The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-10

weather continues through the week
the encampmcnt will be ideal"
This statement was made by Major
a. L. Finch. acting surgeon-general.
while at breakfast this morning and
was his first expression OF camp con-
day.
The day broke crisp and clenr and
the men were In good humor for the
work ahead OF them. Extended drills
featured the morning, while target
practice is holding all day. Dress pa
afternoon.
BALL Friday Night.
The officers of the Virginia Brigade
Will give ball at the Virginia Beach
Casino next Friday night. While Col
oncl 10 Lane Stern and Colonel Allen
Potts secured the pavilion Mt Virginia
Beach they have called the brigade
officers together and q committee OF
thirteen has been appointed to arrange
Tor The AFFAIR The ball will be bril-
liant social function and the feature of
the encampment from a social stand
point Mrs. w. w. Sale will send out
invitations from Virginia Reach where
have the assistance Of some of this
social leaders of Norfolk.
At the suggestion OF the brigade
oihcers, an invitation was extended to
Mrs. Augustus Post. who lives in line
with tho rifle range, to visit the camp.
Colonel Potts. Major Graves and Cap
tain LaPrade. with a conveyance for
Mrs. Post. were sent over to Virginia
Beach. and mounted they escorted Mrs.
Post. Mrs. Emerson Land and Miss
Land TO brigade headquarters. where
they were received by General Vaughan
and staff officers. The courtesies OF the
camp were extended the visitors and
after they viewed the regimental parade
ut o'clock they returned to neadauar-
ters, where they were serenaded by
tho Fourth Regiment Band. and later
they were the guests OF honor at din
ner at the brigade officers mess. They
were escorted back to Virginia Beach
by the same mounted officers.
Target practice began in earnest
yesterday The teams from the thirty
five companies that are contrasting for
place on the team that will repre-
sent Virginia at Camp Perry in Sep
tember got to- work early, under the
direction OF Colonel Perry. ordnance
officer. and they were firing at the sew
eral range tarkets almost all day.
Made High Scores.
AT 500-yards range. twelve OF the
contestants made a score higher than
40 out of a possible so With one or
two exceptions. all were members of
Company I. OF Staunton, First Regi-
ment. The high scores were as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant E. w. Opie. Company I.
Staunton. First Regiment. Al; Lieuten-
ant e. c. Peace. Company K. Staunton.
iS; Captain H. l. Ople, OF Company I.
Az Eergeant Hohr. OF Company I, A;
Sergeant Darnell, of Company I. A:
Sergeant tilkerson. OF Company X. 4S;
Sergeant Lohr. OF Company K. 43:
Lieutenant Capps. of Company p. of
Norfolk, 43; Sergeant Cash. of Com
pany I. IL: Lieutenant Serrett. OF Com
pany I, Al: Sergeant Moring, OF Com
pany B. -.
At conference between lColonel
Percy and the ordnance officers last
night 1t was decided to start to-day
on the e0o-yard and the 1000 yard
ranges. and to continue at this distance
until tomorrow night On Friday
skirmish run will be the order of the
day. and on Saturday surprise fre
from II to o'clock 1t Will be In tho
surprise fire that the contestants will
be put to the severest test. O.
Remarkable Showing.
Yesterday WAS tho first day that
tho soldiers have fired at tho targets
In earnest, and the first time that
some OF them ever shot a rife at prac-
tice or In contest on n rifle range. The
showing of few OF them was re-
garded remarkable.
While 1t Is too early to form an
idea Of what fifteen mon will have
place on tho state team. II Is expected
that at least ten Of tho number will
70 picked from the Stanton Rifles Of
Stounton. which company has moro
"sharpshootcrs' than any other one
company In the brigade. This organ
izatlon Is under the command Of Cap
tain H. l. Opie. who Is himself an
expert marksman and an enthusiast
on target shooting, and keeps tho mon