The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11
'H0VYI7zERS BANQUET
ONDATE0 FA..BA7TTLE
Association al Annual Meeting
Fiji. on December 18th.
LONGEST ROLL OF TIE DEAD
Names Of Those Who Passed Away Last
Year to Be Placed on Memorial
Page-Next Terms Officers
Chosen-The Committees.


The quiet, business-like annual meeting
of the Richmond @Howitzers' Association
| was held Yesterday evening in the assem-
tlv halt of the Chamber of Commerce.
Much business was done. which included
tho fixing OF the date of the annual ban
Guet, always such an interesting and
memorable event, for December 18th. the
anniversary OF the battle OF trederlcks-
burg, at which the HoWltzers dld sucil
distinguished service.
! Among those present were Major IL =.
Carter, T. Roberts Baker, Judge George
T. Christian c. L. Todd, Edward Alvey,
! Jack Wilson. s. II. Bowman. Captain e
J. Bosher. w. II. Tatum, Charles g. Bo-#
sher, II. NJ. Starke S. B. Adkins, Do
Davis S. S. p. Patteson and y. Lorraine.
| NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. r. G. Bosher presided and Mr.. c.
G.. Bosher was at his desk as secretary.
| President Bosher appointed the following
| committee to nominate officers for the en-
| . suing wear: Messrs. Carter, Bowman and
| P;iteson. These gentlemen brought in
I.their report as follows. which was unan-.
! imously adopted: President. 5Ghar!es y.
| Wingo- first vice-president. SOONER w =.
Carter; secretary, Charles q. tSosher, ana
| treasurer, William H Tatnm Major
| Carter raised the laugh on himself. by
ma king an explanation as to how he had
| seemingly recommended himself Tor the
cfice of second vice-president. He was
on the nominating committee. lie sald
| he was just outvoted, that was at IVY
he wanted the ASSOCIATION 20 uiioei . .
ma, devoted "a gainst himself every time.
! rho 1T her two members of the committee
| voting for him The Executive Commit
t.e vas named as given here: Messrs.
| CT. Todd r. Roberts Baker. D. S. Nc.
Carthy. W. b. David and S g. ADKINS.
Here are the committees named: IN
Inyjtation--George L. Christian. w. +.
WOOD and 3. AIsop. On Banauet-Jamcs
IT. GRAY. B..Lorraine. 80. Bosher, y. -.
| Davis and S. II. Bowman.
When new members were asked to be
nominated the names OF Messrs. W. w
| Rarrow. William II. Schultz. a. =. stasg
ala Robert C. Crun1p We're presented alid
elected
President 5Eosher called upon the sec
| retarv TO read the names of those who
rad d ed in the past twelve months since
| the last meeting of the Association.
| This roll. which Secretary Bosher said
| was the longest he had known since he
had been secretary, is as follows: E. M.
Crurnp. Third Company; W. H. Blacka-
dar, First Company; Judge q. w.
Flournoy, Third Company; II. C-sllnsley,
Third Company; A. Sidney Bradley,
i
| t,irs1 COMPANY; s. Taylor Martin, First.
Company; John D. Baird. First Com
panv; Hod jah L. Meade, A. w Rich
ardson, First Company; G. u. Gris:ss.
| First Company; John Fl Booker, First
| Company; W. p. Prestah Ellyson. First
! Company Upon motion of Secretary
| Posher it was voted that these names
| be placed on the Memorial Page.
| Major Carter moved that the date OF
l },o,, ha fiSp1 Dacpm-
| Der 18th in comunemoration of the bat
tery's notable service at the battle OF
| Fredericksburg.
| A resolution was adopted to the effect
| that the names of all the members who.
| had died during the past twelve months
be read out at the next banquet by the
! president and that a toast be drunk
to their memory by all present standing.
and that from this time forth this be an
unvarying custom. Adjournment fol-
lowed.