Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-04


| TIRE, and . golden distinction IN fhiloso-
ply.
Miss Coral Meredith. Grove avenue n IS
visiting Msss Agnes Palmer an nA'
county.
M and Mrs. samuel Taylor have return.
al ~ fberity. amer an abeence OF several
months.
Mis- BERTHE Dickinson, OF Church Hill, is
.,en6ing a few weeks with friends IN Har-
risonbuw.
u,s. sue s,arke left yesterday for Frede.
,,chsSnrg. wnere she will visit friends for
some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myer.. OF los east
Cray street, are on an extended pleasure
tifp North.
Mas Rec Ruffin, OF Old Church. Hanover
county, Is visiting Miss Leila Meade, north
sixth street.
Miss Blanche Taylor, north Eighth street
has returned home after n visit tofrienes In
the country.
Mr.. O. d. Hoofnsgle has left the city 70
visit his home, In the mountains OF south
west Virginia.
MIR. r. II. Cardwell. wife, and children.
Miss Ellen Scott, and Mrs. j. A. Wingneld
are at Old Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rawlings have re-
through the West.
Mics Robertine watkins, OF Chesterfield
county, spent several days with friends In
the city last week.
Miss Annie Snead, OF Nelson county. has
consented TO remain few days longer with
her friends In the city.
Mrs.. william II. Maxwell and daughter
Gertrude left yesterday 10 spend the sum
rper with relatives and frienb In Gooch-
land county.
Misses Mabel and Resale Page. OF No. 307
College street, left the city last week 10
spend July at West Point, Old Point, and
Virginia Beach.
Miss Natalie Gregory, who has been the
charming gnest OF Miss Juliet Jackson. east
Broad street, has returned 10 her home, In
New Kent county.
Miss Slaughter, a charming young lady OF
holloway county, who has been visiting
Mrs. Perkins, OF west Grace street, lett for
her home last week.
ON one square On W est Grace street there
are Eeyenty three children under thirteen
years OF age, twenty-three unmarried la
dies, and twelve widows.
Misses Mary Savage, Nellie Rider, Juliet
Powers, LuIie Powers, Lizzie Roddey, and
Nellie Lottier left yesterday TO spend the
4th and 5th OF July at Old Point.
Meeera, M. Is. tterrepOnJ ana H. a. OOief,
who are go we'll. known In the city by their
skill 10 Instrumental music. Will leave this
wee for q lengthy sojourn in Florida.
Miss Della Marshall left yesterday for
West Virginia 10 visit her grandfather. she
wiz. with him, visit the White sulphur,
Warm, and Hot Springs during the sum-
mer.
Mr.. John A. Hancock, OF this city, and
wife NEE Miss Jeanette Grabowskl, OF
-t.src -f0x A
23d instant, have returned from their bridal
tour.
One OF the most delightful pic MICS which
have left the city this summer was the one
given by the Second Baptist Sunday school
at Bon Air last Tuesday. Tn ere was very
large attendance and the day was pleasantly
spent.
Miss Ruth Lanier, OF Oxford, v. c.. is WIS.,
iting her cousin. Miss Fannie Hicks, BIZ
east Franklin street. She will leave soon
for Martha s. Vineyard Institute, Mass, TO
pursue q summer course OF study In in-
stTumental music.
Messrs. Iredell Jenkins. Il. l.. Powers. T.
II. Fox, &. VI. Terrell, Lynwood Antrim,
Catesby Jones, Cory shepherd, Preston No.
land, Mason billiard, Littell Wilson. and
James Harris have LETT for Ola Point 10
spend July 4th and 9Th.
MIR. Cardwell, chairman Of the Hampton
Normal School Investigation Committee.
was IN the city yesterday. The committee
viii be engaged several days yet taking
testimony. IL Is not yet known what the
evidence In the case Will develop TO sustain
the memorial to the Legislature which
gave rise to this investigating committee.
The committee has taken hold of the mat
ter in earnest, and will make full report TO
the Legislature.
RichmODders at Summer Resorts.
The following is LIST OF arrivals Of Rich
mond people al the Greenbrier white sui
phur Springs. W. Va. from June 2oth 70
July I'd: W. h. Ryder, a. X. Camper, r. ID.
Grimaldi, Banks Rucker. @. Il. Antrm &:
y. remnant. There were lSl guest on mana
July "a.
Arrivals from June 26th to July Sd: W. l..
