Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
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GRAYS BACK At HOME
AFTER 1,70O-M|LE TRIP
Major Bright. in Dismissing Bat
talon, Conmends Men for Good
Showing Made.
ALL DISPLAY ENTHUSIASM
Provisional Company OF the Blues
and Members of lee Camp of Vet
Grams Also Return From journey
to birmingham.

! Grams Also Return From Journe,
! TO birmingham.
| Completing Southern tour Of more
! than Loo miles. during which stops
! were made in the principal cities OF
| the South. the Richmond GrayS' Bat
TALON arrived in Richmond at $3.50
, o'clock yesterday morning. marching at
! once to the armoTy on North Seventh
street. where the men were highly
commended by the commanding officer.
Major j. Fulmer Bright, for their eS :
trip Before Diminishing the Grays.
Major Bright reviewed the battalion
IN the drill room OF the armory.
Although tired and weary from the
and said they had enjoyed every hour
Of tho tour. At every city in which
the battalion stopped II was enthusiasts
tically received and made TO feel per-
fcctly at home One OF The most in
tcrcsting and instructive outings on
the tour was the visit to Lookout
Mountain.
When the TALON arrived in Bir-
minSham ON Wednesday morning il
was marched to Capital Park, and there
turned over to General J. Thompson
Brown. commander of the Department
OF the Army OF Northern Virginia by
whom the Richmond boys were re-
reunion parade was held. the Grays
acted escort for the veteran divi-
sion. acGuittinE themselves with dis
tinction and honor. and receiving great
| applause. Afterwards they were enter
tanned at the Country Club.
CHARTERED At ARMoRY
OF GEORGIA REGIMENT
On Friday. in Atlanta. the command
was met by Colonel Hall and Lieuten-
ant-Coloncl Hendricks. Of the Fifth
Georgia Regiment. and was quartered
FOR the day at the Rcgimental Armory.
Then the battalion was entertained by
the Shrincrs OF Yarab Temple. and in
the afternoon the Richmonders placed
wreath on the Peace Monument. in
Piedmont Park. \ parade was hold
later. Colonel Hall and other officers
of the Fifth Georgia acting AS staff
o'tccrs Honors We're returned when
tho Grays entertained their hosts at
banquet on their train.
In Charlotte. on the occasion of Pres
ident Wilson'S visit. the Grays were
put in the position of honor i'm the
line of march. Afterwards the COM
mand was entertained on Charlotte
hotel roof garden and at dance.
Major Bright was honored by an in
Nithtion TO the luncheon given to presi-
dent Wilson which he attended
showing both In Birmingham and
Charlotte, the only two cities i'm which
IL had competition for honors, than
any o,her military organization in the
i'ne OF march at either city March
ing At disadvantage in closed forma :
non III the reunion parade. the Rich
mond soldiers gave 4 far better ex-
hioition than any other organization
participating in the parade. AT Char
iottc, however. the streets were wider
ana more space for marching was pro-
Nided. aud IL WAS here, before Presi-
dent wilson. that the local BOYS made
their banner showing.
POLICE CHIEF PAYS TRIBUTE
TO BOYS FINE BEARING;
Charlotte police experienced cons!d-
cradle difficulty in handling the North
Caroline, militia, which arrived in that
CIT! on Friday for the Mecklenbure
Declaration of Independence ceiebra-
ZION. and on Saturday number of the
men were placed in Jail. When a re-
port became current on the streets OF
that city that several OF the Richmond
boys had been arrested. n staff corre-
spondent OF The Times Dispatch. who
was travelling Oh the special train OF
the richmond Grays, interviewed Chief
Of Police Moore and found the report
without foundation.
On the contrary. Chief Moore paid
nigh tribute to the manly bearing of
the lHchmond boys II commentators
discussions by civilians in the various
cities where the Grays paraded can be
taken as any evidence Of the true re-
GARD in which they were held. the bat
; TALON won an cnViable reputation in
the south.
The tour was the longest ever un-
dertak"n by the Grnys. and was n
coniplct. success, according to Major
Bright, who stated last night that the
Recommendations made by the Southern
halfway We're unsurpassed. The bat
go. itfL -
Richmond, rs its caterer. and lived or
the Srcc!a! train while stopping in
the various cities.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, ar
rived III Richmond on the same train
with the Grays' battalion. having
Charlotte the veterans passed in re-
riew before the President, and were
loudly appiaudcd. Afterwards they
had separate parade with the Cirays
General W r. Freeman, OF the Vir.
@inia division. said that il was one ol
: the best trips the command ever had had
General Freeman said that there
, were more accredited delegates from
Virginia camps at the Birmingham re.
union than at any reunion of the last
ten years, and ne added that the Vir-
Einians everywhere were warmly re.
cciVcd.
The provisional company from tn.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
TALON. under command OF Captain Johr
7. Cutchins, got into Richmond las,
might At $40 o'clock, having left Ashe.
vile on Saturday night Visits were
made to Knoxville and 20 Chattanooga
the command at the latter place going
to the famous battle field at Look Out
Mountain
ENTERTAINED At ASHEYILLE
BY RESIDENT vIHGINIANs
Al Ashevillc the Blues were enter.
taincd 10y resident Nirginians and were
the guests there of the proprietor OF
Grove Park Inn. hospitality tina,
was entirely unexpected. Captain
Cutchins referred particularly TO tn,
attention shown the Blues by the JEFF
t"rSon Artillery, OF birmingham, ant
I 10 the commentators remarks made n:
| 10 their military hearing and presence
by the officers Of the National Guart
at Georgia. Entertainment was re.
ceired from Nrginians In Knoxville
where the Blues We're met. among 9th