The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-12-22 00:00:00

ANNUAL SUPPER TO THE WEYMOUTH
VOLUNTEERS.

The annual supper to the officers and members of
the E Company, Dorset Volunteers, took place at
(ks,k's Ifismis on klyilday evening, and was
numerously attended. The room had been prettily
decor:aril for the occasion, and an excellent dinner
was served in very nice style.
Captain 11. Tizard ft...wife presided. If. was sup-
ported by the Rev. .1. H. Scott, rector of St. Mary a,
Mr. It. N. Howard (Mayor), Mr. K. Thomas
(ex-Nlapir), Mr. l'elly Hooper (thy Town Clerk),
Dr. Nl.tclean of l'ortland (captain of ths Hants
Artillery). Captain Weatherall, Lieutenants Howard
Bowen and Groves, Lieutenant Thompson, 11.1.,
Mr. G. B Welsforsl, Mr. .J. Cricknoty, Mr. A. Webb,
Mr. K. T. Targett (station-master, S.W.IL), Mr.
Pope (Sutton), he.
In the course of the evening the prises were
distributed by thy Mayor, who spoke in witty and
pleasant terms to the earl... recipients. The
prises included a handsome marbly clock from the
ex-Mayor ; a silver salver, Lieutenant Bewail; a
brass, writing-set in (•me, Captain Timm! lieerge ;
a clock, Lienteuunt Cr,,,,'. ; a cake ; Mn,. Cooke;
a silver cream jug, Messni. Cole and CourtnaY a
box of cigars, Nlessni. Taylor and CO. ; a cruet
stand, Mr. J. Vincent, jun. ; a handsome musical
lion, Mr. A. Yet,),

Songe were rendrrml by Mr. Crickmay and others%
AS :—" When the Stormy Winds do Blow.
Sergeant Warren ; Oat in the Green Fields,"
Private liar...; " !Jins, the Boat is Going Over,"
Private Scott ; " Sailing, Sailing, Over the Ocean,"
Private !tardy.
After the usual loyal and patriotic Ousts, Mr. I'.
HOOPLR protested "The Bishop and Clergy a all
denominations." In .1 g so, le. alluded in pleasing
terms to Ose recent visit of the newly.appointell
Bishop of the to Weymouth ; alai. to the fact
that the itev. .1. II Soitt was present with them that
night, and he coupled with the toast the name of that
gentleman.
In responding. the Ham. J. IL Stun observed
Allare III•Vtlf was a • W 11.41 the clergy, AA A lssly,
were more .iticen• in their 11,,ire to he f sitlifid to
their high tru..t. Ile also alluded in Affel•illo1131.41 And
eligolistic terms to buth the luta, MP' the new
. .

- Mt. Wgt.semiii prow awl, "The Army, Navy, awl
Reterve Forces." Ilv laderllol to the fact that lath
the army and the navy lwAl recently shown glorious
plock and dew ation. ;Applause.) Ile alludel
to the at. campaign in Egypt, and expreesal
opinion the British army had never for years twat cc
out with butter col 'lra, or shown more excellent dis-
cipline. (Hear, hear.) Under no eirc ttttt staneee would
they be iluternel (non doing that which England
exiM•cted of them. ( Ali' dation. ) The navy aloof...say a part
in that noble campaign bo ah. seaand land ;umudeed the
rivalry which rwatall between them was such that
nobody Gould say one wee better than the other. As
to the reserve forces; they had wit been called upon to
show what they could do, hut year after year they
maintained their efficiency, awl were, if isasible, in-
creaming in it. Year by Isar the number of efficiently
had gradually increased, in fact demo who were
returned ari inefficient were looked upon sa little liwa
than a diegrace to their reepective companies. (Hear,
hear.) There was a time when it was thought that
if the volunteers in the wilt:wry nuinbered
100,000 they would firm a mighty army, but
he believed that at the prevent time the
number had been deulded, and that the
Volunteers equalled, if they did not exceed, 200,000
men, and England might well be proud of them.
(Great applause.) He was certain those he &Mr.-owed
would do their beet towanla maintaining the efficient
and good name which the Dorset Battalion had
gained. (Chasm.) He coupled with the twat the
names of Captain Weatherall and Captain .McLean.
