The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-24
THE OLD FlRsr REGIMENT.
REUNION OF az SURVIVORS LAST NIGHT
An Assoc' 4atien Permanently Organized

An Assoc .atien Permanently Organized.
A call for a meeting OF the surviving men,
bers O.. the old First regiment OF virginia
infant nv was the occasion Of the assembling
of a .,ont one hundred Of the heroes OF that
far Aed organization at the Virginia opera
81 ousc last night. Captain Smith and Messrs'
; leston, Fox. Gremer, and Boucher, OF the
old First regiment band, were present. win
,hcsr INSTRUMENTS. They occupied seals
qpon the stage. and during the evening als'
ceursed several of the patriotic airs whicn
we're wost in by-gone days to arouse the
martial ecdor Of the First. The gaileiies
were quite we'll flied with spectators.
at hs;f: past s So'ciock Captain 5osePn WIS
void celed the meeting to order ana nolh'e
mated FOR temporary chairman " the son OF
onr nahle old Msior-Jamcs II. Dooley."
MNor Dooley was unanimously elected.
He accepted in graceful speech, In which he
recalled some of the glorious memories OF
the regiment lin which he served as private
| in Com pany c.. He impressed upon the
survivors the necessity OF organizing to pre-
sesve their history and to maintain the
I friendly and social relations which existed
among members during the war.
The Chairman declared the business in
! order to be the election of secretary. For
shat position Major j. Il. Norton nominated
Sergeant E. IL. Chamberlayne, Jr., OF Com.
| pany ID.
ON motion, the Chairman appointed the
following committee on constitution and by.
laws: CAPTAIN William English, of Company
G: Leigh Armstrong, of Company Fl; Ma
lior George +. Norton, of Company D; Cap
tain w. Writ Harrison, of Company +; Col
onel Frank Langley, of Company &; John
Tvree. OF Company /; Captain Maxwell L.
Clarke, of Company + and Frederick Heb
ring, of Company Il.
Captain Clarke called the attention of the
meeting to the fact that though Company r
had belonged to the First at the beginning
of the war it served through the war with
another regiment, aud he asked II 1t was oe-
sired that the members OF + company should
participate.
Sergeant Armstrong moved that all per-
sons who composed the First regiment be-
fore and during the war" be invited to par
ticipate in the organization; this to include
mems sers Of the Blues, Grays, Company r,
How,zers, and Fayette artillery. This mo
ton having been adopted, the chairman
added to the committee Captain w. |. Clop
ton, of the Fayette artillery; Captain G. +
Bigger, of the Blues Captain Henry Car
ter, Of the Howtzers Lieutenant Louis j
BosSieuX, of the Grays. Company wa;
already represented by Captain Clarke, Wht
, was appointed on the committee as trst con
stituted.
The committee retired to consider bust
! ness.
On motion of Sergeant Armstrong Mayor
Kelley, General P. 7. Moore, General Georg'
r. Pickett, Colonel ". II. Palmer, and DR.
j. S. d. Cullen were invited to occupy seat
of honor upon the stage.
Colouel Palmer presented the organization
with two muster-rolls of the regiment, on
Of date just previous to TIE battle of York
4 town: the other the rolls of the companie
, as published 10 q Richmond paper at th
time they were mustered into service. IL
iwhile away the time during the absence o
the committee, Colonel Palmer moved tha
the latter roll be read and those presen
whose names were called should respont
thereto. The suggestion was adopted, an(
: the roll read with all due formality and so
lemnity. t".- :.... ..a.
Mayor Kelley was then called upon for I
speech. He responded handsomely, and pro
+ posed that some one should be selected Il
, gather up material for history of the regi
ment and to place it in permanent form:
Colonel w. II. Palmer was next called for
= but did not come forward, as he saw tn
4 committee marching into the hall.
Captain W. E. English, from the commit
3 tee, reported draft of q constitution ant
2 bylaws for the organization under the title
2 of "The Old First Virginia Regiment AsSo
r cation" The report OF the committee wa
: adopted.
f The meeting then proceeded to the election
, of permanent officers. For president, MaJol
1 George F. Norton, General p. T. Moore
p Colonel F. II. Langley, and Colonel W. T
f Palmer were put in nomination. Colone
. Palmer and Major Norton asked to with
draw their names. The gentlemen who
a placed them in nomination did not accede to
e the request Colonel Palmer moved that
|, General Moore be unanimously elected. MIR
d Armstrong objected. Major Norton had
: fought from Bull Run to AppomattoX, and
be for one intended 10 vote for him for pre-
/ sident. A uiua voce vote was taken with the
: following result: Moore. 80; Palmer, 26
= Norton, IS; Langley, 4. Several members
! present did not vote. General Moore was
:. declared elected president, Colonel Palmer
t first yice-president, Major Norton. second
r vice. president, and Colonel Langley thirt
vce-president.
] The permanent president, General Moore
returned thanks for the honor conferred
8 upon him, and assumed the chair; and tht
yice-presidents were asked to take seats uper
the stand, which they did.
7 For permanent secretary Sergeant E. H
! Chamber layne and MIR. George Fl. Nollins
, were nominated. A vote resulted: Fo
? ChamberlayHe, A; for Noting, 26. Mi
2 Chamberlayne was declared elected secre
tary.
MIR. Noting was unanimously elected trea
7 surer.
, A large number of members enrolled theil
t names, paid the initiation-fee Of fifty cents
! and the meeting then adjourned.
TIE RlCHMoND BOARD OF DIRECTORS of th'
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance
Company-Messrs. Archer Anderson, Rich
ard l.. Brown, and Charles L. Davis-pub
li<h In mother colianap q nannst com nliment ~