Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
GOSSIP OF STAUNTON.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY the
sToNEWALL JACKSON CAMP.
proposed Organization Of Chiefs Of Police
The Social, Religious, and Personal
Notes Of tho Week.

1
,enant-Commander Jed Hotchkiss; Sc
cond Lieutenant Commander, Rev. war
ter O. Hulllhen; Third Lieutenant-Com-
mander. Charles l.. Weller; AdJutah''
s. Il. Mccullough; Sergeant-MaJor'
| George w. May; officer OF tne DaS,
/ Charles T. Grattan: Chap.aIiA 20
Rev Walter Q. Hullihen;
charlie. l.. Weller; Surgeon, j. ST. +.
Gibson; Quartermaster A .. n'I co,or'
/ Color-Sergeant, David w. Drake Io'o
card ! Mason Miller; Vidette, James
| ii. Waters. cor,oin
letters were received from Captai''
charles s. Arnall. OF Atlanta, Ga; zen
oral James A. Walker, the Rev. Aoher
g Hopkins. of Charlestown; ex-DoVeIhoI
T. w. NJ. Holiday. and other Ve'et ,1,s
interested in the camps miss'on
committee consisting OF Thomas - ~.
son. Oliver II. Funston. and ,. ~ I'M
berlake. made it's report favorihg ,ne
odontion OF a uniform, and IL was ue'e'
mined TO provide these uniforms.
Chief James II. Waters Is oo-ope'as"e
with Chief-of- Police Dyer, or hoanoN;
for the organization OF an assoeIa'io"
the chiefs Of police throughout ,ne Iii
II IS believed such an orsafil%a''on
80 valuable in bringing uese oIhcers
OF the law in closer touch 10 .ne - -,
bringing speedily 10 justice oreaAeiS "a
the law. l.. 4, yyasbirg
ton city this week NJ,
Ntator Thomas g. Eden returned Iues-
Az, from visit to Major and Mrs. James
| II Doolcy, in Richmond NIL,
NJ Robert w. Powers, Jr' OF hicn-
| r,ond. was in the city Thursday
Mr. charles c. Thompson moved 10
c,aunton this week from Basic Clty'
Mrs Edwin NJ. Taylor has re'uf"s {,
! from visit 10 her trienus MI. -
poatricht and Miss Matte T. Harris OIL
| Roanoke. .,,o,,e,orrerv
,,atin returned ON St Valentine Shay
af,er a fortnights visit to New YORK Guy.
Mr. John II. Landes. OF this city. mas
-, o,,,to IN for several weeks at WASH
~. PoLert Christian Beard Craig, son
! ~ cv-T'nited States District Attorney VIZ
liam Il. Craig, has been elected ihal ora
| TOR Of Roanoke College Clceronidh iH'
rarv Society. which will hold us t,'tls-
atgbtb university celebration on fep'u-
! airy I'd. - Ao,,, anita
rl for a fortnight past, at the reSidehco
| 81 her daughter. Mrs. David May on west
Frederick street. il convalesceht
Mrs. Nettie Kinney Hartman, or MINNIE
orCus il in the city visiting her father'
3 Alr. John II. Kinney.
ELECTED PROFESSOR.
Mr.. Mary Slemans Cummins. a recent
,,r,duate from the Augusta Female semi
nary. has been elected professor oil Lauh
and modern languages IN Montana Chi-
versity. Helena. -, Dohor.
~ srhool Superintendent W. w. Robert
son. who il a candidate for orders III the
Methodist Episcopal Church, delivered
eermon-his hrst-on mission WORK Ia1'
Sunday morning in the Methodist cnuIei
here, the pastor, the Rev. Dr: j. H. poS -
haing detained from his pulpit by SICK
/ ness. -o., - bts
1 rooms by sickness. .
