Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-02
DAY.
sANKs AND PUBLIC OFFICES CLOSED
AND LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
Services in several churches--Receptions
at the v. NJ. G. A. and by DIR. Tudor,
Mr. starke, and Others.

Yesterday was one of the most quiet
Now Years days that has beer spentin Rich
| mond for long time.
The banks and public ofiices-state. mu-
nicipal, and Federal--were closed, the
post-ofice kept Sunday hours. and as o
consequence very little business was done
| in wholesale circles.
| Once or twice carly IN the morning and
| late in the evening exhuberant youth en-
| deayored TO get up a pop-cracker demon
stration, but the effort was dismal failure
| and the celebration died aborning."
| There was not much satisfaction Ia trying
| to be Jolly this way
| The custcm OF Kew-Year's calling has
been gradually drifting towards innocucus
| desuetude for several years. Yesterday
| il arrived there and the last caller and the
| ack-drivers were about all that welcomed
| il with tears.
| PRIVATE RECEPTIONS AND DINNERS.
There were, however, several small re-
ceptions and as usual any quantity of fami-
| ly dinners in the city, and the hotel pro-
| prietor3 with their accustomed hospitality
| entertained numbers OF their friends. The
| bills of fare at several of the leading hos
| telries were unusually fine. in fact better
| in some instances than ever prepared by
them before.
OF course any quantity of new leaves
were turned over; they always are on New
| Years day. To-day n good many people
will probably conclude that those who
leave of having fun are apt to get left.
In all the Catholic churches there were
religious services. Services were also held
| at st. Pauls Episcopal church, where COM
| munion was administer ed and Rev. Hartley
Carmichael made q short address. and last
| night there was the regular children's
| Christmas celebration at the Seyentn-Street
| Christian church.
! At the penal institutions there was no
| special observance OF the holiday, though
| Messrs. Allen 4 Ginter sent to the prison.
ers at the city jail supply. OF cigarettes
and smoking tobacco. and Mrs. Kidd re-
membered those unfortunates by present
| ing them with two gallons of pickles. The
report from the penltentiary was that the
attaches were on the anxious bench TO
| know when, where, and upon whom the axe
of the new Superintendent. MIR. Lynn,
would fall-if it Is going to fall at all.
NEw-YEAR ENTERTAINMENT AT THE Y. n. G. A.
The Eew-Year's entertainment at the
| Young Mems Christian Association last
| evening was one of the most pleasant
affairs that has occurred within the walls
| of that institution within the past year.
| Fully 600 persons were present. and all
| had delightful time. Pretty girls
prevailed in numbers and made
| tho scene more brilliant by their
appearance. At s O'Clock the guests began
assembling, and the reception continued
| until 8, when the supper-room doors were
| thrown open and bountiful repast was
| enioved The ladies who SO successfully
| conducted the entertainment embrace the
| following committee: Mrs. Il. ID. Hotch-
| kiss, Mrs. G. NJ. Branch. Mrs. j. ii. Crump.
Mrs. II. O. Williams, Mrs. @. II. Reed, Mrs.
j. A. Grigg. Mrs. j. B. Gordon, and Mrs.
| G. ID. Habllston.
| After the spread had been partaken OF
| the assembly repaired to the lecture hall
| of the association, where delightful mu-
scal performance was rendered by the
| Glee Club of Rutgers College, of New
| Brunswick. N. j. Some of the selections
were very beautiful and received many en-
cores. The violin-playing. of Mr. Geyer
| was greatly applauded, and his execution
was smooth and showed considerable cul-
| ture.
Among the young ladies present were
| Misses Ellie Frays6r, Alice Yancev, Lloyd
| Bass. Edith and Annie Keesee, Lottie Hart
man, jamie Grigg. Miss Morgan, of Peters
burg. Mary Swlnefor6, julia and Grace
| Hennlng. Aggie Lyon, Hope Morgan, Sue
| Starke, Bessie Mehand, and Isabella Weisi-
| ger.
Mr.. ASHTON sTARKE'3 RECEPTION.