Captain WItATHINALL replied in a brief and
humoroue manner, an) wait enthusiastically received,
Captain Mcfsgax, replying on behalf id the rexerve
forces, said that at Portland they had increase I their
battery to the number of two, so that now they had
about 100 men, and when they hail battalion
drills together it was hopesl they would have four
small companies to stone the garrison at the Verne.
At Portland they hail 10 or 12 men who had done 2.1
yearn service, that was to say since the beginning if
the Volunteer movement. (I fear, hear.) This waa a
very creditable thing Pi be able to say of any one
corps. (Applause.) It would lie a very good thing if
• the War Office wwild recogniae such services by such
• simple thing DA allowing men who had gone through
upwards of 20 ywire. rvivw to wear 0 .111011
I (Cheers.) Thie idea had leen thought and talked
about, and if brwight forwan) iii a proper way before
the authorities they w.silil no doubt wain be allowed
to grant inch a medal. (Applause.) It w. cud be very
nice to have a jaritile now atid 'then mid prerent a
incitel to anyone who hod servwl his coentry so long
and BO Well. )101100,1 4111/141110,)
Lieutenant ItoWON is-op awl " The Colonel awl
Staff of doe Dorset obinwers." They were very
Lwow' that Colonel Steward at ill commanded them.
It must in a great tileastore to hint Po know that
under his command the laireet Itatcilion had risen pi
ita full strength. (Cheers.) I kideni tei•lised to show
that, .0 fir as Weynenith was concerned they were
at their frill strength, awl that they could not enrol
sny mere member... .tit Steward had cc in•
willed them for no liiany veara, the fact twat be a
great pleasure Pi luinu. (Cheers.) They were very
prowl of the way in which their adjutant had
eminianded thou and attended to On-discipline id flue
regiment. (Hear, hear.) Ile was alwent
that night. The .1111c000•111100r I.IF the battalion, by
the way in which he Itail attewlosl to their medical
wants, dwierved the highest Kahle. (Hear, hear.)
Ate Pi their yergrant-maiiir--(rliwws)- the company
WAO very prowl indeed of him. (Hear, hear.) lie
coupled with the Pant the name of Sergeant-Major
strew, who duly responded.
Mr. SANIII.O proplelell "The Mayor end Corpora•
Ow id Weymouth.") Speaking as a late cuiecuilor if
the Oorporstion, iii, saki coatil allude feelingly to
the labours awl ditties drew gentlemen had intl.'s."'
upon them, and the diligent way in which they
pawned the MOP. There wan a cry that they owlet
to hare lower ratee. That WM all very well, but it
mud at tile leallle Ile remembered that they 'sing
have improvisisiette_ that flOtilinit till•V C4llllll have
w.thing, MI that if the town intended P. hold its invol
tiny iniat esi..nd money in a judicious way nu we+
things that would bring viaitore or permanent resi•
lento to the to - (hear, laws) -which wisild enhance
and bring Weymouth to the (tont as a watering-
place. The gentletnea elect( d ti the Council (11l
their best, and- none could do more. Ile advonated a
better train servict, especially with Bath, NO as tll
have goNsl communication with the Midlands, the
eaten...ion of the protnenade, attrani Vl' looking hoses
in lilac. of paltry tubs, containing shrubn on the pro.
In the tttttt ner time the planting of trees on
tlie other of the water, itc. People must not find
tank with what the meintees of the Town C smell
did unless they could find men who weekl do letter.
He wmplisl with the toast the 11'1111Po 'if the M iyor,
ex Nlayor, awl Mr. Councillor Welsiord.
h bus
a'-artily
done in c'unmmertuiimu wit ii tc.eagreriilyt I
i
volunteer corps. Thew
never was a tine- 101.11 the %Amamr iiii.vi•iiii•lit
tniiri• attention than at the 1ir...m.14
lei ttttt (Hear, hear.) It would lie b. I, it, con-
nection with the reports of various War, ill different
countries that die volunteers had gone au_, in arm,
aide by side, and shoulder to shoulder, with the
regulars. Su it would be if this country was att-,k,d

The volunteers would rush to the front to defend
their country —(chere.)—anil their heroism woul.l be
equal to that of the regulars in that respect. (Hear,
hear.) He also took this AA an opportunity ot
alluding bi the wham fight which took place hut year.
for many peraens were struck with the remarkable
way in which the volunteers then took part with the
regulars. (('lreers.) Sham tho tight was, but. so far
as the movement.s were concerned it was real in every
ot( the word. (Much elmeriug.) It spoke well
1,,, the volunteer. who. whenever called upon to
their duty, would do it ire they were gleing it now.
