Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-26
NEW YORK SHRINERs HERE.
Mobiles of Mecca Temple Spend the Day
in Richmond.


The mobiles of Mecca Temple. Mystic
Shrine, OF New York. spent yesterday IN
this CITY as guest of Acca Temple. The
visiting Shrlners. about fifty Ill number.
aud accompanied by their wives and other
lady friends, arrived here early in the
morning en- route from Florida, where they
had been on short pilgrimage. A com
rittee from Acca Temple met the party at
the depot, and dinner was served at the
Exchange Hotel between and O'clock.
LII the afternoon the visitors were driven
over the city. Among the places they
visited were the colored Normal School.
where Major James II. Capers delivered
an address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Mr.. ii. G.. Walcott; st.
Johns Cemetery, Lee Monument Allen Il
Ginter's branch of the American Tobacco
Company. Cullingworth's tobacco-factory.
the new reservoir. and other points OF
interest. The entire body called on the
Governor at the Executive department,
and each member was introduced TO his
Eycellency.
LIST OF THE VISITORS.
The party consisted of the following
ladies and gentlemen: Sir. and Mrs. George
w. Milar. Misses Julia Shandley and An
ME Van Doren. New York city; Mir. and
Mrs. James McGee Brooklyn. n. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew ID. Barr. New York city;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Ccwen, New York
city Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Locherty,
New York city; Messrs. JARVIS Is. Smith,
John Nj. Jones, John A. Totten, Joseph l..
Miller, Charles A. Benedict, 5. Il. Ellison,
Nj. d., ]. L. Downes, ID. ID. s., Henry kolb.
Nj. d., j. A. Roth. NJ. d., G. f. Booth. Nj. d.,
Hiram S. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Kosmak, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Jolly-all of New
York city; Mr.. and Mrs. =. III. Bresnan,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Van
Houton, Mr.. and Mrs A. W.. Piaget, Mr..
ard Mrs. Louis +. Piaget, Mr.. and Mrs.
Messrs. William Frisbie, Orland Smith.
MIR. and Mrs Thad. Il. Beecher, Messrs q.
Il. Beardsley, G.. W. Clark. Henry Setter,
Jr.. l.. S. Sumner-all of Bridgeport,
Conn; Mr. and Mrs. r. Holmes, West
Winstead, Conn. MIR. Louis Drawn. Pat
erson. N. j.; Mr.. aud Mrs. William J.
Bissenger, Reading. Pa. Mr.. and Mrs II.
Conn Mr.. David b. Alling, New Haven,
Conn. MIR. John =. Contrell. Newark, n.
j.: Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Wait. Hart
ford, Conn. Mr.. John Il. Warner Nor
witch, Conn. Mr.. f. =. Miller Middletown,
Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. II. ii. Able, East
Hampton, Conn. Mrs. Il. Scott. Albany.
NY; Mr.. and Mrs. +. Whiting, Stratford,
Conn. :; Hon. George West, Ballston Spa,
n. MIR. and Mrs. L. Nj. Armstrong and
son. New Haven. Conn. ; Mr. and Mrs; 10
seph +. Crater. Easton, Pa. Messrs. Will
liam Helmer and George Weller, Science
tady, n. y; Mr.. w. b. Morgan, Hart
ford, Conn. Mr.. Robert Morgan, New
Haven, Conn. Mr.. Ii. IT,. Wal
colt, Fishkill, on the Hudson, N. y.
Easton. Hartford. Conn. Mr. Alfred L.
Kicker, Hartford, Conn. /; Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Smith, Hartford, Conn. Mr..
Aaron Levett, Salt Lake City, Utah; Gene
raj Richard A. Donnelly. Trenton. n. j.;
Mrs. Marks, New York city; Mr.. Ed. Little
and two Miss Titles. Jersey City, n. j.,
and Mr.. 4. Goodsell and wife, bridgeport,
Conn.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AND BANQUET
The visiting Shriners were rendered q
musical entertainment and banquet at the
Masonic Temple last evening by tho men,
bers of Acca Temple ana the affair was Que
of unusual brilliancy III Richmond Ma
sonry. After brief and eloquent address
by Noble George l.. Street Noble James II.
Capers was introduced and the latter III u
hearty and thoroughly Vlrcinian way wei
coined the visitors. At the CONCLUSION or
the speeches the musical part OF the pro
gramne began.
Mrs. j. Harvie Magruder and Captain
Frank Cunningham sang selections. which
were greatly enjoyed Baseler's band was
ON hand and discoursed delightful strains
of music throughout the evening. When
this feature Was over the party repaired to
the banquet hall of the temple, which was
beautifully decorated with palms. ferns.
and other evergreens. 1oasts and speeches
were made by a number of the visitors, as
well as many Richmond Shriners. The fol-
lowing was the list of the toasts: Mecca. re-
sponded 10 by Messrs. Welcott aud Bene-
diet; Acca, by Mr.. Ecker Purity, by Mr..
Beecher Lulu. by Mr.. Donald: Ladies,
Mr. Levett; I'll Kuiah Utah. Immediately
after leaving the banquet hall the visitors,
accompanied by members of Acca Temple,
left for Elba depot, where they boarded
their special car at 1876 for New York TIA
Washington.