The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-19
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Governor and staff So c ha ;l'' !
ton People Did Their :; Best.
sB0Ys.BRlNG DAT. IAN D DARK EY.
Companies a and f Return, Each With
a Mascot-Sworn In With Elabo-
rate Ceremonies Last Night.
Honored Virginia.

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The Governor and the members of his
STAFF say theyEwere treated with every
possible courtesy by the officers Q. the e
Charleston Exposition, and IS deny IN
strongest. terms tha they were neslected,3
Notwithstanding the reports to the con-
traIy. 8
The statement has several times oeen
made that no one was at the depot "
meet the Virginia PARTY. Ihis was true.
yer there was no neglect in III nat ne
Virginia military was instructed not to
dc So The Virginians arrived at 8 a. NJ.
They. did not leave their car until Z: 80 and
were then driven to the best hotel i'll the
city Here they could not get roomssat
5once-that is all the party could, not,
though the Governor and his wife did
This was due to tho crowded condition
of the hotel and because the proprietor.
did not reserve the rooms sooner than
they had been engaged for. At II o'clock
President Wagner. Of the Exposition;
Judge Symonton and other officers of the
Exposition came in carriages aid took.
tho Governors immediate party to the
Exposition Grounds, where every pos
sible courtesy was shown them. This at
tention lasted through the exercises OF
Virginia and Pennsylvania Day. Mr.
Gsidesden. third vice. president of the At
lartic Coast Limo Railroad. was much
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attention. seeing that they got lunch. and
including other Offices. The freedom OF
the grounds was given the visitors.
Charleston and former Virginian, now
residents of Charleston, entertained the
Governor and his staff deliberately ana
most Hospitality. Every minute of their
time was taken up while away with some
social function. except one morning,
wnen they intended a trip by excursion.
boat to Magnolia. The boat filed before
they reached her wharf. and went with.
out them. A drive over the city followed.
instead.
The virginians came back yesterday
morning thoroughly pleased with the
trip. and asserted that the Exposition
officials and the Charleston people did
everything in their power for them. lhs
freely about the trip. and staunchly deny
any inattention to them
SOLDIERS COME HERE.
Companies A and f. of the Seventieth
Regiment, under command of Captain
SavilIe. returned yesterday afternoon by
way Of the Southern Railway from
Charleston. where they represented Viz
gnia and acted as the Governors escort
on Virginia Day at the Exposition.
The boys brought back two hosta Ges-
a little suffering darkey. nine years old.
and a venerable billy" goat. whose
beard has grown while he tarried in the
streets of his native city,. The little
negro. who says his name is PREACHER"
was picked up by the boyszo on the Expo
sition grounds and became so attached
to the army of Virginia that he begged
to be brought as a prisoner to it's quar-
tiers inssthe Old Dominion. His name
made him chaplain of Company 4. and
the prayer he offered before breaking
camp will be remembered. His supplica-
ton was for the captains and the col-
onel, and that5he might be kept from
stealing their. belongings. or doing any
thing to get in Jail. Upon faith in the
answer to prayer, The was mustered in
ana drilled in ,the salute, which he used
OH all occasions
4 sERNICEABLE GOAT.
The goat is the property of+Company
f. and hereafter will be ridden by every
recruit of the5company.
II he trip was a great. outing for the
companies and afforded the SEVENTEEN
Regiment opportunity to reflect creditup-
on the militia of Virginia.
After spending four days in camp, the
departure from Charleston was made on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock on a
special train of five coaches and a Pull
man The train arrived at tho Southern
stat ton yesterday afternoon at $40. and
was there met by q crowd of citizens, to
welcome tho return OF the soldiers.
Besides the soldiers, there were a num-
her Of citizens on the train who went as
guests of tho companies. These held a.
meeting on the train while en- route from
Charleston to. Richmond, and passed the
fcllo: ing resolutions:
Resolved, That we e:1tcro TO the of
7cers and men our cordial appreciate ton of
their courteous attention to US. and that
we desire to congra tu!ate them on the
splendid manner in which they have rep
resented our city at Charleston.
(signed) r. GARRISON,
j. W. CARR.
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