The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14
TROOPS IN CAMP
HAVE WET TIME.
Rain Has Fallen Every Day,
Save One, Since Virgir1lila,s
Have Been in Camp.

1snecfal From q Staff Correspondent
CAMP JOHN SMITH. JAMESTOWN
EXPOSITION, June 13.--Bad weather
g. doing it's best, or worst, to mako the
encampnent of the Virginia troops a
failure, for rain has fallen every day
except one, since the brigade has been
III camp and the mud Is almost ankle
deep In every street.
Despite the unfavorable conditions,
the men are we'll, and military work
/; progressing, although haltingly.
This morning oil three regiments
had grand mount, and during break
fast the band Of the Seventeen Regl-
nent played before brigade head
quarters. The various companies
drilled. and Major Martin had battalion
drill on Lee Parade.
Early in the day Governor Swanson
visited the camp and made tour OF
Inspection, after which General Grant,
with Captain Bowles and Captain
IIanes, Of his staff. paid an official
visit to General Vaughan and made
careful inspection Of the entire en-
campnent. General Grant called at the
headquarters OF each regiment and at
tho artillery headquarters.
Following tho official visit a large
force Of laborers was put to work i'm
proving the company's streets. and
adding to the sanitary arrangements.
Tho men are all praying for sunshine.
for rain has kept them in their tents
and the attractions OF the Warpath
and tho allurements of tho eXposi-
ton are rs yet q sealed book to many
of the officers and men. who have been
SO busy keeping dry that they have
had no time for dissipation.
FLEET FIRES SALUTE
FOR ABSENT GOVERNOR
To-day party of Virginans were
tho guests OF Commodore Leo on the
State yacht Maury. a trip was made
through the fleet Of .war-ships In
Hampton Roads and an hour was spent
at Old Point and Fort Monroe,
An : amusing incident occurred In
passing, down tho line OF r-ships.
The Maury was flying Governor Swan
sons flag at tho masthead. ana the
ADMIRAL commanding, thinking Ills
Excellency was on board. signaled the
fleet to salute. AS the Mnury proceed
ed the run down the limo was pune
tuated by the roar OF artillery, each
ship saluting with seventeen guns, and
tho men standing at attention. Neither
Governor Swanson nor Mrs. Swanson
was on board. but Miss Sallio Dean, OF
Richmond.tta cousin of Mrs. Swanson,
who was on board, waved In reply to
Maury were DR.. Thomas Nelson Page,
Mr. Kent. OF ST. Louis: Mr.. Rosewcll
Page, Colonel and Mrs. Dempsey, Col
Eonel and Mrs, Perry, Hon. Hal d. Flood.
Mr.. Morgan, Of R!chmond Mrs. Cune
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Pleasants. or
Richmond.
PINNSYLyANIA'a GOVERNOR
WILL VISIT VIRGINIA.
| General Anderson haa rcceived ,ot .
ter from tho Adjutant- General Of Penn
|sylyania relative to tho monument to
DO erected hear Petersburg by the
pennsylvania Veterans The Governor
of Pennsylvan!a and staff expect to at
tend and General Anderson has writ
ten in reply that Governor Swanson
ana several members OF his staff viii
also be present, Tho letters discuss
lprran gements which. for virginia, Will
he In the hands of Colonel 10 Lane
kStern, Assistant Inspector General, be-
cause OF the absence from the city of
\ General Anderson
| The Virginia. Military Inst itute end at s,