The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-20
eteraIlS of, the Soldiers
/ Home, Given D \ / J i ( d ross Il
N. Of Honor. J iE|
MED AL AW'ARlD D;ED D SE u
4 10 BlSH o n GlBSO ! Y


ern Songs Are Rende er.eyde I'D ID
BY 4 g Chorus of s " NJ q SSSEssS 5s
38 Fifty Girls. sgla
Thos cupn city of II andplpll a IIa llgSat tt,s
Leo Camp Sold dicrs' 3. II ONO teste
last might, tho occstsl Ion u ttrnntin
largo gathering tie filled oyer-;sss
'floainy, being tho present tion ~ S SS
ladies' Of tho Richm ond Chap ter4 4of3 3Daugl
tors 3 the federacy q sl1oiior:s
stoS the veterans eatit cd them ctths @
Commander organ, Leo Camp, prc-SSS
sided. wlilo Ad jutant q or s trait oilssEs
aid Chaplain Lail ildois r fasol, flciated MN
Sintheir capaci tios.
Interest In
stractiYe musical prog rtrn me- by 81 cho
ofS girls from Ell school s
\ have been trained iii clloral 4 Isl glllg
Mr. tor 81. Mercer enin ss sfs
tile Schools faciil til, tlls
mental lrd directed the horus aatS
might Sii,8 tlies ,innyo
Mercer. Tho sing ng was del
select ions one tl1esess
girl al pabl derillg l1sssaa
have hoy been trained srinclpa nlinilSg
HON as % . Il tho lis5 soho
with theS girls ut h Homo Ssla nlg
Sss rheS exercises were begun bys. tho ss
Ing ofl yland' or!l
which Commatl dor; orgd TIL stat tea
spurpos les ofs tho gat 81
calling the Anecti ms ord
The Sou thern Cr oss:
n tsaTho% bonnie Blue IL llg
coilefitl III d u tticil command err Mprgpns
ma do an FORMAL I'D dreas s
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these icrosses, MI
III e Sfiex ive paf
these badges VI lti, tl,a NJ ecpfati iol,s S
much ssoliE Il by ops
and A placed " upon 81 y
sgrentes az these. Comma i'd der organ,ssSgs
address was highl 81 90 MN
N The horus 8it hem sang y
Home, 4 fter9 which EAd jutant
#Stratton, d e. Lee Camp q s5t sSss
and conditions undel wll lcll these shad ges
arc presented names
whom iic osses ~ ere to be con
tgether with their 10 oisli1ltlra
Wore then read
# The presentnt ton OF crosses ,Ss ,Ss
this being made by III orn,,ll
9dolpll usss FED by NJ isses Is Inc an osesS S
aud ,Baugln,tn and M
Mrs Randolph took occps sS
tho riovciilent which had 81 he IiomeSs
this commodl ouss and hn
}hnd ol.g innted wt tie IIolly ;s IN
Nor Memorial Associat ION. assist ted ssa
by tho Hebrew ssocia iofl
hid som,o years 81 the Pc ram ass
an amusement ha ll@ tlps terra
From this Original hnl M had spru'l the Ssss
movement thata had given the Home ~
nj esen II splondid ha
mentioned Miss lsol ne ses oreg 81
those who deserved esnecal cred e8S sS
Inauguration and scollsunl ma tiolf 9of t the ss
amusement hall Bnlovcme Il
tho late. Colonel Charles !, Higgers and
others had also contr ted lnuc to i!S
pleasure %of U tho veterans 81 in ono Ss
entertainments ut the Home ana III
ling In tie movement for the Slt;ll 5g
Medal for the Bishop. III ,,s4g|sS
5 Among those to wllonlf dal were p
sehted last nj igllt wa p lshop$ Es g bert
Gibson OF the Prot testaItt Ell isco
Scese eBof@Yrglnin;g Colonel Charles u
yconln,undant OF the Tome. N nd 80
Leake,. .of Coocha "a Colonel i.
iTalcott and oil hers well known tl,ro slf-sSSs
out the state. ono Tho sen ta tiona
that evoked most pp susp tlat ls
Mr.. Blnford, son OF the lat q j Han Bin
fqrtl, who died. be fore could rec ly.s5 5s
5liis cross. This Is tho lrst thsso38 NJ
al osses given direct TO any one
veteran. colonel Ell keis was also ;;
5nnpluuded as he mode stS- stcpped ,ip
have his badge pinned on, All E5s hi J, ,ss
Here is the entire list of tose3to WI
tho crosses We're presented d
Il George w Arringt OH, NJ by's Bat tnl lon ;s
ilI.:t Ashby. First Virginia Regiment; AZ S
BossIeux, lieutenant, t,t'rwenty-fifth Bat u
talon Virginia Infantry Thomas Boz oker. Il IL
Mosby's Partisan Rangers; John Ci, Rur-88sll u
russ, Ninth Virginia Cavalry; N. r. Cofer,3 Il
Nineteenth Battalion q T. Heavy Art i
William 4 j. Clopton, r Rictlmold Isasett ttct III
Artillery; r. II. \. Duesbsrry, Richmond IA s
IL, Eckles AMI r.. S. Eek les, Com &
Twelfth Virginia. ]. w Egglest Oh Forty rs b
fourth Virginia Charles Isuker.,S CO lpaIlY S
X, Fifteenth Virginia; Robert AZ ilbsoi} I, fss
Rockb bridge Artillery; William GillaspiS,
Thirty-slXth Virginia /; B.g w, 6; reel, ~ s.
slstant SURGEON. G, s, lronelad stoney,s8as
wall; Captain g. W. Helms Twsn iS
Partisan Rangers; q, A, IIennighau 9sl
FIFTEENTH Virginia Infantry aud Z Second sl. sl.
Virginia Reserves; James =, johnson, ss sss
Eighteenth, Virginia rs Andrew krapses Sssa
Forty-slxth Virginia. ", II, Kslley ssls
lIampden Artillery George ". Libby
Twelfth Yirgniai ! Joseph ". Little, Elgll .is!8
5eenth Mississippi; Andrew 4. Leake,3s
Richardson's Artillery a Tat tallon; /; S8
Mathews Forty-sisth Virginia & y otn. 4. N 4
Mountcastle, Fifth Cavalry. Al. MeNYelsll. |. ss ss
4Wheats Battalion, Nmtl, Louisiana "A I. 81 RS
drew II. Mott, Mosby's Partisan lssn ssrs 5
Thomas Ia Piercey, Second Virglnti;4
Heavy Artillery; II. ]. Robert son, ~ tIa
Virginia lnfantryi g. As i6iehardson 9. gtit-
steenthE Virginia, Infantry; ., P.$ sxoyds q
Third Virginia Regiment. cussis LtA''ag f a.
command; John m. sinith !. |, Inc tsenths W -
ginia; nj. IS sanders. F'ourt u Yirs inla n,
NJ Shell, c)glethorpa ight lnta eof- !F
si,, 'T. AZ II, Talcott ! Etfs y Bes- M
sIncnt M Englnaers IalalesS 4 f sS
iirwens s-first Sirsillla; AZ RI lhap'l,so y
,ss,d n gAen,ps9ls t,teS ~