The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-16
JEWS OF ALL VIRGINIA FROM
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA
ENGINftRs AGAIN At
WORK At CAMP SITE
Petersburg Gives Returning Delcga-
ton Welcome as Victors Home
From Triumphant Battle.
HAIL. THE GANGS ALL HERE

PRESIDENT WuSon writes AprFectatOry
Letter to Petersburg Veterans on
Their Courtesy to Him and Mrs.
Wilson at Reunion.
Petersburg. Va. June 15.-A full
corps of army engineers are again
at work at the Lakemont cantonment
s4te n every detail for the urn
pletion of the camp by September !
viii be rushed with all possible haste.
Thousands of men, women n
children turned out last night to greet
members Of the committee returning
here from Washington, staging the
most wonderful display OF civic pa
triotism ever witnessed in Petersburg.
lin n Of the successful fight in
Washington to secure the location OF
the camp here.
The news was spread early yestef-
day afternoon by means OF Boy
Scouts. acting as special messengers.
by slides in the moving picture shows
and by rude. posters placed at pumer-
Gus conspicuous points about tip city,
that members Of the delegation, (which
had remained in Washington. would
arrive here at 1880 O'Clock.
Accompanied by the White Ribbon
Cadet band and the Lakemont band,
nearly every business man in the city
met the train bearing the mittee.
Police reserves held the crowd back
at the Union station until the COM
mittee allghted and a line of march
was then formed four abreast. The
line proceeded through the business
district u at B~eilinshreok and Ssea-
more streets the Acca temple. Shrin-
ers,' band was cut in. The STAR
Spangied Banner" and other patriot
ic airs were played. Hail. Hail, the
Gangs All. Here" was struck up by
the leading band and the Acca tenn
Pile band separated from the White
Ribbon band by about two city blocks
picked up the Air as cheer after cheer
went UP from the throng.
When the committee alighted from
the train at the Union station by pre-
arranged plans several big bomb.
were set OFF. awakening virtually ev-
cry sleeper in the city and at every
street corner through which the
marchers passed red lights were burn
ing. Persons who witnessed the DEM
onstration said it was the most re-
markable ever seen here.
Hears From the president.
Commander T. s. Beckwith. of A.
r. Hill camp. Confederate Veterans.
is in receipt of a letter from Presi-
dent Wilson expressing his pleasure
at having been honored by being es-
1 WI tNd NY ~ lotat tohiP 'oAthS "
recent reunion in Washington, which
reads as follows:
MY Dear Commander Beckwith:
Your letter of June 10 was very
gracious and I thank you for 1t most
cordially. You may be sure it gave
Mrs. Wilson andl a great deal OF
pleasure to enjoy your courtesy and
the courtesy Of you comrades Of the
a. r. Hill camp. 4 hope that you
will convey to them for her and for
myself our warm greetings and APP
preciatiop.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON,"
Campaign a Success.
H. The. four-day campaign for liberty
loan subscriptions conducted nv Pc
tersburg council. Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. came to a successful close last
night, when il was by
Executive Norsk that subscriptions
totaling SAG 100 had been secured by
the scouts. FOUR Petersburg scouts
won a service medal offered by the
national council to scouts securing ten
or more subscriptions. One Peters
burg scout alone turned In twenty
three subscriptions.
Wright-Bishop.
Miss Florence Wright, the attrac-
tive and accomplished daughter OF
1. Mrs. Augustus Wright, and Mr. John
biSnOp, q prominent DuStIehS INA VI
Boston. were united in marriage Al
{ the home of the brides sister. Mrs
. j. d. Hildreth. In Boston last night
{ Among the relatives OF the bride who
attended were DIR. r., II. Wright, OF
Richmond. and Mr.. and Mrs. II. r.
, Wright. of this city,
| Board Of Visitors in Session.
a The board of visitors OF the Vir-
gin!a Normal and Industrial institute
!. held its semi-annual meeting yester-
day with T. @. Sandy. John d. Wat
, kins. DR.. r. e. Blackwell and Judge
Asa n. watkins. the full board. in
attendance. AT OF the old officers
, and teachers were reelected and four
/, new teachers were added to the list.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hawkins.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hawkins. widow OF
8 r. w. Hawkins, died at 1910 o'clock
this morning at her residence, 60s
East Commerce street, following a
long period OF failing health. Mrs
: Hawkins was in the sixty-irst year
> OF her age. She is survived b. two
sons and two daughters. Otis E. Haw-
kins. of Prince George county; An
drew j.. Hawkins. Misses Estelle and
8 Gertrude Hawkins. Of Petersburg
= The funeral will be conducted at the
. grave in Blandford cemetery at 5:3t
io'clock touaorr0w afterno0p