Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
WEARS BLUE SERGE SUIT
Picturesque Scene Presented, With
English Officer as Spectator.
INSPECTION OF POST FOLLOWS
West Point and the Cadets Receive
Warm Commentator From Dis
tinguished Visitor.


| WEST POINT. N. Y. April 16.-The
Hudson hills along the horizon formed
the rim of a sort Of saucer this after
! the saucer waste change the figure
| the green billiard table, that is better
| known as the parade ground. The post
band. in dark blue. marched out on the
| billiard table, first Of all, and then the
company, and following them marched
ten companies of gray cadets with white
| shoulder cross-belts glistening. But
| most marvellous of all. at the edge of
| the parade ground sat Gen. Viscount
side by side with pink and white
army girl. She was talking vivaciously
to the big bronzed soldier. and he was
saying, .'Aoah. is that 500" as is his
you answer any one Of his questions
| Col Scott had in mind great big
| fuss when word came to him that Gen.
Kitchener was coming up the Hudson to
| look the post over but the general sent
| word to cut out the salutes and things.
II am really coming up merely as a
private British citizen. l shan't wear
| uniform"
His Wishes Respected.
| Wherefore, Gen. Kitcheners wishes
were respected. Nobody made fuss
over him during his day at West Point.
In fact. none of the cadets and only
two Or three officers knew he was to be
present when the corps marched out
| on the turf this afternoon for regular
society afternoon drill and inspection.
Anyway, West Point and Tufts had it
all framed up to play a game of base
ball this afternoon as soon as the boss
! es would let the cadets get out of their
dress clothes and don the baggy knee
trousers that mean something. So a
| field marshal in a blue serge suit, a
| soft brown hat and long black
great coat" who happened to be visit
ing the sup'-the u pronounced as
in "soup''-didn't mean great deal
| with the base ball game in sight.
Lord Kitchener and w. Butler Duncan
Weehawken and chatted until the train
| reached its destination. Col. Scott was
at the station to meet the general with
| a noisy automobile. He walked down the
cinder path prepared to raise gloyed
| fingers to salute.
The Colonel "Tumbles.''
The coIoneTs right glove got half way
up when he grasped that Lord Kitchener
| was stretching out a bare right hand to
shake his. and that his lordship was al
most on the point of smiling a greeting
to his friend. Whereupon Col. Scott
stopped his right hand before 1t had gone
the British soldiers hand heartily. No
Straight up to Col sceSrs red brick
house chugged the machine. Only Lord
Kitchener, Mr.. Duncan and Col and Mrs.
Scott were present al eiluncheon. which
was partaken Of in silence, as far as Lord
Kitchener was concerped,u AS always, he
just sat around and listed "a.
Lord Kitchener and Col and Mrs. Scott
came out on the verAnda right after
luncheon. just as the post band was tun-
ing up for the corps inspection. Col.
Scott and Lord Kitchener lined up side
by eide. first of all to be photographed.
The proceeding seemed to irritate the
was all over Then, bareheaded and mi
nus the great coat" he lighted a cigar
| and awaited the coming of the straight
| lines Of gray cadets.
Cadets Parade Faultlessly.
Faultlessly the cadets marched out on
! the great green field. with the band,
crashing things. in the lead, and leading
even the band. the big drum major swing
| ing his shiny baton high above his bear
skin shake. The few who were strung
along the iron benches under the trees
facing the parade ground knew by this
time who the tall man on the veranda
was-the tall man who puffed at a cigar
with head cooked bit, looked Git seemed
in blaze way at the oncoming columns
of gray. He did not move Until the col
ors marched by. Then he took his cigar
In his left hand, stood straight with
squared shoulders and took off his hat
and held 1t against his breast
Like gray machine the cadets
marched by. ten companies of them, and
as they finally swung into position with
great precision girl with big red pop
pies in her hat gulped and said to no.
body in particular. "oh, 1 guess we're