The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-17
Y. N, |. BUTTONS IN DEMAND
The Boys Robbed Of Them Right and
Left on the Way 10 Tennessee.
The CORDIAL GREETINGS RECEIVED,
rv.rvv,bere on the Route Gratifying to
the Boys Admirable Train Service
Cadet Elicit, OF Richmond, Needs"
Cap--The Arrival In Nashville
letnn cnrrosnondence.)


II the cadets OF the Virginia Military IN
sttute get back to Lexington Win any
,,rttors on their uniforms, it Will be
wonder. At every town along tho route
,bere were pretty grls-pretty West VIZ
ginia girls, prettier Kentucky girls ana
the prettiest Tennesse girls.
The train stopped only a few minutes
NJ any station, by some sort OF Free Ma
sonry known only to themselves th'
cadets made their acquaintance III 'ne
limited time allowed, and then by a hoous
nocus movement unseen by others the
girl when the train pulled out would De
the possessor Of a bright. shining pr"S'
button. ,o,rod
50 eallantlv 20 the girls at Ashland ny,
.Sat ho dronnod his cap. and a pretty
girl picked 10 mp and waved l' '""''''"7''
at him as the train sped on.
A HUNGRY CROWD
The trim from Lexington. Va, west was
, r,oet comfortable and pleasant one
The cadets quickly turned the seat cush-
tons torethyyiqa of the car. and made COM
Portable beds for themselves. and slept
well. A.,
hunerior crowd never entered n DIM
ine-room than the companies Wnlch
marched into the two railroad eating-
houses at Lexington. Ky, az lO o'clock
thie morning. after having gone since 1890
p. NJ Yesterday without meal But
Iibera, ration of beefsteak. fried potatoes.
coffee. bread, and Blue Grass butter put
them I'm fine spirits and condition, ready
for any fun or fatigue as it may come.
At Lexington. Ky. the city was ful
OF visitors 10 the races. and large
crowd greeted the gay young soldiers az
the depot A committee waited on Cen
oral Shlpp and requested that they be al
lowed TO compliment the splendid-looking
corps with am address by Colonel w. =.
c. breckenridge a compliment which he
had 10 decline, as Il would delay the sche-
dule.
As IL was. one OF the companies, who
had 10 go to n hotel some distance from
the depot 10 get accommodation. were dou-
ble-quicked through the streets back 10
the train. They swung I'm a long trot
through the main thoroughfare i'm splen-
did formation. and were choered as they
ran
Surgeon White. Of the institute. IS likely
10 have slnecure on the trip. as nothing
seems 10 affect the health or spirits Of the
hardy Youngsters under his charge.
TRAIN SERVICE.
Every officer. from General Shipp down.
praises the manner I'm which their train
was handled. and they say they have
never I'm an their trips from home bad
such oIcgaat recommendations as The solid
vestihule train and the service furnished
by the Chesapeake and Ohio. and Il was
given right Of way along the road and
from Clifton Forge the division superin-
tendont and foreman Of engineers accom-
panied the train to see that IT got through
on good time
Sometimes the train was run over fifty
miles without a stop. making over that
many miles IN an hour. The trip was
made without the slightest hitch, and I'm
splendid time
IN NASHVILLE
Tho cadets arrived n Nashville this eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock i'm good shape. the
train being run along side the Exposition
Grounds within few hundred yards of
the camp Colonel W. G. Smith. n mem
Der OF the Centennial Committee and
Commander of the First Tennessee Rcgi-
mcnt. met the train at the city depot and
escorted the corps 10 their camps After
stacking arms they marched 10 the Mill
tary cafe for supper, and in an hour af-
wi No 'HlHN y iif Idh fONinfUffu.
Dr. Benz. Blockford was tonight ap-
pointed assistant surgeon on the stan Of
General shipp and is in camp with the
bows.
They are generally tired tonight from
their long and dusty trip. but they aIc
already taking I'm the sights Of rae TX
position whore there are ten thousand
people on the grounds M close OF the eelc-
bration Of Missouri day.
Tomorrow they will march to church,
and on Monday Will commence their iegtl-
Tar camp duties. which viii consist of two
parades day and all the regular calls
ana guard duty. As they marched
through the winding walks OF the Expos
nion Grounds I'm the way 10 camp behind
the strains OF Dixie" they elected cheers
and the ladies showed their appreciation
OF their elegant bearing by volley Of hand
claps
A reception will be extended 90 them a
the New York building tomorrow after
noon and al the same place on Tuesdlv.
TIE social invitations are already num-
erous and with an reasonable liberty
given Them while here, IL iocs without
saying that they viii have big time
J. -. VI.