The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-17
Letter from staunton.

TCorresp ordcpce of the Richmond Dispatch.]
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-THE
CITIZENS EETISG-ENTERTAISAENT AT TEE
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
STANTON, November 16, 1874.
At the meeting held yesterday evening in
the lecture-room of the Methodist church
for the purpose Of forming young mems
Christian association in this city large
number Of persons were present. Much IN:
| terest is felt in the success OF this UNDER
taking, and the committees appointed for
| That purpose have secured the names OF
about $50 persons who are favorable to the
undertaking, the majority of whom will
| doubtless Join when once the association
| is organized. A constitution similar to that
of the association in Richmond, with some
notifications, was adopted yesterday eve
| ming. but the election Of officers was post
! poped until the next meeting-to-morroW
night. One gentleman in the city has already
offered 10 the Association two rooms suit
| able for its purposes free Of rent, and yet
another will donate to the library of the AS
sociation one thousand volumes as soon as
the Association is thoroughly organized and
Is possessed of such an amount Of real estate
as will insure its permaueucy.
The citizens meeting which was called oy
the Council for last Saturday night TO con-
suit about the proposed Water-"orks lot the
city was complete failure. The committee
had announced that the meeting would De
held in the County Courtroom, seemingly
unaware of an order entered more than
year ago by the judge OF the County Couft
that the courtroom should not De opened
for any public meeting at night. When the
committee discovered the mistake they pau
I,ko
place suitable for the meeting, as the Town
Hall was occupied for the night by an anna
reur troupe who were giving performance
for the benefit of the StoneWall Brigade
Band.
The large chapel hall of the Augusta Fe.
male SEMINARY was crowded on Saturday
night to witness very pleasant entertain
ment given by the pupils Of that institution.
The entertainment consisted of recitationS,
exercises by the class in calisthenlcs, ana
music-yocal and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS va
rjous ways, as solos, duets, and choruses.
The exercises by the class in calisthenlcs
were performed with much skill and showed
that the young ladies had been well drilleq.
II is but recently that calisthenicS have oeen
introduced into the schools here, ana VIII
doubtless prove very beneficial in preserV-
ing the health and strengthening the conSti-
tutions of the pupils. Some of the recita--
lions we're not good, but too much cannot
he said of the truly admirable manner IN
which "uamlet's Soliloquy" was recited IN
French. The "Lost Heir" was reclted
well and in u truly comic manner.
As there was no printed programme we
cannot give the pieces that were played ana
SING. Some of them we liked and some we
did not, but not being very certain OF our
musical taste we are unwilling to say which
This is the first public entertainment
giyen at the Seminary this session, and the
pupils deserve much praise for the erea a!aos
MIR, Pat. o'Toole, well-known citizen OF
this place, died last night. He had been
suffering for several years with consumption mp ION
and his death was not unexpected. he hao
for many wears been engaged in the livery
business, and at the time of his death had
charge of O'Toole's livery stables.
It has again clouded up. and there is some
little prospect now for rain or snow.
'''''' p-O MAX.