The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-22
THE TROOPS RETURN.
'hey Get Back from Nashville Without
Accident Yesterday Afternoon.
NORFOLK AND RICHMOND SOLDIERS

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Headed by Tie Naval Post Bnn,t.
{ marched Up RHain Street
| Aind Words for the OLD Domsn.
Ions Soldiers.
ihe Fourth Virginia Regiment to-
gether with their comrades from Rich
mond and Fredericksburg, arrived in
the CITY yesterday after q weeks outinp
at the tennessee Centennial at Nash
'tle. ihey We're q bit trayel-stained
'io looked somewhat fatigued, but they
carried themselves erect with soldierly
bearing, and responded to the com
mands Of the officers with alacritv
| II was about 4 o'clock when tba we'll
ntowh martial music of the Naval Post
| Hand. heard in the distance, gave notice
Ina, ,naa the boys had returned. The COL
umn presented q most Inspiring nicture
as. with swinging step, they moved
| forward to the inspiring music Of the
| panu. Ihey were in heavy marching
o.eaer-knapsacks red blankets, can
leens; haversacks and tin cups-and as
Tor business"
Alter short street parade the Nor
1oik troops marched to the Armory md
got rid Of their heavy accoutrements
Inc flchmond and Fredericks
troops returned home early. The ho,,S
all express themselves as being laIjcblo5
with the trip, and Colonel Hodges saws
ne is prouder Of his command than ever.
me Fourth Virginia Regiment, and
ssspeclaliy Capt. Billy Dey. seems to
. as captured an hearts at Nashville,
as witness the following, culled from q
lengthy article in one Of the princina1
papers In that famous city:
Virginia's distinguished Governor
was honored in many ways yesterday.
flrst. by Virginia's SWEETEST military
orsanlzatlon, the Fourth Regiment; sec
ono, by a banquet at the West Side
Driving Club by the Centennial com
pahy, ana, third, by a reception al night
IN the Seaboard Air Line car, with
these events. .--"
serving as an escort to the Governor
yesterday morning, the Fourth Regi-
nent. Oh Virginia, put up one Of the
mnest pnrades ever seen in Nashville
Ihere nave been parades where the
costumes were more dazzling and the
numbers greater but the parade OF the
hourth Regiment yesterday, though
small. was the prettiest that has vet
trailed its way from the city to the Cen.
tennial
The regiment came in town on the
NaShVllle and Chattanooga road from
The encampment within the Centennial
grounds, and, forming first at the Uni,n
station, marched to the Duncan. where
governor OFerrali and his staff are
stopping. There the commissioned Off
GERS met the Governor and escorted him
10 the front Of the hotel, where ne
mounted a handsome steed, and, with
Ad1utant Colonel Anderson riding beside
MIN. headed the procession, which took
up the line Of march and went out to
spruce street, and then to Broad, and
out Board to the Centennial grounds.
Inc march was leisurely because of the
excessive heat but whatever the neces-
slty that made the step slow. it detract-
ca nothing from the movement, but
rather added to the dignihcd appearances
Of the troops The boys wore fatigue
coats or blue. with white duck trousers.
they are splendIdly drilled body of
men. and their fine appearance created
comment Of an unusually favorab bic
character.
If ever a regiment of soldiers IN camn
enjoyed themselves, tha Fourth kecI-
ment Is certainly making such n record.
me men are having more fun In this one
week than they can forget in a year.
iheS assert that such hospitality as
they nave found at the Centennial and
IN Nashville was never accorded them In
their long experience.
Nothing In the world has interfered
with our pleasure said Colonel Hodges.
except the heat. and nobody could help
that. Of course The accommodation
for encampment here are the best 7 have
ever met with or heard of and the entire
regiment has had a delightful Tine
say. said Captain Dey, the jolliest
and most popular man in camp, you ca n
say FOR me that l am ready to live in
Nashville for the rest Of my life. This
Is the only place on earth
HANDSOME BUT UNMARR1AGEA.
BILE.
Captain Dey is Commissioner Of Rev
ehue Tor the city OF Norfolk Girls Whu
nave met Captain Dey IN Nashville AMI
,aileh IN love with him at first sight
later awokc to q painful realization tina
II was not thus to be upon learning tna.
captain Dey IS a married man TO pro- |
!ect the girls OF Nashville who find Il |
impossible TO resist the charms Of men
so handsome, so manly and SO fascinat- |
ing as those on Colonel Hodges STAFF, it
ought to be said that every man on the
STAR Is married except Capt c. II. eau
sly Il brilliant young lawyer of Stuff Dix. |
ms IS Il little unfair TO the married |
men: put tender and perhaps TOO sus.
ceplioie hearts should be warned 50
herhaps 1t is we'll for the information
10 be published that Captain Causcy is |
ne only manageable man.
ihs Will doubtless be learned with
regret. since the others appear 10 be so
! oeS.rabe as Well Most Of the men are
rich ana all Of them are we!i-to DO. |
captain Dey himself has a very large
income. He has held 1csponsible public