Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
MOTORING To NATIONS
ARMY CAMPS IN SOUTH
Visitors Charmed With Surround
ngs, Location and Welcome
Found at All OF Them.
GIVE OPTIMISTIC DICT
At Conclusion OF Sightseeing They
Declare Cantonmcnts and Train
ing There Best Thing That Has
Happened in America.
ny EDWARD uuNGEnroRD.


by EDWARD HUNGERFORD.
Five of the army training camps rest
upon the broad plateau by which the
Appalachians descend 10 the Atlantic;
four others are SO close to it that they
may easily be rcckoned upon it. And
these nine camps are peculiarly for
tunatc, for they share the ScntlcSt and
most equitable climate in North
America. This is true, even in SUM
mer. OF the five camps-at Charlotte.
at SpartanburE, at Grccnvi!lc. at At
lanta and at Annston-which are
situated upon the upper reaches of the
plateau The four others-at Columbia,
at Augusta, ut Macon and at Mont
gomcry--makc few prctcnses to cool
summers Yet all of these arc so adj
1airablN suited TO the proper training OF
soldiers during the entire year that
one wonders why the effort was made
to train green troops in Michigan and
in Massachusetts in the riEors of mid
winter.
This Is not scrmon-it is n certain
Amiable Lady. sitting in the tonncau
OF her car in front of the excellent
hotel at Charlotte. consulting the pages
of her indispensable friend. the route
book The Amiablc Lady drops her
lorgnon and dons her ainhcr-colorcd
goggles There are three OF the train
Ing CampS-eaCh oil tHen ucNotth W ''t
perfectinC OF the former National
Guard troops now brought into the
regular army--within an easy days
run" she explains. And before the
sun goes down this lovely day we shall
have reached all three OF them"
And so saving. waves the starting
signal 10 the gentleman who condo
scends TO "chauT" for us and we are
eff Up the streets Of Charlotte. we
pass the old mint and assay office. and
the new post Office turning sharply TO
the right where the traffic officer STANDS
on the huge bronze plate that marks
the place OF the reading OF tho Meek
lenburg Declaration some time pclorc
Thomas jefferson and others got up
similar instrument at Philadelphia
CHARLOTTE CAMP NAMED FOR
RED-IIEADED RHODE ISLANDER
The camp at Charlotte is named
Greene. after the distinguished red
headed Rhode Island general who, lio
years ago, spent his time chasing our
British cousins over a vast portion OF
the Carolinas. In a little while, on our
way from Charlotte to Spartanburg,
we shall pass over Kings Mountain
whore Greene fought and won one of
his most distinguished victories. And
by a delightful coincidence we shall
find that the great camp-sheltcring
$4,000 Euardsmen--was planned and
huilded by a direct descendant OF the
doughty Revolutionary tighter, Major
j. w. Greene. also of Rhode lsiano:
Major Greene has reason to be proud
Of his hand orI. for a modern army
camp is an impressive feature, with its
miles OF neatly paved streets it's mess
shacks, cantccnS or post exchanges. re-
mount station and base hospital.
!, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
tand all day Sandal. too. except in the
H., ,Tsa1 f..-
special duty. trc enlisted man can go
: into town ard taste the delights OF
. Observation-Disclosures. Traditional North
/ Carolina Hospitality is not lacking at
Charlotte. The good folk OF the Old
town have pleasant habit OF meet
ing the boys in khaki on their streets
and carrying them home 10 dinner.
II is but eighty miles from Charlotte
to' SpartanhurG, and an excellent road
for the entire distance. At Spartan
burg is another camp--Wa dsw orth--
gaining considerable distinction from
1.-The fact that II is made up entirely OF
men who Yesterday formed the Twenty
second. the~"evcnth, the Twenty third
and the S6venty-urst Regiments OF the
\ New York National Guard.
Nowadays they have lost their an
.cient designations. and TO a large extent
their Cldtimc Identities. Yet before
the Twenty-sccond Engineers went en-
tirely out OF existence II buildcd "a sort
OF memorial 10 itself in the main road
into the camp; twisting unspeakabie
side lane was transformed into "A broad
highway OF gentle curves and easy
grades.
CAMP SEWER MAGNIFICENT
IN ITS SURROUNDINGS
Thirty-four more miles-Spartanb urg
is vel! behind. and yet the orderly con-
fusion OF another great camp is in
evidcncc-frst the remount station
lning both hishroad and railroad. then
the base hospital. and finally the camp
itself--Scvier--sit in a deep grove
of magnificent fir aud pine trees. and
housing Euardsinen from the two Caro-
)nas and from Tcuncssec And after
Sewer, which is at Greenville. and a
long pull over roads that vary from
fairly good 10 very bad. Atlanta At
lanta has q genuine cantonment-Camp
Gordon, where soldiers for our new
National Army are being created out
o! green material.
The Amiabie Lady has studied the
pages ot her beloved route book From
it she has planned her route as care
fully az the thrifty master Of any ncr-
chairman. We follow the National
Highway 70 Eoyston, and leave il there
to dip south through Athens, which is
real seat o. learning and possesses.
in addition to four colleges. the onIy
double harrc!ed cannon in the world
The road tina, wcnds its way through
the mountain foothills from Greeuviue
to Atlanta--dips south through Athens
-thread8 now again wooden highway
w. c. WELLS