The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-02
THE FIRE ladies
HAVE A GLORIOUS TIME OF 1T
YESTERDAY.

visit Of the New Yorker. to Seven Pines,
and what They Did There-Oid War tie
mIniscencc. neutrality-suspicious. Ban
auct-To-Day's Programme.
The Richmond ircmcn and their guests
from p0ughkecp~ie formed in line yesterday
morning in front Of Ford's Hotel in order Ia
march 10 the station Of the seven Pines
Railway Company To enjoy picnic on the
historic grounds Of seven Pines.
THE LINZ OF MARCH
was taken up. the visitors. splendid band
heading the column. the Richmond hremen
following with their guests in the rear. The
line was mp Broad 10 fiiih thence 10 MAN,
down Main 10 Nineteenth. thence 10 Broad.
up Broad ~ Twentv-hfih. and thence 10 the
station. There ears were taken for seven
Pines.
At SEVEN PINES
the drcmen had a fine time. \ fox chase
over route ready made by the dragging of
fresh foN skin. took place. There was
football. and visiting tO the cemetery and
different parts OF the battlefield. Among
those present. both Nirginian, and New
Workers. were few who had engaged in
the BATTLE of seven Pines. or Fair Oaks. rs
IL /. known I'm the North. and the positions
of the regiments were pointed out. one ola
soldier showed where new woods had grown
ON what was i'm 1862 "a clean field. and
where small woods were then. NOW clean
field is t0 bee seen.
one Of the incidents of the day that
created marked attention. wa7 the meet
ing Of 20 Federal and confederate.
each minus one arm. who had fought ON
onu0.ifn sides In that very battle. They
talked 90 all over. and more than once made
u-e ct The remark which tine Governor Of
south Carolina once said t0 the Governor Of
North Carolina.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Al $500 the entire party boarded the train
and returned tO Richmond. just aiier START
iug One fireman who had knocked it, once
too often. frli oh ihc train and escaped being
run over b, only one incn lincal measure.
The train was stopped. Dee was picked zap
and placed on iho ear. The shock 90 the
fam and near escape from death completely
.oberri him.
~rREN,pE Io THE MAYOR.
Between and @ o'clock last night tine
PoughkOUr.ic ipmen. with their band. -ere-
naded the Nalor ai bis residence. ON Frank
lm street. between seventh and Eighth.
The Mayor made them yent little speech.
Last ni-hi tine
GRAND IANfti DID,
rendered they i-ii0r- los the Richmond fire
men was spread at ~aongpr Halle whore
rtff ~ie-D' Outdid himself in laying before
the part, everything good iu season. Mem
tion should Boo made0 of fh" c0urleou, man
NOR with which the walters served thc
guests.
~rFF,uE, or THE rs fNtNn.
After iho supper had been disposed of and
J. a..f all ia
PRODUCED MHinr Illlsnn 20 tir company.
Tine Mayor made an address, in his happie,t
vein. IT, Wa- followed Dog MIR. W. Il. lans-
ing. who spoke iu cha-io and icelin. terms,
and concluded hi- remarks Ny eNccllcntli
rocifne ihc poem Mrs. Virginia b. French.
uf Tennessee. wrote for tho centennial year.
Mr.. Charles J.. Taylor WAS the noNtl
speaker. llo WI- eloquent. and was re-
rDaiodlr applauded. other speakers iol-
lowed. and DO was % late. hour when The
company dispersed.
TODAY, PROGRAMME.
To-day ihc rnu-hhoapsic iiremon will Sec
fhe various points OF interest in tine city.
and this evening. 0n the $40 train. they
will leave for their home. Al of them csc
pres. themselves most highly uatlhed AZ
ihe reception given them by thee ircmcn and
c.tilou- of Richmond.
THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT
fo whom tho -ucco, of tine whole affair j.
due were. W. g.. Fuller. chairman; ". H.
Thompson. substitute chairman. j. X. >hep-
nam. T.. 4. ~nead. j. j. Nalihau. J.. 4.
Jenkins. VIM. IrNlor. j. H. Redwood. J.
llir-hhcrs. Geo. NJ Rogers. l.. &. porsott
n. 10. fi2- IS. n. Joynes. Geo. Richardson.
Thus. n. Davis. l.. J.. Lynch. j. T.. Gibbs. {.
Stephan. 4. j.. llundlc,. Jos. 4. Henley. W.
+. fpn-. John Ratio. j. ". Woodward, VIM.
Canary. VI. =. Blunt Il. W. Grafton. J..
llaakc. John ID. ~,ahri-ht, john >chl0-,or,
vs.. Mover. ". II. Gathnght, h. Na-hon. 4.
f. Powell. Iha-. fr0mmrr. thH-. Goodwin.
jos. pillini. Henry ko--. GEO. ,riiionden.
J.. T.. Miller. Harry May. Edward II.
Fisher. secretary.
THE BtNQt 81 Committee.
who worked faithfully were. john kappo. !
chairman: john -. ~eahri-ht. secretary j.
". Woodward. W =. Blunt. Il. ". Grafton. |
l.. l.. lliJkr. William Canary.