The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02
THE VETERAN CVALRYMEN.
Association Of The Aamy Of Northern
Virginia.
FAR FAMED GALLANT ORGANIZATION.
History OF The origin and Record Oh
As.ocIation-They VIII Erect ""H
ument to The Dashing War
Horse, stuart.

The Veteran Cavalry Association OIL en'
Army OF Northern virginia was o'e""
,zed October y. ls.n. AT a meeting neid al
the a~morv OF the First Virginia heeT
ment. AT this meeting some three nun
dred and more cavalry veterans -
,r.sent Among the most prominent "o'o
Gen. Fttz. Lee, Gen. Inomas H. i'o'@s'
Gen. Dabney ii. Maury, Gen. lno'a""
Munford. Judge Garnett, or NorioiA' "''N
many others. ,,-
A COMMITTEES was appointed TO nomi-
nats the officers of the Organization
.nelr report was adopted. ana the AoI-
lowing gentlemen were elected by &C
llamatlOn: .
TIE FIRST OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT, ten. ritz. Lee Secl e'@' -
Cautain G. \. Taylor. Treasurer MI =.
CatIfn. vice Presidents-Gens. "ade
ita,no,on e.. ". Cusus Lee. l.. l.. 10
max. T. IL. Ros9er, M. q. Butter 1. l.
,funeord Rev, Or. Randolph Mckee, Ool.
n A Cnew. Judge L. >. Garnett, l. ~
svdnor. Captain PHI. haxau, Gen. l. W.
Il young. Coz. john 5. MoSDy' W. A.
smoot. John GIL (of Baltimore). Cen
bradley Il. Johnson. Gen. wrn. IL fayhe'
cantoin John Cussons. and MAJ. H. Is.
Mcclellan. Board OF Directors-MaJ. W.
Johnson. j. l.. Levy. Judge r.. -
Minor James r. Werth. Il. Il. Vaughan
fosep-- Bryan. NJ. J. Diinmock, Johh W
Gordon. A. Or. Babcock, and Joe d" =
ASSOCIATIONS oBDDCTs.
r-ha object OF this Association was 40
clared 10 be:
h1rst. TO cultivate a fraternal feenhs
among It's members, and AZ far as pracu-
cable 10 aid those who may need ASSIST
ance. .,
second. To perpetuatc the memory ana
deeds OF our fallen comrades oy the pun
lcation OF a faithful history Of the opera
tion OF the oavary OF Lees army anu
The erection OF an equestrian s'a1uo VI
Gen. J. +. b. Stuart. -,
Every soldier who served nonor"Diy III
li.ne cavalry OF the Army or Northerh
virginia snail be eligible 70 acuFe ihei''-
berehtn Tie wives and daughters u
every soldier now dead, VINO, II hVhs'
would be eligible 10 Motive mempeIship
shall be honorary members or TINS asso'
ciat,on. Others may become honorary
mernbers upon the payment or the Zee
and dues required for active member
shin. The membership fee SHAH be 81.
The annual dues shall be 81.
since the organization ntte was done
until last November, wnen ne" IRE Wa
| insulled into tho organization. Meeuub.
were held every month. new members OF
the Board OF Directors were elected aho
the veterans have made a new start anc
! they hope 10 keep up this good Work
until the equestrian statue Of Gen. STU
| art stands in some prominent place II
/ this beautiful city.
A sketch OF the proposed statue mas
"A
| Cant. NJ. j. Dimmock. Capt. Dimmoci
mas given an idea or what rs wanted, and
| all think that statue after MS drawing
cast i'm bronze. viii perpetuate how I'M
| Veterans remember Stuart as he appeared
on the eve Of battle.
THE PRESENT OFrlCEts.
,rne prosont onicors ana Board OF IL
rcctors are as follows.
President, Cen. Fitzhugh Lee: Treas
urar. D.. A. Cdfun. Secretary, ~. BEN
Palmer Board Of Directors-Capt. T. W
| svdnor. chairman. G.. A. iayor D.. A
| cabin. Leopold Levy. Judge J.. @. Minor
J W. Ron. Palmer. James II. Nertn, J.. Is
vaughan. capt. PM. haXall Joseph
Prvan. capt. Marion j. DimmocK. MAI
Jonn W. Gordon. James W. Thomas
Can't r. T.. Fravsor. Frank ID. Hil. MAJ
a. n. Venahle. Frank o.. Sutton Cnarie.
eeldcu.
me Association earnestly asks every
Confederate veteran 10 aii in this un1er
taking. whether Dee was member or th
cavalry or not All confederate Ve'ei
ans arc solicited 10 join tho association
The small membership zee certainly VII
not be- roit. ana with me combined eHort
or an veterans TINS monument can n'
erected I'm a short time. Any one ina
wishes 10 become "a member should max
aroii,a,iou 20 ire secretary, Mr.. W hcn
Palmer. VITO VIII see mat ms name !
duly enrolled.
Tho dearest wish or this ASSOCIATION }
10 erect to the memory or Cen. stuart