The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
ALL ABOARD,
SOUTHBOUND.
Veterans and HoWitzers to
Leave Over the Southern.
TO NEW ORLEANS REUNION
Special Train Of Pullman Cars Leaves
Richmond atIO:ao Next Saturday
Evening Particulars of
the Trip.
TO NEW ORLEANS REUNION

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the Trip.
At 1880 o'clock next Saturday night the
Veterans and Howitzers Special VII!
for tho Confederate Reunion at New Or
leans. Tnls special will be made UP or stump
tuous pullman. parlor and day coaches,
and will carry the Richmond veterans
and their escort, the HowitSers In COM
fort on their long trip to the reunion city,
The special will be personally conducted
from Richmond by Captain @. w. West
bury, representing the Southern. lie VIII
be Joined on tho trip by personal repre-
sentatives OF oil connecting lines, and the
party Is assured their most careful consid-i
Grafton, with all the comforts Of home
possible to find on railroad trip.
TO JOIN THE PARTY.
All along tho line at prominent points
tho party win DO strengthened. and every
effort ls being made to get Major-General
Virginia Division u. G. ". and the Spon-
ser and maid OF honor from Norfolk to
Join tho Richmond party.
There will be- from present Indications
about eixty-one members Of Leo Camp on
the train with fourteen friends. and from
the John Bowie Strange Camp. Of Omar
lottcsville It Is expected that Gen. H.
CLAY Niche. Hon. .NicaJah Woods and
Mr. James Perley, with dozen others,
will Join the Tichmonders Mt Dnnyille.
Judac Gri,nsley and Commander Beck
ham Of A. P. FILL Camp No 2. Culpeper;
Judge Ewell. w. a.. Saunders and others
OF Lawson Ball Camp Northern Neck
will go with Lee Camp. At Danville,
about athirty-five members OF Tom smith
Camp, Of Suffolk will fall IN line. going
over tho Atlantic and Danvtlle road
VETERANS AND LADIES.
Among the Richmond veterans will no:
]. Taylor Ellyson. John Lamb. Jr., DR..
J. w. Jones. Or. c. ". r. Brock, J Ohm a.
Curtis, Joseph Bryan, J. Taylor Stratton,.
Judge Geo. l.. Christian, Q. 3. Morgan,
r. F. Campbell. B. +. Howard. G.. T.
Turner, Geo. w, Jarvis, J. y. Laughton,
Jr., James Vass, "A. j Jennings, James
Gray, G. H. Sutton, G. w. New Gen.
Charles J. Anderson, w. B. Freeman. W.
Dean, w. B. Lghtfoot, A. N, GIL, Geo.
Winfrey,
some Of the ladies Will be: Mesdames
Geo. L. Christian. Edgar T. Taylor, A.
Jennings, T. p. Campbell, Wash Bottoms,
O.. B. Morgan and Miss Katherine
Hawes.
How1TZERs IN THE PARTY.
| accompanying the Richmond delega-
| ton, the Howtzers will go as escort,
carrying the following officers and men;
Captain W. NJ. Meyers. First Lieuten.
ant p. ?. Taylor: Second Lleu t. ".
|
zen; Stable Sergeant. w. NJ. Cole; Must
clans, w. H. Cowardin and II. p Cowar-
| din; sergennts. II. Pc Poindexter. -. =.
Reese ], G.. Pollard, P. Il. Eubank.
!Corporals, G. G. Wray. ". w: b. wood,
Il. w. Rayle John T. Wood, P. p. Bell.
w. F. Mackey, Hospital Steward John 7,
Watson, Jr.; Privates G. L. Freeman, o.
| @. Carter, s. II. Cowardn, Gus E..Dela-
rue, J. L. Cobine, John w. Myers. n. =.
! Jude, r. B. Lunsford, II. D. Nuckols. =.
| ,I,ov, r.
bank. ]. II. Armltage, Q. II. cranz. 9. y.
HudgIns, A. l.. Kelly, T. a. Chappell. X:
| N. Rowsey, O.. +. Sykes, w. P. Waters.
G. A. Walsh Z. B. Vaughan w. l.. us
dell, Z. J. Tlmberlake, NJ. a. Reese, W.
w. Lear B. A. Cleary. p J. stumpf. 5.
M, Post, w. c. Carter and w. D. Hymnn.
The Company has been ordered TO re-
port to the armory at 10 o'clock next
| Saturday night. ready to march to the
depot
SHORT SKETCH.
| This battery was organized on Novem-
| Der Q, 1859 through the efforts Of Mr..
George w. Randolph. who was made the
first captain, and who afterward became
| Secretary of war OF the Confederate
| States. The first service was performed
al Harper's Ferry, where they aided IN
| queling the John Brown raid. When tho
| battery was mustered into service on
April 21st 1861. 1t numbered 1926 men.
| which were formed into battalion, and
which took part in the fights at Bethel.
! Yorktown. williamsburg, Manassas.
Balls Bluff, Mechanicsvllle Gaines MIL.
! ShnrlNburg Leesburg, Chanccllorsville,
| Spotsylvania, Gettysburg, Sailors Creek.
| Mine Run, Petersburg and Appomattox.
| The Howitzers' Association was organ
| lied on December 3, 1874, and embraces
! the names Of the most substantial citi-
| gems.
YOUNGEST CAPTAIN.
| lx,k ~ ut M
ever had command OF the battery, lie was
Just 20 years old when he was chosen
! captain, IIe enlisted as n private In 1880.
| and by his tact and interest In tho battery
rapidly arose to the captancy, which he
l now holds with the love. respect and con-
r fIdence of all his comrades. He Is an en-
thusiast and his command has prospered
| under him.
! On this trip the Howltzers will be count
cd on to hold up the reputation made In
the time that tried mems souls. All along
! the route great preparations are being
made to entertain tho battery. On the re-
turn trip whole day Will be spent In
Atlanta. whore the best In the city will
not be good enough for them, according to
reports from that progressive city.
| Captain Myers says that friends of the
battery who may wish to take advantage
Of the opportunity to 30 to the reunion
city Mt low rates, may see him about IT.
GLORIOUS "TRIP,
Tho veterans will meet at Lee Camp
Hall at $50 o'clock, to 30 to the Southern
depot In a body. Arrangements have
been made for the transfer Of baggage
from the hall to the station, The train
Will reach Now Orleans about $50 o'clock
Monday night. On the trip down stops
will be made at Atlanta. Montgomery and
Mobile. at which places the veterans will
be accorded receptions by local veterans
and military, ana the whole trip has been
nlanned out na ono OF a blaze of glory,