Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-02
VISITING PYTHIANS.
LARGE NUMBERS ENJOY THEIR HoLE
DAY At OLD POINT.
Tho New Glass OF Oniccrs at tho ARTILLERY
Includes Eisht Bcnedicts and .
Round Dozen Bachelors
ocorre.condence Of the pispatch.)

Correspondence OIL the biSPoS"J
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. septem-
Der From the large number OF knights
of Pythlas arriving here in the past three
or four DAYS. one would almost fancy
an adjourned meeting OF the order was
being held on the Point. They come
from all sections. but largely from the
West. and. judging from appearances
many of them were visiting the old
canp-grounds with which they were
familiar some thirty years ago. When II
comes to a question OF rank. our gray
haired lieutenants are not In IL
with them, and IL Is a self-evident fact
that their system OF promotion Is much
more rapid than that which obtains In
the army. However. they are iine- look
Ing body OF men. and ere now enjoying
short holiday after one OF the most sue
cessful meetings Of the order. The Hamp-
ton contingent. forty men and the Soldiers
Home Band. returned from their pilgrim
age Thursday morning.
A DOZEN BACHELORS.
The twenty young officers recently or.
dered here for a two-years course at
the artillery school. arrived this morning
and reported for duty TO Colonel Frank.
There are eight Benedicts and round
dozen bachelors In the class, which VIII
be good news for the young ladies', Tor
these young gentlemen NUMBER iahclhs
among their chief accomplishments IL
will take n week or ten days to select
quarters and settle down to study. 1he
old class are slipping of one by cne'
and will soon be only a memory OF the
past NJ,
The cruiser Montgomery sailed on Mon
dav for Yorktown for quarterly target
practice. She will probably remain there
for two or three weeks. and then go 10
New York 10 have her machinery repaired
after which she will have her Official
trial trip.
THE torpedo-boat Ericsson. from Daven-
port. Ia. bound for New York, came
into the Roads Tuesday night, tweny-
four hours from Charleston. she mica up
with water and proceeded on her voyage
Wednesday morning.
INSPECTING TOUR.
Colonel Marcus 2. Miller, Firth Artil-
lery, who has spent the summer inspect
ing the different encampments or the
Massa chusetts National Guards, COM
Melted his duties and returned to the post
Monday. He reports the Bay-State boys
a fine body of troops, and thoroughly
equipped for field service.
Major c. c. c. Carr Eighth Cavalry.
now East on leave from Fort l'eaVen-
worth. arrived here yesterday on snort
visit TO old friends at the post.
Major II. G.. Hasbrouck, Fourth Artn-
lerv. and wife, who have been spending
a months vacation on the Hudson near
West Point, returned to the post wed
nesday
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Bodlll and her guest, Mrs Kill
gore. OF Louisville, rq;urned from
weeks visit 10 Washington this morning
Mrs. Captain Pullman went to WASH
ington Wednesday 10 arrange FOR placing
her children at school for the winter.
Captain Voses battery having been or
dered 10 return from. Chicago TO Fort
Riley. Mrs. Vose and family expect to
ioin him there next week.
Misses Grace and Mary Galloway, or
Philadelphia. are here on Vist' the
guests Of Miss Annie Fulton.
Mr.. John d. Potts. passenger agent OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, was
here on a visit Thursday.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the
week: Il. VI. Fitzgerald, b. F. Johnston,
Mrs. Il. G. Kidd, Mrs. Tinsley, james
Aston Cabell, G. A. Canepa and wire,
John -. Culpeper, J. F. Barbour. MISS
NJ Powers, Miss =. Gentry, James Neither
wood. Mrs. r. w. Mayo, b. X. Selden'
John G. Farland Maurice ". Thomas
Mrs. z. A. Catln, Miss Catlin Mrs. NJ.
A. Herbert, Mrs. A. Donati. MISS Bea-
trice Canepa, II. S. Harwood, Robert
Ould, r. c. Ould, and John l.. Munce.