Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-14
THE GREAT CENTENNIAL.
Invitations to Representatives OF the
Washington Family.

A New York special to the Baltimore Sun
SAYS: Invitations have been sent 10 the fols
lowing living representatives, OF the families
OF George Washington and Martha Wash.
ington to attend the Inauguration centennial
ceIebration-viz: Mrs. Britannia w. Ken
non, nee Peter, Washington city; Edmund
Law Rogers. Baltimore; Mrs. George X.
Godsborough, nee Eleanor Agnes Rogers,
Easton, Nd; Mrs. Ella b. Washington, nee
Ella Bissett, Charlcstovn. Jefferson county,
w. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell.
Chsrlcstown; william Dell Washing
ton, Charlestown; Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine
Keyser, Baltimore; Dir. and Mrs. Z. Glenn
Perine. Baltimore; James B. Washington
and family, Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. Annie Washington
Brown and family, Charlestown, Jefferson
county, W. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Is.
Washington, Cbarlestown; Mrs. Fielding
Lewis and daughters, "Marmion BIT.
and Mrs. Daingerfield Lewis, "Audley,
Berryyile, Va; Colonel aud Mrs. Edward
Parks Gusts Lewis Colonel Lewis, late
United States Minister TO Portuga) ;
Professor Chapman Maupin. Ellicott City,
Nd; Mrs. Wager Swsyne, New York city A;
Hon. william Peter. State senator. Ellicott
City, Md. Mr. and Nrs. Macku6in, Ellicott
v,
Home, Washington city; General George
Washington Gusts Lee, Lexington, Va ;
Captain Robert Edward Lee. West Point,
Va; General and Mrs. William Henry Fitz-
hugh Lee, Burke's station, Fairfax county.
Va Miss Mary Gusts Lee, Lexington, Va.
Miss Mildred G. Lee, Lexington, Va.
THE vIBGINIANs.
The new society OF "The Yirginians
will give dinner to the representatives OF
Virginia at tue Cafe Savarin on May LIST AT
! =. Nj. Tue society has received answers
from Governor Hill and exsPresident
Grover Cleveland, both OF whom promise TO
make speeches.
THE WASHINGTON BIBLE.
st. Johns Lodge have appointed the fol-
lowing past grand masters 10 take the famous
Bible on which Washington was sworn u
the Sub-Tressury, 70 be placed in consplcu'
ous position during the literary exercises
o. &. Brady. A. K. COrbit, j. b. Rose, j. C.
Walker, and II. j. Arne.
PORTRAITS AND RELICS.
A good many portraits and relics SEM
from the south are among the most interest
ing things in the loan exhibition. The pOr
traits include almost all OF note Of Genera
Washington and a number Of miniatures
Colonel DaUgeriield Lewis, OF Audley,
Va, has loaned all his family relies, whicl
are many and valuable. One OF the
most valuable relica, perhsps. Is wash
ingtOn's crossword, which WIS brought
by special messenger from The
Lewis family in Baltimore. Tber
there are the swords OF Chlef-Jus'
ticc jay and other Washington swords, on'
being sent with a suit OF clothes worn by
the General on Inauguration day, by Thorn
ton A. Washington, OF Washington. and th'
sword OF Governor Benjamin Pierce, o
New Hampshire, who WAS the father o
President Pierce; from Mrs. Mcneil Potter
OF Brooklyn. the Governors granddaugh
Martha Washngton's own Bible, iron
Mrs. Lewis, OF Audley, Va. the desi
upon which the Federafst was writien'
from DR.. Allan Mclean Hamilton, Gene
raj Washington's snuil-bOX, presented
bv him to hls iavorite nephew, Bushrod {
Washington; from Mrs. Roger a. Pryor
Gonveraeur Morris's dressing.case, tn
wooden leg that he wore IN Paris during tn
Revolution, and other relics from the grand
children Of GouyerDeur Morris at horlsa
MIA: General Washington's camp-service
loaned by ex-Mayor Hewitt; kalf lard
gold suug.bo from DR.. ManigauIt, o
Charleston; court-dresses worn by Job
Adams, John Jay, James Monroe, AM
others.