The Detroit times., 1908-07-09
KING EOS BOSTON
MILITARY CO. Isl
COMING
ANCIENT AND HONORABLE Ar
riLLERY COMPANY. NOTED or
oANIzATIoN. TO VISIT DETROIT
IN OCTOBER.

Oldest and most celebrated OF all /.
military organizations on the American
continent Is the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery company OF Boston,
which has practically decided TO hold
its annual fall field day in Detroit the
first Tuesday In October. Formed In
1886. 1t received charter in 1888 and
has thus preserved an unbroken exist
ence for go years. during which time
Its membership has included the great
est men OF the New England metrop-
oils
committee consisting OF Capt.
James A. Davis, Adjutant William n.
Cakes and Chief OF Staff Sidney III.
Hedges visited Detroit Wednesday TO
gather information regarding the ar
rangements which might be made.
The hearty welcome they received
moved them TO report favorably as To
coming here.
But once has the Ancient and Hon.
orable Artillery gone so far from Bos-
ton for its fall field day That was Ia
1896 when the Ancients went to Lon
don to visit the Honorable Artillery
company OF thatc ity, the parent or
ganization. They were received with
the greatest honors ever accorded q
foreign military company in England.
Queen Cictoria retaining them ar
Marlborough House. and other festiv-
tiles being held which made every
day OF their stay notable.
An international significance was
added to the visit from the fact that
President Cleveland had just issued
his Nannzuolan
sultant irritation was somewhat al
layed by the interchange OF courte-
sizes.
The Honorable Artillery of London
came TO Boston In 1903 and were taxi
Falls and Montreal by special trains
and boats as guest OF the Boston COM
pany.
A peculiarly of the company 10
that Its members are not CARRIED alike.
Any member who has had previous
military service may wear the uni
form OF rank to which he Is entitled.
private in the Ancients may wear
the uniform OF brigadier general or
a Rough Rider, IL 1t happens that he
has had military service emitting him
TO the honor. The company's uniform
for those who have had no previous
military experience Is picturesque
one of colonial style.
| Diversity OF uniform is due to the
| fact that the company was originally
a training corps for officers OF the MIL
tia companies. IL furnished LA Of
| ficers In the revolution and even more
| in the civil war. Since that conflict.
its mission had been largely one OF
patriotism. its annual visits to vari-
Gus cities being made occasions of his
| torical commemoratton.
The company now has about 600
members. divided into six companies
OF infantry and as many of artillery.
| Its officers are chosen at drum-head
election on Boston Common and can
hold office for but one year, going
back to the ranks. It's headquarters
are in Faneuil hall. where museum
| is maintained OF its relies. The mem
bers are chosen from the aristocracy
of Boston and it's environs and are
mostly wealthy men.
| King Edward is one of the three
honorary members that the company
has chosen in it's long life.
Assurances were given the commits
tee on Wednesday by Lieut.-Col Bar
low that all the military organizations
OF Detroit will turn out as an escort
| TO the visitors. After being enter
tanned at various clubs and touring
the city in an automobile the comr,i'-
tee of Ancients gave dinner them
selves In the Pontchartrain. at whici
the speakers were Mayor Thompson.
Aid. Heineman. Thomas NcGraw.
Thomas Wadsworth. Gen. w. s.
Green. T.. II. Schreiter. Frank Il.
Lodge. Walter Barlow and George IL.
Woolley.
The mayor offered TO make Capt.
Davis mayor for the time or the COM
pany's stay