Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03
young men be assigned to the school here.
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| The Hygeia keeps crowded with visitors
and the usual round OF gaieties goes on
| from day to day without interruption. On
Monday evening Mrs. Bessie Oton. OF
Louisville. Ky. gave a costume recital 10
the banquet hall to large and apprecia-
| tive audience.
Tuesday evening Mr.. aud Mrs. George
| w. Young. Of Chicago. gave dinner 20
number Of their young friends. In the
party were Lieutenant and Mrs. John IL.
| Williams. Of Baltimore: Lieutenant :. Z.
| Iemlcy. United States navy; Lieutenant
Edgar Russell, of Washington; Lieutenant
| G. l.. Cortheli. Miss Alice Frank, and MISS
| Carrie Story. Of tho garrison MISS MILL
ken and Miss cambridge. of Washington.
The young society people Of Norfolk are
| taking advantage of the opportunity 70
run down tnree times week and enjoy,
couple of hours dancing and a sail on the
| koads bv moonlight, and the number that
| comes down increases nightly.
AN OBJECT or DTERrsr.
The flagship Richmond is still at anchor
| in the Roads awaiting the pleasure Of the
| department. She is an object of much N
| terost TO visitors. especially those from the
| interior, and large parties go OF every any
| to inspect the vessel.
| The court of inquiry which convened
on July It'll 10 look into the trouble be,
tween Admiral ellis and Captain Reed
| concluded its labors Wednesday afternoon
and adjourned. Lieutenant Lemloy, Judse
advocate, and Admiral Grier. president OF
the court, returned to Washington Thurs
day evening.
Captain CharlesZ. Riley. of Cincinnati,
aide-de-camp on the staff Of Governor
Campbell. IS hore on a visit, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bodell.
Major r. d Vroom. inspector-gcneral,
visited the post Monday and inspected tho
disbursng officers accounts.
Captain Arthur Murray, Fourth artillery;
Judge advocate on the staff of General
Wesley Merritt, who has been spending
month here with his family, returned TO
st. Louis last week. Mrs. Murray, who Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. General DE kus-
sey, viii remain until October lst.
Captain s. +. Hamilton, Second cavalry.
now on recruiting duty at Baltimore. spent
Sunday at the post visiting old army
friends.
The general court-martial which met
here early IN July to try Lieutenant j. a.
Swift, Of the Signal corps, now stationed
at Norfolk, acquitted that officer. and the
proceedings have been approved by the
President
The Chesapeake Club, of Lancaster, Pa.
arrived here Thursday on Their annual
cruise. They have fine band OF music
with them, which came ashore and rem
dcred a number of pieces in front OF the
hotel. They left about 10 2 NJ. for wash
ington.
ANNUAL REUNION.
The Third Pennsylvania heavy artillery,
which had the honor of garrisoning the
fort from the breaking out of the war until
its close, will hold their annual retinlon
here tomorrow. II Is the only regiment
in the Union army that served three
years, or during the war;" without losing a
man in action. IL was picnic for the
boys, and the pressure for places in its
ranks was so great that il was increased
from I 600 to 600 men. As they oil " sur
yived" the Attendance will no doubt DO
large. The One-hundred- ghty-
eighth Pennsylvania will join them on
this occasion, and have chartered tho
steamer Excelsior, which arrives here
Monday morning, and will remain until
midnight.
COLONEL. j. Tree, superintendent OF tho
Western Union Telegraph Company, ar
rived from Richmond Sunday evening On
route for Mathews county. where his wife
and daughter are spending the summer.
Colonel W. IL. Gregor, travelling passen1-
ger agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way, and daughter, of Cincinnati, are
spending their vacation at the Hygeia.