The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-09
C.rrs.Dondeuc. Of the Dispatch.

The Fourth an DaqwW -R ains-A Tour
aament and Ball.
DAsvILLE, July 5th, 1855.
Yesterday the Sons of Temperance of our
village we're to have had celebration on
cold water principles; but it commenced
raining about and continued till near
O. clock. The windows of the sky seemed
TO have been flung wide open and the rain
descended in torrents, absolutely surfeitipg
the cold water army. AS much as they love
cold water-as beautiful as they consider the
| forms in which it appears is streams, its
5pouts, its Jets and fountains, the super
| abundant supply from the clouds yesterday
! was more than they desired and it became
| for the nonce q puisancs. The Sons did
not wish to be saturated, nor did they desire
| to be washed away along the streets into the
| Dan-so they kept within doors, kept dry
| and gave up the celebration.
The day was not permitted to pass, how
ever without some kind of public display
| Our village chevaliers got up tournament,
| which came off 10 the afternoon with all the
| pride, pomp and circumstance of modern
| lifting. There was gooOly array of knights
| dressed as superbly as circumstances allowed
and the riding was good. The ring was
| often taken and it escaped some terrible
lunges The sky cleared up for the after
noon very much to the satisfaction of the
knights, who were no doubt quite eager to
| display their fue persons, their dresses and
| feathers, and their horsemanship. The
| riding continued withaspirit for about three
hours. The following were the officers OF
| the day:
JuGges-Geo. E. Welsh, Thos Stokes, and o.
N. All n.
MarsIal-s. H. Lester.
HeraId-W, L. Jeter.
The following are the knights in the or
der in which they were listed:
l. w N Perkins, koight of tae Blue Garter.
2. ] M Williams, knight OF Copstantiuople.
/ r s Jones, knight of the Blue Scarf
| ( w J Henorick, knight of the Lone Star
| D. sP Pace, knight of the Red Scarf.
o , Zeal, the Black Knight.
g. Z U{i U2l,'i hain knight of the Green Scarf.
| G. r Weish, -pieht OF snowden.
| 9. Lowry, kdi~ht of Wilson Street
| 10. WATSON, knight of the Wood.
II Wi-hers. the White Knig.f
| u F G Claiborne, knight of the Dab.
13 Cabrll, knight of the Western gsu5s
| IA Az e., knight of Ivanhoe.
| i. g 7 Wilson, knight of BeiIarsde.
16. Geo; Williamson knight Of Ingeside.
| II, Paxton, knight of the Hills
The "JThHe Knaght," very galantly bore
| off the palm; but he very generously sur
rendered his claim TO a gentleman not in the
list, (Mr. Addison TaliaferrO,) who chose for
the Queen Of the eUen5ng, Miss SALLIE X.
| DAVIS The "Knight of Ingleside' being
second in the roll of honor, transferred his
right to the knight of the "Red Scarf" who
| chose for the first maid of honor Mss BET
| TIE NEAL. The knight of the "Lone iSkar"
| designated Miss EDMUNDsoN of Hall AK, as
| the second maid of honor the knight of
"ltais0n Street," Miss SALLIE w. WILLIAMS
as Sd, and the BLACK knight Miss MARY
FACE as the 4th maid of Ofhon0r-these knights
having earned by their achievements in the
jousting the right to name these fair attend
ants upon the Queen.
The afflir was conducted very gallantIy.
and the proceedings were marked bv the
! ceremony and courtly decorum which usual
| ~ uis'i"g''ish our modern tournaments.
Ihose VINO Witnoesa1 them were mrch
pleased with what they saw '-''''1
At night grand ball came off at the na
sonic Hall, which was crowded by the
beauty and fashion ofthe town and countrv.
Inc ceremony OF cr0wBing Miss DAVIS rs
Queen of Love and Beauty was a very iu.
teresting feature in the evenings entertain.
ment; and 1t was with right queeniy vet
modest grace that the gentle sovereign held
her sway amidst her satellites. Her court was
one of rare besuty-few indeed of the real
courts In klngly countries could make dis
play of so much loneliness The ,ncine
continued until a late hour, and it was uni
versally believed that such night of gaiety,
and innocent festivity had not been seen be-
fore IN Danville, May the young people of
ten have such night of pure enjoyment.
CHARLIE
CONVENTION OF VETERANS The York State
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