Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
WANT NEW UNIFORMS
-ur WALKER LIGHT GUARD ISSUE
A. APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
,.lu Give n series of Enter
,,tnments 10 Raise the Necessary
nd. md AK Support-Tbeir Es-
,t-.obte Record.

-,. resolution adopted recently by the
r.r..r IAcht Guard. that tho company
-.r.nasc new uniforms to be pat
after the old ful-dress uniform.
e.no notifications and improve
.t took @ practical turn yesterday
.t., am open letter was addressed to the
..r.rs az Richmond.
rr. circular which conveys tho greet
.... of Che company. solicts aid In rails
... The necessary funds "to enable rs to
..,sr upon your streets in the uniform
which tho company has in past years
oil, thc praise OF all who viewed IL, and
(which YOU. as citizens Of our beloved
.. oerc won't 20 feel a pride"
r. r.n sets forth in brief a history OF
... very credtablo career OF the com
..., and states that It was the first
.rr.ay organized in this city after the
and was named after the first Gov
. elected by The people. Hon. Gilbert
carlton Walker The walls OF its head
-.rs are adorned with three hand
IDS u1gs-one presented by Cover
walker. one by the ladies' OF the Nir-
- t.nt of che Confederate memorial
.~. and one. the most highly priced or
.r. presented 10 the guard by the citizens
U.llmorl on being elected by popular
.... che most popular company ia the
s.t. ol Virginia
soNIE or ITS HONORS.
rhs letter then goes on TO say that the
.....ry holds two diplomas from the
4.- cultural and Mechanical Society Of
--tr.a. won I'm competitive drill. in
r.s they were pittci against some Of
.. most noted companies OF this and other
mat upon every public occasion
... have taken q prominent part; that
.r have frequently been called upon to
rtau visiting commands. and rcsOiu-
adopted hy these commands suisse
-'y bear witness 20 the fact that they
-Il the duties assigned 10 them
ul the utmost satisfaction 10 their
tcr that they made 100 per cent. at
t.. last annual inspection that they
I.Fe seen service az Newport News, ROs-
I'D. end Lunenbu~g. and that their duties
fr- invariably performed in a soliierly
manner, that they acted as military es-
r Cd The police OF this city upon the
occasion az the Unveiling OF the monu-
rt to Major John Poe, Jr.. and that
Or years The company has been the only
f1 attend The Hebrew memorial. and
..I u defence % the Sunny South
I- s upon such grounds rs these that
1.k-r ltsht Guard bases their claim
o public sympathy. and they have al
ready received from numerous sources
frances OF felp I'm a series OF enter
lts. % be given for the benefit OF
..s ilrl.
WILL CO TO NASHVILLE.
Ita boys have made up their minds
1l -Ae seventh reunion OF Confede-
veterans az Nashville Tenn, next
r. and hope 70 be able 20 get the pro-
t-w uniforms in time for that
~ae hau viii be SIT rolling in this d.
-'''o 20 once. and the first entertain
@ r.I take place on New-Year's Eve.
WED De- followed ~ q dance. a fea-
t.a o. the programme VIII be- an exhibit
-' drl o. "a company OF some fifty
& Fr about the age Of l0 years.
r VIII 60 through the regular foot
mclts ana dr.n the manual of arms
.a Toy guns. some Of The prominent
JAMS Of the city VII also appear.
l. CD excellent concert has been ar
Captain Frank Cunningham IS hard At
900 t1a second entertainment. which
tf place about the end o. January.
f-e comic opera. "piuafOre." will
given hy amateurs. The cast has
r.- been filed, but already thirty
have volunteered 20 sing I'm the
-EE GBAYS' ANNUAL BANQUET.
I.. annual meeting o. the Richmond
Gays Veteran Association will -ake
place on Monday evening az Concordia
-a. At this meeting officers Will be
i Tor the next year and the month
BANQUET VIII be held after the meet