Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14
TO HONOR DIR. HOGE.
,tpsr REGIMENT WANTS TO At
TEND ms RECEPTION IN UNIFORM.
p,hcr Military ORGANIZATIONS 20 he
Invitcd--Portsmout battalion 20
go In the Brignde-Thrce licu-
tenants Tender Their destinations

Rev. Dr. Moses - licge has been chap
la, Of the F'irs; Virginia Regiment FOR a
=, AFTER Of century. ana the officers
OF hat command being DESTROYS Of show
irg their appreciation OF him, have de-
,.acd to do so by attending the anriyer-
cay celebration. which win BE- rendered
hirn in the form OF a public reception,
~ the Masonic Temple on the nigh, Of
thc 18th.
Colonel Jones last night addressed
letter 10 MIR. Edgar u. Taylor. chair
mon OF the Committee OF Arrangements
requesting the privilege OF taking ms
a. fment 10 the reception, aud also zen
ooIing him the use o. the r-gin'eh'"'
land for the occasion.
Dr Hosc. during his ions service win
III, regiment, has been cNoseu'"SS
pr mpt in attending all drilIs' an" IN
ministefing ~ the soldier lads, ana
ihfoushout the regiment deep love
Tor their chaplain exists amonS the young
.nen Ia event that ms request IS com
rlisd with. Colonl Jones Intends 10 IN
Nite tho Glufs' Battalion. The ho"itEefs,
and thc members Of the cavalry regi-
r,rai located in this city 10 unite with
him IN doins hoaor 10 Dr. lloSe.
BRIGADE TO BE AGAIN ENLARGED.
Governor O'Ferran has decided 20 order
Tho Portsmouth battalion. embracing
Company 4. the Old Dominion Guard.
AND Company h. the Portsmouth Rides.
into the First Brigade lie viii issue an
order Tor this In a day OF 50.
This and the order assigning the other
commands To the brigade will be final.
When seen by Dispatch man last
wight his EXcellency said that the order
issued by him last Saturday was not
done without due thought. lie had long
been considering the advisa biliiy Of 50
doing and had determined upon that
course when the occasion arose to break
the deadlock between tho field officers OF
The brigade. The pTecip.tate execution
81 his determination being the only means
Of eueCiing an election. 80 far az he
could see. he issued the order rather
sooner than ne intended. Although he
had, as stated above. given much thought
t. the question. he had not fully de-
tcrmined whether ne had the right to
put the Portsmouth Battalion in the bri-
gadc, as the charter granted them by the
last Legislature had several provisions
not contained IN those OF the others.
hence when the hurried order was issued
this command was left out. The Cover
nor has since. however. concluded that
the Portsmouth soldier lads should also
so TN the brigade. and he viii ~ order.
In the course az The conversation the
Governor paid a high tribute TO General
Phillips, the new bfigadier. both as a
soldier and as man
THREE LIEUTENANTS RESIGN.
General Anderson. as Atjutaut-Gcnera
or The state troops. has received ana for
Uarded the designations Of Lieuienants
John l.. Cowling and A. s Barrett. OF
Company ~. of the Fourth Regiment.
located at Smithheld. and Thomas 4. Cor
nell Of the Virginia Zouaves. located at
I.ynchburg
The General has also received from the
Military Board the mileage due the field
officers who attended the election Of
brigadier, and has forwarded IL 10 them.
Governor OFerrsll viii probably not act
upon the report Of the reCimental court Of
Inquiry until he has gotten rid Of the
school hook address that ne and the At
t9:ney-General contemplate issuing