The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch,
1O1O Hull Srrnat

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Phone Madison l75
Not even the terrific heat OF yester-
day and the i've long miles OF dusty
tramp could dctract from the pleasure
of the members of the South Richmond
corps of the Boys Brigade in Their
hike 20 Failing Creek, where they were
to spend safe and sane Fourth. Not
all of the enlisted soldiers were in tho
ranks when Captain Lut2 lined the
boys mp preparatory to the march, but
the idea OF the "manoeuvres" aroused
the martial spirit of the vast majority
of the boys. and comparatively few
failed TO make the trip.
With view TO avoiding the worst
part OF the day, Captain Lutz marshal
ed his forces early in the morning, and
long before Old Sol had been given a
chance TO bake the ground the boys
were kicking up the dust or their way
TO the encampment. Although many
of them were little chaps. all stood the
Ions tramp splendidly and arrived at
the camp in excellent condition.
Captain Lutz. who had marched the
non commissioned officers to Failing
Creek Monday night for encampment.
returned 10 South Richmond early yes
terday morning to lead the brigade to
the camp. The captain reported that
the non CONS went about the business
of pitching camp like veterans. and
each and every one seemed to be en-
joying himself to the fullest extent.
While n baseball same between the
privates and the commissioned Of
ficers was the chief attraction yester
day, swimming, fishing and other
sports enabled the boys TO enjoy a real
safe and sane Fourth. When the time
came in the evening to break camp and
ha
selves able TO foot 1t back, but the
officers were wise enough to make the
little chaps take the street car, and
the entire crowd. sunburned and tired,
but sound of limb. arrived in the
Southside about bed time last night.
Police Cnll Boxes.
Under the direction of Superintend-
ent OF Fire. Alarm and Police Telegraph
W. H. Thompson. a complete system
OF police call boxes is being installed
all over Washington Ward. a number
OF the boxes are already up and in com
mission. but the Third District patrol
men will not begin using them until
the entire system is perfected With
the wiring all strung, but a short while
will be needed to install the boxes.
Some delay has been experienced in
getting the boxes in the city, but with
in the next week or ten days the ward
will be entirely protected.
The installation of these boxes will
place the Third District men exactly
in the same relation as the rest of the
city force. the men reporting through
the boxes TO the central Office. 1t is
thought by many Southsiders that this
will mean the revival OF the proposal
TO do away with the Third Police Sta
ton. Sentiment on the south side of
the river is opposed to such meas
ure. citizens OF this ward claiming that
II would mean an open violation of the
provisions OF the annexation ordinance.
NIidlothian's Big Day.
With the most favorable weather
conditions, the all-day picnic and cor
ner-stone celebration of the Midlothian
school developed into the greatest sue
cess yesterday. The expectations of
the hackers of the picnic were moro
than fulnlled. people from all tho sur
rounding country docking to Midlothian
to near the address of Congressman
John Lamb and to take part in the
games and exercises of the day.
Aside from the speech OF Mr.. Lamb.
perhaps the feature of the occasion
was a huge kettle of Brunswick stew,