The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-11
ANHUNDRED YEARSOLD
THE BLUEs COMPLETE THEIR an
NTyERsARY CELEBRATION.
The Company, tho Association and q Large
Number Of Citizens spend n Delight
full Day mt Biandon Park.
III. Richmond Light Infantry Blues

ing their one hundredth anniversary
Yesterday. The organization Is almost az
old as the United States Government
and the members OF the company anu
Association did honor 10 the occasion III
a highly appropriate manner
AT o'clock I'm the morning the secohu
n,atoon OF the Richmond Howitzers hred
a salute on the Square in honor OF 'he
event. Lieutenant Thomas II.
was in command, and the DOOM u a.,
cannon awoke hundreds OF sleeping GU
zons n remind them that the time
honored Blues had stood the storm Vi
tine for a century. and were still one
~ tho crack companies OF the South
Al q.2O o'clock the company ana Asso
citation assembled at the armory anu
marched up Main 10 Ninth streets ,nen
10 the Capitol Square where tuey Aoi ~
as a battalion. the members OF the AS'V
citation being in the centre. "oNelHo
Mckinney and Mayor kllysoh Ie''.e5
the soldiers, and medals were p iGseIi'u'
90 Privates Schneider, Bartholomew
e,,bble6eld and Brown for attendance
AZ drills during the year The prizes
r,ere delivered by the Governor,
As delicate compliment to the com
rorv Miss Mary Bigger, daughter Oh
The late Colonel Thomas Ben bisssi,
stepped to the front, accompameu ps
her distinguished brother, Coionel 49,
Bell Bigger, and placed minus ~
bouquet Of flowers upon the Dd''i''
the company. ,.-oo,ot,on he
Inc taken. the line Of march was Oon
tinued mn Grace street TO Second anu
doc,, IN Main. The soldiers received an
ovation when they passed the resldelloeS
~ Nfavor Ellvson. Mrs. William {. Maya
and G. c. McPhail, each OF Which Wa
| decorated I'm honor of the OCCASION IN
front Of No. 100 east Main street ndl'
was made and, the roll being an,
Private WELDON. who is conilneu 10 ',S
room with sickness, answered. " ''''
name from the window
About ~ o'clock everybody was com
fortablv settled at Bandon Park. IL
was an ideal spring day, and all nature
| seemed TO smile on the jolly soldier lads
| ass they proceeded TO have a joyous liihe
/ of il. OF with the dress uniforms on
| with the fatigue suits, and the cralhS
were soon yelling at the tops oil lheH
| voices at the numerous ana giallhs err
| ~ the Association team as the ao'ul'
/ to,.s +rotted around the bases and plled
! mn seventeen runs 10 their adVersarles
! eipht in two innings. IL was not hlsHhy
| scientific game, but everybody ENJOY 20
II an the more for that. Captain Benz
| helm had charge Of the Association team
| while Captain Wythe White lead the
eoldiers on TO victory. The batteries
vere Moore and Williams for the Asso-
| citation and Fairlamb and Lindsay loi
the company. ,-,
| OF course the switchback maintained
IT'S popularity during the day, ana many
hilarious yell issued from that dlreS
ton Veteran, soldier, cnlld ana Ulu
Gentleman all ioined in heartily with the
Seetivities audit was an interesting sight
70 witness happy smiles on the faces on
| Colonel John Bell Bigger, Rev. Dr- NJ
D. Hoge and others as they sped over
the slOping railway
Quite a number OF oil gentlemen
young ones. too-sat about IN groups
under the spreading shade trees an'
enioved the social game Of whist sea
| soned with an occasional whiskey punch
some pitched quOits for amusement Z
large number went wild over the tus-oi
wac. while the big punch bowls wer'
the centre OF gravitatiOn from start u
finish. No matter If a few of the mos
hilarious got on intimate terms witt
Racchus. no matter II the band di'
make music that sounded like somebod.
had visited the punch bowl quite Ire
duently; in short, no matter II lev
believed that they owned the earth befor
dinner was announced. Such an occasion
will be celebrated next time by thei
great grandchildren and soldier la
must make things merry at least once
century.
The dinner was an old-fashioned VIZ
einia spread. and the menu was onl
exceeded by the appettes, which oil
ample Justice to the viands. About tw
hundred guests sat down 10 the big tables
Among the most prominent genteme
I'm attendance We're. Rev. Or. Ho2t
, Judge Farrar, Hon. J. Taylor Elysor
, James Lyons DR. c. w. PBrock, Capital
+. j. Levy Colonel Morton Marye Col
!. onel John Bell Bigger. Major William y
, Evans. Major Charles =. Bigger Captai
Jarvis. Captain Wise, i. T. Christian
Caotain w. G. Waller, j II. Scamon. q
, Philadelphia; Monroe Smith, Of Phila
delphia: Colonel Porter. Of New YORK
& s. :. =. Patteson, Captain George Wayn
Anderson. Colonel Meade Haskins Car
. tain f. d. Hotchkiss, Judge John /
Ingram William II. Sands, Judge Mino
William L. White Polk Miller, +. ]
Starke. General James c. Hill. Colon
John II. Richardson, Alexander Cameron
r Colonel w +. Cutshaw and others.
Mr. w. W. Foster has almost con
pleted an immense picture which VIII
. presented TO the Richmond Light j
fantry Blues
This picture contains seventy-one lik
neeses. each one clear and life-like. TT
. pictures are artistically arranged accor
ing 10 rank in five rows. In the cent
G. OF the top row is the president or u
blues Association, Major b. w Richar
son. his picture forming the keystone
d. the arch. Captain Sol. Cutchins occupi
:. the centre of the picture, and on eth
= hand are his lieutenants I'm the ne
- line are the sergeants and below them Il
corporals.
Bandmaster Joseph NJ. Brereton, su
> rounded bv members Of his band, occupi
!, the bottom row. In the upper right an
u Ieft-hand corners of the picture a
~ muskets bearing the inscriptions E93-lH
- respectively. Between the first and q
" second lines are the words "Anniversar
y Nav TO- 1893" and at the bottom, Pr
II scented TO the Richmond Light Infant
" Blues by Foster the Artist" The pi
" ture-frame Is S2x52 inches II Is made
bronze and gold, and has French pla
: glass front Mr.. Foster got up the pi
ture Of the Howitzer group. which we
TO New Orleans. at cost OF so. III
=. picture. which he presents 20 the blu'
" is a voluntary contribution as marx
the esteem in which he holds them. y
Foster has written a letter 10 CAPITA
Cutchins. expressing his high regard ]
. the Blues. and asking them 10 acce
y. this picture as a token thereon.
~ The picture will be on exhibition IN
- few DAYS at some prominent puslh'
~ house in Richmond. ~
I oil al nfnUTHUne0