The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
SERENADING FITz LEE
TJE Blues EdTTIILToN H0NoR
THEIR FORMEmCO1MANDER.
Gen. FItzhneh Ice Highly Appreciates tho
Compliment aud Makes an ADDRESS IN
tho Rain from the Curbstone'

Tho nmos' battalion assembled last
evening az tho armory. on Ninth ana
Cary ssrccts go fon dress uniform Tor
battalion drill Notwithstanding the IN
elem,n. weather quite O. number OF spec
tators were present TO witness tac cere-
monies. Among ihcm wag Captain VIII
liam m. Fry. who was captain OF the
Old Richmond Iirht Infantry Blues many
,-c,rs AGO 40 Che time when That famous
ro,,,,,r8 was presented by The Wash
ineion Grays with The handsome aiiVei
trc cooler which sim 0dorns tho afmoiy'
Canfain Frq ie here on "a WISH 70. Nl7
,on MI r. a. Frs manager u the JET
fcrson Hotel
To sERENADE FI1Z LEE.
Dur.nr the ntcrnlssions ~ The Grill
tie riucs' Band entertained tho visitors
with some merry tunes. ara ~ 'ne
close tho battalion marched up Nlnlh
and out FRANKLIN street to me LdhslcF'
between Frh and Sixth streets. 10 Sele-
made General Fif2hueh Tee.
Aftrr fhe battalion had drawn up ln
uro ln front of The building and the band
..1 ..,rr.i lively selections. Major
cr.rhlne accompanied hy First idculen-
aud D. D. Chrnfw00d. OF Company D.
ana second Lieutenant George Il. Pc
er.ro. entered the Langley ana c7eoi ,,r
General Ice out 90 the curnstone' nc
v.as Justify chccred bv the Blues as soon
as ra olmc foo sight. and wa+ INTRODUCED
1y Major Cutchins ns the late Coinin""-
drr--n-ChiCf on the Blues.
There was more cheering on the Pr
OF fhe Blues and then short pause loi-
lowed. during which General Ice WIS
40 De heard bv those around him. 40
YOU want mo 90 make speech!
certainly was the reply.
coMt-LIMENTING THE BLUES.
General Lee very highly compimentee
tho Blues as ono OF the foremost mih'a,y
organizations and expressed nus s'".'',
cation Tor having had the biues MAJ ,n
hehird him some years ago Do the DIX
,..r,d. ir Now York and subsequently DID
xyoehfurfou III the Inauguration OF IIesl-
dcrt gfrvelnnd IIe did not MIND the
rain hc said. and neither did me nlu,S'
who had paraded in the rain az WASH
,,pton and had come out on TINS RAINY
cvorinr t0 sDrcnade MIN.
when De was Governor or virginia l
had hoen DIS privilege to approve th'
a,t which allowed the Blues TO orsanize
their band. but little did he then ihlnh
mat hc would ln later years ne sereHau'v
d.. the same band DE heartily thanked
~, piues for the compliment shown him.
and which ho appreciated very mghlF.
rbe Rmos then returned TO their arino-
,,hero thev were dismissed Company
A was commanded hy First iAeuLeiail
II. ChcatwOod. Captain Clarence w Sat'
bcirr bv sickness. prevented from being
crescent. Captain w. S =. Mayo was IN
command Of Company b.
THE NEW ADJUTANr.
eer-oant-Naior T.. S. Hazen appeared
for the first time 200 the uniform OF the
adfutant of the battalion. having been
amounted 90 that position 10y Major cut
chins as f0restated in yesterday Times.
Tho ser4nadc of General Lee last evening
formed quite a contrast 90 the last one
rendered bv the Blues. Governor +. w.
Mckinney was then the Chief Executive
~ this state. After having serenaoeo
Major j. TAYLOR Elyson who then iNeo
ot Zoo cast Franklin street. the Richmond
LIGHT infantry Bluas-it was then only
one company marched mp TO the Captol
Square TO paw q similar compliment W
Governor Mckinney.
PEEpING THROUGH THE CURTAINS
The Executive Mansion appeared In ut
Ter darkness. but after the band had
piaved one or two pieces, "a light was
turned on ln the Governors bedroom, and
"a moment or two later the Governor
head could De noticed behind the lace
curtains. but only for few seconds. whef
the light was again turned out ana th'
chief Executive resumed his interrupted
rest.