(Hear. hear.) 'They ttttt st remember that next to
C tele good shooting. He wag %cry pleased
indeed that re. many .4,1 member,, ef the corps hail
c.t lorward b. show that the yiernireters onald 11.4
beat Mien', and that as g... 1 efficenit bey wiiheirl to set
A right .'sample to the privet.. (Heat, hear.) The
country Might tt, increaee the capitetion t., volun-
teers. *This wee a movement which ought to be
taken up geom.:ly. becamse nation.. now ettlXted 111tt0e
to the soluntis•re, with the advance of their yearn,.
than they would even ti regular Annie*, and it would
be seen that in this respect he Was a true prophet.
(Hear, hear.) When they saw., as they did, cotintri....
like America anal the eirlimirn 'ironic to enter the
world's market to ceinje.te with our own merchant.,
reel remembered they hail lett XtottilAr °X. and
were not W. heavily handicapped as here, and sheir
it wail known that with Alert service the Volunteer
movement came more awl more to the front, and
they sin' men giving up valuable t• on le.luelf of
their country, it would be ...en they c,ntl,h not .15'11.1
their money sii a better way than by increasing the
cavil:if went thriniglimit the country. IMitell
aliplaue ) Mr. Naugle, in alluding to the May. r
( orroration, was good enough b. refer to the trains.
It was the duty or right of the Corporation to pet
thing. " in trail.," but they could net 'tart the train
mole. they Went held up and supported by their
fellow•townemen. (Hear. hear.) Ile hoped the (*.e•-
ip,ration AA in year past, merit the confidence
of the te.iple. And that if they attempted to any•
thing prejudicial to the place—which 1:.1 forbid they
the townwpeople would come to the front to
prevent them. NS eymentli WWI sit elated
and there Were all kind% of thinge which needed
developing, and, although hi. was to receive mix-
geot hem. Ile Wetll.l Wet IlittCllllolthein that evening. He
adviosl the volunteera to go on doing their ditty to
their queen and ..untry. siel in the name of the
town he expreiased to them the hearty n.pect which
was felt beeautee they were doing en well. (Ilene
hear.. He wished the corr., end each of them
individually, a cheerful Christmas, followed by many
happy New Years. (Cheers )
Air R. TlltteX)4 olwervell that the valor of the
volunteer tWoMetllellt had been se filly expatiated
upon that there really was very little left toll he .airl
by him. He expre...ed an opinion that a Mayor of a
town had many ree1...m.104h. and eccentricities to
deal with. He alluded to the nuinerinie invitations,
ale, trade circulars, &c., Which a Nlayor received
f all parts of the country. explaining in respect to
the latter that during his M•yoralty he received A
circular from a finn to the effect that they tould
supply champagne at • low rate, and of such A
quality, that it would not diagram any Mayor's table.
(Laughter.) All he couhl say was that it had never
diwgrusal his table, and he further illnatrated
teetotal principles by elevating • glass of cold water
or ginger beer.
Mr. ttttt calor Wetaroar. expressed the epinion
that each member of the Town Council wi.h.l for
the pneiperity of the town. (Applause.) If People
were deten tt itt .1 to base tho town improved there
was only Imo way in which it could be dene —by
carrying out works which required an expenditure of
tu .1.
qiiartermanter•Sergrant Lee proprned "The Health
of the to cash of whom he alluded in
pleaiing tenni..
Captain titte)ltelt, responding, explained he found
(nen the last annual return they were not quite ao
etrong ari in the previous year, but this was hardly
their fault, ream h air for three or four month*
recruiting was ateppial, but the members cimtinued
"droppings out." Their number now was a:, and the
full complement was 100. As a consequence they had
not this year earned Mt large s CApitatten grant, but
they had returned no non•etheirinta—(greet airplane.)
—which was • very satisfactory state of affairs. It
',bowed they had earned as much AN they could, and
that they could net warn more. (Hear, hear.) As to
the wieoting, they were still progressing in the right
direction liy becoming more efficient. The averages
'hie year whowed a slight increase. Lent year it was
11'36, awl now .12•51. (Hear. hear.) The y had also
increased their number of marksmen. (A pplanee.)
