Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-25

Mr.. Arthur Mayo: That Santa Claus
may remember him with great liberalIty.
Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry: That Santa Claus
may bring him O carload OF duty pam
phlets.
Mr.. Norton Savage: That from the
good seed he has sown he may reap nc h
harvest.
Mr.. Decatur Axtell: That before 1894 his
Office will be in the new Chesapeake and
Ohio depot.
Professor William o. English: That the
Masonic goat may never get loose IN his
flower beds.
Mr.. +. Roberts Baker: That the American
Pharmaceutical Association may never
need tonic.
Mr.. Alexander Cameron; That his JOY in
his beautiful country home may increase
with his years.
Mr.. Fred. Kohler: That his disinte-
grated affections may crystalize upon a
single fair one.
Mr.. John F. T. Anderson: That tobacco
stand not on the order OF weather, but DO
ordered at once.
Captain f. Leslie Spence: That he may
preside at the S00th anniversary OF the
Richmond Grays.
Mr. Sol. L. Bloomberg: That the Jeffer-
son Literary Society may turn out states
men by the score.
Mr. j. d. X. Seight That the public
may be as willing TO help him as he IS to
help newspaper men.
Mr.. Wyudham X. Meredith: That the
Virginia Historical Society may flourish
like q green bay-tree.
Colonel w. II. Palmer; That the hour
will come when he will see q monument 10
every Confederate hero.
Colonel Miles Cary: That the crops of
partridges and wild ducks for 1898 may be
the largest ever known,
Mr.. Ned. Rowelle: That he may never
be shocked by finding a wrinkle in his
perfectly fitting clothes.
Major John =. Branch: That when no
runs over to Europe again his trip may be
in his own private yacht.
President John S. Ellest: That his
new bank-vault may be as substantial re-
pOsitory as he IS a citizen.
MIR. Thomas n Carter: That the Cham
Der OF Commerce may soon succeed In es-
tsblishing an ab1tJir here.
Mr.. II. Clay Chamblin: That his great
stallion Egwood may lower his record ten
minutes in the spring sales.
Mr. William NJ. Hill: That the orphans
Of the Richmond Humane Association
may never want for anything.
Mr.. George d. Thaxton: That the bond
of sympathy between Virginia and North
Carolina may never be broken.
Mr.. John Lyons. Jr. That Richmond
gnp1afv q ho dafari K-aI ~ bra Y,laaa
ant face and charming manners.
Mr. Joseph Wallerstein: That his dream
of IA clubhouse for the Commercial Ira
vellcrs' Club prove not all dream.
hIr. Charles L. Todd: That the South
American taste for bread made from Rich
mond flour may develop into mania.
DR.. BENJAMIN Harrison That he may
have the satisfaction before the end OF
the next year Of eating inspected meat.
Captain EdgeIton S. Rogers: That Major
Ginter may finally conclude to allow him
to draw the plans for the Hotel Jefferson.
Colonel John B. Purcell: That he may
see a thousand cadets at tho Virginia Mill
tary Institute at the next co mmencement.
Mr.. William c. Preston: That the law
class at Washington and Lee may attain
proportions equ.1 - hi5 oathusiasm over
it.
Mr.. Hermann Schmidt: That the sue
cess of the eGerman-American ASSOCIATION
may be in proportion to his zeal in its be-
hall.
Major Henry G. Carter: That the ques-
ton whether Shakespeare or Bacon wrote
Shakespeare may be settled to his satlsfac-
ton.
Dr. George j. Steel: That he may be
made chairman of the Finance Committee
at the next regular session Of the Legisla-
ture.
Colonel Raleigh I. Colston That his sue
cess with the penitentIary services NAV be
commensurate with his pity for the unfor-
tunate.
Mr.. Joseph w. Johnston: That for
many years he may continue to win laurels
as care-taker of the little ones of his
| friends.
Colonel William f. Tanner: That he
/ may be able to employ regularly for the
| Mozart muSicGes an orchestra of an hun
dred pieces.
Mir. Lewis d. Crenshaw That before
| many moons ships drawing thirty-two feet
| OF water will be discharglng their cargoes
/ at Rockets.
Mr.. Edward V. Valentine: That his An
| dromache and AstyanaX may receive the
universal recognition at Chicago that Us
| beauty deserves.
Captain Harry Lee Watson: That he
may either move further down town OIL
| induce some of bis lady friends to reside
| III tue West End.
! Mr.. Aston Cabell: That he be allowed
/ 10 SIT in Judgment, with penary powers
upon the Vandal that would tear down
| Virginia landmarks.
Mr.. Joseph II. Shepherd: That the time
I will come when the whole world will be
run by water power, and he will grow rich
raising hydraulic rams.
Simon Solomon, Esq. May the chubby,
I little. black-eyed sheriff never have tC
hang a man, and may he hold his present
Office for the rest of his life.
Mr.. A. W. Archer That he may have a
host of friends to enjoy his New Year s
dinner. aud that the Exchange may be
| crowded throughout the year.
Clty-Auditor Miles Turpin: That when
he goes downtown tomorrow he may find
the cItys finances so bountlful that all her
bonds can be called III al once.
Thomas Bigger. Esq. That his jokes
NAV never become chestnuts," and that
he may live forever without having TO
work OF trouble his quick mind.
Mr.. @. Lee Moore: That his desk in the
New State-Iibrary building may be where
the ladies' passing through the Square can
get an unobstructed view OF him.
Major William II. Evans That no error
may ever be detected in his records of the
brigade staff, and that the Military Club
may always flourish and prosper.
Colonel John Murphy That when he
puts the eastern tower over his hotel, as
he will do in few years, it may serve as
an ornament TO the NInth-street corner.
MIR. Ed. Hamilton Cahill That he may
bring Patti to Richmond again and make
lots of money by the scheme, as he de-
serves to do with most of his attractions.
Sergeant Aleck Tomlinson: That his
next pun may not paralyze himself and his
friends, and that when he gets IL off he
may not be compelled to furnish plans and
specifications.
Mr.. Thomas G.. Leath: That instead OF
the Theatre being sold for a store-h ouse it
may be thoroughly renovated and remod-
elled, set with new scenery, and do the
best years business in its history.
Councilman John Mann, Jr. That his
days of sickness may not last much longer
and that he may bo able at the next meet
ING of the Common Council to be IN his