Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
A VERY BUSY WEEK.
TIE LADIES OF THE BAZAAR HAVE
MET WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
Tn. ys,r stil Continues to To Popular
Many Donations Comiog In
other Notes.

feel proud OF their WORK.
The. entertainment, "Darkyoom'
Given last night under the direction oil
Az Polk Miller, was attended by q large
crowd. who enjoyed the performance I'M
meusely. This programme, which con-
slated of dialect songs, ETC., was wei rem
i dored he tho following gentlemen: Messrs.
pill and Tony Miller. u. ID. Hotchkiss,
Henry n Francisco. Eugene DAVIS. James
Miller. Walter 4. Watkins, Larry 'eaer;
Ben lirockenbrough. Clint button' anu
the Ideal Mandolin Club. r..
In the afternoon the cantata \ IMP 10
Fnronen was rendered before o large Gu-
The following are the Howitzers who as
o;s,ad tho ladies' of tho South Carolina
table last night: Corporal W. NJ. Myers;
Ssrgeant BENJAMIN Brockenbrough Pm
yates III. P. Page. A. l.. Richardson; u: ID.
Sharp, A. q. Workman, j. B. folhueA'er'
aud j. i. Etchison.
ruy DIXIE GLE CLUB TO PERFORM MONDAY.
The Dixie Glee Club will give q musical
performance tomorrow niGntib sn nccasion:
N~endoins-First, Miss Julia Ice; FIRST.
M,es Bessla Catlin second. Miss Nina
RsndoIoh. Guitars-Misses Adelaide Wat
kins and Mamie Gillian. BanIo-Als
Uizabeth Watkins. Vocal Sextette-
| Msssrs. Harrison. Brockenbrough' rom
| dexter, Jeter, Parsons. and Meade.
2 "Blacksmith on the Anvil" vocal
Sc Cricket on the Hearth, Nv Sweet
hearts the Man IN the Moon" and Stella
waltz.
4. Selected. vocal sextet;e.
8. Glee-Club Medley. Dixie Club.
The performers who have heretofore
~ -. -. kha anAartafnmapfl at tina
bazaar have been greatly annoyed by tho
BOYS who attend the shows, and 1t IS spe-
ciaily requested that this difficulty DO
avoided when the Glee Club make its
appearance.
many generous contributions from every
section OF Virginia. as well az from other
States. 1t would give 1t great pleasure
TO acknowledge them separately, but the
donations are so numerous tnat il would
be impOssible to do so. 1t therefore
expresses It's thanks 70 all others who have
not been heretofore mentioned for their
kindness in aiding in this great work.
Mrs. X. W. Powers. Of the Virginia tent.
has received through Miss Lucy Day, of
Sm1thfeld. the sum Of SIS and 2 box OF
fancy articles, while Mrs. II. c. Wilkins
has obtained through Miss Nina Wilcox,
Of Charles City county, $500 and a box OF
fancy work.
Mrs. Eugene Peyton, of Stanton. sent
81 and a package of fancy articles III
memory Of William Woodward. who was
killed at the first battle Of Manassas.
MANY USEFUL ARTICLES FOR SALE.
Among the articles for sale at the Vir-
GINA tent are q lot of pottery made IN the
shape Of m~Oney-boxes. hanging-baskets
and jardlnieres manufactured from the
clay OF the Chesterfield battlefelds. lamps.
.uII., uontra nIQpsz and lnTanfg' Sacks
and dresses.
There is a lively contest at this booth for
the handsome silk flag. which several OF
the military organizations are endeayoring
to procure.
Rev. John Johnson. of Charleston. has
donated to the South Carolina tent three
copies Of lis Incompatible history OF
The Defence of Charleston Harbor."
These are 81 each. Colonel III. ID. Capers
has also sent a handsome copy of his work.
Life and Times Of Memminger.n At this
tent. also, is y collection OF beautiful
poems entitled Memorial Flowers" COM
piled expressly for this occasion by Mr..
