The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-31
Eron Military Headquarters.

very lively scene couIu DS 80 :
ali day Yesterday around military heaa,
e a. IRIS and Major W. l.. SimonS ana
cant James Z. Philips had thelT ha sS
full TO satisfy the many huhsts IL,
They did nobly, however, ana every oo,i5
was full OF their praise. ne SAM 1ro,,,r
Ir Col Thomas =. Pollard, ana CoiIlrdue
Charles T. Loehr, at the eommlsSary
department and Comrades }; shelly Van
Horn. Of Lee Camp. and }. J.. oldhsoui ,,
Of Pickett Camp, at headquarters OF tne
veterans In order 70 obtain an ldei as
TO the quantities OF victuals ABSORBED 10y
the visitors IL NAV suffice 10 say tnat iV
pounds Of bacon were used or preaAldS'
Four Lynchburg organiza tons arrived
here Yesterday morning and reported as
follows: Battery b, the Home Guard,
Iynchburg ZOuayes. and the Fltz Lee
Troop The Portsmouth Grays ana tMO
Junior ORGANIZATIONS also reported. OtheI
arrivals were the Peninsula Guard. OF
Hampton: Monticello Guard, Of Chariottes-
Vile and the Farmvilie Guard.
on the floor above the quarters or tne
V. VI. l. men. IN the Habliston building,
the Washington Light Infantry. Company
c. Of Washington. ~. G., twenty-eight
men. under Lieutenant George Hill; COM
pany H. of Smithheid sixteen men, under
CAPTAIN George Morris, and the Roanoke
Machine Guards, siXty-two men, under
Captain y. L. Perkins, were PROVIDED Ior'
TIE V. N. !. CADETS.
Perhaps none OF the visiting military
organizations are having greater enjoy
ment out Of the occasion than the cadets
Of the Virginia Military institute. 1nere
are four companies. and they have their
band of music. Col. Thomas Y. Marshah
is in command Of the corps. and his stan
consists Of Captains :. g. Walker, John
Glken, and Il. y. Morgan. Capt. III: A.
Wise, son Of Mr.. John :. Wise, or Ne"
York. is in command Of Company y;
tfDmFanE X.
G. -. Langhorne. of Company Is, ana
Capt Douglas II. Smith, Of Company I.
There are lSj men in the four companies.
The majority Of the battalion of cadets
while In the city are being entertained
az private residences by personal friends.
Yesterday morning at s o'clock they
marched into the capitol Square 10 exc
cute a full dress guard mount IN front OF
the Executive Mansion. This IS pehaps
the most difficult military ceremony. but
Il was executed by the cadets without
hitch. and frequent applause greeted the
youthful military.
talon assembled at their headquarters
and formed for the position In the line.
The cadet captains highly appreciated
the corral reception tendered them on
Tuesday evening.
THE BLAcKsBURG CADETS.
The Blacksburg cadets turned In at an
early hour on Tuesday evening, and
. a
tina whole camp was astir, and soon al
forwards the boys went down town 10
witness what could be seen on the streets:
at II o'clock however, they assembled
again and marched 10 the Exposition
Grounds for their midday meal. They
then marched down Broad street TO the
Capitol Square. clad I'm white duck trou-
sers blue fatigue coats and caps where
they gave a brief exhibition drlll under
Col John c. Harman, before repairing
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nor OFerrall. whose escort trey We're
in the big parade. Although not a militia,
~ organization, drill only being held
four times a week, the boys shoWeu
that they possess a thorough kno"ledse
Of the school Of the soldier. and are also
familiar with other parts of the tactics:
4 large crowd of spectators Witnessed
their performance and applauded very
literally during the exhibition.
IL had been the intention or the BI5cks-
burg boys 10 give a dress parade in the
Capitol Square Immediately after their
return from the unwilling, but on account
of the heavy rain during the afternoon
this part OF the programme had 10 De
given up. They Will, however, make up
for the lost time to-day. when they VIII
have battalion drill in all It's details
about F. NJ. near the Lee monument.
The Richmond HOwitzers nave kihdiy
granted the loan Of their pieces, ana Coi;
Hartman will also show the Richmond
public what the artillery company under
Capt. Apperson can do in handling guns.
At the close Of the drill the battalion
Will form for dress parade. In the morn
ing and after the dress parade, the cadets
will be left 10 themselves. and they VIII
endeavor 70 make themselves as familiar
with Richmond as possible.
BESIDES DR.. j. NJ. McBryde. the, FOL
lowing professors have accompanied inc
Backsburg boys on their trip 10 hlcn-
mond: Professors Lingan 5. Randolph,
Robert c. Price. Samuel r. Pritchard,
Ellison A. Smyth. Jr., John r. Parrott'
and L. c. HUBBARD