Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
OLD POINT COMFORT.
HON. CHAuNcEY N. DePEW MAKES
AN AfTER-DlNNER SPEECH.
the Sisters and Cousins" OF the Yaie
Boys Thinning Out of tho Guests.
rcorreapondsnce Of the Richmond DIspatch.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
OLD PorSr COMFORT. VA. April 23.-When
tho Yale boys filed into the pavilion last
Saturday night the procession was headed
by Hon. Chauncey II. Depew, and az he
had Just dined speech wa the next thing
in order. When the boys were seated and
the applause had subHded Mr.. Depew stated
that he had been requested to introduce
the boys to the audience. He had watched
the dancing in the midday german, and
had noted their movements pretty closely
since that time. and il was his firm con-
yiction that they needed no introduction /;
well now. He bad been coming down
from New York TOR the past five or
six weeks to spend Sunday with
his family, and usually found two
or three dozen young ladies mere !;
this time he found over 200. On IL
curing the cause. friend Of his who had
been coming here for the past nifty years.
and was still young mau--he was dancing
IN the german to-day--infOrmed him that
they were the SISTERS and cousins OF the
Yale BOYS. He had spent four years at
Yale. and number Of years out OF it-he
would not like TO sag exactly how many.
IN Difference 10 lady in the audience
but he looked baos TO his college days as
the happlest of his life.
HoNoBs Easy.
The concert OF the Johns Hopkins Club,
given Monday morning, was excellent ana
honors were easy as between the TWO
clubs.
There has been a considerable thinning
ont among the guests since Monday,
leaving the house comfortable but not
crowded. III which condition IT VIII re-
main for month to come.
lion William ii. Springer and wife. who
have been at Virginia BeGcn for tho past
ten days, arrived here this evening, and
are the guests OF Lieutenant and Mrs.
Allen. There has been a rtmarkable I'M
proyement IN Mr.. Springer's condition
since leaving Washington, and he hopes
to resume his duties in Congress during
the early days OF May.
EX-GOVERNOR cAMEBOy's SON.
Captain Adrian S. Pnlhemus, Assistant
Surgeon and Lieutenant ". Il. Homer,
Fifth Artillery. left for New York Monday
as members Of n board TO examine nom
commissioned officers for promotion, and
will be absent about ten days Corporal
William }. Lutz. Battery +, First Artillery,
was the ONLY candidate IRON this post or
dered before the board. though there ere
several others preparing Tor the orueai,
one OF tnem DelnR son on eA-NoNpthO4
Cameron, OF Petersburg. This Is an ex-
cellent post for preparatory work, a. the
duties are not severe and the student has
the advantage Of textbooks OF the Artll-
lery School and an excellent library.
Mrs. Sue leatmal OF Norfolk, aud Miss
Lille Fahs, of Gloucester who have been
spending the Easter holidays here, re-
turned 20 Norfolk Monday.
Miss Bessie Pace, Of Richmond. left for
New York Wednesday evening, with Miss
Schwarzwaelder, with whom she Will
spend a month or SIX weeks.
The vacant space IN the National ceme-
terry at Hampton having been filed up by
interments from the SOLDIER Home. the
Government has purchased q tract of eight
acres adjoining the Home grounds which
will be used for future interments. The
annex viii bein charge Of Major McAlpine
Superintendent of the Hampton Gene
terry.