The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-11

DEPARTURE OF THE VARIOUS COMMIT
TEES TO MEET THE sTRANGERs-AD-
JoURNED MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
OF FARRANGEMESTS--C 0 MMI TEES OF
ESCORT ANNOUNCED-PROGRA FOR
THE ENTERTAINMENT OF TIE VISITORS.
The committees appointed by the Corn
and Flour, Tobacco Exchanges, and Cham
ber OF Commerce and City Council
left Richmond yesterday morning at 8
O'Clock on the Chesapeake and Ohio
mail train for the White Sulphur. An ex-
ira car was attached to the regular train,
! and it was pretty well filled. The party
left the city in fine spirits, and anticipate
very pleasant trip. Without accident they
reached the White Sulphur Springs last eve
ming at 9:15, where they meet the western
gentlemen. They will leave the White
Sulphur at s O'Clock this morning on spe-
cial train, and reach Richmond at 7:15 ?.
] NJ. At the depot they will be met bv the
Council committees and Mayor Darlington,
the latter making an address OF welcome.
They will then proceed to their respective
hotels and amuse themselves in various ways
until tomorrow morning, when they will
be taken in charge by the committees ap-
pointed for that purpose and entertained In
various ways At 10 O'Clock they will pro-
cced to the Capitol, where General T. NJ.
Logan will make an address Of welcome to
the visitors on behalf Of the commercial Or
ganizations.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGE
MENTs.
An adjourned meeting of the Joint COM
mittee of the Corn and Flour Exchange,
Tobacco Exchange, and Chamber OF Com
mercc was held yesterday evening in the
rooms OF the Chamber Of Commerce, Mr..
Clement r. Barksdale in the chair. .-
ESCORT TO THE VISITORS.
The following names were presented To
the committee as having been appointed by
the Corn Exchange, Tobacco Exchange,
and Chamber of Commerce to act as escorl
for the western visitors through the city
FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
William II. Allison, General j. r. Ander.
son, John G. SPOTS, S. II. Halves, i. n
Alfriend, Alexander Cameron, G. A. Barks'
dale, &. Hofihauer, R. L. Brown, John
OFT, L. d. Crenshaw, Jr., X. F. Will
iams, John b. Purcell, John Purcell,
y. w. Pickrell, j. p. Rogers, h.. b.
Tatum, Thomas Seddon, NJ. Mlllhlser
J. II. Montague, B. Ii. Nash, George )
Palmer, j. B. Pace, O. F. Weisiger, 5. ii
Pulliam, G. A. Baldwin, A. b. Goodman
S. Blunt Mason, j. r. Triplett, A. NJ. Lyon
P. Stokes, W. =. jenkins, 2. W. Grubbs
j. Ii. Capcrs, Captain Coghlan, Asa Snyder
B. c. Wherry.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
T. w. McCance, Franklin Stearns, J. 7
Branch, J. II. Blair, r. T. Briggs, l. S
Tower, w. II. Tyler, w. y. Tompkins, c
L. Todd, Coleman Wortham. John Add
son, G. W. Allen, G. L. Currie, w. P
. Smith, !. W. Fisher. w. J. johnson
S. A. Snyder, L. Levy, P. G.. Cogh
Ian, George Lee, W.. e. Seddon, Z. A
Saunders, Charles L. Wortham, J. Z
Bland, John Booker, William b. Williams
p. II. Baskervill, ". G. cambridge, j. B
Morriss, Isaac Davenport, Jr., {. T. Wor
tham A. L. Elicit, 6. A. Barksdale, ". D
Gibson, Philip Huxall, G. D. Hill, n. B: Hill
Silas Shclburn, A. W. Callaway, Z. u
Leigh, J. II. Martin, W. B. Palmer, w. Il
Powers. w. n. Ruffin, John B. Davis, T. A
Subett. Il. B. Someryile, II. b. Taliaferro
G. A. Simpson, A. S. Lee, A. Y. Stokes
Samuel Maccuhbin.
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
G. A. Cunningham. A. d. Chockley, Z
D. Christian, Il. II. Dlbrell, j. &. Dill, l.
II. Frayser, John Ii. Grcanor, Leroy Grant
H.. 81
c. Morton, T.. d. Neal, r. W. Oliver, w
r. Pugh. r. A. Patterson, T. W. Pember
ton. G. W. Royster, J. M. Rutherford, T
T. Spencer, W. IT. Staples, w. D. Tomp
kins. E. S. Turpin, G. W. Williams, d. n
Walker.
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Mr.. Childrey, from the subcommittee
appointed to wait upon the Governor, re
ported that he had performed that duty, ant
that he found the Governor very pleasan
and willing to aid the committee in any way
possible in entertaining the visitors. Eli
promised to have the hall OF the House O
Delecates swept and garnisbed and pre-
pared for the occasion. He also said tina
the grounds would be placed at the diSposa
of the committee and their guests.
. When the guests assemble in the hall to
morrow, Mavor Darlington will preside
and will call the meeting to order. He viii
then Introduce General 7. NJ. Logan as tht
orator for the occasion.
Governor Kemper will occupy seat OF
the right of Mayor Crrington, and Presl
dent N0ting, of the Chamber of Commerce
, will SIT on the left of the Mayor.
, The report was received.
CLERGYMEN TO BE PRESENT.
On motion, it was decided to invite on
: clergymen of each religious denomination
in the city to be present at the banquet.
Rev DR.. Hoge was appointed to ask
blessing ut the banquet.
Subscribers to the banquet fund will b
furnished tickets by applying to Thoma
Potts, chairman OF Committee on Invita-
, ton. No person will he admitted to tn
banquet hall without ticket.
MESSAGE FROM GENERAL wIcKHAM.
Mr.. Thomas Potts read telegram iron
General w. c. Wickham, dated at Charles
ton, stating that about one hundred ant
thirty gentlemen composed the party 0
western visitors.
MARsHALS.
. Mr.. l.. L. Bass, chief marshal, who wa
authorized to appoint assistant marshals
said that he had called to his aid MesSrs
Thomas Potts, N. NJ. Wilson, Claiborne
Watkins, and j. X. Childrey. These gentle
men, having been on the committee Of az
raneements, will probably be better postet
as to their duties.
After disposing Of some routine matter
incident to the visit the committee arose.
PROGRAMME OF ARRANGEMENTS.
The following is the entire programme
for the reception and entertainment OF ou
western visitors during their stay in Rich
mond:
l. The special train bearing the eXcur
: sionists and Richmond committees will ar
rive at the depot in this city this evening a
7:15 O'Clock. They will be met by tht
Council committee, greeted by Mayor Car
rington, and escorted to their hotels.
9. Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock they
will be escorted to the Capitol on foot
where in the hall of the House OF Dele