Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-05

ing. recitations and short speeches. inter
rupted only by the call to dinner, which
was spread on two large tables In the house
By Mrs. Spring. Mrs. Fowler. and num-
Der OF other ladies assisting.
wAIEKR LIGHT GUARD.
The Walker Laght Guard gave delight
full picnic TO its members at walkers
Glen, beautiful place about mile from
Manchester. The soldier BOYS left the
Armory about o'clock. accompanied by
nu nber Of ladies', aud all were IN the best
Of spirits. Arriving at the Glen. they
found everything in shape Tor
good time. Tho morning was spent
in pleasant canes and sfroiis. About
1 O'Clock d nor was served uDder
the management of Corporal Garner. AZ
ter the dinner things had been cleared
away the crowd went TO the iarget-grounds.
where the company competed for their
"best-shot" medal. IL was won by Cap
tain H. W. Cunningham. who scored Ill ont
of possible 15 When targct-practice
was over the senior and Junior baseball
mines of the company crossed bats, the
game resulting In q score OF 70 IN faVor
of the juniors. At ) o'clock the company
repaired TO the hospitable home OF MAJOR
Joseph Walker, where they were enter
tanned royalty by the Major and his
family While there the Captain Cunning
ham sang several solos. and the company
elected Major and Mrs. Walker honorary
members. Mrs. Walden and Mrs owen
assisted the Walkers IN their endeayors 10
make the company have pleasant time
The ladies at the picnic were Misses.
Bradley. Hewlett. Lewis. Ninson, Wits,
Gerring. Hardin. Barron. Kennedy.
Adams, Fitzgerald. Snyder. Taylor, Col
Inns, Scott and Mrs. +. w. Cunningham
and children.
John W. Starke and Corporal J. j. Der
rick kept up round OF fun the entire
day.
TIE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
The coIored populace turned out and
celebrated the day with grand street-pa-
rate and an outing at the Exposition
Grounds. About 5000 sable individuals
on pleasure bent traced their way 10 the
Fair-GrOurds, and day Of merriment was
the result. Several little brawls between
members of the sterner sex characterized
the affair, but on the whole very goOd or
der was preserved. 1t was dual OBJ
servance on the part of the darkles OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that OF the glorious
Fourth. and secondarily that of the first
annual celebration of the Virginia Indus
trial Mercantile Building and Loan Asso-
cation, under the auspices OF when the
cOlored fairs are given here.
Owing TO the delay in forming the line
of march was cut short, but the process
sion was none the less imposing. In 1t
wore the companies composing the First
Battalion, three bands, the Broad-Street
Zouaves boys), Anderson's Guards (boysl,
Sunday-schOol children. decorated wa
gous. etc.
A competitive drill took place in the
afternoon between the Broad-Street Zou-
ayes aud Anderson's Guards. splendid
feature of the days festivities was the
battle between the companies Of the
First Battalion, which took place IN the
rear of the Exposition Building at p. NJ.
A number of speeches were made IN refer
ence 10 the Virginia Industrial. Mercantile.
Building. and Loan Association. These
were interspersed with singing by the
choirs of tho colored Baptist churches.
The members of the order of Galilean
Fishermen also had Ii street parade yes
terday afternoon. Iheroumn, winch was
quite long one. was headed by band OF
music. l.. Il. Lewis was chief marshal
NOTES OF THE DAY.
The Southside Social Club carried fine
crowd TO their annual outing at Ninita
Park, and the day was thoroughly enjoyed
In music, dancing. lawn games. &c. one
of the features OF the day was target
practice.
The campfire of Pickett Camp Coincide
rate Veterans, at Westham was the occl-
sion of the gathering of a number of vete-
rams. Songs were sung, battles fought
over. and full justice done TO the ratlons.
The police did not have very mucn TO do
yesterday, and largely a majority of the ar
rests made were for drunkenness.