Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-21
Sd Edition.
THE OLD CONTINENTALs.
Ancient Military Organizations i'm the
Line To-Day.

Ancient Military Organizations i'm the
Line To-Day.
ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE DAYS PRocEs-
sIoN-THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTIL-
LERY OF BOSTON, THE CHARLESTON FUs1LEERs
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH LONG
PEDIGREES.
One of the most interesting and distinctive
features of to-day's procession was the presence
In the line of the old-time organization whose
early history is linked with that of the revolu-
tionary struggle of the first years of the republic.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany, of Boston, occupied the post Of honor in
the first division, and their varied uniforms and
historic name made them objects of general at
tention There were over two hundred men in
line, as follows:
Commissioned Officers. - Captain, Augustus
Mhittemore; first lieutenant, Lieut.; Col F. B.
Blasland: second lieutenant, Lieut.. G.. ii. Glib
son; adjutant, First Lieut. j. P. Frost
commissioned Staff. Surgeon, Lieut. John
sullivan sullivan quartermaster, serg G. p May; pay pay
Thos Restieaux, jr assistant pay master, Lieut..
g. Il. Allen; chaplain, Rev: A. II. Quint.
Lieut. +. E. Wells; quartermaster sergeant j.
H. Peake; hospital steward, A. S. Dinsmore;
commissionary sergeant, T. j. Hutchinson; color
sergeant, Sergeant w. F. Bacon; color sergeant,
sergeant H. b. Emerson; band guide, William
G; Pfaff; Capt. G. o. Moves and Private Edwin
Warner, markers; Capt; 6. E. Hail and Sergeant
and Private s. H. Babcock, general guides.
ch Honorary ftafMal9r Charles w stevens
c. Lawrence, Colonel Isaac Hall Wright, Col
onel Edward Wyman, Major Ben: Perley Poore,
Colonel II. I. Rockwell, Captain A. A: Folsom,
Captain J. L. Stevenson, Captain John Mack,
Wilbur
sergeants of infantry-Brigadier General ].
N. Patterson II Mt
4. keeler, Lieutenant W. H. Jones, Captain w.
81: Cundy, Colonel Henry Walker:
age, sergeants. NJ. Hedges, Sergeant E. E.s snow,
Sergeant Abijah Thompson, Sergeant c. T.
Hqugh, Sergeant F: II. Nudge.
frlvateS-John III. Ammon. Frederick F.. At
teauX, Edwin Adams, Fred. H. Adams, Wilbur
Z. Babcock, Charles r. Brown, Lyman Boyr-
ton, Aaron B. Babeock. Jacob Bensemoil, J. H.
rett, Wilder Bennett William p. Baney, James
1. Burditt, Herbert j. Bowen, Howard J. Byrne,
William A. CromWel David O. Clark. Al exam,
der Ceppi, -'homas L. Churchill Thomas w.
Garter, Homer NJ. Daggett, Oscar NJ Draper,
James W. Drury, Kendall Fl. Damon, Charles
e; Davis, Charles III. Durham, EmmCns r.
Ellis, Arthur Fuller, Jacob Fottler: Edwin r.
Charles n. Glover, Melville c. Grant Nathaniel
Grant Robert S. Gray, Henry Fl: Gilmore. John
Calvin, Charles c. Goodwin, Elbridge H. Gro
yer, Emery Grover, George Going, Samuel
Hichborn, Lyman S. Hapgood, Harry H. Hale,
William A. Hardy, Hobart S. Hussey, Samuel
Jewell, j. Henry Kelly, Christopher Kirmes,
Aaron Aaron <. Loring, H; n Ltchtield, Arthur E.
tockhart, Winslow b. Lucas Francis f, Mer-
Ram, John T. Moriarty, Geo. w Mills, Chas F.
Munroe, VIM. NJ. Maynard, VIM. H. Mitchell,
Frederick Mills, George B. Martis, F. f. olney,,
Daniel A. Potter, BOardman J. Parker, Dexter
NJ Pratt, William Pratt, Charles W. Parker, AL
bert L. Richardson, John Rindge, Geo. ]: Ray
mOnd. Isaac 4 thar
". spauding, Waltef S. sampson, James Blnney
Smith, Franklin smith, Rola \. start, Henry
Stumcke, n. A. Smell Isaac A. Sylvester, Fred
erick J. Sampson, Albert H. Stearns. Edgar G.
