The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
H0W|TzERS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
Survivors of War Gather for
Thirty-Fifth Time around
Board
WANTS UNIFORMS OF GRAY
Captain Myers Desires Com
mand to Have Distinctive
Garb.

For the thirty fifth time. the surviv-
ors OF the Richmond Howitzor7 of war
times met in annual banquet last night
at Murphy's Hotel. Not more than
thirty Of the white haired veterans
could gather around the board, the
other participants being the ncmhers
of the Howitzers' Association who nave
retired from the service since war
days. The active members Of the com
mand as at present constituted were
the guests of tse association, ana in
vitations We're accepted by few other
Confederate veterans. The occasion
was celebrated. as usual, on the forty
eighth anniversary of the battle OF
fredericksburg.
President Boswell Alsop, of the as
ISOLATION, was unable on account oil
indisposition, to attend, and Vice
President James A. Grigg was In the
chair. Judge George ]" Chf'suaa
acted as toastmaster
Committees in Charge.
Tho banquet committee, composed OF
James T. Gray, Il. j. Bosher X. Lof.
raine, IL NJ. Starke and j. P. Watson.
received plenty of encomiums for the
manner In which the affair was man
aged. The invitation committee was
composed of Judge George ~ chris
tan William e. Word and hudson >
Bosher.
In all, more than zoo men We're
seated in the assembly hall Of the
hotel.
Beginning the toasts, Judge Chris
tan read letters of regret from Repre-
sentative John Lamb and from Major
William A. Anderson lie hrst nitro 70.
duced Attorney General samuel W.
Williams, guest OF the evening
Judge Williams said that after forty
five wears he had nothing to take back
because he had followed the plume
of Fitzhugh Lee. Referring TO the
perpetuation of Confederate history,
he said that recently, as member of
tho state Board of Education, he had
read an insignificant and wholly gar
bled report of Stonewall Jackson's
Valley campaign. He urged that moth
ing but truth be taught in the schools
of the State. The old men, he added,
have made the New South.
Howitzers of Present.
5. s. 2. Patteson. the next speaker.
complimented the Howitzers of to-day
ON their appearance their personnel
and their equipment.
Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ely
son. a member of the Second Company
of Howitzers during the war, said that
no honor he has received in peace is
so pleasant as the recollection that
He did not feel accustomed to the
words National Guard" and Battery
A."
A speech was made by former Lieu
tenant William a. Barrett, who has
been absent from Richmond for years.
He was followed by Plummer Gretter,
who spent many years in the North
after the war.
Captain william NJ Myers, the pres
ent commander of the battery. said
that Just twenty one years ago last
night he had attended his first
Howitzers banquet and had missed
none since He reported that he was
just In receipt of notice of the ship
ment OF consignment OF harness and
light equipment for the use of the
battery, and referred to the fact that
he with his officers had just won a
four-ye fight for an adequate appro-
priation for the maintenance of equip
ment and the instruction of the men.
Wants Gray Uniforms.
Captain Ms'ers desires all members
of the battery TO wear the Confederate
gray as a distinctive uniform. He said
that the battery is put at a disadvan-
tage in competition with a command
which has the prettiest uniform in the
world--the Richmond Blues. Fourteen
years ago. when the battery had but
ftfty-five men fund had been raised
with which gray uniforms were pur-
chased, and an order permitting their
use is still in effect. But in conform
ing with the Dick bill, the battery has
been recruited up to 1873 men, and
there is no money with which to buy
| the additional uniforms. He asked the
| Howitzers' Association to take the
| matter up.
| DR.. j. r. Gildersleeve said Just a
| few words after which Judge Chris
| tian read the names of the four mem
bers who have died since the last an
nual reunion-Charles U. Williams
Weir Goodwin, Wellington G. Worshan
and William L. White. Mr.. Goodwin
was member of the new battery
| since the war. while the others were
| veterans of the war.
Conditions Different.
Or. George w. Mcdaniel was the
last speaker. He said that the pass
ing generation was one of adversely
and wondered if the young men O.
to-day, rocked in the cNdles of luxury
and fed az the tables of bounty. would
develop the manhood of those of tn,
| past generation
Those present were H. Lee Lor
raine, W. L. Word Edward Alvey
George Gibson, u, c. A, Motley, II
| q Carter, L. b. Franklin, j. NJ
Fourqurean, 7, D, Moncure, W. r
Gretter II, T, Evans, w. B. Esttn. r
~, Macon, j. Taylor Ellyson, S. II
| Hawes DR.. j, r, Gildersleeve, c. e
| Wingo, S, II. Bowman, D. S. Mccarthy
| George w Mcdaniel, p. D.. ]. A, Grigg
\ George l.. Christian, Samuel w. vii
Nams, S, s. p, Patteson, j. S. Elicit
Edward Gray, w. II. Mccarthy, j. G
+ iinsley J. T. Jones, j. CT Williams, Jr.
I, Gray, e, j. Bosher, L. Y. Mayo
u. G Barnss, Julian Mccarthy, F.. B
i Porter, d. o, Davis, w, A, Barrett r
4 >, Crump, S. B. Atkins, f, W. Mason
j George A, Tones, 3. H. Cottrell, George
Place, ], S. Bosher, f. r. Fourqurean
/ p II, Eubank A c. Workman. p. u
Bell, j, j. Watson, p. j Timberlake
w, b. Daniel, r L. Adams, II, w
starkc' G, G. Bosher, r. Lorraine. t. II
atarke, w, r, Jenkins, L. Wilson