Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

quartermastcr's Department., were
never in such prime condition ana
kept so well groomed as now. the
horses are owned by the officers OF
this command.
! All the permanent improvements
now under way here, are being made
on the 43 acres OF land recently pur-
. chased from the Normal School. and
when completed nearly 1000 people
can be- housed on the tract.
A distinguished feature in the man.
ncrs and customs of this cosmOpoli-
tan colony Of the nations wards Is
that veterans do not over exert them
selves with excessive work or exer-
else The chief exercise consists In
ambling and webbing to the main
mess hell three times day.
Surface conditions along the ave
nues on which the new water pipes
wcr. laid are fully restored. The
subterrancan fire service here now
stands REINFORCED with nearly two
miles of pipes, and the latest design
In ire plugs.
About so per cent of the veterans
who come here for treatment for
local ailments and equipped with
crutChcS and canes. abandon them
after sojourn of from six weeks TO
two months. The chief curative prop
critics are the nautical scenery on
Hampton Roads, the atmosphere and
the arborr scent feature of this estab-
lishment.
vitrioch expletives, is favOrite pas
time with our animated cur;usities OF
the past from until 10 an. when
they connect with whOleso 4: soup 4
ect, in resorts close by. after which
The, relapse into scr'E" frame CT
mind and a resulting ilsno: to
embrace the objects vi their NOM
ing wrath regardless Ct 70 = creed "
CCioI.
lCsi dcs books and foreign pl,n'rs, II
is estimated that ton OF papers Is
rec. ived here daily in newspapers
mh;av mes and Othe.' 'fom":''ir fter-
ary productions. and of this litcratur"
a varied assortment Is distributed
among the patients in thhe hospital.
some among the patients in Dixie hos
pital nearby, and jewellers in the
baronial and modern cabins in this
vicinity.
About five per cent of this popuIat-
ion would make rare and valuable SUD
jects for both students and ardent OK
perts in rhinOplasty.
The tuberculosis annex to the hos
:, ital is located dierctlv in ne rear OF
ID. west wing of that bn'i-aF. It's
fng narrow structure and party
isolated. In design it Ics.nt'ts n"
ts,v ling alley or spinning rope walk ~
our hood days, days wn3n the
boy turned the wheel. and the man.
walkink backward his waist encased
in hemp, hand spun it into cords
which were used to make lines. ropes
and other products of cordage factory.
Franklin Bayrack is the delight OF
photographers. it is the castcilated
edifice near the Hampton entrance
hereto. and is occupied by l. com
pany Captain John H. Lamont COM
mander.
! Strun. along the center OF the
breakwater promenade. which points
on Hampton Roads for mile or more
and nestled in shady hooks about the
grounds, and on the porchcs Of the
barracks. are over 400 rustic settees
| and benches. each Of which seats four.
lbcsidcs these the quarters. Of the Of
ficers and Others are fully equippeo
with chairs and scftceS in varied do
sign. CT such as aforn the vcrandas
and lawns of seaShore villas and DIN
yalows. About one-third OF this tur-
n:turc outfit is renewed annually.
The bill of fare in the main mess
hall here has created more or less
f; irritation ever since this branch OF
the Hon" was opened, which was w
| 1867. That for the smaller HIesses IN
this command has not. and IT vs. sac
to maintain that parallel conditions
7. have existed in every ono of the otn-
. or nine branch homes in the corpoT-
I alto over sine, they were opened
!, Furthermore. these conditions will ex-
list till the mon are divided into sDait
,mcssas like the army. Nearly 2."c
mon now dine IN the main mess hail
three tines a day ana !; takes foar
hours to prepare a meal IN the Kit
chen connected Herewith the Services
Il of bc,wecu 10 and 30 men being TO
nuircd during the preparatory process