The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
ARMORY PLANS TALKED OF.
MEETING OF THE r. L. I. BLUES
ASSOCIATION.

TARTAN. schemes N ,gested Thereby
Suitable BuiIdlng for the Company Can
be committee Appointed to
Devise Means, &c.
The Richmond Light infantry Blues
Association held a well attenCed meeting
at the armory. on Eleventh and Cary
streets. last night, with Major X. Z. Rich
ardson. the president Of the association, III
the chair
Major Richardson stated the object Of the
meeting was to consider some means TO
raise funds for the erection Of new
armory.
Captain Sol Cutchins explained that the
members of the Association had been re-
quested to meet the members Of the COM
pany, not because the latter organization
was in a scrape. but solely for the purpose ID
deliberate about the best way m Wmch lo
create an arm0ry fund. The fact was that
tho company had never b. en- IN more
prosperous condition than at present, ana,
although il had had considerable eN-
nense lately on account Of the many
new additional men who had 10
he equipped. it by no means lacheu
nInd. Tor its support. He had just
completed his twelfth year OF service IN the
company. and none Of them had oern a
prosperous for the Blues in every respect
As the last one. In his opinion the company
had lust about reached that point Wheh ID
WAS advisable tO make step M ADV ance,
and il occurred 10 him that II all the mem
bers went 10 work withF VIII they would DE-
able within "A few years-say 10y the time oi
the celebration of the centennial OF the
company -tO Fave an armory OF their own
FURTHER Up rOwN.
II was true that the present armory was
better than any ever used before. hui D. WAS
moi suitable in many respects. The armor
of the Blues should boz located further zap
town. and should be large enough 10 allow
the execution Of all the movements as
nected from Wcll-dflllcd organization Ike
the Blues.
When he was in Philadelphia abouta year
400 CAPTAIN Cutchin. went un Oh say.a lrleld
of the organization, Mr.. smith, stated ln
him that he was well aware oi the feelings
which his father had for the Blues
when alive. and that be was ready
! tn carry out hs ideas, t0 help them
out i'm the construction OF AN atmory az soon
A. they Ad made "a decisive step 900 ON o. DE-
rectiou. All that wa- necessary. Therefore,
WAS "A GOOD subscription list. He knew io
accomplish such an object would tlEc uinc.
| for il was biz undertaking, but b" thou-hl
| n every BODY went about 10 iu earnest lhr
building could be- erected within Two years.
| The company had waited from tme io
| time 10 bring the object before ihe p"'li''
! The newspapers Cf the city had very KINDLY
taken hold Of the matter 40 this iunclurc.
ana the public seemed 90 bee prepared ior d.,
and would very likely favor the enierur,e.
Only a day coz TWO ago the president ID ihe
| Women. Christian Association uad called
ON him with the request That whatever iue
| Blues ntc.dc, t0 do motto interfere win
tine Bazaar. which tine Wics intended 90
| hold for .hr ftling zap of telr bundlus on
east Franklin street. aud which wa, to DE
| gin ON April 1th next ana % last lor TEN
DAYS or Two weeks. Al the same time ihe
lady stated that the members 90 her organi-
cation would certainly be Wiling 20 o' ail
! intbrir power t0 assist tine Blues I'm their un-
dertaking.
ASK DIR. PAGE TO LfCtcRE.
Major Richardson suggested that 10
would. perhaps. be- good start DOB the
movement To request Or. Thomas y. Page.
an eX-member Of the company, to deliver q
| lecture for the benefit of tue building lunl
about May. and iu that manner attract t-e
attention of tn public 10 tne object.
Captain Epp, stated mat he had been M
formed by one of the ladies of the omen ,
Christian Association that tle members 90
her organization supposed that the Blues
might hold their fair Immediately after then
own aud in the sam6huiidmc, and with The
cO-operatiOn OF these ladies, VINO would Ju-l
as willingly help the company as any cudri-
table institution. Captain Epps submitted
| this suggestion. thinking that The orgaulZd-
| la
Mr.. Isaac Newman suggested that Nh.
PAGE might be- requested tO give the lecture
m March. The entertainment would Ger
| tainly YIELD "a revenue from $500 O. S)VV ana
this amount could be 1scd in the arranging
Tor fair iu order % make that enterprise IL
financial success. Besides II might Dee act.
Nisable 10 issue stock which certainly would
ind ready takers among the members ana
fri .nds OF the Blues.
CAPTAIN CUrCHlNS' PLAN.
Captain Cutcuns added that he had met
Colonel 10. Lane stern during the day wac
had assured him, that as soon as the CONF
pany was ready To start on the scheme iuel
mignt call ON him and that he would do dll
nee could 10 help them. "li ~e can raise
lSlj.OOO.r Captain Cutchns continued. 81
am almost certain that the city would give
On. the balance: and NJ $50 can mAua-"
% raise $1,000 % start with. tnink / can
raise additional SlO.OOO within sixty days.
for my part am willing tO subscribe so"
per year for the next five years toward, ih,
construction Of an armOry, ANA / nave Do
doubt that others can Doe found to make -ini
| lar subscriptions. provided that tine money
lis properly invested for tine purpose mem
| toned. and the money can later ou N
refunded with interest out ot the revenues
# the organization.
Lieutenant Henry J.. Vaughan was ln ia-
y0r of starting subscription among ine
members Df the company. which Doe Thought
would yielda considerable amount.
Private Alvin l.. DAVIS ALSO favored subj
scriptiOns among the mrm1-r- 90 tne a,,o
cIatlou aud company. aid added a> 1000 DE
mstrati0n that AN eX-mcmOer OF tAe COM
pany had told him that be- was ready tp gave
50 towards such purp0-a at any time.
After some further discussion Captain
! Cutchus offered resolution % the 90 ct
that committee OF seven bs appointed n!
the president from the association and lruW
the company 10 devise the proper means
and ways for tie raising of thr necessary
| fund The resolution Wa, adopted ami ilt