The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-11

| THE OLD BLUEs-CELEBRAT1oS OF THEIR
EIGHTY.SXTH ANNIvERsARY-PARADE TAR
GET PRACTICE, AND BANQUET.-The Richmond
| Light Infantry Blues, who have so long held
q high place in the affections of our people,
| Yesterday celebrated their eighty.siXth an
| niversary. Between 10 and IL O'Clock in the
morning the company, with band OF music
| at their head, marched from the armofy
through the principal streets. The ranks
were quite full considering the decadence
of military spirit-due to an absence oil fos-
tering care on the part Of the city. The ap'
pearance of the men was imposing.
From the city the company marched 10
| the pump. house, where target-pracllce was
engaged in, and the silver medal, which has
passed from hand to hand Of the best shots
| for over half century, was won by private
! A. V. Shelton. Sergeant W. Bait Riddlck
was unlucky enough to make the worst shot,
and to him was awarded leather medal,
with consolatory remarks incident to such
occasions. ..
The Blues banquets are always grand
affairs. That OF yesterday was one OF the
best. The invited company was large and
| ioval the tables were covered with SUBJ
stantials and delIcacies in profuson, and no.
thing was wanting to render complete the
enjoyment of the occasion. Police-Justice
White and Captain George W. Jarvis pre-.
sided at the two festive boards.
| Tossts were responded to by Captain
| George W. Jarvis, Police.Justice Joseph j
! White, Captain George d. Wise, General j.
D. Imboden, W. L. Montague, Esq, Lieu
| tenant John Euders Robinson, Colonel Brad
lev r. johnson, l.. johnson, Esq, LomaS
Smith, George f. Turner, Esq, Peyton
/ -.Iohnson. ESQ, General III. a. Wise, and
Mons. G. F. Pardigon.
The following letter from Governor KEN
per was read:
RICHMOND, 10TH May, 1870 MesSrS
| John E. Robinson and others, Committee o.
| hvitQtion r. L. /. Blues: GentemeD,-
NV engagements for tod. y deprive me o
| the pleasure Of acceptiI 6 your invitation te
| join you in celebrating The eighty-siXth an
niyersary of the Z. l.. |. Blues.
| 81 congratulate you on the long ano
honored career of the Blues which this day
recalls; and | tender you my best ofhces
and cordial cooperation i'll advancing the
welfare of your company.
| " Nav the annals of the Blues be adorned
ALWAYS. in the future as in the past. Will
shining deeds and names. ;,
"JAMEs L. KEMPER."
Letters were also received from Genera
p. Il. Moore. General William ii. Richard
son. Ex-Governor Walker, Captain +. d.
Imboden, and Colonel Thomas Dodamead
| rcgretting their inability TO be present. Mr.
c. w. Purcell sent toast, which was onereo
and drunk.
After the company had left the pump
| house Lieutenant Robinson received the lei,
lowing telegram from Colonel Netf. Colonel
Netf was captain of the National Guard OF
Philadelphia, over twenty years ago, "nen
the Blues visited that city and were enter
tanned by his command. y
"PHILADELrHIA, May 10, 1s15.-John IL
Robinson, Chairman r. L. 1. b. Committee,
Pump. House, Richmond: The old National
Guards send their cordial greetings. we
no ne to have you with us again soon to clasp
hands in friendship, as Of yore. HARMASs
NgFp, Lieulenant-Colonel commanding oe'
cond regiment" .,,-
Festivities were closed about O'Clock,
and the Blues, preceded by the oand anu !
large number of honorary members, msrenee
back into the city, and ut the corner OF MAID
and Twelfth streets were dismissed.