
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CANT LEE. VA. jan. S1,-A story
OF unusual interest. revealing tho hu-
name qualities of Major General Omar
jundy. commander of this camp, was
related this morning to c. c. Pinckncy.
held director OF the local Red Cross
chapter. by Private Jay E. Chadwick,
OF Pennsylvania, formerly with Com
! 2any Il. Twcnty-siNth Regiment OF
Engineers.
According TO Private Chadwick.
when he was stationed near Bourmont,
ne headquarters OF the Second Di
vision. he was engaged one day in
digging a trench for IA hospital water
system, when General Bundy passed
The general seeing that Private
Chadwick did not have his boots on.
inquired why he WAS standing in the
cold water SO improperly shod
been issued him.
The general Immediately ordered the
private soldier out OF the trench and.
shoes he wore. gave Chadwick his
boots and put on the wet shoes OF the
enlisted man.
Private Chadwick. now a member
of the Third Company. Depot Brigade.
is commissioning at the Base Hospital.
lie said he met General Bundy on the
but did not know whether the famous
warrior recognized him. 1t will! be
recalled that General Bundy won
world wide fame in the leading OF his
men during the Chateau Thierry cam
paign.
EXPECT OFFICERS SCHOOL
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY,
The school for commissioned Of
next Wednesday with an enrollmcn, OF
approximately zoo officers, now hold
ing temporary commissions, but who
desire to remain in the regular army.
The first class will be composed of
officers from almost every state in,
the Union, and the course of instruc-
months.
1t is expected that new class will
be started every month and that with
In the near future more than 1000 Of
TIGERS Will have reported here.
The, first class Will be augmented
considerably before the beginning Of
regardless of rank. who are not mem
bers OF the regular amy and who de-
sire 20 remain in that branch OF the
service will be compelled TO attend the
school at Camp Lee
This Will apply TO officers who have
seen active service in France as well
country. The instructors will be
chosen from among those officers who
are commissioned in the regular army
and in the majority of cases they will
be graduates or former students OF
the West Point Military Academy
DO ALI. POSSIBLE TO
HELP DISCHARGED MEN
All men here. after going through
the dem utilization examination, are
sent TO the officer in charge OF the
United states Employment Service
here, where the representatives OF the
government acQuaint themselves with
the needs Of the men and as far as
possible line ;nem up for civilian en-
ployment.
The authorities here have been
jealous in looking out for the welfare
OF diScharged men. and everything
positions after leaving the service.
Tommy Ryan. the indicated mid
dleweight pugilist, is in camp this
week talking TO the men al the various
~" huts.
Mr. Ryan. who is remarkable
specimen or physical development.
talks TO the men on the Importance OF
clean living.
Many dances and other social func-
tons are being staged by the soldiers
of this camp. Several commands, who
will soon be mustered out, have been
giving what is known as 'demobiliza-
ton dances" and JOY reiSns supreme
"a these farewell parties.
The basketball team of the Twenty
/ third MaChinc-C;un Battalion won the
camp championship last night by de-