Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-23

,rprprrrr TO CAPTAIN CRENShA"'
,,,or,,,rds the battalion was called
=. dor for their annual business meet
.no NV President Mumford. AFTER tnc
i,,,tcs of the last meeting haa pS."
Ia and approved. Captain Thomas ~
49,. tom the Committee on kesoiulloHS'
.t,,ittcd q touching tribute 10 the mem
~ Captain william G. Crehsha"'
,a'oi,, deceased. The preamble, IN WhicH
- c,reer as a soldier IS euloglzcd, Is
folioyyed by resolutions OF esteem anu "a
sympathy with the bereaYed ieatEea'
'rrrnr,dc Eyrue reported that progress
hl,no made with the roll OF the
purcell Battery and the coihhii''ee ""0
Comrode Gates moved that committee
~ three should be appointed 10 prepare
resolutions on the death ol tne ia.e
pisbou Newton. chaplain Of the battalion
frbe motion was adopted ana MessIs'
rates Tabb and Elicit were nameu.
The association then went into tne
election Of officers for the ensuing |oai'
with the following result:
president. Ro. i. Muniord. 49,,
rirst Vice-President, d. smith BEDFORD
second Vicc-President. NJ. IT, Rider
Secretary. william Ellis Jones.
Treasurer. John Murphy.
Surgeon. IA. Cabell Tabo.
chaplain. Rev. Moses ID. Hoge.
Evecutive COMMUNICATION l. Tam
ner. j. r. Ferriter. John Iyler' T. r
Chesly. and Thomas a. Brander.
GOVERNOR O'FERRALL SPEAKS.
Az o'clock dinner was served. Tho
,alIe was tastefully decorated WIN
Mains. ferns. and potted plants. ana an
admirable menu was well served under
a.. nersonal direction Of Mine Host Smell
nf he
tions was a small table. on which stood
I'm flower pots eeYen pines. seedlings
md over il floated i'm the gentle breeze
1be old battle-nag of the battalion, call
ing 10 mind the proud boast OF one Oh
IL members. that Seven Pines was iost
"a tho Confederates because Pegram
pottalion wasn't there President Mum
,ord presided at the dinner and acted as
ioastmaster. The first speaker TO pe
called upon was Governor OFerraH, who'
after giving expression TO his apprecia'
ION of Tie ineitatlon which had been
extended to him to attend the reunion,
,oid his presence was not merely per-
lunctory. for IL was very genuine plea
mre 10 unite with those present. II had
not been his fortune during the war. ne
continued. to be thrown with Pegram's
battalion but its fame was confined 10
no narrow circle and was known
throughout the whole army you have
,eeson 10 be proud" he said proud Of
Being Confederate soldiers, and OF being
members Of Pegrams Battalion These
meetings become doarer TO us as tho
years roll round, and we get further
lway from the terrific struggle. when
right was crushed under the heel OF
might There Is always tinge Of sad
sess I'm occasions like this. but II draws
US closer together. The reunions pro-
llaim the undyng belief of Confederate
Veterans I'm the cause for which they
fought. They tend to show the strength
Of the Confederate cause for If II had
not been founded on pillars Of right ii
tould never have stood the test OF years
Thirty years have mn their courses since
The echo OF the last gun died away at
AppomattoX; the child of those days Is
man now; the man then Is tottering
with age now; yet there is burned into
The heart OF every southern-born man the
Righteousness of the South's cause.
States sovereignty and local self-govern-
ment were the pillars on which the Con-
federate Government was built and they
must be the pillars of the United states
government The war was no slave
holders war. Tens OF thousands of men
who shouldered muskets owned no slaves.
Even I'm the North the sentiment is grow
Ing of the righteousness of our cause.
In conclusion. Governor O'Ferrall eX
dressed the hope that those present
might be spared to hold many reucions,
and that he might be present at them.
OTHER SHORT SPEECHES MADE.
The Governor was loudly cheered on
taking his seat.
The toast to the departed members OF
lhe battalion was then drunk, standing
and In silence.
Commander Warren, Of Lee Camp,
made a brief speech, and was followed
by Colonel John b. Purcell. lie appre-
riated. he said the compliment paid to
mis- venerated father in being called upon
10 attend this reunion. 1t had been one
pf the greatest pleasures Ina his father S
life that he had been able TO equip the
Purcell Battery which had formed a
nucleus of the Pegram Battalion, and
had supplied It's officers. The speaker
then gave a brief but interesting. re-
view OF the part taken by the battery IN
the war
Mr. d. S. Gates was next called upon.
He expressed his pride at having be-
longod TO the battalion. He alluded in
a touching way to the departed mem
bers of the organization and the work
they had done so we'll and expressed
the belief that the survivors were ready
and willing, old as they were TO show
their allegiance TO the Union in most
practical way, should they ever be
called upon 10 do so. In conclusion, ne
said he confidently believed that the
South would be found reader ana more
willing. in case OF war. TO defend IN,
interests OF the country than any other
section.
Mr.. Smith Bedford made a humorous
speech, which kept his comrades in q
roar OF laughter and was followed 10y
DIR. Brock, who, in few words. euio,
gized the battalion. asserting that NJ
battalion IN the army had ever achieve,
so much glory as Pegram's.
MIR. Byrne recited poem entitled "a
lament" and an adjournment was mad
20 tho card tables. where whist ane
other games were INDUCED In.
SOME OF THE VISITORS.
Among the visitors were Governor c
t. O'Ferrall, Colonel j. T. Gray, DR.
c. W. Z. Brock Colonel Charles L. Bis
ger, and Colonel J. b. Purcell.
Survivors of the battalion who wcrs
present were X. y. Mumford. w. Eli:
Jones. ID. s. Gates. James T.. Tyler. NJ
T. Rider. John Murphy. Thomas Byrnes
~""'em SnelingS Stephen James, Dr