The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-04
Ascersion.DaY Services.

YESTERDAY was Ascension-Day, and re-
IiciouS services in all the Catholic and
Eniscopal churches were held. The Rich
mond Communicates Of knights Tenn
plar-No. .. and st. Andrew-alSo re-
solved TO suitably commemorate the oc-
cosiop. They invited the AppomattoX
Commandcrv. Of Petersburg, TO JON them,
and prepared an appropriate programme.
At 6 o'clock the nome c0mmanderies
formed at st. Adams Hall. and headed by
a band OF music marched to the BYRD
street den0t, received their brethren, and
escorted Them TO st. Adams Hall. At the
nroner hour the Knights. in full uniform.
marched from their hall TO Monumental
church. where religious services were held.
inf ne the command was entering the
church Past Eminent Commander Slr
Tomes Scott made misstep in q
lad nlace i'm the gutter in front
of the church and fell on the
c,,rbing He arose and went into the
church, but upon going into the vestry IN
order IN brush the dust from his clothes
bc discovered that, unfortunately, he bad
fr,ctnred his arm. He was taken home IN
a hock and DR.. Brock called in. The arm
injured is tbe same one that Mr.. Scott 1ell
and broke some years ago. The gutter IN
front of the church is in bad condition,
and a written communication was sent 10
tbe city authorities some time since notil!-
ing them OF the fact.
The services in the church were uh-
usually impressive, especially the sermon
Of Sir Knight Rev. DR.. j. 6. Armstrong
THE knights occupied the seats on either
side Of the centre aisle, and the balance oi
r,p house was filed with visitors.
After the services at the church the com
nonderies formed and marched back 10 ~.
| AIbans Hall, where an eXcel'ent supper
was snread in the banquet-room. About
two hundred people sat down to The tables
hero. Alta late hour the meeting adjourned,
and the Petersburg Sir knights returned
home on their chartered train.
| VIRGINIA STATE PHARMACEUTICAL AssoCI'
.TIoX.-Thc second annual meeting OF tll'
above named Association VIII be ciiied 70
order NJ 5:3O L. VI. Tuesday, Nay 18th, II
tbe Academy OF Music, Norfolk, va. l'
this meeting the public VIII be invited.
The business meetings OF the Association
w;II he held in the hall OF the Norioli
pharmaceutical Association.
The exhibition of drugs, chemicals, &c'
will be displayed in the Dalton building
Ar members OF the Association, as WEI
os ali reputable druggists residing withli
tbe borders OF the State, are earnestly ro
onested TO attend, as business ofimportanc'
to the entire fraternity will be DiouSht pe
Tore fhe meetings OF the Association.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth phaf1ni
cists have made every arrangement 10 CIV.
tbeIr visiting brethren cordial and hospl
table reception. -, :.
The first annual meeting was beld II
Richmond last year. f;
| Mr.. II. Roberts Baker, OF iticnInonu' !
the president, and Mr.. c. Is. Fleet OF L!hon
burg. corresponding secretary.
The Association Is In ilourishi"S 'o''
ditlOn.
MARRIAGE BELLs.-Mr. ii. Ill. Powers
son of Mr. William III. Powers, was iiiai
ried in Christiansburg, Va, last Weohes
day morning TO Miss Bette NJ. Iayior, !. =
the above place. Dir. Powers was WI
Powers, Blair a. Co., OF this clty, .uhtl' ,l'
Hast wear. but is now merchant ID koanon'
Va The bride is a daughter OF MaIo
lanes G. Taylor, ex-AttorEey-Generai
this state. Mr. Powers's brother, aho'ne
ouondam Richmond boy, but now OF u,
diocese OF Maryland, performed the hoi
rite The marriage was quiet ana witno,
cards. MIR. II. ii. Powers ana briue an
Rev. w. Dudley Powers and iami'y ~
here now on a visit to their father, n
William II. Powers