Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-18
THE HOWlTzERs TO HAVE A BAND
Twenty Musicians VIII BE Enlisted in the
Battcry-Other Notes.

The Richmond Howitzers. the pride of
the boys and the delight OF the girls, as
Colonel John Bell Bigger once called
them, are now about TO have another all
dition to their organization which Will
render it even more popular than ever.
The new ACQUISITION Of the cannOneers Is
q magnificent band of twenty pieces, which
will parade with them and render music
for their public inspections. For some
time past persons living i'll the vicinity Of
the ArmOry have heard various strains of
music and tOOtlngs emanatlng from that
building, but II was only on last Tuesday
night that the band was fully decided
upon. The musical organization, sixteen
members of which have already enlisted
with the HOwltZers, was formerly the East
Richmond Band. of which Mr.. w. A. Dick
enson is president. but hereafter they will
ADOPT the namo of the artillerymen.
When the other four musicians enlist
which they will do in few days-the
Howtzers will have an even hundred men
in their organization, while recruits are
being added at almost every meeting.
Three were elected Tuesday night.
WANT TWO MORE GUNS.
CaDtain Hutcheson and, for that mat
ter. every man in the battery, are pariicu-
larlv anxious TO get two more guns OF an
improved pattern. They are silently but
steadily working towards tins end, and
when the II, W pieces are obtained they VIII
Toe entitled ,nirteen more men i0r each
cannon. i they be successful IN THIS
end the N1tZers will have the largest
battery south Of the Potomac.
LIEUTENANT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Private w. J. Anderson, of the Howltzers,
has been designated by those IN authority
as a second lieutenant IN the United states
a otinvVs fDlffy al
men to be selected from tho citizen sol
diery of the Union, and after standing Their
examinations they enter the regular service
and receive their commissions.
MIR. Anderson will be required to stand
an examination at West Point, but as he is
n man of collegiate education, and has n
mathematical turn" 1t IS expected that
he will be very successful. should ne re-
ceiye his "straps" IN the United States
army this will be the second man the
Uowitzers have sacrificed for Uncle sam.
The other cannOnecr referred to Is Dr.
Winfield. who Is now assistant surgeon IN
the White Squadron. United States navy.
Dr. Whitfield was educated at Richmond
College and the University. He lett lnch-
mond TO 90 in the navy some months ago.
PLEASED WITH THE PICTURE.
MIR. w. l.. White, chairman of the CON-
mittee who made arrangements Tor the
magnificent Photographic group which
was sent TO the Washington Artillery OF
New Orleans, has received private letter
from Colonel John X. Richardson, in which
he states that the picture has been re;
ceiyed. II is greatly admired, he says, and
hiqhlv appreciated. Mr. White would have
heard from the Louisiana artillerymen
LONG before this had not the glass covering
the group been broken at Danyille while
the picture was being handled Us freight.
This caused considerable delay, us o new
class had 10 be gotten from New hork, but
the railroad company showed the greatest
willingness 10 pay all tho expenses incur
red in repairing the damages.