The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-08

| 1870
10. Frederick Carter, from 1862 to 1861
%. Charles p. Bigger. sr, 1865.
! 81. George W. Jarvis.
| %. John S. Wise
| % Frank Imboden.
| "a. Sol Cutchins.
N1ajors-sol. Cutchins, William L
Daughtery ani Lnther Il. cheatwood,
Captains--Company a. Clarence Wyatt
L. l.. Cheatw pod and r. ". Bowles. Cap
| tains-Compaly 3. George Ainslfc, Glenn
ment shafer w. S. p. Mayo. George 3
| Pegram. w. T.. Daughtery, Thomas a
Spencer and A. Tyler Brock.
BATTALION FORMED IN a.
In 1894 1t was decided to form anothe:
| company, and the old command was
styled Company A., while the new one
was called Company 3. When this was
| done Captain Sol. Cutchins. then com.
! manding the old company. was elected
major Of the battalion. and Lieutenant
| Clarence Wyatt was elected captain to
succeed him. George Ainslie was elected
captain of Company 3.
When war was declared with Spain In
| the spring of 9s the Blues Battalion
1 was again one of the first organlza-
| lions to offer their services to thei,
country and they were then attached TO
| tho Fourth Virginia Regiment as Com
| panies NJ and II.
The regiment went TO Jacksonville and
was under General Fitzhugh Lee, then
in command of the Seventh Army Corps.
| They remained there until September,
when they were moved to Savannah,
where they were In camp until December
! 18th, when the regiment was ordered to
| Cuba They arrived In Havana on the
| 2lst, and did garrison duty in and around
! that place until March, when they were
| ordered to return to Savannah, where
| they were mustered out OF tho United
States volunteer service.
Since that time the Blues have an
swered several calls from the Governor
| for troops, and most notable OF these
was the street car strike last June. Phe
| famous old organization did great deal
| of hard service during the strike and
took prominent part In the capture OF
strikers attempting to blow up the tracks
In Fulton.
TUESDAYS CELEBRATION.
All the arrangements for the one hun
bred and eleventh anniversary celebra-
lion have been completed and the af-
fair promises even to excel those many
enjoyable occasions which have pre-
coded 1t for the past hundred years.
The battalion Is ordered to report at
the armory at 0 O'Clock Tuesday morn
Ing attlred in service uniform. They
will board two special cars at Ninth
and Main Streets at $3.50, and be taken
straight through to tho park. The spe-
cials were extended to the Blues through
tho courtesy Of the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company.
All of the invited guests who can con-
veniently do so will Join the boys and
go out with them, but many OF them
will go out later In tho day.
There Will be no lack OF amusement
during the day. There will be n lunch
con served about 1870. after which ball
game will take place between the two
companies. This will be followed by tar
get practice, when the boys will shoot
their new rifles for the first time.
THE OLD MEDAL.
The men OF both companies will shoot
for a medal, which has been in the pos
session Of the Blues since Its organiza-
ton and the man who scores tho highest
number of points will be awarded the
valuable old relic, and will keep 1t until
the next celebration, when he Will have
to defend 1t.
The medal is one OF antc-bcllum days
and has a large amount OF interesting
history attached to it. but little OF it Is
known by the living members of the
organization.
The ancient trophy Is made OF solid
silver. and Is about three inches In
circumference, On one side Is repre-
sented soldier or ancient times shooting
at target. On the pin above Is the
date l77a. and on the other Is engraved
the coat-of-arms of America. with the
inscription, Richmond Light Infantry
Rues'
It has always been customary to shoot
for It in years gone by but for the past
few years this has not been done. Major
Cheatwood was tho last winner OF the
mnch-sought prize,
Dinner will be served about 8 o'clock,
and magnificent menu will be set be-
foro those assembled There are never
any set speeches. but many impromplu
addresses are made,
Colonel Cutchins, president OF the Blues
Association, will act as host on this
occasion, and will be assisted by COM
mlttee from the battalion and assocla-
ton, composed of Lieutenant. Hazen,
Company Al; sergeants Epps and mellow,
ell and Prlvates Bowers and Higgins, al
from Company A; Lieutenant Feyton
tchairman, Sergeant Lloyd, Corporal
Chamberlain and Priyates Guy and Mar
shall, from Company ,; Lieutenant
Klein Lieutenant Heinrich. George ",
Epps, a. T., Davis and Edgar Whlte,
from the association.
Those who have been invited include
the old members and members of the
association together with all the active
militia officers, city and State officials
and many prominent citizens OF Rich
mond. Among those expected are; Gov
ernor A. J. Montague and staff; ex-
Governor j. Hoge Tyler. Ex-Governor
Charles It, o'Ferral, Mayor Richard A.
Taylor, Carlton MrCarthy, Richmond's
next Mayor Acknowledgement William
Male ano Inspector-General 10 Lane