Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-04
mANCHEsrER's CONTRIBUTION.
stuart lodge Officers InstalIed-Per-
souai ana Other Items.

stuart lodge officers InstaiIed-Per.
sOnai and Other Items.
At the regular meeting of Stuart
Lodge, No. 14l, Independent Order OF
Odd-Fellows, the following officers elect
ed to serve this year were duly installed
J. A. Moore, noble grand; Il. d. Bailey,
ce-grand j. b. Walden, secretary c.
NJ. Cousins, treasurer George w.
Payne, chaplain. The attendance was
unusunlly large and the occasion one OF
much interest
Indianola Tribe, No. %, Improved
Order Of Red Men, on Monday night in
stalled their officers for the year, whose
names have been published. After the
installation the tribe repaired to odd
Fellows Hall and enjoyed a sumptuous
repast.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE.
The following officers have been
elected by Friendship Lodge, No. 20,
Knights Of Pythias: C. II. Galloway,
past chancellor G. T. Cox, chancellor
commander ;J. w. Condry, vice-chaucel-
lor @. F. Price, Prelate; w. I. Lith-
Cow, keeper of records and seal w. A.
Gibbs, master of finance II. L. Kidd,
master of exchequer J. L. Galloway,
master-at-arms. Will be installed Thurs
day, January 9th. There will be a re-
union of the lodge and supper.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. John Viles, of New York city,
who accompanied her husbands remains
to Richmond and who has been staying
few days with her sister, Mrs. White
head, LETT for her home yesterday morn
ing.
The river is several feet above usual
tide and the water is very muddy. 1t
was falling slowly yesterday afternoon.
During the year 1887 there were 9
felony cases before the Mayors Court,
159 ordinance violations, and 226 misde-
meanor cases; total, 397.
Mr.. Robert Camp, formerly of Rich
mond, now employed in the Richmond
and Danville general freight Office in
Washington, was in the city Monday.
He returned to Washington that night.
Mrs Il. NJ. Grasty, of Buckingham,
who has been spending some time with
relatives in this city and Richmond, left
yesterday on the Richmond and Allie
ghany 1915 A. NJ. train for home.
Cinder crossings have been put on
upper Hull street, and they greatly i'm
prove navigation for the pedestrians.
A party from Wilkesbarre, Pa, ar
rived here Monday, and went out to the
Midlothian coal-mines for the purpose
OF prospecting for natural gas and coal.
Several parties are now boring for gas,
and all feel confident OF success.
Mr.. William L. Martin, all old resi-
dent of Manchester, was reported ex-
tremely i'll yesterday with congestion OF
the lungs. Mr.. Martin was member of
the Virginia Senate in 1869, being the
first senator from Chesterfield after the
days of reconstruction.
st. Paups ParOchiat Associations.
A meeting of the congregation OF st.
Pauls church was held last night for the
purpose of organizing for more efficient
Christian work. A plan was submitted
and adopted providing for distribution
of work under an organization to be
known as st. Pauls Parochial Associa-
ton, with the following working chap
ters Chapter l., Sunday school Chap
ter H., Charity Chapter ILL.,, Missions ;
Chapter w., Church homes-1. Orphan
Asylum, 2. Women's Department Chap
ter v, Dorcas Society Chapter W.,
Willing Workers; Chapter VII, Ladies
Aid Society; Chapter VIII, Young
Men; Chapter TX, Chancel Chapter ;
Chapter X, Repairs aud improvements ;
Chapter XI.. Visitors and Strangers.
The meeting was spirited, and will no
doubt result in great present and future
good to this large and influential church.
The Boston ideals at tue Theatre.
The Boston Ideals, under the manage
ment of Mr.. W. H. Foster, played the
opera of ERA Diavolo" last evening to
a fine audience. The company has been
laboring under some difficulties here by
reason If several of their principal peo-
pie suffering from severe colds and sore
throats. The opera last evening was
creditably given notwithstanding. Miss
Avery, it is said, played the part ofyZer-
lima for the first time, and member OF
the chorus had to be substituted for Mr..
Myron in the character OF Giacomo.
Though the company is with its full COM
plement strong and evenly balanced,
there were some weak points in the cast
last evening. The opera is charming
composition, and has been so often rem
dered here by eminent artistes that the
Ideals suffered by the inevitable COM
psrison which so naturally arose to the
minds of all who had seen it well given
before.
The chorus and the orchestra espe-
cially did their work most faithfully and
effectively.
We must congratulate Miss Avery
upon her debut as Zerlina. She rendered
this exacting role pleasantly and with
grace. Ordinarily she lacked force. yet
in many Of the climaxes she came out