The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-23
BANQUET OF THE GRAYS.
WILL NOT PART WITH CAPT. BOS-
SIEUE AND LIEUT.. JETER.
An Appropriate Ceiebrstion OF the Day.
Enjoying Themselves st MorEens'erns
Kestaursni-Who Was There.

birthday IN their customary Nal her W
4 banquet last evening" T1ey assernDled
at the armory at 30 =. NJ. and before
leaving Captain G. Gray Bossleuh leau
to his men his resignation, when ne was
about to forward through headquarters
While he was reading them the doors o.
the room were locked and the captain
was told that he could not leave me
room unless he pledged himself not TO re-
sign the captaincy. At the same time the
company adopted the following resolution
by unanimous vote
Whereas we have learned that captain
c. Gray BossieuX, Of this company CON
templates rendering his resignation do
such, and whereas we commend anu aP-
preciate the high sense Of duty ana lhe
delicacy of feeling which prompt him 10
take this step we are, nevertheless CON
hdent that the welfare OF TINS ancient
and honorable company forbids and the
good of the service" does not demand
this resignation: therefore, be IT
Resolved. That with all respect we re-
quest Captain BE ssieux not to tender ms
resignation, but TO remain in command oil
an organization, every member OF whlcn
is devoted TO him, and who, with nun
dreds Of others. revere the memory OF
his honored father 0ho, for score Of
years, vas the gallant captain Of the
"Grays." and from whom his son in
herited his sword and Of whom he Is
the worthy successor"
Resolutions equally as strong in Ian
guage were adopted on behalf Of Sec
ond Lieutenant r. l.. Jeter. who also
was about to tender his resignation.
Both officers gave way 10 the urgent
request of the company and decided to
remain in the service.
GOING TO THE BANQUET.
The company then started out for
Morgansterns restaurant, where. soon
after o'clock. they were gathered around
two long tables to partake Of an excel
lent banquet, which had been carefully
prepared for them. Besides the MEM
bers OF the company, headed by Captain
G. Gray Bossieux. First Lieutenant j.
H. Goode and Second Lieutenant T. l..
Jeter, the following officers were present:
Captain II. Leslie Spence, Company {;
Captain Frank W Cunningham. Com
pany y; Captain George =. Shackelford.
Company G.; Captain George Wayne An
! derson. Company +; Second Lieutenant
| Beverley Randolph. Company {; First
Lieutenant j. i. Davis and Second Lieu
tenant G.. X. Fairlamb. Company r; Sec
! 0nd Lieutenant X. II. Paynter, Company
T. First Regiment; Captain James +.
Phillips of the Battalion of Artillery;
| Captain cyrus BossieuX, commissary OF
the First Regiment; Lieutenant Colonel
James Il. Branch and Major William II.
Sands, First Regiment Cavalry Captain
John 4 Hutchinson and First Lieutenant
William 4. Barrett, Of the Richmond
Howltzers: Captain Miles T. Phillips and
Lieutenant John Laughton, OF the Grays'
Veteran Association.
Letters of regret were received from
the following gentlemen, who had been
invited: Adjutant-General Charles j.
Anderson. Assistant Inspector-General
10 Lane Stern; Lieutenant II. Knight.
L. :. A.. and Colonel Henry c. Jones,
First Regiment.
When CAPTAIN Gray BossieuX indicated
that the time FOR further remarks had
arrived he expressed his delight over the
fact that he was enabled to welcome the
members of the company and their in
vted guests 10 the annual banquet, by
which IT had been the custom OF the
company to celebrate the birthday OF the
Father Of his Country, and he was proud
! 10 say that for the eighteenth time this
honor had fallen upon him In speaking
! of military action, he said il was always
customary to send out the cavalry first
- look for the enemy, and he. therefore,
! would call first on .aeutenant-Colonel
Branch for a few words.
That gentleman promptly complied with
the request and, in speaking Of the inn
portant part IN all Igagements taken by
the cavalary, he alluded to the recent
skirmish at the Exchange Hotel, which
could only be decided by the action OF the
cavalry. which promptly put an old and
tried member of the regiment in the posi-
tlon of Brgadier-General.
Captain hutoneson was called upon As
a representative of the artillery, and
spoke Of the harmonious feeling that had
always existed between the trays ana
me HOwitzer3 He tCCk occasion 10 thank
ihe officers and men Of Company \, as
well as of the regiment, for the many
cOurtesics shown the artillorymen while
they occupied temporary quarters at the
regimental armory and expressed the
hope of receiving them al the new nome
If the Howitzors that would soon be
ready fer occupancy.
CAPTAIN ANDERsoN's VIEWS
CAPTAIN George Wayne Anderson was
The next speaker. ana when he rose In
his seat he was greeted with a storm OF
applause He said he honOred the Grays,
for that company always did its duty
wei AID faithfully. He spoke of the high
de gree Of patriotism shown by the mem
bcrs Of the militia in sacrificing their
time and everything else for the good
and i'm the interest Of the Commonwealth
He urged the men to see that the fulhll-
ing of their duty always formed the key
stone CT their action. and he asked them
10 see always that they elected none to
Office I'm their company, in the city and IN
the state. but those who commanded
their respect but they should then stand
by them as firmly as they had done that
very night by the adoption OF the resolu-
lions which made their officers remain
with them.
In speaking of the recent occurrences
in the regiment, Captain Anderson SAID
that everything that he had done and
that had been done by his associates, had
beal done from the very sense of duty
f1r Tho Commonwealth and for the sake
of duty only. While he was not willing
TO held a commission in the military ar
ter 81 court composed of highly respectable
gentlemen had recommended thar he, with
others. should resign. yet IL was a most
remarkable fact that this court had
asked for the resignation OF the very
men whom IL had supported. Il il should
turn out that he would no longer serve
in any military organization. his most
pleasant collection would he that at one
time Companies a. and r." Of the
First Regiment. had formed a battalion
equal TO any such organization in the
Commonwealth. as 10 efficiency ana
knowledge.
After "A few brief remarks by Captain
James T.. Phillips, as representative o.
the war veterans. Lieutenant John
Daughton, another war veteran, read an
interesting paper as TO his experience
with the Grays at Norfolk during the
first year OF the late war.
Captain l.. Leslie Spence. Of Company
"E. was asked TO speak Of the old and
new Grays and proved TO be in his
happiest mood. He related numerous in
tGrpStluP Incidents from his Gof1iar lffa