The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-19
ron THE RENDEzyOUs.
Many Richmond People VIII ''S'' VI"
Point This Week.

MANY Richmond People VIII Visit Ola
Pain, This Week.
The naval rendezvous commence Az
earnest yesterday. and on the poson' anu
the shores OF Hampton Roads are turned
the ewes of the world Norfolk. wisn her
well-ordered festivities, is having saia
week. while Old Point Is the sdyee'
resort to-day on the continent. ieseei
day several hundred Richmonders wen.
TO the water SIDE either AT Noiio,n ~
Old Point. Those to Norfolk mostly 70
ene,d tho week. while TO Old Point they
,yo for a day. Among those for Norfolk
NV the Norfolk and Western were Sol-
onel J. Il. Tree and family, captain -
l.. McCluer and family, Colonel Johii ID.
Purcell and family, and the family o,
Rev. DIR. Peterson. The Chesapeake anu
Ohio trains run SO conveniently ',iNl
they carry and bring back the same uaS
the visitors to Old Point, where '"eiS
is no room left for late guests.
MANY of the foreign ships have ar
rived and others are daily expected
ond Hamilton Roads off Old Point IS
SIGHT long to be remembered. 10 en-
able ell of Richmond to see this siIht
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway mas
arranged a perfect train service Do.h
WAYS. Trains leave Richmond at -,
NJ o 4. NJ. with several sections) ana
, p n. returning, leave Old Point at
$50 A. NJ, +. NJ, 71o i. NJ. anu ~
NJ Thus those who cannot be accom-
modated at Old Point can spend the uay
/, viewing and visiting the fleet ana re'ui"
home for the night. =, ord
The best trains are the A. W. li,I
sections going. and the ~ T. ~, .,",
returning, which are the hd"u'0''
IL, hn
rate to old Point, s2.75 for two-day
and S. % for five-day tickets. and to Nor
ron, via Chesapeake and Ohio 50 for TWO
d,v and $3.50 for hve-day tickets
Every one will be comfortably accom-
,,odated ON the Chesapeake and ONO
trains. a.. ~,
4 company of cadets from the Dan
Vile Military Institute. numbering ABOUT
thirty. under command OF captain W. w.
penn viii PASS through Richmond TINS
morning en- route to the naval rendezvous
via Chesapeake and Ohio route.
THE following large parties VIII Nisi,
the rendezvous via the Chesapeahe anu
Ohio route to-day: The DanVllle MilitaiS
Institute cadets will leave on t.le "a
NJ train for Old Point, and the Pythiahs
LII Ieavo at 2 =. NJ. for Norfolk. on
,rburedav the First Virginia regiment
lno strong. will leave at y. Nj. III spe,
cial trains. On Friday the public schoU,
children and teachers. 800 strong. VIII
Leave AT 9 A. NJ. on special trains also oii
rSr,dov tho voung ladies Of the Richmond
Female Institute and the Richmond re-
male Seminary will leave In speSlal
coaches at 9 a. NJ. And on the same uay
and hour the Henrico Light Guatu
will leave in a special coach; On 0a.ul
dov the Westmoreland and common
,rooltb Clubs. with their lady friends
GOm will leave on special trains at ~
A. NJ. 100, ,ro
Srecial accommodations have been pro-
vided for the above which will not con-
nict with the trains provided for the gen
eral public. ,.,,.
The biggest event Of all the splendid
TEXTURES Of the rendezvous festiVal az
Norfolk will be the grand international
naval and military ball in the new arnory
in that city next Friday night the list
There seems 10 have been an unaccount-
able misunderstanding about the u,ie -,
this great occasion. and people should
,,aon an eve on the date There VIII be
200 American and foreign naval of'lcers
nresent in their brilliant uniforms, 10
saw nothing OF the military and civilians.
The music will be furnished by the Ma
rine Band of Washington. and the splen-
did band from Annapolis. MS lil"'hid
ton comes from w -. i'hi'"ii - 1000
of the ball committee, and Is official.
A steamboat viii leave Old Point az
o'clock Friday evening for the benent
Of the many who will attend the grand
ball in Norfolk and will land them In
one square Of the ballroom. The boat re-
turning leaves Norfolk at l A. NJ, ana
reaches Old Point at A. NJ.
Further information may be secured by
addressing r. w. Baldwin. No. 50 Main
street. Norfolk. or r. W. Courtney. Nor
folk and Western agent, No. SSS Main
street Richmond.
The steamer Ariel goes down again this
morning.
A special to The Times last night from
the secretary Of the Norfolk entertain
ment says:
First-cass accommodations can be had
for several thousand people in private
residences Have secured same for all
Richmond people who applied.
The Committee on James River I'M
provement will 80 to Old Point on Friday
with n few invited friends. They VIII
leave on the two city tug boats. William
p. Craigbil and II. Christian, at O'Clock
in the morning from the Ariel wharf.
They will be gone several days, and each
evening 90 M to Hampton. where sleeping