Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-05
NEW ENGLAND TROOPS
LIKE RAINBOW FROM MARS
Brilliant Dress Parade Given by An
cicnt and Honorable Artillery
OF Massachusetts,.
Sergeant Tougas Gets Award for
General Proficiency. His Brother
Winning craftsmanship Trophy.
Wreatbs Placed on Graves.

Like a rainbow descended from Mars
In appearance was the marching col
umn of the Ancient and Honora BILE
Artillery on dress parade in Richmond
yesterday.
No such gorgeous. colorful. glitter
ing military uniforms and trappinEs AS
those that bedcckcd the Boston artil
lcrymcn have been seen here since the
occasion of the last visit of the An
clients and Honorables.
There were 27S men in tho Boston di-
vision of the parade column. including
|. seventy band musicians. The body of
marching Ancient ana Ionorables. ac-
cording to one Of the two historians
accompanying the party, represented a
total wealth Of $2o0.ooO.OOO.
The dress parade of yesterday was
an annual affair and preceding it the
annual presentation of medals was
made by Captain George II. Hamilton,
the millionaire rubber manufacturer
in command of the company. Three
gold medals are awarded each year
one for general proficiency and two for
workmanship
CAPTAIN HAMILTON
PRESENTS MEDALS
Just before the parade was formed
Captain Hamilton assembled all Of the
members of the company in the lobby
OF the jefferson and presented the
medals. The expert" trophy, the
medal for general proficiency. was
awarded to Sergeant Edward II. Tougas.
medal for workmanship WAS won
by tho sergeant's brother, Napoleon
h. Tougas, and the second narkman-
ship medal by Sergeant Ralph Cloudy.
The ceremony was simple, the com
mander merely calling the winners out
/ In the presence of the assembled An
clients and Honorablcs. and. with a few
complimentary words. pinning the
nm H..
uniform. No demonstration attended
the comforting of the medals. the mem
perS oil the company merely lending
their presence and regarding the pro-
| ceedings with dignified silence.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
is not permitted to give demonstrative
recognition to anything that happens
or make Itself conspicuous by render
ing applause while in uniform. The
company was in full dress uniform on
this important occasion and carried all
of the official flags, including the COM
| panE flag, the municipal flag OF Bos-
ton and the flag of the Commonwealth
| of Massachusetts. For the first time
| distinctive artillery Nag was carried
| on this trip. 1t Is n beautiful silk EN-
banner. hand embroidered and heavy
! with gold. On one side is the insignia
Of the company and on the other the
coat-of-arms of Massachusetts. The
| flag cost 5000.
| DRESS PARADE Is
GREETED ny THOUSANDS
| Immediately after the presentation
! OF the medals for 1915 the artillerymen
/ marched TO Franklin Street where the
| line of parade was formed.
|, Leading the marching column was
| detail Of four mounted police and at
| the head of the column was the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues Battalion,
the Richmond Howitzers following
Tho Ancient and Honorable company,
headed by its band. brought up the
| rear.
The route of the parade was east on
Franklin, from the jefferson, TO
| Fifth Street. north on Fifth to Grace
west on Grace to Davis Avenue, south
! on Dayis Avenue to Monument. thence
| TO Franklin Street 20 the hotel.
All along the route the sidewalks
were thronged with spectators and at
many points the visiting artillerymen
in the passing parade were loudly
cheercd.
The order to break ranks was given
by Captain Hamilton when the head
| of the marching column reached Jeffer-
son and Franklin Streets and many OF
the artillerymen were carried away
to the homes OF personal friends, who
were waiting for them.
GUESTS Of GOVERNOR
AND STAFF AT LUNCHEON
AT $40 o'clock last night the mem
bers of the company We're the guests
of Governor Stuart and his staff at a
luncheon given at the hotel Among
the guests were the reception commit
tee assigned to look after the comfort
of the Boston men during their stay in
Richmond.
Captain Hamilton, accompanied by A
large number of the members of his
company. visited the National Cemetery
at Seven Pines and Hollywood. where
the visitors observed a beautiful Gus
tom of the annual jaunt of the or
ganization. Two large and very hand
some floral wreaths had been provided,
one of which was placed on the me-
mortal shaft to the unknown dead OF