Lawt year they had mix, and this eleven. (Applause.)
All this showed they were progressing in the right
direction, soil he hoped they would Demmee to do AO,
veethl like to see more members of the company
take a greater interest in the shooting. (Hear, heir.)
Utiles. a man made himself a fair average shot, if they
happened to go to war be would not Is, 11111 ell litte in
the field. In the matches which they had allot this
year they ha') won two and het two. The two they
lost were at the old 'lnlet., and the two they won at
the ranges of other eimeaniee, although it might
naturally lie simpieted that if they could slew a well,
it wirtild be at their own ranges. Thanks were due
to Lieutenant tlroves for making the arrangemente in
connection with the match.., They had eustaineil a
10.$ 'luring the year in Colour-Sergeant Rolierte, who
had been a member in uninectien with the K Com.
(any since their commencement. (Hear, beer.) They
were extremely *wry to low bun, becauxe they knew
what A peel shot he wee. A; a fortnightly competi.
[her lie nuule 96 out of a poesible 105. (Hear, hear.)
They were extremely ...iffy to lime him, bet it was
to he Itepetl that in his new home, the other iii,. ej
the world. he would be
here. ( A iitilaile..l lie wierld n.t he.
gotten by Ina friends in the K Coneiany,
who wielied him every sum.' and happiriews.
IYitti respect to the next load camp. it was to be
hoped the Colonel would he indite.' h. bring it to
Weymouth. (heer, hear.) It eeeined to he aimed
their turn, inasmuch as they hail not been there for
10 or a dozen years, and although they were. only
amosiget 10 or 11 rompanieri, he thereatt there went
great chance's of the next local mono being then..
He had no doubt but that Wey tttttt
exiiil.l receive them right well. (Applante.)
Lieut. ttinvlCN alsosuitably ...mended, ancIPX preened
a 11..1w. that during the next year he would he Able to
attend every drill.
Lieut. ((Norm looked ripen In.t year as loving one
in ...meet to Whiell K Company might Is, cen-
gratulated. There were eieveral Itettlxltlll why they
ehmilil come to the frent with their battalion. Ti.,,
firs: thing ill the year was ii, respect to their eleotino,
when their Illttll Witten W.lll the cup —(hear, lea..)—
whilst at the meeting of various counties at F:xeter
they had two men them and at Wimbledon five.
(Hear, bear.) tlimartermaxter Lee shot well in the
300, and althiingh he did not get in the GO, it was tr. lie
hoped that next year Ise would. (Applanee.) They
had now for the winter competitions 16 entries,
againet 10 last year. Their reljtatant WAX always very
kind to them when he Cattle there, but they did rea
get tborolighly large parades then. They had had
omit, 20 file, but now they i,.vl 40. Mear, hear.)
The NI A ON eepttettxtxt a (lOW that the next C3IIIII
would take place in Weymouth, bemuse they were
thoroughly prepared to give the participanta a hearty
wylemne. (Cheers.)
Ceptain Geoitne proposed "The health of the
donors Id the prizes,' coripling wirh the toast ti,e
names ix( the Mayor and Air. Webb, bath of wh
euitably responded, Mr. Wane Flaying that at all
times he only be too pleased to assist the
volunteer collo. ( A in.laireis.)
An announcement by Captain Comas to the
effect that Coptain Weetherall had prourieed to give •
prize next year to be competed for by thew, who
entered the "Holy estate " between now and the
next price shooting, was received with applause and
laughter.
"The health of the non-cemmierioned "Moen of the
Cionll,,MY " was Prolswed lay Lieut. ((moven, and the
tp,tttett tlintrtorriputer lair, Clolont-tiergeent JelferY.
and Sergeant Warren mentioned ill eulogistic terms
in connection with tho hetet.,

Lieut. &max proposed The Visitor," coupling
with it the names of Mr. l'elly Hooper ,tho 'Town
Clerk), Mr. Tarter, and Mr.
" The Ladies" WAR prisTA.Ahri by Mr. WRIAVORD,
and responded to by Mr. llaiesnsY and Mr. Si., j,III.
"Th.. health of the lies. .1. if. Scott " WAR al..
cordially drank and nsismiled to.
The proceedings were Ilf A thoroughly eninYable
character, and terminated 14114,rt1y after midnight.
The prises were distributed by tho Mayor as