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An inspiriting charge to the knights was
delivered by Judge Frank Beckwith, who
was introduced by Capt. c. E. Baylor
Messrs. T. Lee Shirley aud George Porter.
field acted as marshals, and Capt. c. E
Baylor and Mr.. T. E Sublette as judges
Mr.. George Shirley kept the score.
The fitting occupied two hours, and re-
suited as follows Dsngerield Lewis
knight Of Audley, " S rings Mack Ciagett
knight Springfield" Z rings Lewis
A..,., Naight Of Glen Allen" Z rings
Samuel Hunter, knight of Belmont"
rings. The three obtaining seven each con-
tested, and won maids of honor in the order
named.
The coronation took place at Hotel Pow
hatan about 9 O'Clock p. m, and was wit
messed by a large c@oncourse of people. Mr..
| Cruger W. Smith was introduced by Mr.. J.
NJ. Mason, Jr., and made an exceedingly
appropriate address preliminary to placing
the crown upon the brow of the chosen
Queen Of Love and Beauty, who was Miss
Rebecca Dangerield, Of Alexandria, Va,
and wreaths upon the heads of Maids Of
Honor, Misses Eliza Lippitt, of Berryville ;
Nettie Griffith, of Washington, aud Bessie
Baker, of Jefferson county. How much Of
heart prompted the choice Of Queen Of Love
was beyond our ken but there was was a
vast deal of eve for the beautiful expressed
in the choice of the Queen Of Beauty and
along that line the knights in their selec'
tions of Maids of Honor displayed exceed
ing good taste.
After the coronation the ball opened, and
supper and dance occupied the hours until
the boys went home with the girls in the
morning" 1t was remarked in our presence
that there was a congregation Of beautiful
women, richly or prettily attired, upon this
occasion that exceeded anything that had
gone before since the wah."
The Hotel Powhatan has exceptional ad-
yautages for matters of this sort, and the
management succeeded in making things
pleasant for all concerned so far as it was
within its province TO participate.
Among those present from a distance were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Chase Morton, of Rich
moud, Va; Miss Mclean, of Cincinnati
Miss Anne Campbell, of Orange, n. J.; Mr..
Stanley Shirley, of New York Misses Net
tie Griffith, Bowdie, Mason and Casey, and
Mr.. Frank p. Briscoe, of Washington City f;
Miss Jane Faulkner, Messrs. II. l.. AleXan-
der, Holmes and stuart Boyd, of Martins
burg Miss Eleanor Matthews, of TOwson,
Nd Misses Jane C.. Moore, Mary aud Eliz-
abeth Lippitt, Nellie and Bette Rice Page,
Mamie Powell Mccormick, Mary Wheat,
and Mrs. W. Gordon Van Hook, of Berry
vile; Misses Eugeuia Pierce, Virginia But
Ter, Wysoug, Meta Schley, and Mrs. Eu-
genia Pierce, of Shepherdstowu Misses
Thomas, of Sykesyille, Nd Annie lglehart,
of Annapolis Misses Walker and Krebs,
of Winchester; Misses Gwynn and Morris,
of Baltimore; Miss Geneyiye Moore, Of
York Road, Nd; Miss Rsbecca Danger6eld,
Of Alexandria, Va; Miss Churchill Jones,
of Richmond, Va; Mrs. H H. Reese, of
Memphis, Tenn Messrs. Roger Simmons,
of Hagerstowu VIM. I. Lewis, Blackburn
smith, Harry Warden, Thomas Hardesty,
Lawrence Mccormick, George Irwin and
Lewis VI. Allen, Of Clarke county, Va
Robert and Hop Gibson, Ferdinand Wysong,
E. j.. Lee, Jr., ". B. Grove and Arthur
Pierce, of Shepherdstown Keen Clagett
and Charles Nelson, of Petersyille, Md;
Mervyn Buckley, Of West Point.