The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
PRACTICE MARCH
OF VIM |. CADETS
Battalion Of Six Companies
Leaves Lexington on Five
Day Tour.
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Especial to The Times- Dispatch.1
Lexington. Va. May 1.-THE corps
OF cadets. constituting n battalion of
BLK companies. left Lexington this
morning. under command OF the COM
mandant OF cadets. Colonel ]. c. Wise,
Tor the annual practice march. The
comm2ndant was accompanied by Col
onel II. w. L. Eglin, c. a. c., u. S. A.,
t wno was present in his capacity as
were Major McCIung. the post sur sur
geon: Captain NJ. +. Edwards, quar-
P fSrmasteft Gaptans crewson and
c0mmissary. Major w. T. workman,
First Battalion. Field Artillery. Vir-
commandment.
wagons , in charge of the quartermas-
the battalion following several hours
later. The band played the battalion
o' the %. t 1nwn' % passng up Main n Street
Left Behind Me-" The field trSin car
;fil ed t1entasse held ranges. field ra-
and forage for about thirty-two horses.
: fresh Ere supplies, such rs butter, eggs
ana ana meats meats e.e f;; as we'll as hay. straw
farmers along the line of march Nine
~ dozen eggs barely makes a break
pie along the limo are busy getting
supplies ready.
The first camp viii be pitched out
from Lexington. and BY the time the
corps arrives. the, field Kitchens will
be ready. This camp viii be 1esig-
mated Camp Chew In honor OF Colonel
Robert Preston Chew. class 1851. the
Horse Artillery. After spending the
night here. the corps wifi proceed nj
Gpay66Teaik over the mountain TO the
second camp VIII 'P be pitched. THIS lis
camp will be, called Camp Crutchheid
class Of 1855, Professor of mathe-
MATES at tbs. V. NJ. T., and colonel and
CHIEF Of artillery. Second Corps. Army
the ono day OF rest, all or most of
the time In camp being taken up with
Ing the corps will take up the line OF
march to Iongdale Furnace. dis
tance OF about twelve miles through
here VIII be called Camp Latirncr. in
honor OF Major Joseph White I.atimer.
later, lieutenant colonel of artillery. At
sunrise Tuesday morning camp will
be broken. and the line Of march viii
tain to Coilicrstown, the corps on this
stretch passing over what Is general.
mountain section not only in the State
of Virginia. but even in the entire AL
leghany range. At Collicrstown. which
rs the town which Roosevelt carried
by large majority during the last
election the camp VIII be named for
Captain John S. Wise. class 1864, mem
her Of the New Market battalion,
former Congressman from Virginia.
and n man through whose recent death
the institute has lost one OF her most
devoted sons. The following morn
ing the march will be continued to
Lexington.
This march taken yearly by the CORPS
IS not opii- for the purpose Of com
plying with the requirements OF the
War Department and TO give the cadets
INSTRUCTION In field exercises. although
this IS real reason for ii. II is "A fine
outing for the cadets after nine months
OF class work. military drill and CON
iIncmcnt incident To barracks life II
puts the men in fine trim for the
strenuous examinations which take
place as soon as the corps returns to
barracks. The leisure hours during
the day will he spent fshing and
tramping through the mountains tho
evenings around the camp fire sing
Ing and spinning yarns.