The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-21
CULVER NAVAL
BOYS STOP HERE
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explained that more than half of the
cadets were from Southern States. tbIr.
ty or tho boys in line being from
Atlanta.
Elaborate Tri.,.
No expense has been spared to make
the trip the experience of lifetime
to the boys. The quartermaster of the
school. Mr.. Hand said that In round
numbers, the trip would cost not less
than $4,000. The party left Culver.
in Southern Indiana, Monday morning,
taking dinner that evening in Cincin-
natl.
a stop was made for breakfast Tues
day morning at the White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, where the whole cadet
corps were served in the big hotel
dining room. a string Of ten Pull
mans. with baggage car, made UP the
special train in which the party Is
travelling. Another special train came
or a few hours ahead, carrying the
camp equipment, guns. artillery and
forty-elght coal black horses Of the
Black Horse Troop. The boys expected
to find their camp already for them
or the West Point camp grounds at
the exposition, and we're due to reach
camp shortly after midnight.
Sunday evening they plan to break
camp and go on to Washington by boat.
and thence home BY another route,
spending day AT Annapolis and reach
ing home just before the school dis
bands for the summer term on August
31st
This Is said to be the most elaborate
and expensive trip ever attempted by
a private school, and certainly no efforts
| are being spared to make 1t n success.
With the party are Commander T. III.
Gignilliat United States Navy, brother
of the commandant. who has charge of
the naval manoeuvres.
Major Gignilliat is Virginia Military
| Institute man, and said last night that
the military work at Culver is second
only to that institution. In the party
are Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Culver. of st.
Louis. Mr.. Culver is the chairman of
the board of trustees .Irs l.. r. Gig
nilliat, wife of the commandant is also
IN the party Other ladies In the party
are Miss Winner. Mrs. Hand. Mrs. Hunt,
Mrs. Moore and Miss Stuart, with the
two children of Commander Gignilliat.
Mrs. Gignilliat Is the daughter of COL
onel A. f. Fleet. the superintendent of
the school. Colonel Fleet, who Is n
Nirginian and a graduate of the Uni
versity OF Virginia. and who has many
Virginia relatives and friends, is not
needed rest at summer place in
Michigan.
Culver Day.
The personnel of the school is of the
highest character. the boys being gem
tlemen, and In many cases the sons
| of men OF prominence. Among the pri-
Yates in the line were w. ]. Bryan, Jr.,
Billy Sunday. Jr., son of the famous
evangelist; sydney Brady son Of Cyrus
Townsend Brady. and Cadet Howell, a
son Of Editor Clark Howell. OF Geor-
gia- There are also in the corps sons
OF Brigadier-G General Young. of Vice
President Hendrick. of the Santa Fe.
and of General Manager Kinnear, of the
Michigan Central.
The exposition authorities have set
aside Thursday, August 22d. as Gull
yer Day and the cadet corps Will give
on this day complete drills in infantry.
cavalry. artillery and naval work. For
the naval drill the government has
| loaned ten navy cutters. The orator
| of the day at the Culver celebration
will be Hon. George Edmond Foss.
chairman OF the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. Eight or nine members
4 of this committee will be present
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| diets.
Admiral Harrington. the head OF ma
| val affairs at the exposition. has taken
| the greatest interest in the visit of
the cadets. and will take the boys
over the battleships, giving them the
| use OF government tugs for their trips
/ about Hampton Roads.
Post Cards Mailed.
/ Culver Military Academy was found
| ed but six years since. and has
achieved in that time marvellous sue
| cess. While Mr.. Culver and other
] members of the board have materially
| assisted with the construction, the
| school is not endowed, but its large
! porous institution, with an equipment
| second to none. Major Adams, of the
| United States Army, is stationed at the
| school, in charge OF the military work
4 and there is upwards of $4,000 worth
of United States government property,
in the way of gins and equipment, at
4 Culver.
Major Gignilliat and Mr.. Culver were
| full of praise for the hospitality OF
| Richmond, complimentlng Mr.. Fry, OF
/ the Jefferson, and thu railroad officials
4 on the attentions being pads them.
/ Adjutant- General Anderson. OF Virginia
! met the cadets in the station and well
coined them informally. General An
derson expressed his surprise and ad-
mlration at the fresh, military looking
/ appearance of the boys. after two days
/ and nights of travelling
!. Four hundred stamped souvenir pos
q We are crowded for room
and must pet rid Of our sum
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