The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-24
NEw York BUREAU.
D,cux.o~n DAIry IIMrg.

Metropolitan Miscellany.
NEW York BUREAU,
RICHMOND DAILY ZINES.
New YORK. Feb. %, 1917
washington's birthday. unlike other ma
tional holidays. appears 10 be growing IN
popularity. Business was generally suspended
throughout the city. A brand new flag, bear
ing forty-four stars, 10 correspond with
the number of States in the Union.
was hoisted this morning at sunrise
opJl the flagstaff at the Battery
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Ono If the most interesting events Of the
Anniversary was the organization OF the
New York Society Of the Daughters OF the
Reyolution at Sherrys this morning. About
two hundred ladies met IN the ballroom
Mrs. Florence Darling presided.
Representatives OF the following revolution
ary families were present: Hamilton, Living
ston. Stockton, Washington, Hall, Rush.
Greene. Marion. Sumpter, Bland, Adams. Joy,
Everett. Way. Iarran. Duncan, Scrgent,
Prescott, Marston, Bayard Holden. Morton,
Allen. Calhoun. Wise. Maclay. Morris, Cotton
Smith. Van Coortlandt, Gardiner, Van Wick,
Antwerp, and De Peyster.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions were passed sending greetings
10 the Daughters of Revolution and the Sons
of Revolution at Washington. and express
ing a wish TO cooperate with the work OF the
society.
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
Mrs. Felix G.. DeFontaine read n very inter
osting address on behalf of the women Of the
South, in which she assured her hearers that
she and other Southern sisters would do all IN
their power TO further the movement
During her address Mrs DeFontaine said
that all sectional feelings must give way 10
the pride which all true Americans feel when
tbev think of the deeds Of the Revolutionary
heroes.
Mrs. De Fontane read lettersfrom number
Of Southern ladies wishing encouragement 10
the movement of perpctuating the memories
Of the revolution, and promising md tothe So
ciety.
Among them were communications from
Mary A. Washington. Macon, Ga: Elizabeth
Rogers Smith. daughter OF Commander
Rogers, and Mrs. b. O.. Patrick, OF Midway,
S. {.
Miss Lulu Pryor. who was 10 have read the
constitution and bylaws. was absent. but her
mother Mrs. Roger A.. Pryor volunteered to
read them. After she had finished, the con
stitution and bylaws were unanimously
adopted.
vAssAR COLLEGE.
The Executive Committee of the Board Of
Trustees of Vassar College have come 10 AN
agreement with the sixteen next Of kin OF John
GUY Vassar deceased. The next of KIN agreed.
on the payment Of $50 900. not to contest the
bequest by Mr.. Nassar of 100000 10
Vassar College. They were cut of by the Will
with few small requests
ROMAN TYPE FOR GERMAN PAPERS.
The managers Of one of the German-Ameri-
can papers in this city have been considering
the propriety Of discardng the German type
a.. III, .t.tra txsitff .l
are used in the printing of so many other Ian
guages. 1t was said at one time that BIS
Inarck favored this change: but It does not
appear as if he ever used his power 70 bring
IL about and several attempts To establish the
Roman alphabetical form IN German nave
failed One of the most enthusiastic OF the
promoters of the new system says: We
should throw away our curlycueing type and
take the Roman, which Is PLAN. feel that
if some German American paper IN New ork
would make the change that its example
would be copied by papers in Germany
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
The dinner of the Society Of the Sons of the
Revolution was held in the banquet hall of
of Delmonicos this evening. The guests. TO
the number of two hundred and twenty-five.
assembled in the red ROOM After a short
reception. the president, Frederic 5. Tai
madge, led the way. with Ex-Governor John
Lee Carroll. general president Of the Society.
10 the banquet hall where the dinner was
served, while national airs were played by the
band stationed on the balcony. Upon dais
at the head of the room sat President Tai
madge. the speakers of the evening, delegates
from sister societies in Pennsylvania. District
of Columbia, and Iowa; the chaplain, Rev.
Brockholst Morgan, and the yice-presldent,
Floyd Clarkson. Upon the table III front OF
each guest was placed "a volume containing
the list of membership of the Society, with n
bcrs giving his Revolutionary pedigree.
The menu bore the constitutional flags of the
Revolution printed in cOlOrs. with portrait
Of Washington. from designs by the assistant
secretary, Edward Irenchard. Grace was said
by the Rev Daniel c. Winston chaplain Of Il c
General Society. The tOasts and specchc-
were as follows Nathan Hale John G..
Flood, "rhe Clergy and the Sons of q o
Clergy, the Fathers Of the Revolution q c
RI Rev. Vim. Stevens Perry, ID. D., Ill. D.,
Bishop of Iowa; The true causes of the Rev
olution," John c. ThOmhnson; The Revolt
ton is not over" DIR. Austin Scott. LII. D..
president of Rutgers College; For the mar
ayers, The Private Soldiers OF the Reyolu-
ton" Charles II. Woodruff: British Mlsuu-
derstandings," John Gilbert Marshall. All
the speakers, with the exception OF Dr.
Scott, are members of the Society. Most
of the members wore the insignia of
the Sons Of the Revolution. The Penn
sylvania Society Of the Sons of the Reyolu-
ton sent deputation 10 the dinner consist
ing of William Wayne. Richard NJ. Cadwa-
lader, Major Edward Carpenter. John G Jor-
don and the Rev. George W. Hodge chap
lain of the Pennsylvania Society.
From the District of Columbia Society
came: John Lee Carroll, Alexander b. Lee.
gere and Chares WorthnCton: and from the
Iowa Society, Bishop Perry. president of that
Society and Chaplan-General of the Order
OF the Cincinnati.
WALL STREET NOTES.
The Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
has passed into the hands of the Seaboald .tnd
Roanoke system The latter road mamn-
tees per cent. on 1900 900 Of the common
stock, which is to be increased TO per cent.
when its gross earnings reach II 900 600 a
year. A new road will be built from a point
near Elberton to Macon. Ga. This deal gives
the Seaboard and Roanoke a through line
from Baltimore 10 Palatka, Fla. and bv con-
nection 10 ST. Augustine
January net earnings of Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad Company were S41. 200;
nSed charges $4,000, surplus 80 100 Direc-
tors OF the company say that this is a good
showing Tor the month, as the strike was not
declared of until the 2lst.
EARNINGS.
Ohio and Mississippi Second week in Feb
Iuary, 1891, S9O,5Sl; 1890, S76,4i2; increase,
$l40S9
Richmond and Danville system: Second
week IN February, 1891. s3l3,si5 1880, s27l,-
0T5, increase. .39. 500.
Louisville and Nashville Second week in
February, 1891, s36s,605; 1850, s3Si,Sil; de