The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-02
HONORS HEAPED
ON OLD STAUNTON
Wilson Got Born There; Now
Officers Will Camp i'll
Historic City.
NOT INVITED TO RICHMOND
Artillery Commanders Going to
Pcnnsylvania-Mcd Folk
Join Infantrymen.

No official body In Richmond took
the trouble to invite the infantry Of
ficers' camp OF instruction 10 this city,
although there was much sentiment
in the Military Board to have it
brought here. So, having before it
two invitations, the board in session
last night, decided that this years
camp shall be held in Stanton which
won over Roanoke.
The spot for the camp is located
three miles from Stanton, the birth
place of President Wilson, and is at
what is called Fair Ground Park
reached by Il trolley line. The date
was fixed for May - to 81. ~ calcula-
ton showed that il would cost loss for
transportation to take the officers to
Staunton than TO Roanoke. this <eing
"a factor in tho decision.
Doctors At Same Place.
1t was further decreed that the med
zeal officers camp of instruction shall
he held at the same time and place.
along with the infantry commanders.
or course. there will be a separate
instructor for the doctors, who will
number about twenty, making the
total attendance at camp about 40.
The First Brigade OF Infantry, COM
posed ot the First, Second and Fourth
Regiments, will be put into camp on
July &, and remain ono week This Is
official confirmation OF a date previous
~ announced ny the Adjutant- General.
There Is a proviSo that the spur track
TO be laid to the State rifle range and
camp site, ncer Virginia Beach, shall
have been completed by that time. but
II is understood that the Norfolk
Southern Hallway has made arrange
ments TO have this done.
The Military Board selected Captain
W W. La Pradc. adjutant Of the First
Battalion or Field Artillery. To repre-
sent the state as engineer in The con-
struction of the spur track. Captain
l., prade is 10 consult with the en-
sineer OF the railroad, aud see that
the track is laid in the place ana man
ner which accord with the agreement
between the board and the railroad.
Artillery1nen Change Camp.
The field artillery officers of the
State Will go into camp OF instruction
this year at Tobyhanna, Pa. instead
OF Fort Riley. Kan, which mas been
the location for several years past. 1t
Is stated that the cost OF transporta-
ton and pay TO Fort Riley was the
factor In This change, and that here
after the artillery officers of the At
lantic States will go TO the syl
vania camp. They include officers OF
the battalion headquarters and Of the
Richmond IIowit2ers. Norfolk LiSh;
Artillery Blues and Grimes's Battery,
of Portsmouth,
The site and date for the encamp
ment of the Richmond Light infantry
Blues. and the artillery organizations
OF the state were left by resolution
with the Acknowledgement He will
consult with these commands
In order to make the geographical
locations of the companies in the sew
eral infantry regiments more compact.
the board decided that Company y, OF
the First Infantry. at stanton, shall
be ira nsferrcd 10 the Second Infantry
under the name or Company, and that
Company l. Of the First. AT Farmville,
shall go TO the Second as Company 4.
1t was determined that the propo-
sition 10 have the State pay half the
cost OF russet shoes for enlisted men,
shall be continued for another year.