Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-06-08
Stevenson Commandery at Harrisonburg.

Stevenson Commandery at Harrisonburg.
Tuesday evening, at $50 PM, Steven
risonburg, having been invited by the Com
mandery there IA new organization) to
meet them on a special occasion. The
visiting knights were met at the depot by
the Harrisonburg knights, under the COM
mand Of Eminent Commander Phllo Brad
ley, who had his men drawn W in full dress
uniform to receive their guests. A large
number of citizens had also collected on
the depot and saluted the visitors with
loud cheers
The two organizations, then under the
conduct of Commanders Lynn and Brad
ley, and escorted by the Harrisonburg brass
band, marched through Main street to Ma
sonic Hall, presenting fine appearance,
with their handsome uniforms, the streets
being crowded with spectators.
After the transaction Of some business at
their asylum, during which the Sir Knights
were serenaded by the land in the street,
they were formed and marched to Pollock s
restaurant, where an elegant and bounti-
full supper, consisting of all the dellcacies
of the season. was prepared and received,
as it merited, the fullest consideration at
the hands, as well as mouths, of the APP
preciative knights. After this timely re-
crulting OF the inner man, the party re-
turned to their work, which was not COM
peted until midnight, when the Staunton
guests In two parties, in charge respectively
Of Generalssimo Ridenhour, formerly a
Stanton man, and S. w. Avis, were con-
Quoted to their quarters at the SpotsWood
and Revere Hotels, where they were most
Hospitality entertained, aud the next morn
ing q portion Of the number returned to
Staunton, the remainder joining the ex-
cursion party on their way to Winchester.
The Staunton knights all speak warmly
in praise of their entertainers, and repre-
sent the Harrisonburg Commandery (the
youngest in Virginia) as in most flourish
ing and prosperous condition. and are
proud to claim it as promising offspring.
GONG TO New ORLEANs.-M. Emile
Richard with his accomplished wife, Ma
dame Julia Richard, we regret to learn
leave Stanton, this week for New York,
intending to make their residence hereaf-
ter in New Orleans. For zine years Mr..
Richard has been professor OF music at the
Virginia Female Institute, and for SIX
Years his wife has been connected with eth
to tho Niruini
Institute as an instructress in French. 1t is
needless to say to those who have heard
the piano performance of the pupils at the
Institute that MI. R. is teacher of the
first rank, with peculier faculty for i'm
parting instruction. AS an artist in
very different line, the Stanton public will
miss him, when they remember that to
him they are indebted for many of the
beautiful stage arrangem 3nts at the DIFF
ferent colleges. Both he and his lady car
~ the best wishes OF tie community
with them to their new home.
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BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE DR.. FRAN
CTS T. STRIBLING.-A the meeting IN ST.
Louis, last week, Of the Association Of
Medical Superintendent of Institutions
for the Insane in America, biographical
sketch Of the lamented DR.. f. L. Stribling
was read. III it the fact was stated, that
the idea of National Association was
first suggested during a visit made in the
Spring of 1874, by DR.. Samuel B. Wood
ward, Of the massachusetts, State Asylum
at Worcester, to DR.. Stribling, then Super
intendent of the Western Asylum in Staun-
ton, and the first meeting was held in Oc
tober Of that year. The second meeting
was held in Washington, and was fixed for
Monday, but adjourned over that day to
go to the capitol and hear the debate,
which resulted in the declaration of war
in Mexico. The biography was written by
DR.. Mcfarland, and was loudly applauded
az its close.
PROPERTY SALEs.-LaSt Saturday, E.
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