Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
slcKmcNcees SPEND SATURDAY BY
THE SeASHoRE.
vse westmoreIa~d and Commonwealth
Party Numbered s00-Incidsnts Of
the Trip-rsrsonsi Msntion.

a 49, wv
of tncm had cong.egated ct this popular
seaside resort for the purpose oil seeing
tho great baltic .ships at anchor IN lamp
ton Roads.
Although tho day opened rather threat
eningly end il was feared tina. much OF the
anticipatsd endowment would be spoiled,
the morry frolickeTs were not daunten'
hut floeked TO the seeshore IN great nnn;
bers. BY noon the few CLOUDS tuat han
cnused a~pprehonsiCn TO many hearts nad
drifted away and the skics were OF that
clear blue OF which the poete write.
wrSrMoEELASD y COMMONWEALTH.
As early rs 0 o'clock those who expected
10 90 OF the special train with the west
n,oreland ana Commonwealth clubs began
IN assemble at tho Chesapeake and ONO
Denot. and precisely at 1905 A. NJ. the
first section of this train. consisting OF
IL hea~ulv-loadcd cars. pulled out tor O!d
Point. Its departure was marked by vo:
citcrous cheering ON tho part OF
both the passengers and those at
the station. The engine drawing TINS
tram was beautifully draped, ana
decorated with bunting. national hags'
&c. the drivers. six IN number, De-
inr entwiued with tho colors OF the TWO
orranigations On ono side of the tender
y,es tbe word Commonwealth" IN big
letters while the other side bore y west
moreiand" az itS iuslgnis. Inc iocolho-
tive was p very large and powerful one,
built bv tho Richmond Locomotive "orkS
for the Chesapeake and OHIO.
This train was unable 20 accommodate
tho immepse party of the clubs and an
other section followed closely behind II.
Tho cars constituting these trains were
~ the now vestlhule order and run as
smoothly rs though they were Glidlng over
q class floor. They were comfortably DiIeu
hut not crowded, thereby making the trIp
the more pleasant.
on BOARD TIE LOUISE.
The ride 10 Newport News was DEVOID
Of anv special feature or Incident OnIy
the music of merry maidens' voices ana
INC Iaughter and chatter of gay parties OF
gentlemen broke the monotouous num-
nine of the cars. At Newport News the
cinb folk took the steamer Louise ana
went TO the Point by water, taking q Jaunt
tbrouoh the m~en-Of-war and landing at
The wharf in front OF the Hygela at 2:SO
O'clock. The party was cheered by tue
crews of many Of the battle-shlps' ana
these salutations were received win IRE
mendous enthusiasm ana hahukeIcnIel
The lunch on board the Louise was q
feature OF the trip. Almost ever, one
carreda small basket or satchel filled with
good things TO eat, and these were enjoyed
in a right informal way upon the forward
and ouarter-decks of the boat.
After tho arrival at Old Point Mr.. John
d. Potts. division passenger agent OF TIE
chesapeake and Ohio. obtained PERMISSION
for the clubs and their friends to go
through the Hygela, which privilege nad
Lcen denied the ordinary visitors, owing
10 the enormous crowds that have been
attending rho rendezvous.
A FASHIONABLE DELEGATION.
great many of the clubs party re-
turned TO Richmond on the and 7 O'Clock
trans. but the larger part remained until
1920 p. N. and came back on tne hrst sec
ton. which reached here thls morning AT
12.45 o'clock. As the Westmoreland ana
Commonwealth only carried their lady
and gentlemen friends their delegation
consisted of the elite OF Richmond. r.,
There were fully rs many members or the
far sex along as there were men, and 1t
anything. the gentle creatures enjoyed VHe
day more than the men.
SOME or THOSE WHO WENT.
In the clubs party were Colonel Charles
y. O'Ferrall who joined the visitors at
Newport News. DR.. Edward McGulre,
Judge and Mrs. J.. c. Minor, Mr.. Arthur
Seldom ana son, Major Jed Hotch kiss OF
Stanton. Mr.. Rufus Marlborough, Miss Lll-
liam Marlborough. Mir. and Mrs. Alexander
Cameron. DR.. Charles Shields n wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour CABOT, Miss Lima
AIaVO. Captain aud Mrs. John A. Core, Mr..
Hvrd +. Warwick, Mrs. James Blair, Miss
jamie Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry BONNER.
Mr.. Lewis IL. Blair and children, Major
Otwav =. Allen and wife. Otway warwick,
Mr.. Clarion Letebre and wife. Dir. ana
Mrs. j. TAYLOR Ellyson, Mrs. Il. Theodore
E!l,son, Miss May EilysOn, Miss Bette ta-
ris, Mr.. 4. Ruggles Nelson, MIR. }. Randolph
Tucker. Jr.. Captain Edgerton S. Rogers,
Mr. and Mrs. George t.. McAdams, Mr.; l..
Nj. Williams. MIR. John SHELTON Will
liams. Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Light
foot. Mrs. Beverly T. Crump. Miss
Annie Crump, Colonel and Mrs. G.
