The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
CAMP LEE WELCOMES
CONFEDERATE VETERNS

J Camp Lee Va, Oct. 24-Half a cen
tUry of time separated the gray-clad
( veterans of the Confederate states and
/ the members of the national army who
participated together in the celebra-
I ton of liberty loan day at Camp Lee
( today, Memories OF Lee and Jackson
and Stuart and Hin and a score. of
other leaders who long since have been
numbered with the hivouacs of the dead
must have been aroused in the breasts
of those who as young men laid down
the sword at Appomattox and who
after flfty-two years of LIES conflicts
since stood lined UP and viewed prep
arGtiona. military and financial. for
bcu ting off a foe from their reunited
country.
ON the arrival at Camp Lee of the
veterans, led by the A. P. Hill camp.
headed by Major Fresmen. they were
drawn up in double fle. Opposite them
and about forty feet distant was the
composite battalion composed of Com
panies A. OF the 317th. OF the 31sth.
r. of the 31qth. and | Of the 320th,
commanded by Colonel Jennings C.
Wise, of Richmond. General Cronk-
hite, Mt the conclusion of a number by
the band. stepped forward and well
coined the veterans. There Is rumor
supposed by many to be we'll founded
that soldiers are doors and not speak
ers, but there would seem to be no
reason why military man should
not be both. At any rate General
Cronkhlte has the gift of graceful
speech appropriate to the occasion
whatever 1t may be and ably he sus-
tanned this role yesterday. In ad adj
dress short enough to make his hear
ers wish for more, but full of the spirit
that actuates the nation, he touched on
the issues that were fought for In
the si1 ties and drew compa risons help
full to degree to the national army
recruits present
When the commanding officer fin
ished speaking. the Star Spangled
Banner" was given by the band and
the old soldiers marched with lively
step tiagonally across the intervening
space. hen the full length of the bat
talon column, around behind them
ana back to their original station. Col.
Wise with the captains of the COM
panies then advanced in front Of Gen.
Cronkhite and his staff and saluted.
The eyolufions were beautifully per-
formed and brought forth much pleas
ell comment from the large crowd Of
civilians. Dixie" by the band and
the old rebel yen awoke the echoes of
Prince George county again.
Royalty Entertained.
Dinner was then in order, and the
old men were royalty entertained In
the different barracks. Those who
happened to dine at the officers mess
were treated TO vocal music by Cap
tain Senius Raymaud adtutant of the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth regi-
ment. and the chorus which he has
trained
Windy cold weather interfered
MARKEDLY with the athletic track meet
on the drill ground of the engineers
this afternoon. About twelve events
were planned, but owing to the un-
favorable conditions. Fl. r. Murphy,
athletic director, decided to call off
for the time being all but four From
each unit there we're fifty men entered,
and the rating was calculated on the
basis OF the number of men who sue
ccssfully made the minimum numbe
of points required
In the standing broad jump the
winning unit was the depot brigade
No. 4, second was the Three Hundred
ana Fifth engineers, third the Three
Hundred and Fifth training batta-
lion and fourth the Three Hundred
and Nineteenth infantry. In the med
icine hall relay the Three Hundred
and Thirteenth machine gun batta-
non took first place. the depot bril-
gade No. second, depot brigdae TO.
3 third place, and the Three Hundred
and Thirteenth field artillery fourth
place The Three Hundred and Tween
tieth infantry, the Three Hundred and
Fifth engineers train and the Three
Hundred and Fifth engineers all tied
for the first prize in the running broad
jump. The Three Hundred and Fifth
engineers led In the medicine ball put
and the depot brigade No. was
second Third place was taken by
the Three Hundred and Nineteenth
infantry and fourth by the Three Hun
dred and Seventeenth infantry.