The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-01
ALL THE SOLDIERS GONE
THElAST COMPANY LEAVES The
EXPOSITION BUILDING.

While the Pickett Camp did gre"'
work in this matter, the burden u
Cooling the veterans fell upon Lee Camp
Ssn, Maxwell was the chairman OF inc
meal and restaurant committee oil Lee
Camp. and Dir. y. Il. Winter was tne super
;ntcndept of the building where the means
were served. Commander T.. L. Reeve, o'
Pickett Camp. with his corps OF assistants
TOOK special care Of the old soldiers. Ihese
men denied themselves Of all the pea
sures Of the exercises ana SUN
by their post ffom early "euhesudt
until the old veterans all lett ior NOME
Capt. Brown. in charge OF lhe co'i'il1ssa,,
department. devoted his energies 10 PTocu''
INK food from all quarters possible.
ovER $1,000 MEALS.
During the whole time Ice Camp issued
over 81. 900 meals. Thursday morning pe-
fore o'clock they had fed 2,ov so.uieIs =
and when they closed that night nearly
~ oco veterans had satisfied their hunger at
leo CAMPS table, and the meals were
excellent consisting or all substantial eat
ahles and drinkabes. Az late as yesterday
morning they fed military company ron
Sfaunton-and several other veterans. Gap
tain Maxwell paid out nearly 500 lor ser
wants and other hire Yesterday. Many ol
Tho veterans. when they had satisfied theif
hunger. could not forbcar thanking 'he
men in charge. Some OF them WeIS "
moved by the Kindness which the! had en-
loved that they actually, with teariui eyes
embraced the men in charge, taxing 'nn7
method of expressing their gratitude.
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Al tho sam Jones tabernacle seven thous
and veterans were fed, and were quickly
and bountifully supplied. on the WhWs
the committees and assistants OF the t"o
cg,,,., ::suiy deserve the thanks OF the press
and people of Virginia for their uhilrlhs
service. a.. E.,
The Reception Committee sent the iol-
lowing for publication yesterdays
This committees work is finished ana we
have closed our doors. We return lnaiks 70
the good people who SO nooiy ASSISTED us u,
making the entertainment TO the vets .
one of the grandcst events in me history u
the CITY of Richmond, and while they nave
assist cd the Vets they have also eNtcnneu
a little help.to every Institution IN li,e Guy
ma The committee has distributed to-day the
following: 100 loaves OF bread 10 MAZE Or-
pban ASYLUM, 100 loayes To Little sisters
loo loavcs TO outdoor poor OF our clty' Ivy
Ioaves and two barrels OF crackers 10 Sol
djers Home 100 lOaVcs To the poor OF Man
chester. 90 loavts TO Friends ColOred orphan
Asyium, so lOaves TO sheltering Arms, Oo
loaves TO Old Ladies Baptist Home, 90 ioiNvs
30 Old Ladies' Methodist Home, SeNentI
yIum 100 loaves distributed on Chuich Hin,
300 loayes distributed from headquarters
from 4 to O'Clock to-day.
AT THE STATUE.
Owing to the numerous showers of yester-
,lay many visitors who intended taking
another look at the statue had TO forego Their
visit. As consequence the day was more
quiet out there than ii has been for month.
The veterans from the Soldiers Home are
still guarding the precious work, and they
say that they will continue for some Tune
vet: that there are many VISITORS VINO VIII
come every day TO see the bronze, and II Is
a fitting tribute that somebody should be
out there TO guard the property.
The last military company left the Expo
sition for home at O'Clock yesterday. II
was the Charleston CIV. Na.) company, and
when they left the committee having the
building in charge chad prayer-meeting'
they were so glad" as one Of them express
sed il later. Not that they did not like the
West Virginians, for on the contrary, they
were found 10 be very clever fellows, but
the sleepless nights and hard work the detail
went through WITH tired them completely
out. they were glad TO know that labors
were ended.
