Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14
AZ. air rang with their

AMI iNAAtAf
ro'5'E,, b,larity and JOY.
vl,' aicom of the damp, wintry night
. -" conld not penetrate the brl-
vaSG~liehtcj room or oocll the ardor
bia.F ubo sat around the festal board.
o. W., ~ were many things to make tho
~ .cn,iers rejoice.
h'ag - from all the attractions which
NI.n5iAlv- furnished tables offered
90 -, meetings of old friends, de-
teN'y,r r,mlnisceuces OF the past, the
hE' ..'., hts OF eloquence, and the
t'...res. OF. good feeling.
Roth Old AND YOUNG.
e..., ~ the surviving mombers of
Ils,iohon Joined with the gallant
&c a tle present battery in cele-
t'' .g,i.eanniversary otthe Howitzers.
''".e memory Of the occasion Is one
- ., ali always be treasured with other
-, r.tullccuons.
- csthcrng was distinguished
Among those present were Mr.,
co. rpb,uson, of Washington :;
'-.M. Miller, Of Menu his; Mayor
i.. Colonel G.. Percy hawes, Hon.
-. l.. Christian. Major II. &. Car
J. Richardson, Charles W. Har-
"a. l.. sheppard. {. +. Wingo, Il.
.s- Tom Booker, Colonel Alex
I'm. Archer, +. NJ. Workman, Cecil
. r,r,a.a CT cton Mccarthy, Colo
-t.W p smith. Is. NJ. Taylor W. j..
... Charles } o.ndcxter, William II.
,... James Z. cray, Rev. DIR. ". W.
.. chaplaInl, James Grigg.
smith. Colonel W. I. Cut
.sEro Garnett. OF Norfolk; Oscar
-.... II Norfolk; Rev. ). q. Dame,
l....- r.. y. Boshcr, II. VI. Starke,
,'.'.r. y. = T.. PattCson, Charles l..
49,. .9nu h. II. Smith, Augusta, Ga. !:
,., S.. of Halifax Colonel j. G..
s. .. riverside. Eockbudge coun-
...rt kcrsoy. of Peaks. Va. !;
...-A. j.. Ncuable George Booker,
.... Font. Rev. Joseph r. Rennic,
..s....,. Va. Lieutenant 7. u. Mon
= A,l,tts George l.. Christian,
C. %. Chm, and ". ID. Jones.
N...-s. CALVIN Wilson and ". C.. Is
q. ~ Lexington, Va, and Jefferson
.. 0- Chesterfield. members OF the
.,., .e-b ridge Artillery, which was
... tIv a-s.ciatcd with the Howitzers
,.. 'rr war, were among the guests
s.. banquet
vtoNuICENT SUPPER.
r.. banquet which was served by
W I ,rnaun, Was magnificent
- ..l included every seasonab.e
...... Ila tables. which filled the
... .. were t9stcIully set aud a.
s-. g.. Moore, the president Of the
AL. ...a. presided over the meeting.
Nr Leigh Robinson occupied the
..Ifat the adjoining table.
..r. IS. rs. Lear asked the blessing
... .l tire great feast commenced
.u.cJ until nearly II o'clock
....,-o- which has ever marked the
.-- ou such occasions.
..-t.e "luuor man Of all the
g. .-- had been satisfied the chairman
..t. '..-nu from the Washington
.. g.. winch congratulated the How
...-. O.. tie uuvD.ng OF their monu-
.... message IRON the CrrscentCl.y
..... rs was received with voci,erous
.-a. anil evoked hearty cheers. 4
.-- r.u Ecv. Dr. HoSc, expressing
..-.-e.- ~ his inability 10 ho present
-.. banquet. was likewise received
So. great c0rilahty.
sITNE SCENES OF OLD TIMES.
I.s. IN. Dame was called upon to
,.,a few descriptive scenes OF old
,.t. a,i bee made a beautiful I'D
... ley'ete with pleasant rcminls-
..-.. lIs remarks were filled with
,.s-. -Illmor and created the utmost
.....,..,n. Us the speaker did not hcsi-
o.. p. heap lavish and deserved praise
B.. t.e Howitzers. lie related an in
, about Confederate sharp
.-ar, winch was particularly thrill
--v.t decidedly funny at times, and
g.. te,cuption Of how his comrades
.. Lad ucc.s sion to make a line Of
.-.s.ta.rns under most uDpropluous
Circumstances. From this the speaker
dup 90 an account Of battle which
Pill, SD natural that the veterans could
a.,- smell powder.
b. tl, connection DR.. Dame told a
.'.-. ont three Texans who were III
tu.I..i while playing cards by shell
pt. .rl.t-i fuse, which allghtedIn their
.- lie trio of soldiers, on seeing
t.far.elv,s'tor. sprung up and hid be
90 ;r-e, hut their terror never made
,m l-t loose their "hands, and they
-.i I'D o. the cards to the last
>.-- cf the speakers anecdotes about
te "r.bc.5" from the Lone Star
-,s.. v.ye iudicrous in the extreme.
Ir Dame held his hearers entranced
u-t.v an hour, and when he resumed
-sse.t A- was literally applauded.
THANKS TO ALL.
Nr Charles L. Williams offered q
l...tou Of thanks TO Messrs. Shep-
.s-.. Iuberl, Motherhood, Robinson,
.le Bounard Bronze Company for
.speciiye parts IN the erection OF
.-. uemor al. The resolution was
..ariuously adopted.
lie Chair stated that with the excep-
,.lttS.0j or $500 the monument had
.--yatreIy paid for and committee
.l-stus Of Messrs. W. j.. White, Il, J..
u..4r.sou, j. Taylor EllysoD, L. ,.
t- T. and Colonel W. p. Smith were
appointed 20 raise the money from those
l--..t at the meeting. About So
v, contributed and tie remainder can
easily boz secured.
4-a meeting adjourned about l2:l5