3 
PURCHASED. 
Dictionnaire Militaire ; Part 12. 
Report of a Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for War, to consider 
the decentralization of War Office business, 1898. 
Carnet de L’Officier de Marine, 1898. 
PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM, 
BY 
Major Gr. E. Benson, R.A. ® 
4 Remington cartridges 
3 Copper friction tubes 
23 „ M.L. percussion caps 
1 Abyssinian dollar 
WOOJLWICH. 
On Tuesday, 9th August, 1898, the Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich, for the 
first time in its history, it is believed, was the scene of a ladies’ dinner party. The 
occasion was the entertainment of Colonel and Mrs. Eliott Lockhart by the 
officers serving under the direct command of the Colonel. The ladies of the 
hosts’ families were present to help to do honour to Mrs. Lockhart. Lieut.- 
Colonel L. J. A. Chapman, R.A., as the senior of the hosts, presided over a 
party of about 120 and the arrangements made by him and Captain P. H. Slee, 
R.H.A., the Hon. Sec. of the Mess, for seating and waiting on so large a number 
were admirable. The only speeches were those of the President in proposing 
and Colonel Lockhart in returning thanks for the toast of the guests’ healths. 
The former, in a few and admirably chosen words, expressed the genuine regrets 
of all in Woolwich at the loss to every class of society caused by the departure 
of the Lockharts and wished them long life and happiness in the home of his 
retirement. 
After dinner the mess room was cleared as rapidly as possible and the band 
played a selection of music. At 11-45 p.m. Colonel and Mrs. Lockhart took 
their departure and after entering their carriage through an avenue of officers, 
under a flourish of trumpets, were dragged home at a rapid run by a strong 
detachment of subalterns and captains who had unharnessed the horses. 
Any member of the Regiment who has had the good fortune to be brought in 
contact with Colonel Lockhart during his command will acknowledge that the 
services of himself and of Mrs. Lockhart in their respective spheres have been 
worthy of somewhat more than conventional recognition. 
The fourth volume of “ English Army Lists and Commission Registers, 1661- 
1714,” will be published early in October by Eyre and Spottiswoode. This 
volume will contain several “ Artillery trains ” and an unique list entitled “ Estat 
de la Compagnie des Canoniers et Bombardiers Anglois qui ont este en Piemout 
et a combien monte la paye de chacun par jour, 1696.” 
