Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-04
Personals and Briefs.

General L. IL. Logan was In the city
yesterday.
Colonel John Taylor, Of Covington, KY,
is in the city stopping at the Exchange.
Mr.. Samuel +. Richardson. of Chester. is
on visit to the old homestead in Mathews
county, Va.
Mrs. Alice W. Still qualified in the Chan:
Gerry Court Yesterday as Administrative OF
Leroy n. Still.
The April term of the Chancery Court
began yesterday.
Mr.. J. H. Witty has been appointed
Commissioner Of Deeds for Florida IN the
State of Virginia.
Mrs. Il. II. Friend of Chester, who has
been quite i'll for some time past, is now
rapidly improving.
Mrs. Albert Mayo is second --ice-presi:
dent Of the Memorial Bazaar instead OF
Mrs. Christian, as stated Sunday.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Brittle Parsley and Mr.. Elliott HaZelgrove
at Centenary church Wednesday, April
9Th, at Z. NJ.
The Governor yesterday appointed DR..
j. r. Baylor of Albemarle. a member OF
the Board of Visitors Of the Medical Col
lege of Virginia.
Captain Edgerton 5. Rogers has returned.
from Chicago, where he went to formally
turn the Mt. Vernon building over TO the
Virginia Commissioners.
Rev. w. II. Cowardin. s. j., pastor of
Ignatus church, Baltimore, is the guest
of his brother. Colonel g. OBJ. Cowardih,
lO7 east Franklin street.
Mr.. ]. d. Seabright end his brother
James left the city Sunday night for Ma
rion, Va. being called there by telegram
announcing the critical illness of their
mother.
Mrs. II. T. Christian, president of the
Ladies' lakewood Memorial Association.
who has been on visit of ten DAYS TO
sick relative in HarrIsonburg. Va, return
ed home last night.
The Board of Supervisors met at the
Henrico county courthouse yesterday.
The only business for the board was the
consideration of several bills, which were
ordered TO be paid.
The regular meeting Of the lakewood
Memorial Association will be held IN the
Third Presbyterian church this afternoon,
when arrangements will be made for the
observance Of lakewood Memorial-Day.
The quarterly meeting of the Masonic
Home Ladies' Auxiliary Association will
be held at the Temple to-day at noon.
Mrs. James II. Capers is president and
Mrs. Is. L. August secretary of the auxili-
airy.
The last few days have brought forth a
large number of fires. One insurance
agency had seven reported before noon on
yesterday-not all large ones, however,
but ranging from few hundred to
$4,000.
Steamer Company No. was called ont
on a still alarm Sunday afternoon TO the
corner of Hancock and Leigh streets,
where vacant house had caught fire from
some unknown cause. The damage was
very slight.
Coroner Taylor was called to No. ~
west Jackson street Sunday TO view
the body of Peter Gray. a colored man,
who was found dead in the yard. Death
resulted, it was thought. from congestion
OF the lungs.
Pelican Chapter of Rose Croix, No. q
met at st. Adams Hall Sunday morning at
relighting the lights. Afterwards there
was an Easter breakfast. which was en-
joyed by all the Knights.
IbMessrs. Louis Rich and Cabell Davis
will leave this morning for Chicago, where
they are called by telegram to sign
contract for the accommodation of large
body of foreign soldiers who have en-
gagged quarters at the Alhambra.
There was a good congregation at West
View church last night, despite the mole
ment weather. Rev. Mr.. Hines preached
q touching sermon, and there were two
conversions. Three members were re-
ceived. Mr.. Hines will preach again to-
night.
The Reunion Association of the Order of
Elks will leave here June 18th for Detroit,
Mich, to attend the Grand Lodge of that
order. From there they will proceed to
Chicago and have secured quarters at the
Alhambra Hotel. There viii be about $50
of them.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern returned to the
city yesterday. In conversation with q
DISPATCH reporter he said he had been to
Europe OF business trip for clients who
had desired that the nature OF the bust
ness and the fact that they had engaged
counsel should not DO made public.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian ASSOCIATION will be held at their
=" Home" 700 and I'll east Franklin street,
on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Election of officers and reports of interest
will be the order of the meeting. The
meeting will be open to the friends of the
association.
Messrs. Kingan & Co. will at orce repair
the building occupied by Messrs. II. Wal
lersteln & Co., which was so badly damaged
by fire on Saturday night. A small blaze
made its appearance In the establishment
on Sunday evening. Steamer Company
No. was called out and put out all evil
dences of fire.
The Ladies' Oakwood Memorial Associa-
ton are making arrangements for the an
nual decoration OF the Confederate graves
at lakewood on the 10th of NAV next. One
OF the ablest orators in the State and OF
national fame will probably deliver the
address, and the other exercises will be
similar to that of last year. which gave
such qualification to the large assemblage
present.
The Advisory Committee on Music for
Virginia will meet every Wednesday
at the residence of Mr.. Jacob Rein
mond. Va. at IL NJ. for the examina-
ton of applicants who may wish to go be-
fore the Committee of the Worlds Column
bian Commission on Music. The commit
tee consists of Messrs. Jacob Reinhardt,
j. Emory Shaw, and John Kessnich.
Miss Bette Ellyson. chairman of the
Restaurant Committee of the Memorial
Bazaar, has called q meeting of the ladies
associated with her in this work for IL
o'clock tomorrow morning at the Young
Meas Christian Association Hall. A full
attendance is earnestly desired. as this will
be the last meeting of the committee be-
fore the fair opens. The young ladies who
are TO assist in waiting upon the tables are
also requested to be present.
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