The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-11
State Should BE Proud Of
Her Men, Says Com
mander-in.C Chief.
SMILES BROADLY
AS BLUES GO BY
All Virginia Troops Make Brave
Showing--Cadets Of v. M. II
and v. P. l. Share Honors
With West Point-Thc
Jackies Great
Favoritcs.

EavOritcS.
"Thc Virginia troops nrc Hplcn-
did body of men. l ann delighted
with the review, nn,l enjoyed scc-
Ing the Richmond blues, cOn-
rnand which huA n national reputn-
tion. The cadets from the yirRinin
Military Inntitute and virRinin
poIytcchntc Inxtitutc nrc well called
military men of the S0uth.'-Frcr-
idcnt Roosevelt to Governor Swnn-
son.
Especial From Staff Corrcspondent.)
CAMP JOHN SMITH, JAMESTOWN
EXPOSITION. VA. June 10.-President
Roosevelt, with 11ajor.General Grant.
greatest body OF troops which has
ever marched In parade in Virginia.
There we're more than 1900 men In
line and none provoked more cnthu-
siastic applause than the Virginia
troops. under command of Brigalicr-
General G. c. Vaughan. President
Roosevelt was hearty In his praise OF
the men in line. and especially was he
plcaaed with the Virginia Volunteers,
To Governor. Swanson, who was near
him during the review, he said repeat
cdly: They are flns lot OF men-a
splendid lot of soldiers" The Blues re.
cciycd a great ovation at the hands
of tho immense crowd. and as they
marched company front by the stand
the three companies In perfect align.
ment. perfect shout went up. for, the
wind playing with their white plumes
tho battalion seemed a rippling mass of
white feathers. 1t was sensational,
and the President praised the command
lavishly. asking Governor Swanson
questions about the history OF the or.
ganization.s and SAYING he had never
secn n finer battalion OF volunteer In
fantry.
Again, when the cadets from vir.
gipia Military Institute and Virginia
Polytechnic Institute marched past a
storm OF cheers greeted the boys. and
1T was then that the President de.
clared that the Virginia Military In.
stitute was rightly called the West
Point of the South. It may be said
that the Blues. tho Virginia Military
Institute cadets. the West Point cadets
and the sailors from tho war-ships re-
ceived the lions share Of tho applause.
which, however. was distributed
throughout the parade.
MAJOR DOWLEs sALuTEs
WESPITE DOGS ATTACK
Major Bowles, commanding the Blues,
had a peculiar accident during the
march past, for just as the battalion
approached the reviewing stand and as
he raised his sword In salute to the
President, a big bulldog rushed out
OF the crowd and jumping and catching
his horse, held on for what seemed a
minute. The horse reared, but the
Major continued the salute as though
nothing had happened and the crowd
cheered madly,
The sailor lads, as usual. were great
favorites their bands, playing such
airs as "Over the Bounding Sea-" "a
Sailors Life Is the Life for Me" and
."Thc Girl Left Behind Me-"
Tho President suiled .'delightedly''
when the Twenty-Third Regiment.
band playing tho air dear to the chief
executives heart, Gerry, O."
No matter how often the Irish air
is played the President has always a
special welcome for the band which
plays 1t.
General Vaughan had the honor OF
commanding division composed OF
$500 men,-a Georgia regiment. the
sevontieth Virginia Regiment. under
command OF Colone1 Perry; the Seventy.
First Virginia Regiment, under com.
InuIlu Ol SOIOIGl IUt
Sevcnty-Second Virginia Regiment
under command OF Colonel Leady; the
Blues, under comand Of Major Bowles
: tho Virginia Artillery. under command
OF Major Keeling; the Virginia Poly.
technic Institute cadets and the Vir.
ginia Military Institute cadets.
After the Presidents review. Gen.
eral Vaughan reviewed the troops un.
der HIS immediate command the line
marching past him In front OF the Pow.
hntnn Guards camp.
There is the greatest rivalry betweer
the West Point and Virginia Military
Institute cadets. and each command
Is doing all in its power to outde
the other in q friendly way. Every
girl within the Exposition Grounds !!
wearing the colors OF one or the Other
Of the corps. This afternoon the Wes
Point boys gave an exhibition cavalry
ride on Lee Parade going through tn.
J drill Of the riding school, such al
vnuting over one and then two horses
Z riding standing on two horses. ant
riding over hurdles on bareback horses
BRILLIANT BALL GIVEN
IN HONOR OF MILITARY
Tonight dance was given by tht
exposition officials to the army ant
+ N'tNy .GulCcIS III lHt SuUscAI4uu Iou|lo
ing. Tt WAS brilliant affair, and at
tondcd hy three hundred officers in tul
dress, by the Governors OF Virginia
\ Georgia, North Carolina and Kansas
with the members OF their stats; b!
tho women Of the fashionable set o
.Tidowater, and many from all over tn
country. To-morrow night the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues give
dance III Convention Hall, to which al
the army and navy officers lave bee
Invited. Tho Governor of Virginia vii
bo present, and Mrs. Swanson and Mrl
Harry st. George Tucker Will be anon
tho chaperons. 6s
At brigade headquarters are Brig
ader-G General G. c. Vaughan and hi
{ staff, composed Of Major ClInto
Wright ana Adiutant-Goneral Majo
~. Wake Truxton, Major Lynch. Majo
Thomas w. Shelf on, MI Tor Percy, Alajo
Nn, Doe