The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-06
VISITORS GALORE.
THE OLD REBEL CAPITAL STILL At.
TRACTIyE.
CITY FILLED WITH INATG IRA
TON TOURISTS.
RECEPTION TO GOODWILL COUNCII
JR. %. A. VI
4 Pleasant Day aud Delightful Evening
Entertained by fescue Council.
Of KichmoDd-Other
Local News.

The city was filled with visitors
throughout the day yesterday Every
train from the North brought in fresh
accessions, and from early in the morn
/ ing until late in the evening the crowd
continued 10 swell in size, until Main
street began 10 assume the appearance OF
/ Broadway. The hotels were all filled 10
their utmost capacity, and the wonder
grew why and wherefore was the sud
den influx The problem was soon
solved Out of the thousands who
had Comet 10 Washington to eXaii
in the restoration Of Radicali-m in the
. United States. few hundreds deter
mined t0 take advantage of the proXi-
nifty of the Federal and Confederate
/ capitals TO pay a visit tO the latter that
+ j. why the streets were thr0ngei, and
/ the hotels. hackmen and saloons did such
+ 4 thriving business All the sights and
scenes connected with the Rebel seat
ol government had to be visited, and "a
Inst lingering look Al the famous Libby
+ Prison had 90 be- taken before 10 and
/ lis breath $50 dramatically described by
+ Bill Nyel. are removed 10 Chicago. and
/ he place that once knew II In Rich
mond shall happily know IL no more for
ever
The most prominent among these many
visitors was
GOODWILL CorNcIL, 80, g. o.U.AM
This Councilare from New Brunswick.
\ J and arrived i'm the city Yesterday
morning from Washington They came
on special visit 20 Rescue Council. so /.
Of this city, and stopped in body at the
Hotel Dod-on They We're taken in charge
hy Rescue Council and given Virginia
welcome They were shown through ihe
city in the morning and visited the Capt.
tol. Trciegar Iron Works and other
points The committee who attended
them were Me-,r l. I keeton. b T.
Frank. Jr. s. 4 Pulling and ". j.
Vaughan ln the evening they were
shown the more distant parts OF the
city. including the Soldiers Home. Libby
Hill, the Old Reservoir, the parks. etc
III night they were rendered
RECEPTION AT BELvIDEREnALI.
where the following programme was
carried ont
Welcome Address ....... Walter e. Orange.
solo ltu1l ..-- ........... W. s. Johnson.
Overtime .... ..... ........... Orch -fra.
Duet .............. shewbiiisc brothers.
Overture ....... .. Orchestra
solo soprano. Mr,. Bertha Richardson.
-Oi0 Tenor Capt. Frank Cunningham.
After thi.
DANCING
followed according to The following
programme Grand march. waltz. qua
drille polka and lancieB.
THE SUPPER
Supper was here served. and the
splendid menu was as follows
Dys1t..
Rlw. Half she'll fric1 AMI Escolloi,rd
Toast icndrri0in and Mushrooms.
Turkey STUFFED
Lnites.
lattee- OF Chicken. Veal trOlucits
Oyster Patfic-
t0d Nsl.
Turkey. I'n"n" and Ham
>gtfJs
Turkey. Poillo. Lobster. Celery.
Olives, p.ckels. fee Cream,
Cakes ana Fruits.
DANCING RESUMED.
After the banquet had been thorough
ly enjoyed the dancing was resumed
and kept up until late hour In the
night. when every one present regret
fully recognized the familiar tune hy the
band, Home, Sweet Home. meaning
that The close of the pleasant evening
was at hand The visitors then returned
90 their hotel more than delighted with
their visit They will return to New
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