The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
OLD VETERANS To
PRESENT BIG SHOW
FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT Assos
CITATION TAKES Up HEAD
QUARTERS AT ARMoRY.
L A r G E
ACTIVE IN MAINTAINING
THE PERSONNEL OF THE
BATTLE-sCARRED or
GANsZATIoN.
MEMBERSHIP L A r G E

Anticipating the occupancy OF the
splendid room to be assigned them in
the new armory, the First Virginia
Regiment association is looking for
ward with pleasure 20 tho opening al
the armory at Seventh and Marshall
streets.
The room assigned to the "Old
First" Is the largest meeting room In
tho building. Immediately over the
main entrance and will lie known as
he Veterans Room" In 1t will
rcpose the many trophies Of tho 7esi-
nent from before the War Between
the States to the present time.
Pickett Camp. Confederae Veterans,
having grown so small in numbers as
to no longer justify the maintenance
If separate quarters, will turn over all
their treasured relics TO the asSocia-
ton and hereafter meet In this room.
Fttzhugh Lee Camp, Spanish War Vet
Grams. viii also meet in this room.
The association numbers among its
members men who served in the "Oid
First" prior to the War Between the
States. During the war the regiment
being detached to form the nucleus
Of other regiments, but the members
Of such companies are stu regarded
AZ members of the regiment and as
such are welcomed into the assoCia-
ton In the war with Spain, the regi
ment was again split into companies
and assigned to other regiments:
Companies A, and c forming Com
paries VI, r and I OF the Second Nir-
einia Volunteers, and Company f was
Company NJ of the Third Virginia.
The members Of these companies are
regarded as First Regiment men, and
many are members of the association.
The First Regiment as at present con-
stituted is the same as the combined
First and Second regiments that
formed the Second Virginia during the
Spanish war.
Officers of Association.
The officers of the association are
as follows: c. A. Crawford, president.
&. +. Loehr, vice president; Il. b. Low
ing secretary; L. T. Christian, treas
urer: John c. Weckert, press commit
tee; Comrades ], S. l.. owen, George
W. Johnson. w. j.. Waring, r. Fl.
Wrenn and T.. c. Garrison. executive
committee.
With the purpose of aiding the ac
tive battalion of the regiment in Rich
mond in their effort to once moro wear
the gray. the following gray Uniform
committee was appointed:
e. A. Crawford. chairman. l.. I.
Christian, secretary james n Boyd
treasurer; Charles 7. Loehr, Lawrence
r. Price, w. J.. WARNS, Thomas L.
letter. II G. Dickerson, Charles =.
I So. lille George l.. Shackelford.
after considering ways and mears
the committee dec ided to put on hi.,
riinstrel show at the city auditorium.
IN the evenings II March 2Tth-2sth
and their lineup of talent has far ex-
ceedei their expectations, AS head
Iiner they have booked Tees Prosser.
the greatest Tyr tenor in minsterlsy-
Mr.. prosser is we'll snown to Rich
:nond audiences. having been heard
here with Al. G.. + leld's. Lew Dock
staders and George Evans (Honey
/ Boy) Ministries John Healy. The
Cullud larson is an old favorite in
/ Richmond and one If the best In the
business MIR, Ilealy decided to work
in vaudeville this season, and fortu-
nately, had an open week. Another
team that will he welcome will be
1 Captain Tony Miller and Colonel Tom
/ Booker the Two Old Confederates. F"
who viii appear in the first part. and
do their specially in the olio. Al Field S
versatile end man, Harry Skunk, is a
strong probability, He is not playing
this season, owing to the protracted
Illness of his mother, but should her
condition permit he-wiIl he added ia
the bill. A large company of local
players will appear, among them be-
I ing such we'll known comedians and
singers as John NJ Ryall. Joseph Ash
worth, Henry ftueger. James j. Hal
loran. Frank =. Ryan. Albert Spott.
A. u. Gillen. G. c. Lawrence, Robert
r. Cole, and a large chorus.
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