The following are the military men who
had the Exposition in charge, and they de-
agement Of the whole affair:
Northumberland Stern, Captains Pleas
ants. Bossieux, NJ. Jones. Colonel Marshall,
Major Halves. Colonel Cowardin, captain
Matthews, Colonel Bidg0od, Major Derby
shire. Captains Spence, Christian, Cutchlns,
Lieutenant olonel Phillips, Major HOge,
Captains simpkin and W. q. Harvey.
SOLDIERS PRESENT A LAMB.
Last Wednesday night, Company "E,' OF
the Fifth regiment of Maryland, presented
Company +, Of the First regiment of Nlr'
pinia. with a beautiful little white lamb
which they brought from Baltimore, which
unjauely represents an emblem 0fpeace.
Friday night, the Virginia company re
turned the compliment by rendering com
pany T., of the Fifth regiment, handsome
reception at Hubert's restaurant.
oTEY BATTERY.
The Otey Battery has an association thai
was organized in the fall of 1860, making 4
the Oldest war association formed after tht
war, and il the only company association
that has placed monument TO the memOr,
Of their dead.
This association paraded Thursday fifty
two men. under the command of Captain ID
\. Walker, and Lieutenant X. IL. Gum
TWENTY-FIVE OF whom were from distance
The association rendered their friends {
banquet, which was greatly enjoyed Dl
their old army comrades. C0lonel D. RIO!
King, of Louisiana, commanded tue patai
ion In West Virginia, and was present OF
the occasion of the banquet. The iOilOWln;
is a brief sketch of the old company.
The BATTERY was enlisted In Richmond ant
entered the Confederate service Tor the wa
in March. 1862 IL was first ordered te south
west Virginia, and was moved as OCCASION re
ouired from Knoxville, Tenn, 10 W lhcnesiei
Va. IL was In ten engagements prior 10 ne
inc atfached TO the Army of Northern Nif
ginia the principal ones, the Oattle Oh LOWS
burg when IL lost gun, ana It's nfsl capHill
received wound, which. III was tnoush'
caused his death. and Fayette Courthouse
when IL lost four killed and twelve wounded
IL reported on Gen Lees lines tne uay De
fore The hattie of Cold fIarbor. and from ina
day until withdrawn from the lines. III 10
vember, 1864. was daily under hte' IN
chief engagement being the battle OF th
Crater In that fight II manned lts owl
guns a mortar battery and the guns OF aDal
terry next TO the crater when had peer
abandoned by It's officers anu men. ~ ~ ias
fgbt was the evening before the surrender q
Appomattox station, when one was kiiIc
and several wounded. Gen. Lindsay wake
gave them credit for saving ms lZo gun
from sheridan's cavalry. III iitn lour ne
killed In the lines after the crater nSht an
many wounded, some very Dadly
PLACING wREATHs.
The Lee and the jackson Monuments wer
decorated Friday by members of the Loui'
lana Division, A. ~. v, OF New Orleans
Colonel 4. A. FAIRIES, Colonel ID. A. GIVE
and 4. ;. Cav placed wreaths OF white Ia
mortelles. with purple letters, on each Q
the monuments.
.'JowHACkUM.'
Mr. :. Darwin, of South Carolina, VIII
was In the city at the Lee unyeiling, claim
for his brother, First Lieutenant NJ. V. Dal
win, Company b. Twelfth South Carolin
regiment, the credit Of originating the wei
known word, '.jowhackum." While the line
were around Petersburg In 1860, there wa
an old colored woman who used 10 go aroun
among the soldiers and sell apple dunn
lings. One day. when Lieutenant Darwi
was making "A purchase OF one OF thes
"dispcptics," he told her TO put some NOR
..jowhackum' over IL. From that time IN
word went into general use among the SO
diers, and whenever they wanted an add
tional spoonful OF gravy they called IL
'.jowhackum."
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