Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-14
Where q Cordial and Hospitable Wei
come Is Extended Strangers.
PURE FOOD EXPOSITION.
The Rare Treat in Store for Richmond
Notable Ladies' With Virginia Re
lations- Military News.
Correspondence of the Dlspa,ch.)


dial and hospitable welcome to the duly
accredited stranger First, there Is "Tne
Maryland"-the Oldest and leading club
OF Baltimore on the corner OF charies
and Eager streets. and one OF the hand
soonest club-b buildings In the United
States. where can be seen some OF the
finest and handsomest specimens or
southern manhood in America Many OF
these are Virginllns, and prominent Of
ficers OF the club--viz: Colonel J. VIII
cox Brown. Major Richard NJ Nenable.
Wiloughby Newton Smith, ex-Mayor
II. c. Davidson. William II. Blackboard.
Charles Crane. o. +. Busee. Randolph
Barton. and Colonel Charles Marshall.
Among other members are Governor
Frank Brown. Ross Winans Whistler.
secretary of the Elkridge Hunting Club;
II. Swami Latrobe General John Gili,
William Mckim Gordon, John ). CIT
tings, Christian Devries, Charles Colds
boro. John X. cowen, nominee Tor
Congress. and Charles +. Mayer. presl-
dent and Charles X. Lord. yice-presldent
OF the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad. THIS
IS very expensive club Among the for
mer governors OF this Old tire-honored
institution WAS the Itte Ut - sithoyh
Thomas whose charming wife and daugh-
tiers were social leaders OF the southern
colony here Tor many years after
the war Their elegant old home. fun
of the sweetest memories. stu stands on
Charles and Movement streets. Mr.. Gil
NOR Meredith, late president OF the Mary
land Club. has that courtesy OF manner
which is hereditary in some Of the old
MARYLAND families. Ike the family lor-
was a leading member OF tho Baltimore
Bar when IL was adorned by such dis
tingulshed lawyers as Reyerdy johnson.
Roger B. fancy, Francis Scott Key, VII
liam Writ and William Schiey.
OTHER CLUBS.
Secondly. "rLe University is the intel
lectual and literary club. and 20 be
college graduate Is a requisite or MEM
bership. THIS and the Baltimore Club.
which Is composed of young society men,
have the admirable feature OF nontreat-
ing among members. and the articles OF
Incorporation. constitution and bylaws are
we'll modelled. Among the University
Club members are the Johns Hopkins
professors. the judges, lawyers, and
many OF the clergy. ). Pembroke Thorn.
William NJ Murkand. Randolph Barton.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Joseph Pack
ard. Wallis Blackstone, and United States
D'str'ct-Attorney William Sheppard
Bryan
Zoe C;ermania is the swell German
club, composed of many Of the leading
German merchants and bankers; and "lhe
Phoenix" on Eutaw Place, is the Jewish
club. Women have clubs here-the Wo-
mans Literary Society Of Maryland and
the Arundel Club.
AT JOHNS HOPKINS.
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office at Johres Hopkins University yes
terday BY the way. h - president OF
the University club and chairman Of the
Library Committee. lie has held the
chair Of Greek mere > nee this iuseuttOn
was opened, and o held in high regard
by faculty and students. This was II mag
nficent donation. and Is one Of the best
built and most splendidly ana
equipped universities I'm the world. Among
the Virginia students this session are
two sons of President McBryde, OF the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
! College. at Blacksburg; b. W. Arnold.
Jr. Bedford city; r. c. Armstrong, Front
Royal: Thomas NJ Anderson, Glade
Spring; Kills Campbell. Enfield, Va.
\ RARE TREAT.
Richmond has rare treat in store
in the opening Of the Pure-FoOd EXPOSE
ton there on the 5th OF November next.
1t was opened here in the Cyclorama
building on Monday night, and "a an In
teresting resort for everybody. | saw oyer
$50 persons there last night. and nearly
every body who was there, particularly
the ladies', went away loaded with sam
pies. with model kitchen and dining
room, and aided by deft ass stants. tho
cookIng-lessons are given with practical
Illustrations, in plain sight Of the as
sembled audience. Afterwards the dishes
are tasted TO prove their quality.
The visitors make tours OF tn beautiful
and most ingeniously- decorated booths
ami many make out substantial lunches
with tastes and swallows from the yaTi-
GUS samples offered. More lasting sam
pies are carried away by the armful for
trial at home. Miss l.. A. Willis delivers
A daily lecture I'm the c0sily-arranged
cooking department. and makes the audi
enCe laugh when she tells the girls mat
a well-coOked breakfast Is the best In
PRODUCTION To prepare the lords OF creation
for a pecuniary request. such as for a
sealskin cloak or q new bonnet. and that
there Is a bit of truth in the old saying
that the way 10 a mans hart IL through
his stomach, and that the reason Goethe
married his cook was that Ike nearly
all great men. he was more anxious 10
have in the house a woman who would
understand his stomach than one who
would sympath,ze with his soul. Thu
boys have lots Of fun with the pretty
girl. appropriately dressed and making
pancakes. preparing dough. SC. with
their dainty hands, and inviting in their
free. impromptu way, the visitors to come
no and partakc Of the daintisst dishes.
Aunt Jemima," a colDred woman. with
her red bandaHa and dingy white apron,
beating batter-cakes, afforded true pic
ture OF the old southern auntie In the
kitch n. and her cakes We're the most
popular, and she was generally surround
ed by a crowd.
a DISTINGUISHED LADY.
I met Mrs. William Reid the other day,
Marylands Worlds STAIR lady commits
sioner. She Is very handsome ana
graceful woman and a brilliant CONVEX
sationalist. She is a leading member OF
the Women's Exchange. and more par
ticularly of the Ladies' Decorative Art
Society, Of Baltimore. She was Miss
Emily Mckim. and the family is noted
for it's musical and dramatic talent. Her
brother, John McKim, was = born anna
teur actor Mrs Reid has long been
prominently Identified with all benevo-
lent entertainments gotten no by society
people, such as theatricals, concerts,
tableaux, etc.
Mrs. IRVINE htyStI NOllH'iiS M"iF
Washington and her sister, Mrs. Glenn
Perine formerly Eliza Washington were
Virginia girls, and descendants Of the
Father OF His Country. Mrs. Charles
X Harrison, Of Baltimore county. was
Lou Haxall OF Richmond. ii. Ashton
Ramsey Is living here. He married Miss
Cook. OF Norfolk, and her father lived
on The Point" Conway Howard, OF
Richmond is here. Miss Annis Howard.
of Richmond, Is a frequent visitor at
the pretty home Of her uncle. DR.. William
r. Howard, on west Monument street.
Her portrait has been selected to Illus
,rate an article on Richmond beauty TO
be published soon.
WELL~KNOWN IN VIRGINIA.
Mrs. Austell, OF Atlanta, and Mrs.
Mary Bailey Fowler, OF Georgia, are So
| iournlng at the Albion hotel on Cathedral
street. Mrs. Fowler has very many
| friends in Richmond, and IL well-known
| In White Sulphur Allegheny. and Blue
| Ridge society. Her grandparents were
from near Petersburg, Va. and her father
was a member Of the Old Georgia con-
vsn,fons with Alexander Stevens, TOombs,