Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
OLD POINT.
rHr RECORD OF A wEExor PLEASURE
SEEKING.
u.,rv crovd-rleasant 0ermsn-An
entertainment at the fors-The
Artillery school

,c..,..,o.sepee ofthe Richmond Dipstch.l
yopr MONROE, VA, May 7, 1886.
=, could DO hard to find moro happy
lot Of young people than those who
comprised the theatre party which went
~ Richmond last week. They all fell
IN love with your beautiful city, aud
the chances are that somo Of the young
ladies may decide to select it as their
Mace Of future residence.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Walker
gave . "Msy-Day german" which
was largely attended and the hand
soonest one Of the season. II was led
BY Colonel Joe Lane Stern, of Richmond,
dancing with Miss Cooper. Of pittsburg.
The favors consisted Of corsage beu-
quets for the ladies and boutonnieres for
the gentlemen--vinaigrettes of ottar of
roses, paper caps, Japanese fan, hair
pins, &c.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Walker
gave q supper and "Tombslla party
in the banquet hall, which was largely
attended, &hd was perhaps the most
enjoyable event Of the season, and a
large variety Of presents were provided
and sold at auction to the highest bid
der--Lieutenant Lissak acting IS crier.
Among the guests were Mrs. Cabell,
Of Richmond Mrs. Cooper, Of Pitts
burgh; Mrs. Asa Kelly and Miss Kelly,
OF Chicago Miss Adler and the Misses
wejghtman, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Thurlow and Mr.. Abbott Thurlow, DR..
ard Mrs. Mason, Troy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Shoemaker, Miss Cooper and Miss
Virginia Cooper, Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Preston, Miss Lille Preston Davenport,
Mrs. Rogers and Miss Carpenter, Mil
waukee Miss Aimes, Brooklyn; Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner, Of Hartford;
Colonel and Mrs. Pennington, Miss
Pennington, Colonel and Mrs. Lador,
Miss Labor and Miss Williams, Cap
tain and Mrs. Mills, Captain and Mrs.
Borth, DIR. and Mrs. Farney, Chaplain
and Mrs. Herrick, Lieutenant and Mrs.
Miller, Lieutenant Miller (adJutant),
Lieutenants Marsh, Lissak, Todd, Adj
ans, Hunter, Bennett, Stone, Massey,
Waite. Mscomb, and Cronkhite, Of the
garrison; MISS Wsrfeld, Washington;
Mr.. Scott Darlington. Richmond ; Miss
Gallagher, Of Baltimore, and the Off
GERS Of the Portsmouth, Jamestown,
and Mosquito.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. PEN
nirgton. assisted by her daughters and
Miss Grsble, entertained number OF
their friends at afternoon tea.
Wednesday evening the officers Of
the garrison threw open the doors of
their club-room to their lady friends
ard entertained them in D most de-
lehttul manner.
The garrison was fully represented,
and among the other guests were Mrs.
j G. c. Walker, Mrs. Preston aud
Miss Lille Preston, Mrs. Thurlow, Miss
Ames, Miss Weightmau, Mrs. Cooper,
Mrs. and Miss Kelly, Miss Ruby Mil
lin. Miss Greble, Miss Carpenter, Mr..
and Mrs. Young, DR.. and Mrs. Mason,
Charles Dudley Warner, Mrs. and Miss
Ross, Miss Bragg, Mr.. Flack, Lieu
tenants Gulick and Fletcher, and Pay
master Littlefeld, of the navy. The
guests were received by Mrs. Penning-
ton and Mrs. Labor. The officers have
very handsome quarters for their club,
and have recently added fine piano to
their outfit.
Commander Schley, Chief of Bureau
Of Equipment and Recruiting, arrived
here Tuesday morning and inspected
the training-ships jamestown and Ports
mouth.
The officers now on duty at the
Artillery School have completed their
two-years' course Of instruction, and
The final examination to determine their
relative standing will be held on June
22d. Major General j. M. Schoheld,
the new Department commander, will
take advantage Of the occasion to visit
The post and inspect the practical work
ipgs of the school, and will be accom-
panied by Colonel G. L. Best, Fourth
artillery, and Major Marcus p. Miller,
Fifth artillery. Some eighteen years
ago General Schofeld commanded this
Department, with headquarters in Rich-
mond, and used the building near
Hampton NOW the Soldiers Home) as
summer residence in the days of recon-
suuciion.
Colonel Daniel Mcclure, chief pay
master of this Department, visited the
post on Wednesday and paid Off the
troops. lie left yesterday for Lexin5'
ton, KY, on a visit to his family.
Mr.. S. +. Cfittenden, who has been
acting manager Of the Hygeia Hotel
since the death OF Mr.. Phoebus, left on
Wednesday for Cooperstown to put the
Cooper House, of which he is the pro-
prietor, in order for the summer season.
Mr.. +. n. Pike, who filled the posi-
ton of private secretary to MIR. PhoeouS
for the past five or six years. has beer
appointed manager of the hotel, anc
will conduct it upon the same liberia
business principles by which it achieved
It's reputation under his late chief. Mr.
Pike is a young man Of fine executive
anlllty IL tnOrVuSuy So"'e'
all the details, and no better selection
could have been made.
The North German schoolship Mos
quito spread her canvas to the breeze
on Thursday last and sailed for Queens
town. The young ladies Of the hote
spread their handkerchiefs to the breez
and waved adieus from the piazzas OF tn
hotel.
The following are some Of the lat
arrivals: John A. Singer. wife, ant
daughters; c. w. Clarke, Miss Elkins
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. McCreery, IL. W
Rising and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. 2
Wilmington, Charles S. Smith and wife
L. F. Whiten, Mrs. S. Kinker, job
p. Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Frank
lin and maid, NJ. NJ. Baldwin and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin b. Metcalf, job
G. White, j. A. Gwynne, Miss Gwynns
Mrs. william Murray and daughter
Mrs. John Clyde Sullivan and maid
Thomas f. Rochfort, William r. Bal
bour, Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Kair
Mr.. NJ. +. Wordsworth, Mr. and Mr.
j. Il. Cornell, Miss Cornell, Nj
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