Gravatt, John Lot,ier, Stanhope Boiling
George, X. X. Mayo. e. r. Hatch, wife, and
child; E. NJ. Moore, Charles Ii. Watkins,
Charles +. Smith, ;. =. Elan, James I.
Mayt, W. q. Harvey, Jr" X. HI. Whltlock
and wife, W; b. Gregory, Edward o. Han
two children, Miss BESSIE Pace, Master
James Pace Master Allen Talbot, William
IL. Allison, w. Scott Darlington, ii. Seiber-
ling H. Schleicher. Miss l., " Bauer, Miss
l.. Nj Bauer, Robert Marons, Max Marons.
Robert Lacy, II. SchwaTtzschtld, VI. Hut
Ter, Mis- Rosa May, {. Lee Moore. w. I.
TyTer and wife; Mrs. Governor Henry \.
Wise. Mrs. william q. Mayo, Miss Sarah
Nayn, Ashton Stsrke and wife Miss Annie
Putney, r. II. Cardwell and wife, Miss j. \.
Wingiield, Miss Ellen Scott. Ben. +. owen,
Jr., l.. W. Warren, Mrs. Jud. B. Wood ".
+. Chaplin, 4. VI. Ragand. ii: Patrick aud
wife 10. Lane stern. Mrs. X. L.. Brown aud
daughter Mrs. h. A. Saunders and daugh-
ter, John A. Curtis and wife, s. 4. Donnan,
French Upton.
BUCKRoE.
June 25th to June SOth: Mrs. DR.. Wollsrd
NkFuN1 GNN IAN
denbuig. Miss Mary Wendenburg, Mss An
ME Wendenburg, Mr.. Herman Wenden-
burg. Mrs. Du Val Radford, Miss Semple, Miss
Matthews, MIR. Radford.
Social Events.
MIKADO YACHT CLUE.
a party OF twenty-five young gentlemen
went down the river yesterday on the tug
Vulcan, leaving here at 2. NJ. They VIII
visit Old Point, Norfolk, Ocean View, and
The capes, aud Will return in time for bust
ness Tuesday morning. The following
compose the party: Arthur Ferguson, l.. Il.
Hancock. George Davis. b. Frischkorn, p
p. DriscoT, Toney Antilotti, John Messer-
George Donley, Ashby Cooper, sydney
Montgomery, l.. a. McCarty, James Han
cock, Hampton Curtis, {. +. Dean, L.
Haynes, John Rose, George burgess VIII
liam Romer. +. X. Pettis, Harvey Davis, {.
w. Harwood. &. NJ. Heegsrty, John Powers
The Vulcan has been recently RENTED and
refurnshed,
AN Apron III GINNING.
one OF the funniest sights one can wit
ness is q lot OF men VINO know nothing
about sewing engaged on needle work.
Just such sight might have been seen
Friday night at 707 east Franklin street
at hat was termed an apron hemming."
A large number OF young men were pre-
sent, and most enjoyable evening was
spent. There we're about twenty-five AS
piTents for the first prize. Each young lady
wore an apron with an unhelD meu slCei
and each apron bore number.
At IN o'clock time was called and the con-
test began. each man taking az apron, Ia
twenty minutes time was called, auo M
the aprons were taken in hand by tue
judges, who retired. They returned SHORTY
and announced that they were unable 10
decide between the aprons hemmed by Mr..
James l.. Anderson aud PROFESSOR Il. Is.
Kinney. Lots were accoI dinghy drawn, and
the prize for the best work-a gold scarf-pln
set with pearls-was won by the last-named
gentleman. beautiful basket OF flowers,
the second prize, was given Mr. Anderson.
The BOBBY priZe-a brass thimble-was
awarded Mr.. Conway Myers for the worst
hemmed apron.
The following ladies chdpcrOned the party
and soted rs Judges: Mrs. q. w. l.. Brock.
Mrs. William II. Powers, Mrs. William y.
English. Mrs. G. X. McVeigh, and Mrs. Il.
w. Powers.
just before the sewing commenced the
contestants were drawn up In line. and tue
following lines, composed by Mr.. M. W.
NoTvell, were read by the author:
In the days long departed, when the tour
nameDt gay,
over minds. hearts and kingdoms held
chivalric sway,
Twas the custom ian old one) for herald
SAY
A few words OF counsel preceding the fray
To Tho kntghts arned for battle