The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
KITCHENER AT WEST POINT
NO FISS ann FEITHERS ar
ms ESPECIAL RE9UEST.
Englluh S;easrNi seer . DEess Parade aasl
ralks % q Pnnk and white Sslri-Calls
Iho cadets ''the suaartest Uady
of TssRg ssSn'' iss sias ksscF seeR.

Ihe cadets "the snafeeat uody
of TsaRg ssSn'' ise siss Eses seea.
AZ West Point yesterday afternoon
enc post hand In dark blue marched
out on the billiard table frat of all and
then came the color company. and follow
ing them marched mine companies of
Eray cun,iets with white shoulder gross
belts Rhstening. Hat most marvellous
Of all at the edge of the parade ground
cat Gen Vlscount Kitchener. profess
sional woman Halter. side by side
With a pink and white army girl. She
was taking vivaciously to the hug bronAed
Aoliisr and he was saying -Auahl II
that SOL a. - his wont. -AOah he says
always when you answer any one Of hrs
questions.
Col. sortt had In mind a great big fuss
when word came 70 him that Gen.
Kitchener was coming up the Hudson
Co look the post over But the General
sent word 90 omi, the salutes and things.
i am really coming up merely a. . pri-
Vate British citizen. ! shan't wear
uniform was the gist Of his message.
Wherefore Gen Kitchener's wishes were
respected Nobody made fuss over him
st West Point yesterday-in fact none of
the -cadsts and only two or three officers
knew he was 20 he present when the corps
marched out for the regular Saturday
afternoon drill and inspection Anyway.
West Point and Tufts had Il all framed up
20 play a game Of baseball a. soon a. the
authorities would let the cadets get OF;
Of their dress uniforms and don the haggy
knee trousers. So a field marshal In a
blue serge suit. a soft brown hat and
long black greatcoat who happens 20 be-
Visiting the Sups- didn't mean a great
deal with the baseball game in sight.
There's an unwrtten law az West Point
that when distinguished visitors grace the
post with their presence the wives and
daughters Of the officers stationed At the
military school approach said d-stin-
Ruiahed caller and plead with him 10 ask
Co. Scott to remit punishments that have
b~Nn wished upon unfortunate cadets
Who have bulged from the beauties OF
When IL became noised about a dAy or
two ago that Gen Lori Kitchener was Co
be among those prestent yesterday several
tender feminine hearts framed u al NJ
20 Ask the great British soldier 10 ask the
"Supe" 20 let their friends on One
glance NJ Lord Kitchener's Immohile face
soared the girls yesterday Perhaps they
had read that once upon a time when
somebody pleaded with * q X a.
Tommy Atkins calls Kitchener, 10 be more
lenient with the youngsters of the British
service who were spending much time
around the cafes IN Cairo, the bag
poor soldlers' Al any rate none OF the
army Cir,s asked X 81 yesterday TO
let q favorte on.
Early yesterday morning a proud taxi
cab chauffeur outside the ferryhouse
az the foo; 81 West Forty second street.
greeted a hand II hurrying young men
with the rema RI Hes Just gone IN Ia
buy hrs ticket-Kitchensr ] took him
here from the Plaza
And Whel You had bought your own
ticket and walked toward the newsst.,nd
inside you noticed a man more than Sly
feet tell. wearing a brown felt hat. with
q tanned face. big m,Istache. cold blns
eyes cold expression. cold everything
W Butler Duncan. JT. Pilgrim. vas
with him " BuileY Duncan u ~ or he
would have been present
Lord Kitchener and MIR. Duncan got a
seat IN a West shore local az Weehawkea
Be- oiss around them were trying 20 suck
oranges Sometimes when the first Ger
OF the train was stopping - one stPtion
the traInmen on the rear cars we're getting
ready 20 announce another. And 50 the
train would 60 forward lts entire length
and stop 70 permit the r~sr traInmen TO
veil out the ne me 81 = gtFtiun that they had
just thought Il When tho commander
in chief decided that the train he'd been
dragging long fer enough without a stop
he'd seem 20 study a while end make up
name and have the trim stop there A.
lots Il places the train stopped there
wasn't pny such place But IN tune the
local landed Gen. Kitchener az West
Point
Col. Scott was a, the station 90 meet
the General with an automobile. Col
Scott. all rugged out IN blue and shining
gold lace and thines. walked down the
oInder path prepared 10 raise gloved
fingers - salute The Colonels right
glove got half way up when he grasped
that Lord Kitchener was stretching out
hare right hand and that hrs Iordship
wa almost On the point - smiling .
grscting TO his friend Mhsreupon Col
SCOTT stopped has right hand before u
had gore too far and he stuck IL out and
SHOOK the BTirI~h soldiers hand heartily
Nobody saluted anybody
Straight up 20 Col ScofTs red brick
house. the veranda Of which ,AhOrfs
grand stand view % the parade ground
chugRed tho machine Only Lord kitch-
eneT. Mr. Duncan. Col and Mrs. Scott
we're present ~ the luncheon Never mind
vbo talk ed about a. nut there was one
Who seen ed ~ know ~ ho -aid later that
be had heard on the very best authority
that Lord Kitchener didn't Sav FIVE
sentences all during the luncheon. A.
alSays, h. Just listened
Lord Kitchener and Col and Mrs Scoti
came out on the veranda right after
luncheon Just as the post hand was tuning
mp for the corps Inspection Coz Scot;
and Lord Kitchener lined up side 10y side
frat 81 all 20 be photographed. The
proceeding seemed 20 bother the british
lighter and he hdgeted until u was all
over. Then bAr-headed and minus the
"gTeatcoat- h lighted cigar and awaited
the coming ~ TIE straight lines ~ gray
cadets nut before they camc out int
the sunlight q grew tor chilly for n u x
and he ducked inside 70 get hIs coat and
brown felt hat
Fauirl~ssly toe cadets marched ou'
on the greet green Geld with the hand
crashing things In the lead and binding
even TIE hand the bag drum ma jor swing
ing his shining baton high above his
hearekin shake The few who were -trung
along the benches under the trees facilR
the parade ground knew Wy tins time
who the tall man IN the verandl WIS
the tall man Who pulled NJ cigar and
with head cooked a hit looked al the on
coming columns % gray. Ne didn't
move until the cplors marched by Then
he took he 'ISar IN his left hand stood
straight VIII >VJia red shoulders and pok
oh his hat and held " against his breast
ITS Lord kitchrer.' the girls Who
had come UP fer the evening hop
passed TIE word along the iron henchcs
a. the Toys marched over the turf in =