Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-09
ARTILLERY CLASS.
READY TO COMMENCE THE TWO
YEARS COURSE ON MONDAY.
Winners of the Cat-Boat and Canoe Race
Lieutenant ketchum Improving
Personal and Social Notes.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch.)

Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
OLD POINT. VA. September Sine
new oiass which arrived here on satur'
day last, have been very busy during 'he
past week getting settled in their new
quarters, and are now ready to take up
the two years course OF study on Aioh-
day next. The following officers comprise
,be new class: Iieutenants Il. Bentley
Mott. Frank w. Coe. and Sawyea biahch-
ard. First Artillery; d. w. Chase, Charies
r. Parker, and Morris G. kreyenouhi'
secoi.d Artillery; Elmer W. Hubbard'
William G.. McNair. William ChaihDer-
laine. Thomas Ridgeway, George y.
Squire. and Joy e. Hoffer. Third Artillery;
Harvey c. Carbaugh. Edward McCiechiih'
Andrew Hero, Jr., Charles d. Parkhurst'
Alfred NJ. Hunter, John 7. Martin Dele
mere Skerrett. George Blakeley. ana
Samuel A. Kephart. Fourth Artllery'
Warren =. Newcomb. Sidney ). JORDAN
and William q. Davis, Firth Artliery'
Lieutenant Chamberlain Is Norloik
boy. and Lieutenant Mott halls from
Leesburg Va.
BOAT RACES.
The boat races took place yesterday
afternoon, and attracted large crown
of visitors from Hampton and Newport
News. Ten cat-boats were the hrst u
,ret away, and were follower intern
minutes later by dozen or more canoes.
The course was from the wharf IN from
of the Hygeia Hotel. around the mp
Rams. thence to a buoy off Sewers foiht
and return, a. distance OF eight miles,
Captain Halls cat-bOat, OF Hampton won
in her class, and canoe sailed by DICK
Armstrong of Yale. took the canoe prize
Quite a delegation Of Grand Army men
are arranging TO attend the annual en-
campment at Pittsburg next week Col
onel Joseph q. Fulton. commanding the
Department of Virginia and North Caro-
lima. leaves tonight, and Will have head
quarters at the Giles House.
ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTS.
Past Eminent Commander Fred. Green
wood, Of Norfolk, and staff, will arrive
here on Thursday next to inspect Hamp-
ton Commandery, No. II. knights rem
plars. 4 banquet will be served, and
pleasant time is anticipated.
General W. d. Flegler. Chief of Ord
nance. United States Army. and wife.
arrived from Washington Monday. and
are the guests of Colonel William l..
Marvc. cOmmandant of the arsenal.
Major c. f. l.. d. Davis, United States
engineer, arrived from Washington on
visit Monday He has charge Of the
works at the post. and was accompanied
by Mr.. Rudolph Herring. sanitary ex'
pert from New York, and together they
looked over the ground and plans for
the new system Of sewerage.
ABLE TO TRAVEL.
Lieutenant W. D. Ketchum. who was
go badly injured while diving about two
months ago that for time his life hung
In the balance, has so far recovered as
to be able to travel, and left last eve
ming for Philadelphia, where he VIII 80
into a hospital for further treatment.
Rey. Charles w. Freeland. post chaplain
accompanied him on his Journey
Lieutenant Charles J.. phillips 0hird
Artillery and wife. who have been spend
ing the summer with her parents. Cap
tain and Mrs Tiernan. left last evening
for Mount Vernon. Iowa, where ne Is
stationed on college duty
Mrs. Captain Story left Monday Tor
washington. where she will spend rev
DAYS. and then goes TO LenoX on WISH
Lieutenant Leroy s. Lyons Second Ar
tUlery). now East on leave from Fort
Riley. IS visiting friends at the post.
Mr. William II. Kimberly, who has
been absent for the past month visiting
his daughters, in Portland Me-, chicago
and Baltimore returned Monday. having
had a delightful trip.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Captain Vase and family left on
wednesday 10 join her husband at Fort
Riley. Kas. 49,,
York, where she VIII spend month, the
guest Of Mrs Reynal.
Mrs. lohn p. Kimberly left last evening
for Washington on a visit 10 her sister,
Mrs. Higgins.
lieutenant w a. Edgar late Of the
Monongahela, and wife, are al the Hygela.
CAPTAIN Charles :. Smith, Ordnance
Corps. arrived from Washington on
visit yesterday.
lieutenant J. II. Bull, Of the Alliance
and Lieutenant ]. r. Y. Blakeley United
States navy, now on leave, are here on
visit.
The United States steamer Atlanta, from
New York. passed In for Norfolk yester-
dav morning. where she will have her
machinery oyerhauled and repaired.
RICHMONDERS.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the past
week: r. !. White. C. d. DeCamp, Mrs.
7 g. DeCamp. Stanley DeCamp, John
Pickreu. Robert Ould. r. NJ. Merrill. w.
( Constable. NJ J. Garvens, NJ. X. Asher
II. o. Barbour. f. NJ Moon, z. Whit
lock and wife. Stella Whitlock, DR.. c. IL.
Sicgel. II. s Harwood, !. j. Mckee ana
family. r.. u. Pegram. Grayson Burruss,
Barton Grundy Miss L. NJ. Jones. V.