The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-19
TIE BETHEL CADET CORPS.
splendid Body Of Young Virginia Soldier
Parade Yesterday Afternoon-Rcvicw
by the Governor. and Drill on the
Capitol Squarc-rhe Young
Officers Commissioned.

The members Of the Bethel Academy
Cadet Corps spent The greater part of yes-
terday in visiting places Of interest in the
city, and sightseeing generally. Their
conduct since Their arrival i'm Rich
mond has been remarkably dec0rous. and
they have been generally complmented
upon their sOldierly bearing. The COM
mand is composed of two companies. and
numbers, rank and lille. about seventy. IL
is q fine body OF young gentlemen gOod-
looking, hale. and heaTty-and our people
Will De ready 10 welcome them whenever
they see iii TO make other visits % our citv.
In the afternoon no . o'clock the corps.
under command OF the veteran Colonel &.
+. LightioOt. assembled nc the Regimental
ArmOry for parade. From the armorv
they marched down Broad 10 Governor
street. thence TO Franklin, 10 Fourteenth,
ana TO Main. mp Main to Fifth. TO Frank
lin. 10 Seventh, TO Grace. and down Grace
90 the Capitol square. Along the whole
line OF march unqualified praise was be-
slowed upon them for their splendid move.
mentS. They were next marched TO the
Executive grounds and fled past the man
sion. upon the pOrtic0 of which stood
Governor Cameron. Adiutant-General
James Mcdonald. Colonel j. =. Browning.
and several ladies.
The Cadets then returned TO The Capitol
grounds, where large concourse OF pco-
pie had assembled, and after brief rest
were drawn mp in front OF the Jackson
monument and formally reviewed by the
Governor. After this, at The request 1f the
Governor. the two companies were put
through quite a long drill of company and
battalion movements. which they did a.
most flultlcSsly. Drcss-parade concluded
the display. and the manual drill was per-
feet. the Young soldiers executing the most
difficult commands with a precision that
elected much applause and many cOmDli.
ments from the multitude.
After the drcss-parade the officers Of the
battalion were invited into the Executive
mansion. where they were introduced in
dividually TO his EXcclency, who, under
authority OF an act of the Legislature. pre-
sented them with commissions rs brcyet
officers Of engineers. he prcfaced the pre-
SentatiOn with few cOngratulatOTy re-
marks. in which ne expressed his gratiticI-
ton rs an old soldier at witnessing their
great proficiency in drill, and impressed
upon them the necessity to learn To rule
and regulate themselves so as 10 be fit in
the future TO rule others, and become wor-
thy citizens of their State and country.
The newiy-cOmmissi0ned young officers
are:
Captain. Alexander Bonnot.
Captain. Alex. Lycurgus Smith.
First Lieutenant. James Herndon Light
foot.
First Lieutenant. William Fowler Guth-
rie.
second Lieutenant, samuel Summers
Field.
second Lieutenant, Leonard u. Mat
IhcW~.
The companies mean while. in charge of
The first ~ergcants, were taken I'd their
quarter, at Ford, Hotel and dismissed.
The corps will leave this morning at
O'Clock ria the Chesapeake and ONO rail-
way for Charlottesville and the University
of Virginia. where thcy will spend the
day. returning 90 their academy. near Var
rcnton. Fauquier county. II night. Bon
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