Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-22
THE PROPOSED MONUMENT.

old times, as it was when they were ca
diets at the school.
At 10 o'clock the annual reunion OF the
alumni was held in the library, and al
noon a salute of twenty-one guns was
fired by the cadet battery, under the
command of Captain c. W. Watts. inc
annual meeting took place in the Jack
son Memorial Hall at o'clock. The
monument question was taken up, oir
Moses Ezekieps model was accepted, ana
the committee instructed to proceed with
the work as soon as the necessary funds
could be raised. As explained in TO-
days Dispatch the monument is to COM
mommorate the gallantry of the cadet
battalion at New Market.
Letters of regret were read from many
alumni who were unable TO be present
and take part; also, letters contributing
to the fund for the monument. y tele-
gram was received from Sir Moses Eze-
kiel. who Is in Cincinnati, which stated
"Would ruin clay work in progress mere
otherwise nothing would prevent join
ing veteran comrades and cadet corps
my heart Is with you" MI Charles II.
Read. Jr.. an architect. of Richmond,
and who was with the corps of cadets
in the battle of New Market and was
wounded, wrote and offered his services
free in regard to preparing plans for the
pedestal of the proposed monument me
matter has awakened the greatest enthu-
siasn with all. The assembled alumni re-
viewed the battalion Of cadets at q
o'clock on the parade grounds In the
presence Of q great crowd. An alumni
reception was held In the library al .
o'clock and the annual alumni banquet
followed in the cadet mess hall at ~
o'clock. where covers had been laid Tor
several hundred. As usual, the custom
of having the ladies present was Iol-
lowed. TOasts and RESPONSES followed IN
rapid succession until late hour, Wheh'
with the singing of Aud Lang Syne'
alumni day of 1899 was numbered on the
roll call Of the past as great success.
MANY OFFICERS.
Among the alumni present were a large
number of those who volunteered In the
service for the Spanish war. In iact.
this war has furnished a new supply OF
neutenants, captains, majors. and colo
nels. and everybody was accorded one
of the above titles. They were present
from almost every state in the Union.
In the company were Colonel Edmund
Pendleton, class ~. one Of the four sur
yivors of the first class ever graduated
from the school; General W. II. Payne,
class '49; Hon. Peter j. Otey class go;
/. W II. Peyton. claG '95; Hon. Pluto"
Barksdale, class SO; s. V. Fulkerson,
class "a; n. T. Hubbard. class 81; j. V.
Bickford class 80: j. o. Steger, class
'eS. II. w. Garrow. class 81; II. W.
Garrow. Jr. class '9j; J. II. Allan, class
90: Nj. Hartman, class 95, Il. T. Cooke.
class 81 Major w. n. Blow. United
states army, class rs: Rev. w. II. Milton,
class 'Ss: w. c. Warner. class @; L. G.
Montgomery. class 49, u. Huger. class
,ot. ! II Wood class '9S; w. A. Mcneil,
class 'eS. ID. NJ. Lee. class 'S5; r. Il. Kane,
class 'sS: s. b. Walker. class SO; T. Nj.
Randall class 81: NJ c. Seldom. class
'o5, /. billiard class 80; j. Janney,
class 'eG: c. y. Robertson, class 'SS; X.
= Marshall. class '9S; c. NJ Blackboard,
class '9S: #. ii. Talliaferro. class 80; A.
u Hamilton. class 81; Leroy Roper,
class '0; j. H. McCord, class 70; A. &.
NcCord class IS; a. Langstaff Johnston,
class 70: Colonel o. b. Roller, class 70:
r. n. Poindexter, class 49, A. g. Free
man class 81: c. +. Harrison. class 81;
q ID. Letcher. class sc; NJ. NJ. Sterrett.
class 's2: IL. NJ. Pend.eton. class ", and
some twenty local alumni.
DRILLS OF THE DAY.
The special drills Of the day took place
AT IL A. NJ, when sabre drill. by the Sc
cond class signal drill, by the thiru