Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-09
TO HAVE 0VERCOATS
,sosr OF THE REGIMENTS FUNDS
TO BE THUS SPENT.
Wy attend THE INAUGURATION.
All Anxious 10 GO II Rates Arc Rca-
.onabie and Sufficient Money Can
he Raiscd-Brief Notes from the
4rmOrN.


A called meeting OF the commandants
~ Che First Virginia Regiment was held
a. hoadQuarters last night TO consider
it, cncrl equipment OF the regiment
sr ways and means 10 attend the inau-
.ra.on OF Prcsident-olect Mckinley
r,>t March. There were present Colonel
r..s Captains Shepherd adiutanO.
croford. Cunningham. Bossieux. Spence.
81 .keiford Tenant. quartermaster.
sr. Lieutenant Goode.
Tho cencral order Of the Governor. is
sl December Goth, ordering the com
handing officer 10 ascertain and make
known the most pressing demands of the
r4mcnt in the matter Of equipment. was
rL After considerable discussion ii was
,r-aed 90 fully equip the regiment with
cans belts. and leggins. and to draw the
n.arce OF the amount allowed. which is
81 per man. I'm overcoats. the need for
which has been felt FOR a very long time.
Il IS estimated that 12j coats can be pur-
chased with the money left. after the 400
ra .n the regiment have been equipped
With thc minor articles.
10 was stated that the Adiutant- General
Dad on hand about ninety overcoats. in
f.r condition. and IL was decided to draw
c- Dim FOR them.
Tha question Of providing the regiment
WITH au entirely new uniform was dis
u.sel hut no action was taken. The
.--f ~ dOing this was estimated at about
So man. and from what passed az the
Meeting 10 seems that an effort will be
made ere long TO raise the necessary
fls for this purpose
TIE INAUGURATION TRIP.
The matter OF attending the Inaugural
zion ceremonies at Washington in March
trtoAei an interesting discussion. Col
or.i Jones said. II il was possible to make
fha trp 10 should certainly be done. He
believed 70 would be for the benefit Of
Richmond. and Of the whole South to
have good representation at the cere-
Monies He thought however. that the
plan was not altogether feasible. as the
rermsnt certainly could not go without
ogsrcoats. and there was a reasonable
8oglt as 10 whether the necessary funds
could Dee raised 20 take the men free Of
cost Tn the present depression of bust
ness affairs. ne was confident that hardly
ary Of the men would so # they had 10
ray their own expenses. There was no
ro-. at present. in shape TO go. and would
Dot make a good showing. He thought,
o ;fa reQuisition for overcoats was grant
Cd ln reasonable time that they might
go up "a pretty stiff battalion.
a number Of plans were suggested for
te transportation Of the men. Captain
Cunningham stated that he believed from
what railroad men had told him. that
the regiment could be put I'm Washington
frae 0f o cost
The Adiutant-General. IT was said. had
stated that he should like to see the regi-
mont $50. and 10 was suggested that with
ft. new overcoats the ninety that are
.t present I'm the Adjutant-Generals
store and those that could be borrowed
from The Manchester Grays. enough might
ie forthcoming for the equipment Of as
many men as would be likely TO 60. The
C...a. was asked by the officers TO as
certain the cost Of the trip by railroad
and tr boat. and 10 use every effort in
DIS power 90 raise the funds and TO take
ua regiment TO Washington.
NOTES ABOUT THE ARMORY.
Company a drilled last night with a
mi. ro'l-caM
Tf- Drum Corps. which IS practcing
1870 nights % week now, met in the base
rert
Dl Thursday night ola Dominion Guard
Veteran Association met i'm Company DIS
r0om A resolution was adopted making
che dues Of the association 81 per year.
C0mude r. rs. Furcron was elected as
ssiant treasurer Sergeant Charles Y.
Loohr read am Interesting paper on the
capture of Plymouth n. G..
Company D win hold their first COM
rettve drill for the medal offered by
Wednesday night The winner viii wear
80 for one year,
The annual sermon TO the First Regi-
mont Cavalry VIII be preached by the
chaplain OF the regiment. Rev. j. Y.
bowman. on Sunday, the 18th instant.