The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-16
OLDEST
REGIMENT IS A
VOLUNTEER
Honorable Artillery Company
Is Militia Organization
Which Has Recently solem-
nized IT'S 37sth Birth.

tAesocintod Press correspondence.)
Londn. sept. e-The oldest real
menf In the British army Is not a part
Of n regular establishment. but a
militia regiment. the honorable ar
tliicry company. which ~ allied to
the honorable artillery company OF
Boston.
Roth the English and American
honorable artillery companies trace
their documentary history back to
Henry Nlif and their legendary origin
10 william the Red. son Of the con
uueror. The London company has
Just celebrated It's s7sth anniversary,
for Il was on August rs. 1887. that
the kings charter granted 20 'cer-
teyne w~elbiloved S'rvants n subg-
iettes, the riRht 10 establish the
"Guyldc or f~raternitic OF saint
George" This guild established an
Artillery OF Longbowes. Crossbowes
and HandBonnes' which had az its
objects the better encrease OF this
or Reaimc 4 Mayneteaance OF the
Science q Feate OF Shooting In
return for their patriotism the mem
hcrs we're granted the privilege OF
wearing any msn'r OF Imbrowdery or
any Cognisauncc OF sylv'r or any
man'r Of Syiks as Velvet sattern or
Damaskc," and also we're freed from
serving on iuries. Moreover. they
could not be charged with murder II
they happened to kill accidentally any
tr~esspasser during target practice In
the Fynnysbnry Fields. provided tney
shouted "A warning.
The company leased a piece OF
ground which became known as the
artillery garden. other towns became
c~nvious and BEGAN to apply for char
tcrs, Colchester. Bristol M var
mouth among them. but the parent
company had but one genuine on
spring, and that IL the Honorable Ar
tiilery company Of Massachusetts,
which was founded by some members
o. the London company who emlgrat-
ed 10 Boston.
In ls4i the II. A. c obtained the
laad they occupy In Bunhill
fields. In a dispute as to the choos-
ing OF officers hat arose. a compro-
mise was effected by the privy coun-
ell. since then. their captain general
has been either the Prime OF Wales or
the king himself.
During the civil wal in the middle
- ~ NNtnNNNHAAh AtitAuNNa III ~ ~
G. took no part. although its mem
bers sided individually with King
Charles Yet they attended Crom-
Wells funeral as n body. At the res
toration they threw on their %repuDll-
canism and accepted James. Duke Of
York. az their captain general. The
II. A. C., IN James departure to
France. welcomed with equal oathus-
iasm !ts succeeding commanders. who
were william. GeOrge Of Denmark
and George OF Hanover. Their hearty
reception 30 pleased King George that
he sent them n donation OF 500
pounds with which a new armory
house was built
In their Bunhill quarters there are
kept as relics the royal warrant book.
the drum majors stan OF 1879 and
some 81 the magnificent uniforms
worn during the reigns Of queen AM
ne and George +. The Great Vellum
Book. containing the names Of mem
hors from 1919 % 1889. stands un-
paralleled m a muster roll. as John
Milton Christopher Wren and Sam
Iel Peppys as wen as the leading
names among the ROYALTY and nohil-
ity appear on Il.
The II a. e. In not n parade organ.
izntion. Not only have It's present
mcmbors gone to the front. but also
great numbers OF recruits A large
number hnve been commissioned In
other commands.