The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-03-02
fspEc1AL CORRESPONDENCE
The First Annual Meeting Of the
First Virginia Regiment Uni
form Rank. Z. Of P.
ARMoRY SYRACUSE Div. No. 4,
o. II. ~. T.,
RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 81, 1893.


Virginia Regiment, Uniform Rank, K
:, of p, was held this day at the Armor
of Syracuse Division, No 4, in the cit.
g of Richmond Colonel d. J. Turne
v presiding and T. II. Virnelson, Adjutant
The meeting was opened with praye
by the Chaplain, Rev. E. w. MacCorkie
The roll was called and the following
officers found present
Colonel D. J. Turner, Lieutenant-Colo
e mel G. Collins Taylor, Major J. H. Feath
y erstone Surgeon 4. S. Wiley, Assistan
Surgeon r. w. Fry, Chaplain E. W
MacCorkle, Adiutant T. H. Viraelson.
Division No /, Sir Knight Captain B
F. Vaughan, Sir Knight Lieutenant c.
p Bromley.
: Division No. 2, Sir Knight Captain W
&. Wilburn, Sir Knight Lieutenant G
W. BattIey, Sir Knight Herald W. c.
Witty.
Division No 4, Sir Knight Captain V.
Donati, Sir Knight Lieutenant A. L.
Lucas, Sir Knight Herald J. b. Heck.
Division No 7, Sir Knight Captain R.
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B. Lawrence, Sir Knight Herald T. j.
Eley.
Division No. s. Sir Knight Captain g.
Fl. King Sir Knight Herald E. R. Boyer.
Division No. 8, Sir Knight G. M. Rich
ter, Sir Knight Lieutenant V. P. Holt,
Sir Knight Herald James Mitchell.
Division No. II. Sir Knight Captain
e. ID. Tucker Sir Knight Lieutenant H.
wv. Fry, Sir Knight Herald G. Fl. Fins
lemacher.
Division No IS, Sir knight Herald S.
j. HARDWOOD
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Major General Carnahan being present
was introduced, and addressed the meet
ing upon the Importance of prompt and
earnest work on the part of the officers
of the regiment and referred in compli-
mentary terms to the parade of the regi-
ment through the streets of Richmond
this afternoon.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to prepare laws for the governs
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and was continued
On motion Of Captain Richter, Divi-
sion No. 8, an assessment of S. was levied
upon each Division to be sent at once to
the Adjutant for the payment of expen>
ses incurred at Regimental Headquar-
tiers.
The regiment was formed into three
battalions as follows:
First Battalion to consist Of Divisions
Nos. 10 Of Staunton, II of Roanoke, IL
of Clifton Forge and 8 of Danville.
Second Battalion to consist of Divi-
sions Nos of Portsmouth, of Norfolk,
of Suffolk, and of Hampton.
Third Battalion to consist of Nos 4 of
Richmond, 5 Of Leesburg, of Alexan-
dria and - of Newport News.
Major J. H. Featherstone was elected
major of the First Battalion, Major w.
G. Wilburn major of the Second, and
Captain V. Donati major of the Third
Commissary Sergeant H. E. Smith was
recommended for the position of Adju-
tant of the Second Battalion and Lieu
tenant E. r. Boyer, Adjutant of the
Third Battalion.
A committee consisting of Adjutant
Z. HI. Virnelson, Captain B. F. Vaughn
and Major W. G. Wilburn, was appointed
to ascertain the cost of regimental colors
and report to Headquarters.
The regiment resolved to participate
in the Columbus parade in Norfolk in
May.
Adjourned subject to call of the Col
onel.
T. II. VIRNELsoN,
Adjutant.
AT the close of the parade in the after
noon, the Regiment was welcomed to
Richmond by Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson,
Mayor of the city, and at P. NJ. was
rendered a banquet by Syracuse Divi-
sion No. 4, of Richmond.
Religious Intelligence.
Rev. H. L. Wood will hold services at
the Parish Room next Sunday morning
at II o'clock. All are invited to attend
AT the Baptist Church there will be
services morning and evening at the
usual hours, on Sunday next, by the
Pastor.
Preaching at Presbyterian church by
the Pastor, next Sunday morning and
night. The Young Peoples Meeting at
Gas P. NJ.
Lenten Services at the Parish Room
on Friday next, at quarter to four
o'clock. Public cordially invited. Rev.
H L. Wood will conduct the services.
The Christian Endeayor Societies and
Epworth League, auxiliary aids to the
churches, are earnestly engaged in
bringing sinners to repentance. May
they work without ceasing.
Quarterly Meeting at the Methodist
Church next Saturday and Sunday
Presiding Elder, DR.. Hammond, will
conduct the services. A full attendance
of the members is urgently requested.
Interesting services were held in the
Disciples Church on Sunday last. Rev.
P. B. Hall, of Kentucky, delivered able
discourses, morning and evening" Ex>
cellent music was rendered by the choir.
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