The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-13
OLD HANOVER TROOP.
A Day Pleasantly Spent Beneath tho Oaks
and Pinss-Brunswick Stew, Barbecusd
Lamb and Buttermilk.

10 the mon who followed Lee there Is no
occasion more pleasant than the annual re-
unions which are held in the environs of
Richmond and no event is fraught with more
genuine enjoyment than that of the Hanover
Troop Association, which each year meets at
Ashland Park. Again Yesterday did the vet
Grams who followed Wickham meet there,
and again were fought with words the battles
participated in by that noble command.
After the showers Of the day previous the
sun shone and its rays were tempered
| by delightful breeze The artillery OF
heaven was heard in Richmond. but none
| penetrated the peaceful calm of Ashland
fark' ana the veterans were happy. con-
! tented and pleased
Many members from Richmond left the
city at o'clock on the Northern train, while
others followed on tho II o'clock train.
| NO RESTAURANT.
BY l o'clock the reunion WAS in full opera
| ton and the picture presented was one that
would never fail 10 please. No arranged
programme kept the participants under re-
strant. but GIL we're allowed to act their
| judgment dictated. Beneath clump Of
stately oaks gallant old cavalrymen told of
the days that tried mems souls. while in the
/ shaded pavilion game o. whist progressed
serenely on its way. being participated in by
several congeniel spirits.
In the rear OF the dining-room Mr.. X. A.
/ Taylor directed the cooking. and. though on
crutches he did most admirably. The huge
| pot of Brunswick stew simmered and boiled,
while TO its left the barbecued lamb was
"basted" time and again by the faithful COL
ored chefs one Of whom followed the Han
over Troop through all the fortunes Of the
war
1t was about 2:30 o'clock when dinner WAS
served, and it was a triumph for Mr.. Taylor.
| Tho stew was worthy of Delmonico. while
the barbecued lamb was fraugbt with q de-
lciousness worthy of a French cafe. Mr..
| Taylor has on previous occasions demon
strated his success as a gastrOnomic chief,
and yesterday he outriyaled all previous
efforts.
Pals of iced buttermilk. piles of fried
chicken and liquids in bowls made up the
menu, and it was admirably served in the
shady ana cool dining-hali
BUSINESS MEETING.
Previous to the dinner a business meeting
was held, and the old officers were reelected
for the ensuing two years.
The president. Mr.. c. A. Taylor, read go
act of the last General Assembly which char
tered the old HanoyerTroop as an association.
! The charter was accepted.
A fraternal letter was read from Mr.. W. J.
| BinfOrd. of Goshen. Va.
The memorial committee reported that
| Sluct lut INST ItuulOu lOuI OF luc NtlcIhuo udl
| gone TO join the great majority.
After considerab routine business the
meeting adjourned
SPEECHES.
In the afternoon several gentlemen present
addressed the veterans. among them Mr.
! e. A. Taylor and Colonel Thomas Whitehead.
Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr.. Taylor in
| his remarks said:
We have passed another milestone in the
| journey OF life as We meet together to-day To
renew the friendships formed when we rode
| boot to boot in the performance of the most
sacred duty OF man Thirty-one years have
/ passed since our Old company rode out from
the grounds TO guard the portals Of old
! Virginia from the profaning step OF the in
| vader. It's history is the history of the Army
| of Northern Virginia. of which 1t was an
| hOnored part. The Confederate soldier,
| armed with weapons wrested from the enemy
and with the justice of his cause for four long
weary years, sustained the unequal struggle,
| The fires of patriotism burning In his
heart melted danger and hardship and
kindled the light of victory in his
eye. Opposing overwhelming numbers and
resources with courage. consistency and devo-
ton, he bore the stainless banner of an i'm
maculate nation to victory upon victory.
until worn TO a shred. the ragged remnant of
magnificent army won honorable terms
! of capitulation from an admiring foe.
The historian of the Army of the Potomac
described the Army of Northern Virginia as
| that incompatible body of infantry which
for four years carried the revolt upon its bay
| Onets, opposing constant front 10 the mighty
concentration Of power brought against it.
which. receiving terrible blows, did not fail to
| give the like and which, vital in all its parts
died only with its annihilation." And the
infantry of the Army of Northern Virginia
was worthy of the eulogy.
| But their bright mdskets were not alone in
| the deadly struggle. for the Southern cause
l id 81
| terlng bayonets, but upon bronZed cannon
and cleaning sabres. The cavalry OF the
Army OF Northern Virginia, confronted by
the flower Of the opposing army, gave and
received its full share of those terrible blows
and the last heart throb of the Army of
Northern Virginia was the rush of its charg-
ing squadrons, whose flashing sabres lighted
the dark field Of Appomattox.
NO APoLOGIsT.
But that cavalry needs no apologist When
its deeds are recorded upon the pages of his
tory they will shine out in letters of living
IRE. Upon its rolls were immortal names
that were not born to die" Time cannot
eface the memory nor Obliterate the deeds of
j. +. b. Stuart of Ashby. or of young j John Pei
ham, that knghtly scion of a Southern
home who dazzled the land with deeds. Our
children will revere the name Of our peerless
Captain William B. Newton. of Fontaine,
Wingheld, kimbrough, Anderson. Nelson.
Pollard, Priddy and all of our
comrades who sealed with their lives
their devotion to the Mother State. Weep
on. Virginia weep these lives given TO thy
cause in vain. The stalwart sons who ne'er
shall heed thy trumpet call again. Yet raise
thy head, fair land thy dead died bravely for
the right. The folded flag is stainless still.
the broken sword is bright. No blot is on
thy record found. no treason soils thy fame;
nor can disaster ever dim the lustre of thy
name" In one of the most beautiful spots
in the city of Richmond there is a monument
erected 10 amemOry dear to us all Ii bears the
inscription. Soldier. Statesman. Patriot.
Friend and in these four words portrays
our old commander. Williams Carter Wick
ham. Comrades. we falling before the
scytbe of time as grain before the sickle.
Within the past year w j. Carpenter. Jacob
l.. Deitrick. Alexander Wingield and w. G..
Poindexter have gone to rest beneath the sod.
A few short years and we shall all have
passed away. Let us then
80 live that when our summons comes
We go not like the quarry slave at night,
Scourged 10 his dungeon;
But sustained by an unfaltering trust.
Approach the grave like one who wraps the
drapery OF his couch about him
And lies down TO pleasant dreams"
The Colored Fair.
The colored people of this city are working
hard TO make their second agricultural and
Industrial fair a success. which will begin on
September 18th and last for three days.