The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
Visitors Travelling in Two
Special Trains-Sketch OF
Members Who Achieved
Distinction in the Late
War With Beers.

Plans are practically completed for
the reception to the Honorable Artillery
Company of London and their American
hosts. the Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery Company of Boston. They will
come to Washington from New York
tomorrow, travelling in two special
trains.
The Earl Of Denbigh, commander OK
the British company, will have the OBJ
servation car Columbia as his private
car, and with his companions will travel
as the second section. In addition to the
Columbia. there will be two Pullman
dining cars, six sleepers and a baggage
coach. The other section will be made
up of seven of the finest Pullman sleep
ers. two dining cars and baggage car.
This train will accommodate the Bostor1
company, while the other will be devot-
ed to the comfort of their guests.
Cavalry as Escort.
Col W. S. Edgerly. Second Cavalry.
the commandant at Fort Myer. has des-
ignated troop to act as escort, in COM
pliance with orders from the War De-
partment. The cavalry detachment will
be Troop E. commanded by Capt. John
B. Wade. with First Lieutenant Bordan
and Second Lieutenant Pike. They will
escort the visitors to the Arlington
Hotel
The Minute Men of Washington. some
of whom have been in New York with
the Honourables for the past few days,
viii also act as escort, and will be the
special hosts of both the London and
Boston organizations
Mount Vernon and White House.
From the time of their arrival in
Washington Friday. the members of the
two organizations will occupy them
selves with sightseeing. They will be
taken to the Capitol, the various Gov
eminent departments and shown the
municipal attractions.
On Saturday morning a trip will be
made to Mount Vernon. returning short
ly after noon. At 2:30 O'Clock the
President will receive the distinguish
ed guests at the White House. That
night the tourists will resume their
trip, going direct to Niagara Falls
This arrangement OF the itinerary
will permit the travellers to spend Sun
Will arrive at Buffalo at $3.50 O'Clock
in the morning. and proceed after
twenty minute stop. The visitors will
take trip through the gorge and see
all the other remarkable sights of the
region.
At night the journey into Canada will
be begun. reaching Toronto before .
O'Clock. Monday will be spent at Mon
treal. and Tuesday will mark the be-
ginning Of the return to Boston.
War Records of Members.
The coming OF the London organiza-
tion TO Washington attracts attention
TO the remarkable war records borne by
individual members who served In
the struggle with the Beers in South
Africa. From start to finish as many
as 1913 members OF the Honorable Ar
tillery Company went to the front to
fight for their King.
Though the Honourab Ies are not in the
regular army service. they are under
the strictest military discipline; are
compelled to give close attention to
the regular drills. and are under the
direction of two carefully designated
men-a colonel appointed by the King
and an ad3utant detailed from the
regular establishment. Thus their or
ganization cannot be regarded as an
aggregation OF "tin soldiers" but a
strong auxiliary force kept under such
strict discipline as to make them valu-
able at short notice for the most ar
duous sort OF service. This is what gave
them the ability they displayed in South
Africa.
IN Two Detachments.
The work OF the Honourables fell under
two main heads. one contributed by the
City Imperial Volunteers. a composite
regiment, consisting of all three arms
and representing a large number OF
metropolitan volunteer corps To this
were sent 154 men. &c for the infantry.
80 for the mounted infantry. and 9s for
he field battery The field battery was
supplied by the Honourables. oficered By
IT. and given two-thirds its total
strength.
Under the second head we're sixty
members of the company who served IN
the Imperial Yeomanry. in the regular
forces. and in various other corps. dur
ing period which covered the whole Of
the war Twenty-one OF this number
belong TO the first class. having prcTi-
ously been in tho City Imperial Voluu
tcers-
Bu5wo,th and His Men.
or the Honou-ables now in this coun-
try who served-ir the field battery there
is Captain Budworth. who was mentioned
fnofBcial dispatches and brevetted major.
which position he now holds: R. e.
ChiIders served as a driver. and A. r.
Herbert as a gunner; Lieut. A. c. Lowe,
a suhaltern. was mentioned in the dis
patches. made member Of the Distin-
guished Service order, and granted tho
rank OF honorary lieutenant in the
army; L. NJ Murdoch was a battery
gunner.
No less distinguished service was
done by the infantry. as the records
of some Of the men will show.
@. c. Stewart was commissioned a