Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-29
AT THEIR OLD CAMP,
BEUKI0E OF THE PARKER BATTERY
NEAR THE HOWLETT HoUsY.
The Address Of the Day BY hr. Thomas L
Alfrisnd-A Valuable Gift OF
Land.


Association was held at the old camping
ground near the Hewlett House yesterday.
The party took omnibuse5 at 8 A. VI. and
proceeded to the point where the memorial
stone had been planted three years ago, the
exact spot where the Captains tent was
situated. The day was charming and the
company passed the hours on the trip in
camp Jokes and "reminiscences.
TARGET PRACTICE AND DINNER.
After a target.prlctice with Winchester
ri9es, In which ex-.Justice u. {. Richardson
proved TO he the best shot. the company as
scmbed for dinner, and Brunswick stew
disappeared rapidly. The calling OF the roll
followed. Captain !. I. Brown exhibited a
map oi the ground no had purchased and
was ready TO present il 10 the association 80
soon as an act oi incorporation could be oD'
tsined.
The plat cantains four acres.
SPEECHES.
Speeches were made by Major AlOnzo
Philips, Of the old Fifteenth regiment, and
many amusing notes were read from mess
book OF 1SG1-Cj which he had in his hand
Mr.. Herman, OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, who, strange 10 say, was just in front
Of the Parker battery on this very line IN
April, 1868. expressing cordial sentiments
towards the South and the Union.
TIE GIFT OF. THE GROUND.
Major Parker m puttiHg the vote Of thanks
10 Captain Brown for the gift OF the ground
said that the planting Of trees upon the SPOT
thus situated for the use OF the association
was n good idea, and he hoped that other as
socations would thus perpetunte their his
tory; that the cedars Of Lebanon had sur
yiyed the grandcst empires.
TIE ADDRESS.
The orator Of the day, Sergeant Thomas
/. Airend. was then introduced, and
aid:
Friends ard Comradss,-I remember when a
boy. reading in the History OF virginia an ac-
count of debaie i'm Charlotte county, Va,
between Patrick Henry. then in his sixty-seyeuth
vrar ond John Randolph, Ia MS tWentf-'lklh
year ,lr. Henry having beeu brought from hia
retirement by tho action OF tho NirCinta Assem-
| Dly iu relation g. the alien and sciitiou laws.
After Mr. Henry had finished hls speech, which
many considered tho grandest e'ort ~ ms me,
aud had descended into tho arms OF The r'oNd'
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| great enthusiagm and q votion 10 our glorious
| cause. and I haI expected min 10 impart tn'
same enthusiasm 10 his new command, bu