Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-22
ANNIVERSARY or COMPANY ID.
Target Practice and Banquet-
Speeches on the War

Company ID. OF the First Regiment.
celebrated the thirty-sevonth anniversary
Of their orga nizaton yesterday
The afternoon was most pleasantly
spent by the members Of the company
IN their annual target contest ~ Cnim-
bOr8zo Park The target was Get giving
"A range OF about IA yards. Several of
the war members OF Company ID, who are
still interested in these annual events,
were present as spectator ana also az
participants after the members OF tne
present company had concluded thoir
competition Those present were NeshI :.
Charles n. Loohr. Henry Furcron, w. W.
Bass and Myer Angle. Captain =. -.
Saviile was also present.
Each man WAS allowed three shots.
which made his possible maximum score
aftaor POINTS. sergeant Thomas Adkins
led with thirteen points. and was p'esssn
with "A close second by Lieutenant Johh
p. Stringer. who scored twelve. 1nsss
two accordingly, viii respee,Ney a.,
the gold and silver medals donated py ,ne
compauv for 1925 in accordance WIN kn
annual custom. IAsutenant strhssf wnS
the silver medal for the seeonu 'sn".
other fairly good scores wet9 nv .,ssssv
no. Jennings, II: Tyree, 10, ana fapsain
crovford y Colonel Boehr lee his as
soSi9tes of war times with n score OF
ten p8'nla pREADY TO DO THEIR DUTY.
r, a.. ,,,cpine the company met i'm the
p1f-imcntaI. Armory. and after the reeh-
H. Of General orders No. resosutlon
WIS unanimously adopted TO the eneSt
that the company was ready 10 p'"iVi"
its duty as Virginia volunteers A. -
Affcr the business meeting ine ovm-
many attended a banquet at Ford = fotel'
rhe guests OF honor were Coionh enuet
son. Captain Frank Cunnlnspah >Sssa.',a11y
Shackelford Captain lenhanl' rt Napsrstt
RroU,n Sergeant &. T. ioehr, 'otpor"
Furcron. Lieutenant George wilson Mi;
Never Angle. Mi. W. ID. Marrow ana
THHSSter liberal monu had been discuss
ed Captain Frank cunningham was chh-
ed upOn TO speak. He was siao ~ -, ~
oupoitunity 20 look members OF the COM
,I153nd i'm The face. he said. 30 that he
might be able 90 recognize tbem Nh.h
with chem on the tented ied, TOT ny
Thought there was little doubt oNt thaI
they would Ioon be ordered mo SiF'0''
HAVE TO ENLIST AGAIN.
Tioutenant-Colonel George Wayne An
Iere,n extended his heaFtv conTatulS-
tions on the large number present no
leading thought I'm an their minus, no
sqfd. WAS doubtless the situdtipu h'NNS'-t
fbis country and Spain. He felt sure mat
the ouestion addressed By the Gnvernnr
had not been properly unuei stVnp. -
understanding wss that the sltuahon W.
identical with thar OF lcoi, M!l'.t WINE -,
meuts and companies were muS'et'a ~
t1e service OF the ConfedTacy ana thoy
were only soldiers of virginia IN 80 iar
as they represented the Old llouhhiph nl
would be necessary Tor AT Volhnnte.ts
going into the army of the United states
h, ba enlisted into that army. keglmHls
nfoht enlist. and their officers would
then be reapp0inted by tho PRESIDENT
'"rhe question addressed by the Gov
ernor." said Colonel Anderson. is sinl-
plv this. How many are Wlilihs 10 ,bho
the enlistment oath as members ~ inc
volunteer army OF tho Inlten o'htsS
The Governor cannot wage Wof WITH
Spain nor order ms 20 CUBA ~ you are
10 become "a volunteer In the bnlted
states army. II will be necessary Tor you
ia ake fhe enlistment o8 tn Colonel An
lersOn said he did not think there was
any ground for fear that tho Nirein,h
volunteers would be stripped or th"ir
officers The volunteers would 20 into
service with their regular of1oers anu
at most with one lnited Sidtcs onlctr,
90 be appointed by The Governor l me
regiment volunteered hc said, he Woull
volunteer with r.. hut H. the regiment old
not offer Ns services he would sun holh
himself ready % obey the orders or lha
Governor The answer of the regiment,
ne thought should bee certain ana lnteil-
gible. and it should be made with the fun
consciousness that they had noble repA-
lation Zoo preserve Intarni-hed.
THE MEDALS PRESENTED.
After "a vocal selection, admirably ss.rs
bv th. Keystone QuartcttQ, and solos ~
.ndiyiduIl members, Captain crawford
called uUOn Captain Leroy Brown 90 pre-
sent thc medal won a. the target ct-shoot-
ng contest boo the afternoon by sergeant
Thomas Atkins. This he did very feiici-
tously and i'm conclusion he endorsed tina
remarks Of Colonel Anderson. saying pc
had been greatly gricVed that the ques-
tion of states. rights should nave entered
into the present situation. others VINO
spoke We're Sergeant l.oahr. Corporal
Furcron. Lieutenant Wilson. and Mcssrs.
Meyer Angle and w. -. Marrow.