The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02
.HOW|TzERS HOLD
GREAT REUNION
Splendid Gathering Of Old Mem
bcrs of the Crack Or
ganization.
BANQUET AT MASONIC TEMPLE
Judge George J.. Christian Toast
master Many Notable
Speeches.

Such "A gathering of old members OF
the Richmond HoWf1zers has never been
seen since the dedication of the superb
Howi.aer Monument. In THIS city, as
that whlcil assembled last night around
the banquet board 81 the Masonic TEN
pic Tho old war members of the
three companies. the members of the
association, and the present active
membership of the battery, with few
especially invited guests. made UP "a
gooily company IT may be- truly said
that such a congcnIal and thoroughly
happy gathering has not been had by
any body Of mon during Tie reunion
Members of the historic old com
n,and, that won wide fame forty
years ago, were in Richmond for the
first time since 1t was e>acuated by
the Confederatcs on April 3. 1865.
Tile meetings between these old ar
tillcrymen and their devoted comrades
OF the days that truly tried mems
scnl5 was in many cases very touch
Ing and stirred the hearts OF the par
Elephants to their depths. Men who had
rot looked into the faces of their old
pomattoX met last night and fairly
Rugged each other in their eXuberance
of Joy. Many ono had to wipe away
tear Mt the remembrance or some old
comrade whose familiar face will be
seen no more until tho final roll call
in eternity. Not a few wcpt as they
recountcd stories OF other days and
lfmented comrades endeared by the
truest test of friendship and of man
hood.
Judge George l.. Christian presiding
MS tonstmaster. introduced the speak
ere, all the addresses being of an I'm
promptu nature. Among those
called upon. and who made enthusiastic
responses. were Hon. Leigh Robinson.
of Washington -. C., Mr.. Charles
Crane, of Baltimore; Captain BENJAMIN
III Smith. of Atlanta: Judge w. ]. Eus-
tace. of Texas; Judge r. X r. Wright
OF Esaex; Mr.. Harry II. Marks. of the
Washington Artillery: Mr.. Jessie Minor.
OF New York; Captain b. Lorraine and
others.
The Old Command.
Those present Of the old command
with the number OF the company to
which they belonged and their present
place Of residence. were as follows:
FIRST Company-Edward Gray. city:
George y. Morton, New York d. o.
Davis. city; James T. Gray, city; Charles
.. klnsolvins. Washington: T. D. Mon
cure Aylett's, Va. J. a Scott Farm
vile; Charles l.. Todd. city. John w.
Todd. Stnunton. w. J. Eustace, Texas;
George W. McNamee. Henrico; S. II
bowman. city; Charles poindcxter. city;
Rev. w. NJ. Dame. Baltimore; W. I.
Royal, city; j. c. Davis. Ivor. Va.
y l.. Smith. Knoxville, Tenn: j. C.
Tatum, city; C. z. Wingo. city; w. p
ballard, Newport News. Va; III. G.
Barnes. city: o. A. Mosby. Buckhan-
non, w. Va; j. S. Fleming. Hon. J.
Taylor Ellyson. George l.. Christian
city; Charles r. Burnley. Jeffcrsonton
Va; Martin Burnley. Jeffersonton. Va.
George Place, Arnon. Va: Charles T.
Crane. Baltimore; j. A. Yates. Houston;
w. II. Mccarthy, j. A. Grigg. city: JOS
eph G. Williams. Jr.. Z. j Bosher, w.
NJ. Archer and d. s. Mccarthy. city;
S b. Watkins. Wakefield. Va; j. r
Jones. Rio Vista; Judge T. r. B. Wright
Essex: " NJ Fleming. Fredericksburg
Charles J. Palmer, Wingina; l.. .FreJth
Texas: Samuel II. Pendleton. Elizabeth
n j., and Leigh Robinson, Washington,
d. C.
Third Company-Henry C. Carter,
j. NJ Fourqurean. w. r. Jones. H. o
Bass. Boswell Alsop, r. r. Roberts
i. /. Sydnor, j. NJ. Manders DR.. j. +
Gildersleeve, Charles Fourqurean and
a. o. Jones. city; Henry r. Jones
Kaddo, l. T.; Major A. r Venable
Farmvlle; N. W. Bell. Charlotte coun-
ty, Va; Tate Evans. city; Captain B
II. Smith, Jr. Augusta, Ga; d. s. Bur
well, Norfolk: II. d. Gardner. Apple
Grove; r. B. Goode. Lynchburg; ~ j
sydnor. Passaic, y. j.. f. Clifford Cor
don Lexington, Mo.
Among tho members of the associa-
ton not veterans present We're Messrs
j r. Watson, S. B, Adkins, j. II
Dodd, w. G. Harvey. Jr.. W. Z. Word
w. 3. Daniel, r, J. Timberlake, Cap
tain b. Lorraine. p. Z. Bell, b. w
Wilson. Nj. e. Terrell, w. r. Jenkins
Captain j. A. Hutcheson. j. p. Fourqu
rean, W. w. Poindexter. w. w. Barnes
r. A. Armiger, II. NJ. Starke, r. S
Crump. C, A. Motley. Edward Alvey
George a. Jones, r. L. Adams. c. G
Rosher, j. S. Bosher, Captain w. NJ
Myers, Lieutenant Fred w. Minson