The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06
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| pany of London. and a deputy to the CEN
| erai Court OF the Colony. was the hIs'
| Captain under the charter, having also
| been again elected In 16i1. Lieutenant
| Daniel Haugh, or Howe. OF SanSu5, was
first lieutenant, and Captain Joseph
Weld. of Roxburg ensign.
Thomas J. Olys is the present COM
mander Of the company, J. {. POTTER
a1jutant; J. E. Cotter. first lieutenant :
| Albert r. Lockpart. second lieutenant /
| Biographical sketches OF these oifcers'
together with a sketch OF the company
were published in The Times OF Sunday,
| September 18th.
one OF the unique features OF the or
| ganization is that the privates wear the
| uniforms and insignia OF rank OF the
| military companies in which they former
! ly served. consequently there appear uni
| forms of colonies. captains, heutenants
| and other officers One Of the require
ments for membership In the organiza-
ton is that the applicant must nave
been a commissioned officer in some other
military company. No commander is al
lowed 10 serve In that position two sue
cessve years.
THEIR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
From the Two Hundred and fifteth
Annual Record Of the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Company of Massachu-
sets published in 1888. the following IS
taken. showing the intimate relations
that have existed between the "Ancients
AID Honorables." and the Hon)rrablc
Artillery Company of London, one Of
the most distinguished military organ. IA
lions in the world:
"The year 1SS7-1SS stands out the most
memorable Of all OF the two hundred
- q Il
Honorable Artillery Company. The com
mon events OF previous years in which
the company had participated were re-
peated but were overshadowed By others
Of an unusual and significant character
which made a marked impression for
good upon II. They attracted the atten-
ton, not only Of the community OF which
it forms a part, but also of the whole
country, to the great age it had attain
ed and TO its brilliant record as shown
in the public services of its members dur
ing its two and a half centuries OF an
unbrOken career as military BODY.
They also made it favorably known both
in Canada and in England. and aroused
its members 10 a fuller consciousness OF
it's honorable history and 10 a more earn
est desire to worthily uphold its reputa-
ton and to perpetuatc It's existence.
during the year by individuals and or
CARNATIONS were more numerous and
varied than those of any pre!l)us year.
and were as far as possible, pi operiy ac-
knowledgec and attended to by the COM
mander and other Officers. who thus gave
evidence of it's vitality and by continual
" keeping it before the public did much
10 sustain and increase public interest In
il.
ALWAYS a military company, dating
back more than a century earlier than
any other on the continent, retaining us
charter and organization In times OF ue-
preston and weakness as well as OF pro-
speritv IL has witnessed during the past
year an increaed devotion among its
members to all their duties of military
character. the good results of when ap-
peared at its last fall and spring parades,
especially the later, when il won great
praise for its steadiness in marching and
its soldierly bearing. It's ranks, crowded
with veterans in numbers such as no
other military organization In this coun-
try can equal, should and Will readily
respond TO any and all calls made upon
them for the soldiers arm 10 support the
civil law.
AN OVATION ~ CANADA.
Contrary TO its hitherto imbroken GUS
tom the company at its last fall parade
crossed the borders of it's own land, ana
in Montreal. in the Dominion Of Canada,
received an unst;nted welcome. This
visit unprecedented in the conpany's MS
tory, would alone have suiiiced 10 make
the year lSS7-lSSS a marked one, but or
far greater interest to every member was
the formation of a close intimacy WIN
its mother organization, THE Hononra-
Bile Artillery Company of London. Eng
land. The visit of the child 10 its par
ent TO ioin with her in her three hundred
and nftieth anniversary, followed as IL
was by the return visit of the parent TO
the child 10 aid it in celebrating It's TWO
hundred and fft!eth anniversary, result
ed In a friendship gladly recognized and
cherished by both.
The influence of this interchange OF
visits extended beyond the two compan-
les and assumed somewhat national
character by making them widely known,
each in a land OF the other. where each
received a warm welcome which awaken
ed kindly feelings not only between them,
but also between their respective peoples.
ITO account for such intimacy and
friendship. and TO understand clearly how
natural IT was that the two organiza-
tons should feel warm interest in each
others welfare, and why the relationship
between them has not been more fully
recognized by them In the past, 1t is nee
essary to take d cursory view of Their
respective histories and characters.
THE LONDON COMPANY.
''The Honorable Artillery Company OF
Londcn was chartered by King Henry
VII, on the twenty-filth day Of August.
1881. as the Fraternitie or Guylde of st.
George as the charter relds, for the
better increase of the defence OF this
Realme and Maynetennce Of the Science
AMI Feato OF shooting in Lon5owes. Cross
bowes. and Handgonhes. the bow OF
C~ecy passing under the general name
or 'Artillary,' being then a recognized
mil tary weapon in England. From the
date Of its cnartor the Fratern.tie' has
existed continually until the present day,
changing 10 some extent its name, Its
uniform. its arms and its chartered
rights Is circumstances seemed from
time to time TO demand until now II con-
sists of a company of cavalry. full bat
terry of artillery OF six guns and six com
panies of infantry, uniformed the samd
as the Guards OF the regular army and
armed with the most approved weapons
OF modern warfare.
'In it's 'Vellun' or roll-book. In which
are inscribed the signatures of its men,
bers past and present can be found. in
every generation since the company was
founded, the names of the noblest faml-
lies ana of many of the most distinguish
ed men of England. Since Charles H.
and his brother James. Duke of York.
joined the company, the Duke becoming