The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-15
IA Reunion Of Old and Young
Soldiers at Murplly's Last
Night.
EXCELLENT BANQUET SERVED.
Many Distinguished Men Pres Pres
ent and the Speeches a Fca-
ture Of the Evening.

men WhO'in the pl plDS uhS . " pS<i>SS - ~
served their country with hardly less DIS
tinction and honor met with tho members
or tho battery Of to-day, heirs OF INC !,
achievements of their distinguished
predecessors. around tho festal board i luz.
night In celebration OF the TWEEN ty-elgnth
annual reunion and to partnkc OF an an , eio.
CANT banquet with which the nusF'lcl lo.l
occasion Hns commemorate - !,.n ~,
OF noteworthy guests sat Win the olo
i soldiers and the younger ones around tile
wei; filled tables, spread In the banquet.
1,ellSnf Murphy's Hotel Annex last night.
e and after purtaking OF the bountlIul menu ~
spread before them listened TO remint-
sciences many of which mao az nv
charm OF romance WIN inc audeu iii'ei 20 90
Il OF fact and his tory. 81 ,55S ~
4! That time has been nicrciful 70 me
ocn. who upheld tho honor Of the historic
III hnttcry In tho stirring days agoHc, WIS
z evident from the large number 81 vel.
: Gran members present. The Interest OF
lie younger men and their pride III inc
achievements and traditions OF their non,
ored organization V was likewise attested
81 nv the attendance and enthusiasm OF the
men who now man the guns whose yaWn-
;nr mouths have been SO long STYLED.
Tho banquet committee In charge o.
y tho celebration, consisted Of Acssrs.
Games r. Gray. e, ]. Bosher, =. LOT
ralne u. r. Watson and y. ~ LAWS LAWS: WI" 1i1,,
caterer. for Murphy's Hotel, looked after:
iha8inrrangements for the substant.al
feast. preceding the oratorcai dessert.
Z There was nothing but praise Tor ing
4 manner. in which they discharged enc
& trust committed TO them, a praise SUD
y stantially expressed. I, ,,,>,,,
SOME OF THOSE PRESTNT.
Gathered around tho banquet tables
,,yere these members Of tho associa tlon'
niEssrs5a9D, O, Davis, James T. Cray.
u lorraine q. j. Bosher. J. r. Watson
THOMAS II. Sturke, IL. Lee Lorraine s -.
"a r. E. Patterson, George
T. Gibson. Jr,e George a. Lyon. r.. =.
Adams William a. Evans, u. u. o.a 49, NJ ~
cha rlcs L. Todd, r. X. Roberts, .. = :,
N,cIfcnna. Rev. John william Jones, y.
IL Colonel william Z. Cutshaw, Judgo
George q. Christian, Polk Miller. =. a. ..
"a S;rigs w. G. Harvey, Jr., William ~
Word, j. n. Fourqurean, J. y, y. y =. NJ aic
creery. Major II. G. Garter, ~, IL 10y, ny.
+ Carthy, d. s. Burwell. John .: E Inun,,
~. 4. Schultz Charles 4. Motley G etS,as'
Zones. A, u, Richardson, s. B. Atklns .
~ 9 Bosher. c, Z. WlnGo Ropert
4 S,rnmn THOMAS J. Macon, Edw trd cray.
1,r-'G iiderslceye, 3. Alsop, r. =. Boshe..:
Is 8. mccarthy, a. o. Jones. T. T. - Su ~
31e,t. S. H. Bowman. major o i,I, ~, E
sfon q. 4nklin. Jo h,r, 7, eT1 :,
4 TIC Burruss. Major Robert stlles i. :.
~, e. G,,da = :. George Smith, r.. Tate
Il 1,,,.,,,sNI1p. Powell, s. s. Pate son. rev
lanes power Smith and Mr.. ", Mans
Tive entire Iowitzcr battery now cor con
stitutcd we're present with 3Co 'tu I, NJ,
nam NJ. Myers, Lieutenant ~ ,nc,na ~ -.
con y. r, Taylor and W. f.'.1 80
tcr,' their commissioned oll!eers' It'd
i FILTERS OF REGRET: lazy
attors ~ regret were read from many n
distingushed persons nv, mh1 q s' be present.
yited but we're were u ma1or John DANIEL
tinted States Senator 10 e yy,inn M.
William ApdesII 70 Rama a'RH Regiment. aid
9Dinsib roy of the Gettysburg Conn issoT;
Gantain w Gordon McCnbe,, Gna =, and
G Gaer e c Yorkiown Julian McGaltny Of
Inc second COMPANY Of H teIeEla VS.
In St fTan Hon. a" j. Taylor Eiyson stat,
T na th t}' owing 70 a delayed train ne
had missed connection h nmu fr m1 George
1 70 os s1oredcai. now In California Tbs h., Sc s.
letters and teegrams were igi 10 o. asT ina-
nnces q the regret OF a ,ne M some Include
"reminiscences OF great ih u, fml ~ rcorvo
one fR W. b. Mn WI president Tho
sociat!on, to do So Judge Chrisiian a fsc
served adRa gStdH a nd
w yh,ch ne nice, Mn With great tact and win
many felictous sallies that were IeSelys s
with great enthus ennt j IN tae very be.
ginning Of his introduction, Of tho speake!s
Of the evening that the banqueters h il
fenaed 'p e have t. Statement prophetic
q thMs A st5ssn 9o 4 hNsroN SPEAKS. !, !,
The first speaker introduced by judge
Major Johnston spoke cloquently, aud
gracefully Of the aiihieve;ments q p t the
dedca ton OF the. iiowitzer monument.
December, 1s. 1892, he paid q q, Ane tli i ~
i 10 Leigh Robinson. now Of WashlI gton.
d. G. The speaker was enthusla stllal--y
Major Robert Stiles was tho next Spea9k -
too. was rewarded with liberal anil ms g.
Rev; James Smith, formerly Of {, stone 9 e.
wall Jaeksons STAFF, and now GhaPlaIlIn 70 70
good effect on an occasion Of ls'naturc,
an Rey did J. 50 w lift ns jones bographer Of
General Robert f., Lee and one ~ his
associates during the war. spoke Of h m !
se sreaf 1T St whe is Stars
bs roy a Gery n aaeaa6 fh 1be
nag were taken away there would be Ut
THE OLD CAMP COOK,
csm ne sasa Judge va deassa l. eh da
tan, and what was known as the Rem
frew mess, an old negro formerly belong.
ing to Mr.. Vest. of Louisa county, end
who served with the command from
Bethel 70 Appropriations, Aleck occupied
a seat at table In the corner OF the
banquet hail. and when called nnon nhG''e
y q characteristic speech, which proved to
be one Of the hits of the eve irg. In trls
be manifested his love and yenerat| on f,l
the men with whom he had served and
all those characteristics Of the old-'ime
negro which have made him so beloved
by the older generation. 4
Mr. D. S. BuTWell was the next speaker
ard happily he expressed Il s pleasu
at being Of the COMPANY Of old comrades
on such pleasant coca s on, al
Hon s. s., p. Patteson next responded
to q eoll and made quite a hit with his
The other sneakers were Aressrs, g. Il.
Wingo, the inm1Itn'ble entertainer and
and Captain William ii. Myers. the CON- com.
meao nIoneI q e Chg 3 baGttefTg nr.sd.,
banquet, and the blessing was Invoked
ny, Rev, Y. William Jones,
with the exception OF a few Informal re-