farms with negro laborers, men and women, mule teams, and many of the features of a Southern plantation. As the cars. traveled for twenty miles through the counties of Norfolk and Princess Anne, the points of interest passed were described by members of the local entertainment committee. Among them were Lynnhaven Bay, where justly celebrated oysters are cultivated, and Virginia Beach, a popular seaside resort. At Virginia Beach the cars stopped long enough to give the visitors an opportunity to view the settlements on the shore.

Hosts and guests arrived at Cape Henry about half-past twelve, and attention was directed to the lighthouses, ancient and modern, the government wireless telegraph station, the giant sand hills, which are gradually encroaching upon the wooded wilderness called "The Desert," and the other natural attractions. The "ancient" lighthouse was built on a sandy hill 140 years ago. Its construction is concrete and brick. The party was photographed at the hill, the group extending from bottom to top, and having the lighthouse as a background.

Attention was also directed to the casino and the preparations for the "roast." Bushels of Lynnhaven oysters had been provided, a small army of cooks was stationed over the big pits on top of which were the pans in which the oysters were to be prepared. The cooking was carefully watched, and the colored cooks were freely quizzed. The roast itself was thoroughly enjoyed when served. As the l'irginian-Pilot tells the story, "Wreaths of thick smoke curling upwards in front of the pavilion conveyed to the Northerners their first insight into an oyster roast. Many of them did not await the order to break ranks, but snatched up oysters on the half shell held out by the expert shuckers who were lined up along the railing. When the Bostonians were permitted to break ranks and forget their customary military dignity they found tables literally loaded with sandwiches, olives, pickles, celery, hams, tongue and tomatoes, while along the entire front of the pavilion oyster roasters and shuckers were ready to satisfy the appetites of the hungry, and at another corner more shuckers stood by prepared to serve Lynnhavens on the half shell. There was plenty of everything, the supply for the

occasion having been provided with unusual liberality. Everything was of the best; nothing was lacking.'

At 3.15 P.M. the cars were re-occupied, and hosts and guests returned to Norfolk by the circuit road, the sea air and the odor of the pine from the forests which stretch inland from the beach, together with music by the band, heightening the enjoyment of the trip. As the suburbs of the city were reached groups of colored people, young and old, crowded the sidewalks, attracted by the music and the uniforms.

At 5.30 o'clock the Salem Cadet Band gave a concert in the hotel lobby to an audience which grew in size as gentlemen who had been invited to the Fall Field Day banquet arrived, and as members of the Company reported in full dress uniform. A reception was then held in the ladies' parlor, the receiving line consisting of Captain Usher and his commissioned officers, members of the local reception committee, and gentlemen who had consented to respond to toasts. At the rear of the room the Company's colors, national and state, were guarded by the color guard with arms at "present." They were escorted from the parlor to the sixth floor dining hall as the reception closed, and were followed there by guests and hosts.

With myriads of electric lights, with windows and alcoves banked with palms and other potted plants, and tables gleaming with cut glass and silver set off by snowy table linen, the dining hall, when reached by the guests by the elevators and by members of the Company by the stairs, formed a pleasant and dazzling picture. Four hundred covers were laid. Four long tables extended the length of the room, and another across its south end. At the latter were seats for Captain Usher and his staff, the speakers, city officials and other guests. Behind them, in an alcove, the Company's colors. were draped, with a background of palms. The guests, many of whom were seated at other tables, were:

NORFOLK Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Col. A. M. Higgins, Major T. J. Nottingham, Capt. B. W. Salomonsky, Capt. E. W. Jones, Capt. A. J. Epps, J. Iredell Jenkins, C. H. Bull, G. Tayloe Gwathmey, R. H. Wright, Capt. W. W. Gilmer, Capt. E. E. Winslow, Gwynn T. Sheppard, Col. H. Hodges, Richard