The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

Z OF. the members Of this famous artillery.
and left them another memory to treus-
ure along with those OF the brave day s
or old. I1loquenccE and humor. joke and
: Jest, "Reminiscences and l5Iil Iery. sparkling
wit and tender "Reminiscences were happily
internlingled BY this congenlal gathering
5of the old llowtzcl.s and the. young ones
1 OF tho twentieth century battery, who
were the guests OF the pred decessors on
the battery roster. # 2i a55 # #
D. Among i he honored guests Of the
association; were United StateS Senator
( ] Ohm w. Daniel. Attorney General VIII
liam a. And delson, RSv. William M.TDan,e.
+ d. D., one OF the c.o'd3command, and many
others widely known in. tho military and
civil history of this State.
&. The banquet served by gallant John
Alullply, e man beloved .of all his COM
rades, and By his capable assistant. Mr..
{ Cole, was seminenty worthy of the occn-
sion. and was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by ALL
Il Colonel Murphy had added to the menu
"a bit of champa gne& punch; wh! !ch evoked
an eloquent tribute from Major Robert
W. Hunter, another of5s8thc l,onored
guests, and which eicited' enthusiastic
comment from the individuals present. In
I response to a rising vote#o t thanks ten
4 sdered him Colonel Murphy made happy
response. , K,
Eloquent: Addresses.
Z The spea kers of the occasion were COL
pncl William II. Cutshaw. who made a
carefully prepared review of the battle
mt the 1t bloody angle at Spotsylvnnia,
which #hc illustrated by a large chart,
and Senator John W. Daniel, who served
on tho staff OF General Jubal \. Eurly;
Major Will lam A. anderson. Attorneys
General OF ;Nirg!na; REV. William NJ;
Dame, ID. D., who made II capital address;
4 *AlaJGr Robert VIZ lIunter,8.W ho delighted
his audience with his witty and eloquent
address; and, last Of all, Mr. Dan Nc.
CarthS, whose tender and graceful trl-5
buto to the gallanttdead Of; trs past YEAR
profoundly touched his hearers, and espe-
chlly the surviving comrades OF the men
who has answered the last roll Judge
George L. Christian the 3toastmastcr was
particularly happy In his remarks ana
especially In his presentation oflthe speak
ers, lie vas the grand organ that fur
nislles the interudes for this oratorical
choir The Judge was never happier than
ing his introductions and cllarncterizations
last night. i
Senator DanelS was the orator OF the
occasion. lie guest of honor, who made
the lmost elaborate address of the occa-
sion. He divided with Colonel ty,itshaw
the historical portion Of the programme,
~ NIliIll IlilNt II nOle-.
We"' ,,-t rr,r .r',ution
Colonel Cutsllaw who was christened
by Judge Christian rs tho .'lame lion OF
Riclmond." opened tho spcech-makins
with a historical review OF the battle of,
Spotsylvania, Illustrated By n diagram
of the field and environments Of this
mighty grapple OF colossal armies IN the
grim embrace of war Colonel tshaws
address was made valuable by reasons
Of It's careful preparation md Its nc
8curacyo of detail, thoHpositions of tho va
rlous corps and diversions of both armies
he!ng accurately delineated the numbers
of each side stated from the official re-
cords nnl ample justice done Federal
and Confederate alike. In closing he paid
tribute to the men who had made tho
history he was helpng to,record and
closed with a satlric reference to the
mighty struggles a | San Juan Hill AMI