Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-07
H0W|TzERS ARE NOW
ON HOMEW ARD TRAIL
Captain Myers Telesraphs Times
Dispatch Battery Entrained
Yesterday Afternoon.
SHOULD GET HERE SATURDAY
Good News Enlivens Meeting OF AS
ISOLATION Called to Perfect Plans
for Reception of Returning Artil-
lerymen-Jones Succeeds Wilson.

News that the Richmond HowitZers
had started Oh their homeward trip
was received last night by the Rich
mond Howitzers' Association while
that organization was holding a meet
Ing TO perfect plans for the reception
10 the active battery on it's return from
cording to a telegram from Captain
William NJ. Myers. left Camp Wilson
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
Will probably reach here on Saturday
or sunday.
Final plans were discussed for wei
coming the liowitZefs home. The as
ISOLATION. through its committees. has
everything in readiness. and little re-
mains TO be done. The interior Of the
armory has even been decorated
The meeting was combination
business and social session. former
members Of the Iiowitzers being the
guests OF the associate at a smoker.
During intervals between business.
Howitzers' band OF thirty pieces Fol
lowing the business session. refresh
mcntS were served. and several quartet
numbers were sung. Patriotic num-
bers prcdominatcd.
Thirty now members were received
into the association. Among those ac-
cepted for membership is w. ~. Lips
comhc. who was ono of the organizers
OF the Howitzers in 1882 Mr. Lips
combc Is ciGhty-ihrec years old. 'Iic
helped organize the battery. and went
with il TO iIarpcrs Ferry during the
John Brown raid. serving nineteen
days there. Lieutenant Governor J.
Taylor Ellyson, Major Henry e. Carter
and Charles PoindcNter arc other war
time lIowitzcrs who are charter mem
hcrs of tic association. Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson was present at tho
do, q, .,ly
Ben w. Wilson. who was elected
vice president Of the association. ten
dered his resignation on account OF
other private and civic duties which
fully occupy his time. Fairfax &. Jones
was unanimously elected TO ill the
vacancy.
Captain Myers. i'll 81 telegram TO The
Times Dispatch. said:
"flowitzcrS entraiuod at Camp Will
son at 1850 o'clock. Left san Antonio
ut o'clock. with lbs men and ninc
officers. Colonel Mann :. McC'losky.
L. :. ~. who commanded the regiment
in which Ilowit2ers served. IS accom-
pnnying us to Richmond. All are we'll
and happy ut tho idea Of being headed
home ward"
BATTERIES WILL 40
no THEIR HOME STATIONS
In addition 10 the IIowitzcrs. three
other batteries Of field artillery from
this state arc headed homcward The
batteries arc tho Norfolk Blues.
Grimes Battery and Battery u. from
NorIolk, Portsmouth and Hampton, re
Spcctively. The batteries will 20 di-
rectly To their home stations to he
mustered out. Each will bring thirty
two horses home for permanent duty.
Tho troops will arrive here over the
'h"Sape"k" and Ohio Railway. which
means that they may not get here I'M
~ sunday oil account Of tho route 10
he taken. The train with the Hewitt
zcrs viii lie parked at Seventeenth and
srcad streets. where the men will de-
train aud unload their c,Iuipmcnt
Horses viii he provided and a mounted
parade viii be held The route or
march has not been vt selected