Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-05
B. Y. PEOPLES UNION.
An Excellent Programme At tho PiYsi
Annual Meeting.
TOUCHING VAR REHIEIscEHCB.
DIR. Eggleston's Story Of Two Beautiful
Girls Near the Crster--A Remsrks.
BILE Capture Of Wild Geese.

PETERSBURG, VA, January A-Cspe.
cial)-The Baptist Young Peoples Union
connected with the Wcst-End Rap,Is.
church OF this city held IT'S first annual
meeting last night. An excellent mo-
gramme was rendered, consisting OF
music. speeches. etc. The annual sermon
was preached by Rev. Dr. George cooper.
OF Richmond. DIR. Cooper concluded hls
excellent sermon by extending hearty
congratulations TO the union for its noble
work I'm one year. This union II said In
be at the head OF It's kind In this city.
and has made great progress in the one
year OF its existence-both financially ana
numerically. Mr.. Wallace NJ. Rucker IA
the president.
TWO BRAVE GIRLS-wHo WERE
THEY?
The address delivered before A. =. Hin
Camp OF Confederate veterans in this
city. last night. by DR.. Joseph w. Eg-
gleston, OF Richmond. was replete with
interesting war incidents. Among them
was the following. Said the speaker:
'one Sunday afternoon. to our surprise,
we saw two beautiful girls dressed IN
white walking along with arms around
each other in the Jerusalem road among
the men OF our battery opposite the era.
ter. They looked to us like angels from
another and better world. Every hun.
dred yards or so they would stop and
sing that inspiring poem. BayaId Tay
lor's song OF the camp, the closing verse
of which Is:
"'Ah, soldiers. to your houored rest,
Your truth and valor bearing
The bravcst are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring"
"The impression" said tho speaker,
was magical, and to quote again.
"'Yet. as the song grew louder.
Something upon the soldiers cheek
Washed on the stains OF powusr.'"
"These lovely young ladies' were risklna
their lives for the sole purpose OF cheer.
Ing the men. and II is easy 10 understand
why all the world wondered az the yalot
OF the men OF the South when the very
girls were cast In so heroic "a mould"
The Doctors address was greatly en-.
joycd by all who heard Il, AMI was one
OF the best that have been made 70 the
camp.
CONyALESCENT.
Rev. John A. Barker. the beloved pas
tor OF the West-End Baptist church, who
has been very III for some time. is now
conyalescent, and his congregation and
many friends In the community hope soon
TO see him at his post of duty again.
Mrs. o. 4. Bass of Manchester, who
has been spending the holidays with her
sister. Mrs. J. T. Ashby. In this city, has
returned home
A remarkable capture OF Wild geese IL
reported to have been made In james
river. of City Point, on Wednesday. II
Is said that thirty-slx geese were found
with their feet frozen TO a block OF ice
were captured by citizens OF the Point.
SOCIAL CLUB CHARTERED.
In the Hastings Court to-day Judge
Mullen granted charter or incorpora-
ton 10 "The Commercial Club" new
social organization. The incorporators
are some of our best-known citizens
The capital stock OF the club IL no, to be
over 5000. and the officers for the first
year are President. H. r. Stntton,
Vice President. w. n. Talley; Secretary
and Treasurer. o. q. Hinton. The new
club has secured desirable apartments on
Bank street.
The cases Of the e, hit young students
of the University School, charged with
assault upon Professor Arthur Kyle
Davis, OF the Southern Female College.
were called In the Mayors Court this
morning, and dismissed upon payment OF
cost In each case. IL Is understood that
proper apologies were made, and hence
no prosecution.