Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13


TO Reorganze the Assocation)
Regiment: Captain Minetree Folkes,
commander OF the Sons of Veterans;
Captain Watson, ex-captain of Com
pany c; Captain Cunningham Hall, ex-
captain of Company c, and Corporal
Wingheld, of the Stuart Horse Guard.
Letters of regret for non-attendance
were received from General Phillips,
Colonel Euker. Colonel Stern. Rev. DR..
Moses ID. Hoge, Lieutenant Teusler, ana
others. The members of Company
turned out with full ranks.
VOLUNTEERS AND REGULAR ARMY
The offices OF POSTMASTER were admi-
rably filled by Captain Shackelford.
THE Volunteer Militia Of the State. and
the Regular Army" was the sentiment
of the first toast on the list, ana coupled
with II was the name of General An
derson. General Anderson began by
comparing the privileges enjoyed by the
volunteer of to-day and the volunteer
of the old days. He expressed confidence
that the state militia will do better year
by year. and said il would. In time of
need, serve as very capable ADJUNCT
to the regular army. There was not
the same need i'm Virginia Of the militia
as there was in New York, Pennsylvania,
and other Northern States. where there
were anarchistic and other violent ele-
ments to deal with.
The northern militia gets an appro-
priation from the government of $40 per
man. while the Virginia volunteer is
only allowed 81. We are doing well,
said General Anderson, but we are going
to do better. At present we are no
mean antagonists to the northern SOL
diers. either i'm point of discipline or
morals. Our militia, by their prompt
action. prevented some thirty or forty
lvnchings. and has been the means OF
saving thousands of dollars to the State
by preventing destruction Of property
at Pocahontas. Forty-four thousand dol
lars has been appropriated for the militia
for four years. After July, the next
appropriation will be due He in
stanced several occasions on which the
militia has rendered conspicuous ser
vice. All the regiments, he said, had
some conspicuously good companies. lie
said he believed the government would
double the appropriation for the Nlr-
ginia militia next session, and address,
ing himself particularly to Company {,
he impressed upon them the fact that
the longer they remained in the service
the better they would be cared for. He
spoke of the interest the government
was taking i'm the militia. of the estab-
lishment of the information bureau, or
the appointment of officers to different
districts to instruct. and of the Inaugural
ton of a moral militia.
BRIGADE IN GOOD CONDITION.
The next toast was "The First Bril-
gade." to which Major Evans responded.
The brigade. he said, was in better con-
dition than two years ago, and showed
a decided increase. The average age or
the men, he had ascertained, was Il
years, and he believed the young timber
was the best. The Confederate army
showed that the young soldiers were
equally prepared with the old TO go
anywhere and to undertake anything.
At the call TO duty the Virginia volun-
teers had responded as promptly as those
from other states. He instanced seve-
raj occasions upon which the troops had
turned out in remarkably short time.
Colonel Jones responded TO the toast,
"Our Regiment" His connection with
the regiment, he said, had lasted since
1871 He spoke of the duties they had
performed during that time, and the SER
vice rendered the State. No organiza-