Geo. B. Spaulding, Henry E. Smith, Thomas G..
Sandland, J: Henry Taylor, John Thomas, Fer
dinand NJ. Trifet, VIM. Tyner, Chas. A: Trum-
colt, Albert Webster, SAINT w. Winslow. Aus
tin c. Wellington, Fred. w. Wellington. Charles
.: Weston, Edward b. Wadsworth, Joseph c..
Weeks.
THE UNIFORMS.
The right wing Of the company is designated
as infantry, and was composed of members who
are, or have been, connected with other mill
tary organizations, and have, therefore, the
right to wear their respective uniforms on pa
rade For this reason the uniforms of this wing
were variegated, and a major general with his
chapeau and yellow plume, walking by the side
of a red coated lancer, with other striking con-
tTdSlS, pTeSeDteu IL TaIDeT peculiar SDectaCIe.
The contrasts observed in this regard were strik-
ing. The left wing Ofthe company. designated
as artillery, wore distioctive uniform, consist
ing of a dark blue cloth coat, with two rows of
gilt buttons in front, red piping cord around the
collar and one around the sleeves. A mounted
cannon is embroidered in gold and silver upon
with the coat, and have red piping down the
outside seam. The members wore white gloves
and cha hap bearing d the inssna Of the
vided with the newarmy regulation overcoat.
The commander wore an antique silver gorget ia
crescent-shaped plate worn around the neck
and carried an esp ontOon. The iieutenants and
the adjutant also carried espontoOns, and the
sergeants halberds. The cOlors We're the Ameri-
can flag and company color of white silk. on
the diverse of which Washington is represented
with the old Pine-Tree flag of revolutionary
fame, and on the reverse the coat of arms of
Massachusetts. The company was accompanied
by the Salem Cadet band, one of the best mill
tary bands in New England, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Jean NJ. Missud.
AN HONORABLE HISTORY.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany of Massachusetts is the oldest martial or
ganization on the American continent 1t re-
ceived its charter in 1853, bearing the sigma
ture of John Winthrop, the first governor of
Massachusetts: Major Ben: Perley Poore in an
appreciative sketch of the company says: at
has ever proved itself worthy of that signature.
From the hour in which it was affixed to the
charter there Is not a vote, nor act. nor meas
ure of the company but speak its members to
have been honorable and patriotic persons. -
Previous to the date of the charter the colonists
had formed train bands like those which had
existed in England, but upon the formation of
this company the leading militia officers Of the
colony enlisted, thus acquiring in its ranks uni
fOrm1ty of drill. During the Indian wars
the usefulness and Importance Of the artillery
company was appreciated by the colonists,
and 1t is recorded that several members crossed
the ocean and fought with Oliver Cromwell in
the cause of English liberty. Several OF the
founders of the massachusetts Artillery COM
paDy had been members of similar OrganiZa-
ton, the Honorable Artillery Company of Lon
don, which was organized century before its
American namesake. AS a recognition of these
ancient relations, the present captain general of
the London company, the Prince of Wales, has
the distinction of being one of the three homo
rary members of the Artillery company, the
other two being President Arthur and Con-
gresham John ID. Long. The company rem
dered good service to the coionists during the
French and Indian wars, besides performing an
important duty in being a training school for
militia officers. The colonial government of
Massachusetts, expressed the public apprecia-
ton of such services in 1749 by eXempting the
property of the company from la Xa fiOn and this
exemption has continued in force up to the
present day. During the revolutionary war
the members were scattered, occupied with the
duties of patriotic citizens in times OF national
peril, and in consequence no regular meetings
were held for eleven years. During the Shay
rebellion in 1856, and again in 1S14s when
Boston was threatened with British invasion
the services of the company were called for
and the call met with "a prompt response At
the annual parade and dinner, on the occasion
OF the election of officers, the forrnalities pre-
Scribed by the traditions of the COMPANY are
faithfully observed, and on its fail field DAYS
the company has visited number of cities
this occasion is considered very appropriate.
not so much on account of its age. but because
several Of its commanders and subaItern off
GERS, with many of its members, served under