The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
GREAT DAY
FOR CRAYS
Delightful Reunion Yesterday
at West Point.
PRIZES AWARDED
Excellent Scores Are Made at Target
Practice-The Grays' Association
Meets and Elects Its
Officers.

ii The fifty ninth anniversary of the Rich.
nond Grays' Veteran Association was
celebrated at the Beach Park. and Hotel
Company. West Point, yesterday, the
present members OF the active company
being their guests 3
The company assembled at the armory
at 12 NJ. in blue fatigue coats and white
duck trousers, forty-one s:roas. and as
they marched to the depot presented
magnificent appearance. which ELECTED
many favora BILE comments from those on
the street.
On arrival at West Point. the active
members and veterans were carried back
about half a mile, where target practice
was engaged In.
At the target practice OF the veteran
Grays, w. E. Davis won the first prize
handsome gold pin. donated by the as
ISOLATION. and Captain James E. Phillips
received the second prize. small but
beautiful souvenir sword, the gift Of Gen.
eral Charles ]. Anderson. severl excellent
Charles j. Anderson Several excellent
scores We're made.
Captain Davis made score OF 173-i.
and Captain Phillips, 1912,
EXHIBITION SQUAD DRILL.
At $50 Lieutenant Masurier gavs an
exhibition squad drill, the maneouyres
being excellently executed,
The drill over, the members and wet
Grams proceeded to most excellent din
Sner served by the Beach Park Hotel Com
pany. which simply eclipsed Its past CT.
forts as caterer.
After the dinner. speeches Were In or.
der and under President 2. G. Garrison.
who ably served as master of ceremonies,
the following gentlemen made speeches.:
General a. l.. Phillips. Colonel Alexander
Archer. James R. Sheppard Major c. O,
savile Captain Henry G, Dickerson.
Captain c. A, Crawford presented
medals to the following active members
who have made an attendance of ninety.
five per cent. at drills during the year:
Sergeants Conway and R0belin. Corpo'
rails Brady and Montgomery. Privates
Jude and Gibbons, and also Sergeant
Lauzarone. who also won medals In 1901
and 1902 Mr.. Dudley was selected to pre-
sent the first prize. veterans medal. to
Mr.. Davis, and read poem composed by
himself, dedicated to the Confederate SOL
dier, Captain C. Gray Bossieux also pre-
sented the second prize to Captain Phi-
lips in neat speech, both recipients re-
spending. Captain Phillips In his charac-
terlstic, humorous vein. which brought
forth great applause
OFFICERS OF THE GRAYs.
The Grays' Veteran Association held a
meeting and transacted much routine bus
mess. principally the election of the fol-
lowing officers by acclamation: President,
Captain James e, Phillips; vice-president,
Captain C, a. Crawford. recording secre-
tary, b, r. Dudley; financial secretary
and treasurer, Colonel p, Leslie Spence.
A unanimous vote of thanks was ten
dered the Committee on Arrangements,
]. Fl, Coded. L. Jeter and Louis Ram
stetter. as we'll as those who assisted In
making this. as all agreed. one of the
most delightful and successful anniversa-
saries In the annals OF the company The
veterans pledged their moral and hnan-
clal support to the present active asso-
ciation.
Among those present yesterday were
Vtrg!nius Bossleux, Colonel Alexander
Archer. Edward Allen. W. l.. Amory.
Cyrus Bossieux. O. G.. Bossieux. now reg
imental adjutant; George w. Brooks.
G. A. Crawford. former captain OF the
active members; j. Pryor Davis. p, W.
Drew, W e, Davis. B, r. Dudley. ]. n.
Dyson, a. L. Davis, e, G, Garrison. High
kins, 7. l. Jeter John 3. Metzger. T. j.
Martin. HeZekiah New, Captain James e.
Phillips. John Pitt. Louis Ramstetter' A.
F. Rogers, Charles O. saville. clerk OF the
Cancery Court: w, G, Stokes
Among the invited guests present who
enjoyed the hsptality of the Grays' As
ISOLATION We're Brlgadier-General A. L.
Phillips, Captain James r. Sheppard, Ser
geant James B. Poindexter. OF the Rich
mond Howitzers; James w, Carr. George
r Pitt. Barney Frischkorn, George Wade,
Lieutenant W. ArmiSgead Glus.