The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-23
GOV. STUART REVIEWS
VIRGINIA SOLDIERS
Parade Of sf7th and sfsth Infantry
Regiments Marked by Ccre-
monies at Camp Lee.
EXECUTIVE MAKES ADDRESS
Several Richmonders Are Promoted.
Drafted Men Tokc $f,f34,3 In
Liberty Loan Bonds.
(By STAT Correspondent


ture of today at Camp Lee was the
embling of the men OF the Three
Hundred and Seventeenth and Three
! Hundred and Eighteenth Virginia in
fantry regiments on their parade
ground where they were addressed by
| Governor Henry c. Stuart. The gov
error arrived from Richmond about
3 in the afternoon and was met In
! Petersburg by Captain X. a. Dobie, of
| General Cronkhite's staff. Headed by
Major Jennings G. Wise. of Richmond,
| on horse back the parade was formed,
| the band OF the Three Hundred and
| Eighteenth regiment Immediately fol-
| lowing. Then came Companies G, @
| and II. of the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth and B. r and 1. Of the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth. and
| the automobile with Governor Stuart
! and Captain Dobie With the band
playing Maryland. My Maryland" and
other patriotic airs the procession en-
tered the camp site and in front of
division deadquarters--t the solds-SS
passed in review before the chief ex-
ecutiye.
| A few moments later. speaking from
n platform in the midst of the sold
iers drawn up in column formation.
General Farasworth.- commander OF
the One Hundred and Nineteenth bril-
gade, in a short and forceful speech
introduced the governor Happy allu-
sion was made by the executive to the
record OF Virginians In wars or the
| past and the absence of necessity for
anxiety regarding the outcome of this.
He spoke of the fact that this was
perhaps the first time the Stars nd
Stripes had been unfurled on a Eu-
ropeau battlefield. and the opportu-,
nifty presented to those before him to
see that the national colors were n
same unit. SergeantS appointed in the
Richmonders promoted to important
posts as non commissioned officers yes
terdey were: Nile p. Hemphill and
| Anderson 3. Cosby, both made perma-
nent corporafs OF the headquarters
troAA Edgar L. Fox. of Wheeling, w.
| Va. was also made corporal in the
same unit Sergeans appointed in the
troop were: John S. Graves, OF Char
lottesville: William 4. Gompers. Of
Wheeling, and Herman H Eisenbaes.
OF Fairmont. w. Va
Eleven hundred and thirty-seven
thousand. three hundred dollars was
the total liberty bond subscription at
Camp Lee till midnight yesterday. No
material change has been made In the
ef va VIC TIE HTGe nun
dred and Nineteenth infantry main
tanning it's lead
4. NJ. G. A. Formally Opened.
The formal opening of the immense
Y. Nj. G. A. auditorium at Camp Lee
| tonight was brilliant affair. The
principal guests of the occasion were
Governor Stuart, OF Virginia. and
| Governor J. c. Cornweil, OF West Vir-
gfnis. Governor Brumbaugh, of
n q vxrA
largely represented at the canton
! I7ent, had been invited, and until late
! yesterday was expected to be present.
A~>ut O'Clock o telegram was re-
| ce'ved saying that press of official
business had prevented his leaving
Harrisburg.
| The auditorium has a seating ca
pacity of s.o0o and it was comfort
i>aoiy n1fed. Decorations consisting OF
! the national coiors of the United
States. Great Britain and France COW
cred the walls. and the idea of hands
across the sea" was further empha-
sized by the singing of the French ma
! tional hymn. The Marseilaise AS
the martial notes OF this century old
song of hope and freedom rang out
the entire audience rose and Joined
in the words.
| On the platform In addition to the
Suests VI hoHoF, were Ma1or-tseneral
| Cronkhite; Colonel w II. Waldron.
chief of staff: Colonel J. r. Hurt,
Judge advocate; Generals Herman
Hall and II. II. Farnsworth Colonel
b. II. Wells, Colonel H. 3. Jameson
and Captain r. A. Dobie.
Preliminary to the speaking several
musical numbers we're given and
The Sunshine OF Your Smile" sung
by Emmett Brown, OF Richmond. a
member of Company r OF the 3lSth
regiment, aroused the most enthusi-
to an encore. and he was followed by
the Scottish Musical Comedy COM
! pany, a quartette who sang beauti-
4 fully Annie Laurie"
i Secretary OF the Camp Y. NJ C. A.
b. II. Hedrick presided and he intro
duced nrst General Cronkhite explain
ing that sore throat prevented the
gracefully responding humorousIy re-
marked that the only reason he had
been called on was that he was not
II hoarse. Captain Dobie's short address
was replete with the spirit of pa
triotism seasoned with rare wit. and
, elected numerous outbursts of APP
/ piause.
! Governor Stuart followed and In
!. forty-f1ve minutes gave to the young
soldiers much of the announcement
and practical advice that can only come
; from the successful man OF affairs who
also is genuinely and unselfishly In
terested in those things Intimately
!. touching the public interest. He re-
j ferred feelingly TO the presence on the
platform with him of the governor of
! West Virginia and of the influence
u OF the events In Joining together in
spirit at least the old and the new do
minion separated ffty-four years.
4 The hour was late when Governor
| Cornwen advanced to the front OF
| the platform. He explained that he
; has been travelling and speaking for
the past two weeks on behalf of the
!. liberty loan and consequently was
tired. His address to the enlisted men
of the Eightieth division was full of
vim and force and aroused many s--
pressions OF hearty approval
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