Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-18
SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
IN ST. PATR|Ck'S HONOR
"Y" Girls Give Party and Play
Irish Games at Lee Can
tOnmcnt.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DANCE
Pop" Driscoll, Who Taught Men OF
Eighticth Division to Sing, Leaves
for Camp Pike-No Disposition
Made Of Training Officers.
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CAMP LEE. March list. Patrick s
Day was marked by a number of
pleasant entertainments for the SOL
diers, both those who had been over
seas and those who remained on this
side 10 make the going easier for the
boys across the water. The ''Y" girls
made n great hit with their party for
tho boys OF the area at ~ hut 81.
They brought in enough girls from
iioTcwcll. Petersburg and Richmond
20 recruit; their numbers TO $50. and
played all sorts OF old Irish games.
sang Old Irish songs and then turned
out their masterpiece with refresh
ments
Sunshine" Hawkes.. OF Charleston.
w. Va. also spoke to the boys The
main knights OF Columbus hut was
packed tonight At the dance given
there by the secretaries for the boys
Splendid music by the camp band made
the dance enjoyable.
j. II. Driscoll. better known as Pop
Camp Lees song leader since the days
OF the Eightieth Division. has gone.
He is now on his way to Camp Pike.
Pop Driscoll was the man who made
the EiEhiieth Dir!s!o" :he greatest
army. His home is in New York. He
has been succeeded by j. f.. Robinson.
AWAITING ASSIGNMENTS
FOR YOUNG OFFICERS
Headquarters here still awaits direct
news from Washington covering the
action to be taken in regard 20 the 500
odd officers Al the Camp Lee infantry
officers school. as the order Of Satur-
day declares them surplus unless they
can be used TO replace officers who
arc seeking 10 be discharged. There
will unqucstionaby be considerable
switching about il Camp Lee is given
officers now awaiting orders for their
discharge or reaSSignmcnt at the in
fan,ry officers school:
y large number of the, high camp
officials now hold ranks higher than
those held by them in the regular
army, and the placing of some avail
able officers from the infantry school
in the various camp ber,hs may como
of the reclassifying of many OF these
officers according to their previous
rank in the regular army. No one
has even conjecturcd how soon this
may occur, but at least two officers
with a silver leaf and an eagle on their
shoulders will wear maple leaves only
after April /.
RED CROSS PLANNING
MORE ADJUSTMENTS
Major D. NJ. Moore. OF Washington,
p. c., who is head OF the commission
on training camp activities in this dis
trict comprising Pennsylvania, West
District of Columbia. is here this week
assisting in :hc arrangements where
by the Red Cross will arrange further
amusements for the men in the con-
valescent center. At least one OF the
buildings will be turned over TO the
Red Cross for use as Il gymnasium ar ID
motion picture building, while other
pleasant things will likewise be offered
the convalcSccnt soldiers in short
time. Major Moore is one of tho mill
tary men who now head the c. 7. Al,
AS the civilians were recently replaced
with men from tho military establish
mcnt and he said that he found camp
activities here in a most satisfactory
condition
Licutcnant-Co Colonel Clark, who lief,
Camp Lee with the EiGhticth Division
as adjutant OF the division, with the
rank OF major. passed through camp
in civilian clothes on his way TO his
New York home. Colonel Clark went
overseas with only the gold leaf on
his shoulder. but was soon aftcrward
promoted and made adjutant Of an
army corps.
Few men were released today. and
the schedule for Tuesday is light. On
Wednesday however, around 500 men
will pass through the mastering Office.
Pennsylvania has thirty-two; Virginia,
forty-siX; West Virginia seventeen;
North Carolina. sol. and South Caro-
lima, seventeen. Most of the men to-
day and tomorrow will be NirGinans
and North Carolinians.