James CT. Holmes. the successful Charles
ton chairman of the General Committee
TOR the South Carolina tent. A box has
come to the ladies from a friend in Ger
many. aud one more from Chester, S. c.,
sent by Mrs. Strlngfellow and Mrs. Jones,
of that place.
- FORT SUMTER.
The Nebs AMI Courier. of Charleston, IN a
recent issue publishes the following
The public spirit and tacllo pen of Mrs.
Elise Khett Lewis have enriched the South
Carolina table Of the bazaar with an ar
tistic brochure entitled Fort Sumter,
the Key of Charleston Harbor In Memory
of Its Heroes" 1t Is apamphlet OF sixteen
pages, with the Confederate flag IN colors
- tho ,ovar and with QXQpllout ltlO-
graphs OF General Beauregard, and OF
" Port Sumter. 1863; After First Great
Rombsrdment." The subdivisions are {:
Fort Sumter Before ndDuring the War;;
&" Battle Of the 18th Aprll. 1868 Sumter
Supports Morris lsland", II FIRST
Great Bombardment" The Second
Great Bombardment": THE Third Great
Bombardment " "A Resume" and After
the War"
The style is spirited and elegant. as
might have been expected, and the sun-
mary of historical facts and of personal
Renaissance cannot fail TO attract many
purchasers. 1t is TO be sold at 70 cents a
The palmetto State" tent is still
crowded with beautiful articles, and
among the things for sale in the stock are
many handsome and interesting books.
The Kentucky committee has received a
number of valuable donations, which
were sent from Middleboro'. KY. by Mrs.
Mat. Walton. Among the gifts are q beau
tiful silver-Inounted stalactite. an i'm
ported japanese screen. and a hne slum-
Der robe that will be voted away. The
delicious oil mango pickle put up In 1862
is among the choicest OF the articles OF
this booth.
The large COW at the South Carolina
table was won by Mr.. Julian Anderson,
who guessed Its age as 35 years.
GOSSIP AT THE FAIR.
The handsome Dresden vase at the
Arkansas tent will be guessed of this week
at 10 cents a line. A box received from Fay
e~tteville. Ark. Yesterday contained many
beautiful contributions, which are now
on sale.
The organ which is being voted for the
Old Ladies' Home of the Methodist and
PRESBYTERIAN churches Is an elegant in
strument and was donated through Mrs.
II. &. Hollenberg. OF Little Rock, Ark,
by the Hollenberg Music Company.
On Wednesday there will be u matinee
entertainment for the benefit OF the North
Carolina table.
Mrs. Kate Newton Christian has received
o check Tor see. which was sent by Messrs.
George h. Sydnor. j. A. Brown, and
Others in memory of her father. Captain
w. b. Newton, the gallant commandant of
old Company G. (Hanover Troop. who
was killed. WUlle lthuiuk ulo lOllOWeIs,
sword in hand, into the midst of a despe-
rate charge.
The Alabama tent is in receipt of q
check for $50 from Eufaula, Ala.
Mrs. A. G.. Workman was tho successful
guesser on the yellow lamp-shade. Tho
oil-stove and heater arc now being com
, peted for. The lists for the doll Ruth
Cleveland will DO taken IL Wednesday, and
the beautiful baby" will go to tho child
who has made the most words of the let
tiers in its name.
The gold %sourenir spoon presented by
! Miss Lucy Lee Hill will be voted TO the
most popular young lady at the various
fonts of the bazaar. The following are
the contestants for the coveted article
Misses Annis Howard. Alabama; Fanny
Mcclure, Kentucky; Nellie Rogers. South
Carolina; Nina Randolph, Tennessee ;
Louise Brander, Arkansas; Mabel
Vaughan, Missouri; Zoe Stansoerry, Mis-
sisslppi Lille Cayce. North Carolina /;
Mary Cox. Louisiana; Marion Robins,
Florida: Adele Richardson. Georgia Bes-
sic Minor, Virginia Meme Myers. Texas
Katharln Mcintyre, MARYLAND Daisy Will
son. solid South. and Annie Ball. resteu-
rant.
The pretty girls who grace the Solid
South booth with their presence have
already sold over TOO of the soureair badges
which they handle. and what is more they
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