Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23

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they were sdtine The part Of hose9 ana
Their guests were number Of oxceedtnzly
pretty Rirls, The scene OF the 0fayS fnl-
lantry was Bufke's restaurant, and tocy
entertained their lady friend! according 70
the latest and most improved 'tecslcs =
that Is 70 say, with meGnincens ,npPef
and highly enjoyable musical pFo-
Nearly every member Of the oompsny
was present, and, In addition to this. sew
ernl Of the veteran ASSOCIATION were also IN
attendance. Among the latter were CAP
tain Cyrus Bossieux. Captain z: Leslie
spence. Mr. Joseph q, Dickerson. Mr.. John
Pitt, Captain j. 4. Phillips, j. I. vaughan,
ii. 4. Phillips. William Gibson, Captain y.
I. Daniel, Mr. ID. H. Pyle. Mr.. David WI
son. Mr.. George w. Libby, Colonel y. =;
HAYES. Colonel A. I. Phillips, Lsute9ar 3
Thomas II. Starke. @. w. Macfarians, :. r.
Davis. and G. A. Crawford.
APLEAsAxr MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
Captain G. Gray Bvssieux, in = graceful
speech. welcomed the ladies. anu assured
them Of the pleasure his company felt In
having them as their guests.
Bethel and Levy Martin, and Captain
Bossieux and Private l.. G. Minor. then
rendered delightful music. after which
solos were sung by Misses Bethel and Mar
tin. The selections were rendered with
much skill and elected hearty applause. as
did also q piano solo by MIR. Herbert Rees:
Private Beverly r. Dudley read an original
poem, giving description Of recent
visit OF the Grays 10 New York.
After the music supper was announced,
and the ladies were escorted into the ban,
auet room. where O SPLENDID feast awaited
them. The table was beautifully set and
decorated with q profusion OF palms ana
fruits.
Owing to the number OF guests present
n squad of fifteen, known as the sag
party were compelled to separate them
selves from the rest of the crowd and
have q separate meal in another room.
Private Collier Gibson commanded this
detachment. and presided IN manner
strongly suggestive of Chauncey NJ De-
pew.
A GOOD SUPPER AND EXCELLENT SPEECHES.
In the main hall over $50 were seated,
and the scene presented was an animated
one indeed. The boys. it must be con-
fessed. had before them the two things
they love most on earth-woman and eata-
ble II was difficult matter for them 10
decide which they should bestow the most mo-;
attention upon, but despite this indecl-
Governor Mckinney and Mayor Ellyson;
who were invited to be present, entered
the hall about half-past III o'clock, ana
were greeted with loud applause. Ihey
were given prominent seats at the table.
After the banquet was over Governor
Mckinney was called upon and made an
excellent speech. Brief addresses were
also made by Mayor Ellyson and MI:
| ntoH former nrp1lGent OI
the veteran association. Captain Gun
ningham delighted the gathering WITH
several of his beautiful songs. after when
the pleasures of the evening ended with
the singing of MY Country. Ills OF
Thee" All present joined In this sweet
refrain.
Tho McGili Union.
The Cathedral Hall was crowded last
night with the friends OF the members OF
this organization who had come to enjoy
the attractive entertainment that was pro-
vided for them by the society. Inc pro,
gramme consisted of songs, readings, anu
dramatic representations. IL was excel
Iently rendered. and it is hard to say VINO
appeared to most advantage.
The Quarrel scene from julius Caesar was
acceptably presented by Messrs. Kenefck
and Kelley. The singing of Messrs. Sulli-
van, Sweeney, Cunningham, and Crump
was much enjoyed. as always.
Messrs. Fred. and John Christian varied
the programme with well-executed song
and dance. and Colonel G. Oh. C0wardin
entertained the audience with his In
imitable Rotations.
The whole closed with the very amusing
farce, "Slasher and Crasher." excellently
rendered by the whole cast. Misses Leahy
and Lynch interpreted the female charac-
ters splendidly. and Messrs. Kenetck and
Reddy In the title roles were immense. Mr.
Campbell as the old soldier acted the part
true to life and S. l.. Kelly as Lieutenant
Brown could hardly be improved upon.
Upan the whole the performance was one
of the best gwen by the union.
The Day EIsewhere-In Washington.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-Washington's
Birthday was observed at the national
capital as general holiday. All the de-
uartments were closed and the same was
the case with nearly all private business
establishments. The weather was bright
and clear and the streets were alive with
people. but there was not much attempt at
O general public demonstration. number
of civic organizations celebrated the day,
each IN its own way, and several parades
occurred of firemen, militia, and high
school cadets.
IN CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON s. c., February %. Wash
ington's Birthday was celebrated here by
an inspection by State Acknowledgement
Farley and parade of thousand militia
men of the Fourth Brigade and battalion
of cavalry. The Society of the Cincinnati
and the Washington Light Infantry and
two other companies mad banquet to-
night.
Evangelistic Work.
Mr.. M. B. Williams. the evangelist. spent