One OF the most pleasant foatures Of the
| day was the reception held bv MIR: Ashton
| Starke at his residence on west Franklin
street. There were no ladies present. but
some sixty or seventy-fve gentlemen.
| Among them General Dabney IL. Maury,
Major Charles s. Stringfellow: General
Joseph X; Anderson. Hon; J.. Taylor eylo
mel Archer Anderson, Major John p.
Branch. Mr. A. Il. Harris, DR.. w. w.
| Landrum, Messrs. w. II. Meredith, @. L.
Boiling, f. S. Watkins, w. II. Grant, +. ID.
| Hotchkiss, Chief f-Engineer Frayser OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, DR.. George
Ross, Colonel G: O'B; Cowardin, pr. Z. W:
r. Brock. MIR. W. G, Preston. MI. Scott
Darlington, Judge George l.. Christian,
A II. Christian, Jr., Roosevelt Page
Samuel NJ Freedley, Il. e.. Cabell.
Jr., Mr.. James B. Pace, A. l.. Boul- |
ware, Levin Joynes. G. ID. Langhorne,
| Rev. DIR. George Cooper, William Henry
Jones. Major B. II. Nash, X: W. Powers,
| Willie Stokes. Major w. Il. wickham. DIR.
+. +. Willis, II. Clay Chamblin. William
NJ. Hill, N. w. Bowe, l.. Q. Younger. f. A.
| Saunders. and others. The entertainment
was very elegant affair.
PLEASANT REcoGSIrIoys.
| The annual meeting of the Finance Com
mittee of the Second Baptist church was
| held at o'clock last night in the mission
room of the church. Twenty-six of the
| tOrty-UNb InclHDtIs Ol tuc WciO
present. captain +. ID. Starke, chairman,
read his report. which was most crafty
| ing, aud showed that all bills had been
paid. For three years Captain Starke has
| been at the head of the finance depart
| ment of the church, and last nights
meeting was signalized by presenting him
with handsome gold-headed cane Ia
recognition of his services. The speech
presentation was made by NJ. j. Is. Mont
gomery.
Yesterday afternoon the committee sent
Mrs. T.. ID. Starke large basket OF beau |
tiful flowers as a token of appreciation OF |
| the hospitality she had so often extended
| the committee during the past year.
YOUNG LADIES RECEPTION.
A delightful reception was given at BOG |
east Nam street last night between the |
hours of 70 and IL o'clock by Misses Lloyd |
Bass, Ellie Frayser, Alice Yancey, Edith |
Keesee, Annie Keesee, Isabel Weisiger, |
Lottie Hartman, and jamie Grigg.
The members of Rutgers College Glee |
Club we're among the guests.
REcgPTIoN OF DR.. AND MRS. TUDOR.
The parlors of the parsonage OF Broad |
Street Methodist church, SO2 east Clay |
street, we're filed last night with friends |
of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Tudor, the occasion |
being a New-Year's reception by this cou-
pie to DIR. Tudor's congregation. To add
to the pleasure of the couple Mr.. Morsell,
the father of Mrs. Tudor, came on from
Washington to assist in dispensing the hos |
pitaiities. The parlors were handsomely |
decorated with flowers and the menu
was all that could tempt the most fas- |
tidious.
Mrs. Tudor was assisted in entertaining |
by Mrs. G. w. Hunter and Mrs. Nj. Q. Smith |
and the following young. ladies: The |
Misses Bidgood, Misses Barber. and Miss
Helen Hunter.
The toilets of the hostess and her as-
sistants were as follows: Mrs. Tudor, |
black velvet. carnations and diamonds;
Miss Irene Barber, pale-gray crepe de !
chine pink carnations; Miss Sallie Bid |
good. red silk and net. American Beauties.
Miss Helen Hunter. black silk and net.
carnations. Miss Bessie Barber, pink |
crepe de chine, chiffon trimmings and La |
France roses. Miss May Bidgood, blue |
china silk and lace. .yiolets. Miss Annie
Barber, pink China silk, green trimmin gs, |
smilax and pink carnations.
oRocKEBY-MEN BANQUET.
One of The most pleasant suppers given