Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-29
VETERANS HAVE FUN
..,v,oN AT eLANooN PARK or THE
heeceAM BATTALION ASSOCIATION.
-. carried Back to the War Win Its
usrs.hips and Rcnn'"ns--ro meet
..m,.AnnnaiIy- Oniccrs Chosen.

.~..r,u,l reunion Of the Pegram Bat
,..o.ia,ion was held at Blandon
,.r yesterday. and more perfect day for
.-..vmeut of the recreations of such an
v n could no: have been desired.
,,ombers Of the association and
.,,s.s began 20 assemble early, and
..,,ter part Of the forenoon was spent
'" u Games Of cards and in recalling in
-,.,.. connected with tho time that tired
..rr'. souls ,, ..o :o
tlr tivouac were the subject OF joke'
.srv 81 the crav-haired veterans Were
...r,i,c o. lot OF schooi-ooys on PIC
i I'VE HUsISHss NETTING.
.... ,,.n tho business meeting was
..'rJar and the following members
e..ociation answered 10 their
T.smas lllctt. president -. =.
lolcrson Ruf'in. Valentine Brown,
,i.nford. ". Alhgre. &. p. Young.
'-. rylcr. John Iyler, John Murphy,
Eyrue. William Gallagher, James
s"v.'' pr " H. G. TaL6. W. +. Tanner,
." Iraplcr. William Snelhngs, o. A.
T. A. Cho.loy. ". T.. Jones, j. 4.
''..sr smith Rodford, John Redford,
shelton. NJ. Cayee, and l.. NJ. Cayee.
,4r-rIoy ~ OFFICERS.
r,r rnitteo on Accounts made their
,,a,ch was adopted. and the follow
2 re.r. were elected for the ensuing
President. John Tyler First Vice
t....l.rt. &. L. Young Second Vice Pre-
..t lromas Byrne; Secretary. William
l.r..: Ifea urcr, John Murphy Cor
...,..,.i.,. >ccretary. j.. ). Gates; Chap
I.r. !. Is. Newton; Surgeon. Dr. ii.
Dl.U Iabh. Executive Coinmittee-JoLu
l,r,,. =. T. fcrnter l.. ;. furneyhough,
~ ID. F.rrar. and K. u. Muntord.
Two GTuSloNs FACH YEAR.
.f,c John Murphy moved that tive
.,...,. la held each year. The motion
..frirI. "a. was also motion that the
~. tr holding the second reunion b'
iff1thc president anu Executive Coih
..-,io Tarrar moved that collec.
..,f f.taken up among the members oi
.,i.'talon and turned over 10 the sol
..-' ard sailors monument fund as the
I..-.m Bstiaiou Association subscription
Tie same. The motion was adopted
,,It. meeting then adjourned.
LUNCH AND DINNER.
r~-.b was served all during the day
..If ! O'clock dinner was announced
. an oh fashioned Virginia dinner It
v.- Comralc Snelllngs the proprietor
.st.e nrf. was the commissary, and ron
. Brnswiek-stew through the bill oi
.,,.va- a. the most substantial character
Dr.am Tom flleit sat at tho head anc
d. VOL ". T. Smith d, the foot Of the Ia
l.. ari the Committee Of Arrangements
.,..ung ~ MAJOR Thomas A. Brauder
.. sn.fA Rcdford. and T.. :. Furneyhough
r.i indciutisablc in their attention tC
,.lh.I- of the association and guests.
INIIrD GuE.Ts.
Among the guests present we're: Colone
81. T. smith. j. TAYLOR Stratton, Maiol
I.tn Poe. Colonel Alexander Archer, Cap
..a Charles tuker. Captain Elijah Hulce
IF griffith. &. " burr. aud members O
o.. 'itl press.
Ile only toast proposed was Our Dead
n ,he past glorious. In the future eter
r.r 1his was drunk standing and II
zee.
>.eeches were made hy Colonel Alexan
,.r Archer and Mr.. Jefferson Ruilin.. Tn
fDr reprcs uting the i;Ockbridsc batter,
G. 'hc former Lee Camp.
j. was nightfall when the last squad re
..--~. 10 the city.