The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-21
blues REACH CAMP
IN. GOOD SPIRITS
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FRIED CHICKEN AT GoRDeNsvILLE
CHEER THEM WHILE
EN- ROUTE.
READY FOR LABOR
CAMP ESTABLISHED AND PREPA-
RATIONs MADE FOR A WEEK OF
ROUTINE wORK-HOLD
FOOTBALL PRACTICE.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
BASIC CITY, July 2o.--With seven
cars, including baggage coach at
tached, the special train bearing the
Richmond Blues battalion arrived here
about noon today and. Immediately
detraining. the men proceeded to the
camping grounds half a mile away,
where a detail sent on ahead await
ed the command. Within an hour
after reaching the grounds tents had
been pitched and the ample plains
breasting the bosom OF the Blue
mountains was soon a city Of canvas
houses resounding to the clamor Of
morching feet and the hoarse echo OF
voices raised in command.
Dinner was delayed until after a
o'clock owing to delay in receiveing
some OF the supplies and when served
at last 1t was eaten without ado and
as RAPIDLY as famished appetites could
serve themselves. BY dinner time
the whole camp had been cleaned up,
bitches and incineraters had been
dug and the men had settled down to
a weeks hard labor at military
routine.
Troops Satisfied.
There was no grumbling. no COM
planning. not an echo of discomfort.
The men went about their duties like
regulars and with good will born
OF hard and accustomed training.
On the way up to the little noun
tain city the train hesitated long
enough at Gordonsville TO buy
breakfast OF Virginia chicken sand
witches through which the small
Orange county town has won Its only
title TO external fame. No one ever
passed through Gordonsville without
encountering a dozen black mammies
dispensing their noted chicken sand
witches and he who disdains them
either suffers with chronic indigestion
or is an iconoclast of the first or
der. The one. perhaps. could not eat
them the other, disheliever in all
good things this side the pearly gates,
would not eat them II he cou'd. Be
fore the train drew out of Gordons-
vile every sa ldwich had been sold
and there must have been famine in
fried chicken for the trains that fol-
lowed.
Gtlbevt's Expanaive Smite.
short stop was made at Chariottes-
x3lle. where the soldier boys got sr1fi-
ing greeting from Attorney SiSert
Pollock who stood on the rear eud OF
what seemed 10 De ms 49, 49,
waved two expansive palms al the men
as they passed. IN spite OF the hour
when most people were supposed to be
At church. there was goodiy sized
crowd at the depot here when the train
arrived, and visitors have been throng-
Ing the grounds all the afternoon.
Several Of the officers wives are at the
Brandon hotel and many other Rich
mond people are expected here daring
the week. -
Reveifie tomorrow morning viii be
sounded at S.45 o'clock. and roll call
will be at s, with mess call at e.Sa.
Police detail call will follow, and then
the daily routine Of driil viii begin
Company drf1i and dress parade viii
occupy most of the afternoon. and the
rest of the day will be for the men TO
spend as they. please. Some Of the
spare time WIN be spent by the foot
ball squad in practice. and an enort
is being made to arrange baseball
game with the Giants OF Wayneshoro
for Wednesday afternoon.
Accom- m odattona Good
Major Bowies expressed himself as
being very pleased with the accoumo-
dations furnished by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway company, and with
the courtesy extended the command by
its representatives. The special left
on time and arrived on schedule First
class coaches were furnished and
everything was done for the comfort
of the men.
There has been no sign of sickness,
and none Of the men has Yet gotten
sore feet either In fact or hgurativelN.
The first day has augured well for the
week and Major Bowles liz pleased with
the outlook for beneficial results from
the encampment