The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

'". NAOntlItuCQ IEOIII pdH0
had grown up with soldiers n had
them as playmates and afterward az
comrades, and he scercely knew hu-
manity outside of soldier life. He
served much of his early years on the
border and has spent many years
among Xi-ginians.
1t was thirty-1ve years ago when
he was detailed for duty at Fort Mon
roe, and most Of the period since then
he has been thrown in touch with
Virginians.,
MY conception OF a soldier" said
General Cronkhite, has been that OF a
hardened man from whom II would be
impossible to guess what might happen
next, and the next was not always the
best. But my close touch with the
Virginia boys of the soth astounded
me. They We're too good. They were
men of the highest ideals. who wanted
to be under discipline. and who want
ed 20 let all that was good in them
come out. ! often wished that some
Of them might be bad. SO that the
monctony might be broken, but there
were very few indeed who complain
ed or kicked about the restraints and
the discipline.
And where can you fnd a large
pCNs VI hsN' hiifoik Niioi kiCtS L
not some who may have good rea-
son to kick?
THE military experience. the ply
steal training the men received will
he of vast value to them In the future.
When they get themselves. upon their
feet again In the near future they will
find that their army experience will
have been worth a great deal to them.
They will train UP those under them
in the same way. and the community
at large will profit. They will be
the making OF a much better genera
ton than the one in which they found
themselves"
Members OF the generals staff were
introduced by President Burlington.
They simply bowed to the applaud
ing OF Eotarians. and smiled back
their appreciation of the reception
given them. They were:
Coi Supplee. chief of STAFF.
Col. Greeley. port adjutant.
Col. Lynch, port surgeon.
Col Terriberry, commandant port
OF embarkation.
President H. c. Myers. OF the Pc
tersburg Rotary club. was introduced
and expressed his pleasure at being
among such a fine bunch OF business
men out or a holiday.
Chairman Tragic. at the conclusion
of h speech-making, was called UP
on by President Burlington. t tell
of his arrangements for the tub race.
the last event OF the day. Chairman
Tragic said: :
Fellows: We got four tubs. cedar
tubs, which was given US by the
Cedar works. and all you got to do IL
to get in n and the further you go
the better 0 win unless you upset
and then you have to get out Of the
tub mean the race. so the other
racers won't get in the way-hut the
further you go you win. I amt no
speaker. Twenty-Five volunteers re-
sponded to the invitation, including
Judge Kicks. Major Fulmer Bright.
Carter Williams. DR.. Lawrence Price,
DR.. Billy Parker, Billy Adams. and
several other h~eavyweights. It was
found that the tubs did not At any Of
them but Major Bright and Judge
hicks, the others being too hefty.
Chairman Tragic said he would
get the Cedar works to send several
~hogsheads or scows the next time.
And as the sun set behind the beau
tiful hills OF Varina and the Old Do
minion steamer passed its way to the
sea, the last seen Of Judge Kicks and
Major Bright was but a mere speck in
the distance.
Palmatory Leads.
The pathhnding car was occupied
by Thomas Palmatary. as pilot ana
%machinist. and Rotarians Fowler. An
derson, Jimmie Phillips, Talman.
Kiviighan. and Leon Reams. They lea
the crowd through all the beautiful
ms and outs OF the fine road to va
rina. but the car was going too fast