Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
Personals md Briefs.

Senator Iawless. of the Portsmouth dis
trict, is at the Exchange Hotel.
Mr.. J. V. Ryals, of Clifton Forge, author
of Yankee Doodle Dixie" is in the city.
Miss Kizzie brewery, Of Martinsville, Va,
is visiting Miss Mary kellogg at 5ll1s east
Franklin.
Miss Mamie Minor, of the University Of
Virginia. is visiting the Misses Doggett, OF
317 east Franklin street.
Mr.. Robert Hill, Jr., of 40S west Grace
street, who has been very Ill for some time,
was no better yesterday.
Mr.. Sidney Lascelles and bride. of New
York. are IN the city en- route for the west
Indies and on extensive bridal tour. They
are stopping at FOrd's.
Thieves broke into Beasley's bar-room,
1922 Main street, Sunday night, and car
RED off four bottles of wine, pistol. and
pair of opera-glasses.
The British steamship Endymion, John
Satterley. master, with 5000 bales of cot
ton. cleared at the custom-house yester-
day for Liverpool ria Norfolk.
Mr.. Syl. Stokes, a member of Richmond
Lodge. No. /, Odd-Fellows, will entertain
his brethren next month at the spring
opening of his hotel, the Eutaw House.
A meeting of the Richmond Light-In-
fantry Blues Association will be held at
the cOmpany's armOry tonight at s O'Clock.
A full attendance is earnestly urged, as
there will be important business.
Grand Patriarch George b. Davis paid an
official visit last night to Excelsior En-
campment of Odd-Fellows. He was re-
ceived with appropriate ceremonies, and
several felicitous speeches were made.
DR.. and Mrs. II. Wythe Davis have issued
invitations TO the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Eva Thomas Davis, TO MIR. q. Lee
Moore. of the State Auditors Office, nc the
First Baptist church Wednesday, February
18th. at 6:15 p. III.
Rapid progress is being made on the Ma
sonic Temple. The west wall ls about CON-
pleted, having reached the top of the fifth
and uppermost story. IL IS expected that
the building will he under roof by the mid
die of next month.
Mrs. William Allen and her brother-ln-
law, Mr. Carl Eglernger, of New York, ar
rived in the city Yesterday morning on the
early train from the North and are az the
Exchange Hotel. The health of MIR. Allen
is reported to be greatly improved.
The lecture to have been delivered to-
night at Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church by the Rev. j. Wiley Bledsoe for
the benefit of the Methodist Cot" has
been unavoidably postponed. Tickets al
ready sold will hold good for the lecture
when given.
Rev. DR.. Landrum, chaplain of the Rich
mond HowitZers, was constrained to de-
cline the invitation of the battery 20 ac-
company them on their trip 10 New Or
leans, notwithstanding the company had
made arrangements to pay his expenses.
DR.. Landrum formerly lived in New Or
leans and his father was ut one time pas
tor in that city.
The Odd-Fellows expect TO have a sec
ton in River-View cemetery. The Rich
mond fraters will pay for the ground and
the Grand Lodge, which meets here April
18th, is to RAISE the money TO erect monu-
ment to the late Judge +. III. Fltzhugh,
who was devoted member Of the order,
having been grand master of Virginia and
deputy grand sire of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the World.
On Friday evening last quite O pleasant
entertainment was given by Mrs. James Is.
Patton in honor of Miss Carrie Wren, of
Staunton. Among the young ladies pres
ent were: Misses Carrie Wren. Kate Will
liams, Minnie Drewry, Virginia Tyler, Al
berta Williams, Sey, Kate Drewry, Lillian
Robertson. and Mrs. Spencer. The gen.
tlemen were Messrs. Randolph, Scott.
Vaughan, II. II. Wren, j. +. Wren, Nc
George, kennon, Spencer, and Williams.