The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-09
DEEP IMPRESSION
MADE BY SOLDIERS
Fitness Of West Virginia Men
Training at Fair Grounds
Shown in Parade.
GOV. CoRNWELL IS HERE
Come Back to Your States
Without Arms He Says,
But Not Prisoners to
Temptatlon.'

When the battalion which has been
training al the Fair Grounds for the
past two months passed in review be
fore Governor John J. Cornwel Of
West Virginia and BriEadier- General
10 Lane stern adjutant general OF
Virginia, ore could we'll believe that
out Of the eight hundred men there
has not been one man In the guard
house during their period of intensive
training. These men OF the noun
tatus had a spring in their step, an
elasticity In their swing that breath
ed of the great outdoors and showed
the excellent training they have un-
derEone since they came to Rich
mond.
Headed by Captain E.lwell and his
staff came Company a, com manded
by First Lieutenant Charles c. Hop
kins, with Lieutenant Donald y. Null
hern In command of the last platoon.
Following this company came the
color com pany. Company r, COM
manded by Lirst Lieutenant Carl
Helm. Lieutenant Walter +. Penning-
ton second in command. Then, in
the order named. followed Company
c, commanded by First Lieutenant
Earl Wettengel, Lieutenant Newton
H. Ness, second In command, and
Company p. commanded by First
Lieutenant Benjamin n. Winner.
Lieutenant Lionel c. Phillips. second
In command. swinging down the street
In much the same manner as the
famous French Blue Devils marched
into the Capitol grounds a short while
ago. Captain Edwell's staf. mounted
on spirited horses. rode like veterans.
and the men they led reflected no
small amount of credit upon the Of
ticers who trained them. After pass
ing the reviewing officials. the men
marched around the Capitol building
through the yard of the executive
mansion. and back into Broad street.
Following the soldiers came the
supply train of the battalion. each
truck bearing an exhibit of each de-
partment of the training school, which
has been directed by the Richmond
school board, under the direction and
management or W. e. Locker. When
the school was organized 1t was UNI
derstood that the work would end
with this camp, but the unusual sue
cess OF the school has led the war de-
partment to urge TIE continuation of
thes school and new troops will arrive
shortly
Truck Bears House.
Among the exhibits was a truck
bearing a house in process of con-
structlon. upon which boards were be-
ing nailed by, two members OF the
organization, then followed a genuine
blacksmith's forge. a signal corps sec
ton, and. an aeroplane repair section.
On all OF the trucks men were going
through the business of construction
in most convincing manner
Governor Cornwell arrived in Rich
mond yesterday morning and was en-
tertained at breakfast by Captain
Elwell. commander OF the battalion,
who also had as his guests the authori-
ties of the Richmond school board In
charge of the training of the men.
At IL O'Clock the governor inspected
the grounds at the camp and at 4
O'Clock made an address to the men.
The native pride of West Virginia
rang out in the virile, straightforward
talk Governor Cornwell made to his
constituents from the Mountain State