OIB. Cowardln, Mrs. Thomas Leary,
Mr.. and Mrs. james ID. Crump. Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. GRAY. Miss Annie Gray.
Miss Mary May Howard, Mr.. James Nj.
Valentine, Mr.. NJ. L. Akers, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. I. Beveridge. Mr.. and Mrs: ;. L: Beve-
ridge, Miss Edith Beverldee, Mrs George
Stacy, Mrs. Benjamin stacy. MIR. ). >. L.
Patteson. MIR. K. ID. Williams, Mr.. John
X. Olcott. MIR. II. w. Powers, wife, and
daughter, Captain Cunningham Hall, Mr.. ID
Harvey Savage, Miss Bessie Pace, Mr.. A.
Judson Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs. (. A. Catlln,
DIR. Joseph A. White, Mr.. j. Lud. Hill, Mr..
r, &. Morton and wife, Dir. John Plekerell,
Mr.. Spotswood Crenshaw, Mr. j. ID. Bar
TON and wife, Mr.. John ID. Potts, MIR. Allen
potts. Erbert G.. Leigh, Colonel William
T. Wickham, Major James W. Allison, Mr..
John Allison and wife. MIR. John W. Harris
and wife, Mr.. l.. 7. Rout. MIR. w. ID. Blair
MI. s. II. Pullman and wife. Mr.. W. 7. De
Saussure and wife. Misses Adele and Louise
Williams, j. Penn Morris. Mr.. +. o. Nc
Cabe. Mr.. Richard J%effries, Mr.. George
Reed. Captain Fl. +. Wlekham. Colonel
l un,r,r, M,aa I.,l,a funng Miss
Sallie Talbot. Mr.. George Bidgood, Miss
Annis Howard, MIR. b. b. Mum
ford, Miss Lizzie Lyons, Miss Lilly
Casey. Mr.. Tony Thierman, Miss Mary
Branch. Miss Lou Adkins. Miss Lizzie
MAYO. Miss Carrie Talbot, MIR. William
II. Grant, Captain Harry Lee Watkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. B. Munford, MIR. A. q.
Briggs, Mr.. John N. Price. MIR. A. Bierne
Blair, Mrs. Louise j. Cardoza, Mr.. and
Mosby, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Smith, Mr..
LOUIS A. Cardozo, Master Randolph
Cardoza, Miss Eva De Ireville, MIR.
Blair Boiling, MIR. John Mallory, Mr..
and Mrs. Levin Joynes, Mrs. Hunter
Mcclure, Mr.. and Mrs. f. 4. D. Myers,
Jr., Mr.. L. o. Barbour. Mr.. L. IL. Z.
Cabell, Mr.. II. l.. Cabell. MIR. James Il. V.
Daniel, MIR. and Mrs, Douglass Wherry,
Miss Mary +. Smith, Miss Blanche Smith,
Miss Tenant of Petersburg. MIR. John
Dunlop. MIR. Clarence Werner, Mr.. Archer
Anderson, Jr., MIR. Joseph BRYAN and chill
dren, Miss Norma Stuart, Miss Bertha
Randolph, Mr.. William X. Trigg,
Masters Sc. George L. Bryan and Ro-
bert Madison Scott, Master William
Robertson Trigg, Jr., Mr.. Robert Stegar,
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Potts, Mr.. John
Armstrong Chanler of New York. DR..
Thomas j. Moore. DR.. Green. MIR. Frank
Davenport, Mr.. John W. Atkinson. DR.. NJ.
ID. Hoge. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Mann S.
Quarles, Miss Mary Quarles. Miss Louise
Quarles, Miss Marie Louise Quarles,
Miss Helen Quarles, Miss Isabel Hill,
MIR. and Mrs. Frank ID. Hill, Miss
Leila Hill. Miss Bessie Hill. Mis-:
Wayte of Christiansburg, Mr.. +. q. Hig.
Cinbotham, Miss Jennie Cooke of Taylors-
vile. Mr.. +. Brooke Smith. MIR. p. st.
George Cooke, Colonel William 4. Tanner
MIR. l.. Q. Younger and wife, Messrs. AL
bert. Walter. and Edwin Tanner. Mr..
James ID. Crump. wife, and son, Mrs. John
Tyler. Mrs. Lyle Tyler, Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Hewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
s. Valentine, Mrs. Charles II. Skin.
ker, Mr.. Joseph NJ. Fourqurean emo
wife. Mr.. John s. Elicit and wife
Mr.. j. j. Montague and son, Mr.. and Mrs
ii. A.. Claiborne, MIR. Farley Cooke, Mr.. II.
A. McCreary, Mr.. K. G.. Mayo, Mr.. L. II,
Archer, Mr.. T. William Pemberton and
wife. Mr.. Charles II. Read. DR., Mr.. A. J,
Rankerd, MIR. John X. Branch and wife
Colonel G.. T.. T. BuIgwyn. MIR. Il. r. C.
Davis, Captain w. Fred. Peasants, DR.,
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