Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17
OLD POINT COMFORT.
TUG AND OTHER EXCURSION PAR
TIES ENJOY COOL NlcnI&
Nswspepsr-Men and Rai1sosd'Msn hs5
Eibsws-Fiss Day Unobssrvsd-Per'
sonal and General N0tss.

OLD POINT COMrOnIs vAss s~s
is.-tspeciaip -rhs cool weather ana de-
iightful moonlight nights combine TO
make trip to Old Point ana q dance IN
the pavilion a source Of unmixed plea
sure. which our Norfolk friends have
been taking advantage Of during the past
week. On Monday evening the Poca-
hontas brought down . merry party OF
young people. with the members OF
Pickett Buchanan Camp. The Elks were
out In force wednesday night. and on
Thursday tug-party came down with
some forty couples Of young society peo-
ole.
A convention Of railroad accountants
met here this morning for conference,
and to arrange any differences which
have arisen during the past year. All
the leading southern roads are repre-
sented. and the result will no doubt re-
move any friction that now exists.
A large delegation OF newspaper-men
and their ladies, from New York and
Brooklyn arrived here yesterday on the
Old Dominion steamer jamestown.
Mavrioyni Bey. the Turkish Minister,
and Mr.. Z. Llndgren, of the Turkish Le-
CATION. arrived from Washington yester.
day.
Colonel II. W. Fuller general passen-
ger agent Of the Chesapeake and Chic
railroad, accompanied by his daughter.
Miss Lucille. arrived from Washington
last evening.
Flag-Day was not observed here ex-
cept by the usual fornality OF firing a
gun when it is raised at sunrise, and
lowered at sunset. On the other hand
Governor Woodiin, of the Soldiers Home.
showed his patriotism by firing . ma
tional salute.
CONVENT EXERCISES.
Mrs. Captain vose left for Washington
last evening to attend the exercises at
the Georgetown Convent where her
daughter, Miss Carrie, graduates next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. william II. Allen, OF
Norfolk, are visiting their daughter. Mrs.
John b. Kimberly.
Miss Dixie Belt, daughter Of Hospital
Steward Belt, OF the garrison. was quietly
married on Wednesday morning to Mr..
O'Berry. OF North Carolina.
Miss Georgene Pike, who has been at
tending Mrs. General Stewards school.
at Stanton. during the past winter, re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
Lieutenant Alexander NJ. Davis, Eighth
Cavalry, and wife, OF Fort Meade, s. d..
arrived here yesterday On flying visit
to his parents, Lieutenant and Mrs. Ed
ward Davis, OF the garrison. They leave
Monday for Fort Wayne, Ind. where
Lieutenant Davis will be stationed for
some time on notwithstanding SER
vice.
Lieutenant Charles L. Phillips. Third
Artillery, now on duty at Cornell College
Mt. Vernon, Ia, arrived. with bis wife.
yesterday, and will spend the summer
with her parents, Captain and Mrs. Tier
non.
Lieutenant William p. Duvall. Fifth Ar
tillery, was called to Suffolk last week
to act as Judge at competitive drfll or
the cadets OF the Suffolk Military Insu-
tute.
Mr.. Barker, a prominent merchant Of
New York, Is visiting his daughter. Mrs
Lieutenant Irwin. Of the garrison.
CAN'T REALIZE II.
Mr.. Harry Lorain. son of the late
Colonel Loraln, Third Artillery. AMI bride
arrived from Phillipsbarg. Pa, Monday
Harry was stationed here about twenty
years ago. when Newport News consisted
OF tnree houses, ana can ndTQlv ftdllZe
the changes that have taken place both
at the post and on the lower peninsula
Captain Oscar +. Long, OF the Quarter
mastsr-Generars Office. was down on Sun
day visiting old friends at the post.
Captain Wells Willard. subsistence de-
partment. returned from New York yes
terday, where he went TO attend the
graduating exercises at the Columbia Law
School. where his son Bryant passed with
distinguished honors.
Mr.. John ID. Kimberly left last evening
for Baltimore. where Ia will spend O few
days visiting friends.
RICHMONDERS.
The following Richmonders have
registered at the Hyseia Hotel during the
past week:
Mrs. G.. b. Davenport, +. A. Davenport,
Alfred r. King, Thomas ID. Stokes, A. f.
Donovan and wife. NJ II. Talbot and
wife, w. ). Staiars John Pickrell, Mrs.
r. G.. Cabell. Mrs. James X. Branch,
George Il. McAdams, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Causton, V. Donati. NJ. W. Lawrence.
James Lyons, A. G. Shepherd and wife.
Mrs. r. l.. Noel, Thomas Atkinson, Maui
rice w. Thomas. Miss Madge Weisiger.
Miss Evie Lawson, Arthur Ii. Clarke.
$. L. Townsend. William Il. Smith, John
NJ. Beall and family, A. J. Peasants,
w. A. Hudleston, and Mrs. T. +. letters