Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-05
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
PLAN RICHMOND REUNION
Third Virginia Infantry WouId Ce,e.
br"te Seventeenth Anniversary
or Mastering Out.
OFFICERS PROMISE SUPPORT
Wan! have Become Leaders in State
ana National Life, and Favor Per.
manent Organization OF Veterans
Who Survive.

on'cers OF the Third Virginia Infan-
try. United States Volunteers. which
served IN the Spanish American War
are planning reunion in Richmond TO
mark the seventeenth anniversary OF
the mastering out of the command ri.
regiment was discharged from tho
'hlted states service on November s.
1898, and this date will probably he Sc.
lcctcd for the reunion
In the commissioned personnel of
the Third Virginia there we're n num-
per OF men who have been and are now
prominent in the military and official
life Of the State and nntIon. Jo.cnh y
wizard. former Lieutenant Governor
OF virginia and now United States am.
""Ssaoor 10 Spain, organized and equ!,r-
pea company at his own expense and
became It's captain. One or two ora
now officers in the United St,tes 49,
Many OF them have not been seen mr.
heard Of each other since the regimen,
was mustered out. Tho object OF tho
reunion liz to form a permanent orrani-
"a'ioh mat VIII keep It's members In
closer touch with each other and nro.
vide means OF renewing old friarJ
ships each wear ~
OFFICERS GIVE ASSURANCES
- ~
OF HEARTY CO-OPERA1IOS
NO particular program has as We,
neeh mapped out, but all the officers
hc"ru from are enthusiastic over tho
proposition. and have promised their
hearty support and cooperation. II is
opeu lhht inc date may be convenient
lot captain Willard to attend while on
MS annual vacation in America
among the officers who are taking :,
noinE part in tho movement are Can
tain stephen r. Donahoe. OF Fa,rfar
,ormer state Auditor, and member Of
me n state senate; Captain Maurice n
Rowe. of Fredericksburr. = form
member OF the General Assembly: can.
tains James A. Nichols and Henry y
Iarham. OF Petersburg, and Cantoin
Joseph lie Masurier, chief clerk In Tho
once or the Acknowledgement OF vjr-
COMPANIES OF THIRD
COME FROM MANY CITIES
Companies of the old Third camo
from Danville, CuIpepcr. Farmyiii.
oharlottesville, Alexandria. PETERSBURG
fairiax and Richmond The colonei
commanding was the late William
Eaile, OF Culpeper. who was rcjirved
rum uuty as Adjutant-Gencral OF Vir
GINA IN order that he might become
the head OF the regiment Co,om.,
Naiie was rcappointed Adtutant-Gcn.
era! when the regiment was mustered
OUT; serving in that position for Sow
crhi years. He died at Culpener IN
August 1911, leaving Lieutcnant-Col.
onel Thomas S. Keller, of Charlo,tes
'lilc the ranking surviving officer.
fichmond had only one company in
me regiment. 1t was commanded nv
,he rate Captain Robert lie Masurier.
~ had the honor OF winning frst and
third prizes in competitivn dr;II
against the eleven other companies OF
me Ihird, each OF which was composed
OF 100 men. This company had The
als,lnction OF losing no men by death,
naa none In the hospital, discharged
oniy 1our' and mustered out nIncty-
nine men OF It's LOG original memharo
me second prize in the regimental drill
was won by the Lynchburg company.
commanded by Captain w. S. Faulkncr'
now captain in the United States
army.