MIR. and Mrs. Sas II. Walker are IN
Salem visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Ehtne''
Guy. .o,,e,I
and protracted Illness. is out on the
streets again. and is being warmly greeted
by his friends. nh
Mr.. Arthur H. Taylor. editor Of The
DAILY News, paid flying visit TO Lyhch-
burg. his old home, this week
Major Alexander Hart ~ In Nortoik'
tho guest OF his daughter. Mrs. Gertrude
Levy. ,-
Mr.. W. BALDWIN Wayt and his sister,
Miss Matte WAIT, are in Washington
city, having gone thither 10 see Henry r.
wing and the peerless Ellen Terry IN
the Merchant Of Venice"
! Mr.. william Patrick is in New York
city in the interest OF the Buena vista
Company.
Among the cOrpOrators or the Won
Bora Female College, which hegs incoc-
poration Of the Legislature. and which Is
to occupy a SyS 900 property at Buena Vista.
| is the Hon. AbsolOm kolner, OF Augusta.
4 NOVEL SHOW.
The ladies' OF the stanton Baptist
church have determined on novel enter
/ tainment TO raise funds for their church
/ work. II promises 10 be most amusing
show, ana it is called The District
School" and will be rendered in the
opera-house March a. Mr.. Arthur W.
/ Hawks, Baltimores Marshall 7. wilder
( has been engaged as teacher or the
! school," and Professor ). ii. owens C.
! W. :. Barnes, and ". W. Robertson are
IN the roll OF committeeman Some htty
OF the young people OF the town are in
the cast as scholars. under humorously
/ absurd stage names, and even the prOml-
nent personages OF the country will have
| parts ASSIGNED 70 them. Among the
| scholars are Grover Cleveland, Mr. Will
liam ". McGunin; Ferdinand Latrobe. Mr.
/ Jorclon Hoge; Chauncey Depew. Mr.. Ed
ward Baker: Russell Sage. Mr.. Morton
! Fultz. and Ruth Cleveland, Miss Mary
| Futz.
CAPTAIN Thomas u. Ransom left Tues
| day for a trip 10 Washington and New
| York. Captain Ransom expects 10 visit
/ England during the approaching summer
IN the interests OF his clients, English in
| Nesforg in Virginia properties.
! The Rev Robert j. McI}ryde. OF Grace
church, Lexington, and the Rev. Robert
G. Jett, Of Emmanuel Episcopal church.
stanton, exchanged pulpits this week
Or. McBryde was greeted here by large
/ congregations, and preached sermons OF
great power.
Mr.. Lester y. Ogg. Of Norfolk. is in
the city. visiting his parents at this, his
/ former home.
Cly-Attorney J. Lewis Bumeardner IS
, spending several days in Richmond.
! Mr.. Harry ID. VIM, OF Richmond, ~
| in the city experimenting the work or
lighting by electricity the new EaKletoh
! Hotel.
Notwithstanding the fact that the peni-
,ential period is on hand. social matters
are not quite at a stand still. Some OF the
most pleasant small affairs Of the season
have come of since the curtain on ASH
| Wednesday.
ST. VALENTINES TEA.
The hospitable home OF Mrs. William
+. Summerson, on east Kalorama street.
was thronged Wednesday afternoon, the
occasion being st. Valentines tea in
honor of Miss Mary Lynn Conrad, or
Harrisonburg. Mrs. Summerson, robed
I'm a handsome gown OF black silk, gra-
clously received her guests, ana MISS con-
rad, in a becoming costume OF blue cloth
slashed with brown velvet bands, bearing
a beautiful bouquet OF Marechal Mel
roses. gracefully assisted the hostess.
Soft lights, filtered through red-rose
shades, fell warmly throughout the draw
| ing-rooms fragrant with flowers. roses,
and carnations. Misses Mamie Lambert
and Annie Patterson poured the tea.
Among the guests were Mrs. Charles Is.
Hoge. Mrs. Il. Judson Gushing. Mrs.
James l.. Beck. Mrs. Frank Bear, Mrs
| Charles r. McGuffin. Misses Margaret
and Fannie McChesney. Eleanor Wood
1 ~ ruy NJ.