The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-21

ana explained It's purposes NO or
ganfxation can he a success without
cooperation" he declared, adding
that IL would be necessary 60 raiae
funds 10 finance the proposed recep-
ton and entertainment OF the return
Ing Rtchn 2ndera Even before the
echo OF his wor; Is had ceased their
fever Nerations, pledges OF conuibu-
tons began to fo~ In.
Colonel William M Myers waa on
hts feet in an Instant at is not
money we need" he declared. but
morale and esprit de corps" Colonel
Myers waved eloquent. II can take
four loyal Howttxers and between sum
ree and. sunset canvass the business
men OF the city and get ten times as
much money as we will need to give
the boys q glorious reception
Tho speaker exhortcd his heas ers
to stop being sicckers and be How
itzers: instead OF from four to six at
tending HowitzoE meetings, turn cut
en- masse."
Colonel Myers then recounied what
the HowitIers went through at Camp
Mcclellan. at Admission. Ala AL
though they we're not subjected to q
BAPTISM Of fire when they reached
the other -side.." he said,. they went
through the mill. witt the thermome-
Ter at ten degrees below zero and
wearing summer uniforms and no
overcoats, at Camp Mcclellan; they
did guard duty In cotton Khaki uni
forms and summer underwear. and
In blankets they used TO sleep In en-
cased TN ice and sleet Only Coo 4
infinite mercy prevented them from
dying OF pneumonia They suffered
not only the horrors of war. but the
lagont@a Of he'll" He pictured the re-
turne dsGk lined and blinded and Grip
Piled anp shattered and torn men and
implored his hearers to besur them
selves ana increase tho mem be. shir
OF the organization, not only dc
your bit. bu; 90 your air. ne begged
OF them
/ lie spoke fsefingty Of the Twenty
ninth division and OF the ilsth and
i17th infantry. when they return
they will add a fringe OF brilliant lus-
ire to that hastion of red. They have
performed deeds of heroism." lie
proposed n toast to the Howitxers' bat
terry anu 20 the inn field artillery
The Howitzers," he said. prefer
red action To inacuon- They would
rather havo gone into battle IN sup.
port OF the Twenty-ninth, although
they underwent all OF the horrors OF
war before emhaEking for overseas.'
w. q. Stannard. custodian OF the
Virginia Historical society, an Old
| 10wtr2er. said that what tae Twenty.
l ninth division did In battle Is proc.
positive Of what the l11th would have
done had they been given The chance. .
The tisth. he said, received seventeen
French croix du guerre, He alluded
to various citations for bravery, in
Guiding an instance OF where -four
men, including two Richnonders
took eight machine guns and forty
seven prisoners
! Sergeant Mccarthy. one time How.
steer returned from overseas, recount
ed son u his experiences on The othe.
eide anG asked that every possibi,
influence De used To get his comrades
back Nome. THE war In not over fol
hem. ne said. They stu are goinf
through neil" He was right up viii
the Il6th aud saw most OF theh
; fighting up 20 October 16, when ht
was wounded, He had nothing bu,
words Of praise for the Il6th infan4ry
They put up one Of the greatest
fights IA history" he said. He de.
ciared he was glad to be back agair
In God's country. He wants to see
everything possible donc for tbs re-
ception and enter tAinme OF the re.
turning boys. for" he added. God
knows they deserve IT,"
Other speakers were Colonel q
Percy hawes. Colonel w. "a. Chap.
man, Major H. C. Carter, Bcarrega I'd
Lorraine. who pictured the ex-kaisei
as 'the most damnaple man Coo ever
suffered to rule over people,
Linetenant Minson. Captain Reece
Lieutenant Taylor. Lieutenant Jane.
C. Pollard. Sergeant Mel Starke. ans
William p, Smith. local newspaper
man and son OF James Powers Smith
CHI plain Of tire HowitzerH.