The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-21
RIDING OVER BIG
BATTLE GROUNDS.
Secretary OF War Dickinson Co
ing TO Seven Pines
To-day.
MEETS MANY OLD FRIENDS
General Wothcrspoon, Head Of
War College, to Inspect
Famous Sites.
MEETS MANY OLD FRIENDS
General Wothcrspoon, Head Of

Secretary Of War Jacob NJ Dickin
son arrived in Richmond last night,
and this morning started out to ride
over the battlehelds of Seven Pines
and Savagc's Station. He is accompa-
MED by Brigadier- General William w.
Wotherspoon, president Of the Army
War College. They will thoroughly
inspect these historic sites Of former
campaigns, so as to Inform themselves
with first hand knowledge about the
field now being studied by members
of the War College who are now going
over the lines Of march of Lee and
Grant in Virginia.
II expect to ride horseback over a
great amount of territory once the
scene OF war" declared Secretary
Dickinson last night, "and I may be
away from Washington for some time.
This trip Will not only be of great
official interest to me, but of personal
interest MS we'll. I was in the Confed-
crate Army. though scarcely more than
a boy. Ny fighting was done In Mis-
sissippi. and never came as far UP
as Virginia"
When asked If this trip might not
prove to be an endurance test such as
former President Roosevelt once took,
the secretary smiled NO" he said
mind 1t al all If It were"
Meets student Friend.
While here Secretary Dickinson was
guest Of the jefferson. Both he and
General Wotherspoon were called on
by friends in the city and shown the
customary courtesies
One of those who called on the sec-
rotary was a young Richmond man,
who a short while ago was student
at one Of the large Northern un!ver-
sity law schools. While still in law
school this student wrote to Secretary
Dickinson, who studied law In Europe
and is one of the greatest living Amer
! lean lawyers, asking for advice as TO
whether 1t would bc a good idea to
continue his study of the law abroad.
| Instead Of getting a brief, curt note. as
is usually the case when a plain c!tt-
zen writes to a government diEnitary,
the law student was surprised and de-
- lighted to get In a very few DAYS n
five-page typewritten letter. full of
friendly advice and counsel from Sec
rotary Dickinson. 1t was the sort OF
letter that a father might write his
son.
ooh, yes. / remember that letter VOL
wrote me- said the secretary to this
student who called on his last night
. Tor / am always Interested cuiis
men who are studying law. 1t is pref
ty hard to get along sometimes.
know how 1t Is. / had to teach schoo
in order to get to practice law. so yo'
see I can understand the difHcu'ie
with which young fellow is hesc
when he starts out to take law as hi
profession."
Going to Malvern It'll.
dispatch from washington las
night said:
"Secretary Dickinson left Washing
ton this evening for Savage station
Va, where he will join the officers at
tached to the War College. now on
tour of instruction through the Viz
ginia battlefields of the Civil War. TIL
Secretary will tomorrow go with tn
party over the battlafelds of Savag
Station and Of Seven Pines, and O
sunday will ride to Malvern Iill,
distance of twelve miles thence t
White Oak Swamp and Fraziers Farm
"Thc student officers will be accom-
panied by other officers specially desig
mated for the purpose Of explainin
the movements of the troops In each c
. those engagements. thus giving thel
, by actual observation thoroug
knowledge of conditions that prevaile
at the time of the battle.
; Secretary Dickinson is expected I
return to Washington about next Tues
day the remainder Of the party II
| turning the following Thursday"