The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-16
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FHtTHEEOrHE THHfR PROSPhCTS
Tor u Great Time ~ the Expositiop-Hichs
moad Has tho Lion, share Of onic'r''
a Numbcrof Invitations Extended,


lSt0U Correspondence
LEXINGTON. VA. oct 5.-special.-
The Virginia Mutay Institute cadets
arc on Tor Nashville 90 attend and be-
come part OF The big show IN progress
there.
All duties were suspended to-day and
confusion roigned supreme with every
cadct packing bis outht FOR the week 8
I.efav. ana songs and laughter an over bar
packs denoted the high spirits which pre-
NAILED. Iy o'clock system was wrought
+out OF chaos and trunks and bedding were
4.aulca away in huge piles to the depot.
Ats.so the splendid corps Of grey coated
|eanants formed IN line with the band
playing Dixie" and mcrriiy marched TO
the depot where the elegant vesubuled
4 train provided 10y the Chesapeake and
ONO was ready. a separate car was
allotted 10 each company. and they were
quickly settled for the long ride.
A LIONS SHARE.
Richmond has the Hons sore of honors
in the way OF cadet officers. Captain @.
i. Halves son OF Colonel Pcrsy Halves,
T. first captain and commands with splen-
did style and precision. Company;
Captain J. o. stcgar. Is I'm command OF
y Company. and Lieutenant II. G.. Elicit.
"a I'm charge Of G. Company. The only
company not under the command Of n
Richmond boy is ID. and Marion has that
honor in Captain r. G.. Goolsby. while
tho adiutant OF the corps Is j. D. Taylor,
or Lake city, Florida.
The corps carried two hundred and ten
mon not counting a number on the dis
ahlod list from an unusual run Of foot
ban casualties and several on the sick
list The regular officers 80 charge are
Superintendent General Scott Ship. Colo
mel Price. conmandant. and the four tao
teal officers Captains Morgan. Watts,
Spliman and Mills.
The cadets made a splendid showing
this afternoon as they marched 10 the
train, and 70 was no wonder that they
were chcorcd along the line. The fact
that They are % ride seven hundred miles.
two in o seat. did not dampcn their spir-
SIS IN fhe least They know that they
viii boz The social lions OF Nashville dur
ing their stay and that nothing Will be
TOO good f0r EN- so a little march
through the hot sun in cvercoats or a
crampcd ride. had no terrors for them
READY FOR THEM.
they will stop 40 Lexington Ky. for
breakfast tomorrow morning and expect
20 reach Nashville in time for the next
meal. which viii De- ready prepared FOR
already pitched within tho Exposition
Grounds.
Tho train WIFI run along with the camp
md the BAGGAGE which is AN systemati-
caily marked VIII be dumped I'm the
streets Of the camp. Every man has al
ready been allotted 10 his tent and in five
minutes after the train stops, the camp
will be formed and camp life commence.
The Times spcciai war correspondent
viii BE- 0uariorod in the tent with the
first captain and is already known as
"The Major
THE cadets already have a number Of
sooi11 Invitations o0 fhe string. one Of
which IS am entertainment 20 be given
the first class hv Mrs Colonel Dickinson.
1'ncy will pc Governor Atkinsons guard
Of honor on West Virginia day and head
tho parade with the Cadet Band.
AS the train leaves the depot here the
strains OF "Theren BE Hot Time in
Nashville Town Tonight is waited out
Of the car windows
J. ID. ".