Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-16
Personals and Briefs.


Mrs. Thomas gave a dinner to Mr..
Small on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Connally and Mrs. Coke will be
at home Tuesdays in April after o'clock.
Mr.. w. G. Stanard left the city yester-
day for n buslness-trip OF several days.
Sanitary-Oficer u. G. Lamkin returned
to duty yesterday, having been rein
stated on Tuesday.
Rev. DR.. w. w. Landrum. has gone
to Chicago in the interests OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union.
Rev. ]. Minniss Johnson. OF Washing
ton, is In the city with a view TO arrang-
ing for a course Of lectures.
Mrs. ]. f. Langley has returned to the
city after a visit OF few weeks TO friends
and relatives in North Carolina.
The local council of the Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew will hold its quarterly
meeting tonight at st. James church.
Rev. ]. X. Mason left for Louisville
yesterday with his family. He goes there
to become rector of st. Andrews church.
Mrs Lewis Enos was called TO Balti-
more yesterday, to the bedside OF her son.
Walter, who is very i'll with intermittent
fever
Mr.. r. B. Grafton, OF Engine Com
pany No. 8. left yesterday afternoon for
New York. where he will spend his va
cation.
Rev. John W. Daugherty was called to
Williamsburg Tuesday evening by the
death Of his nephew, Master Richard Nor
ris; aged 10 years.
Mr.. Horace A. Hawkins, the new Mar
shall-Ward councilman. has qualified.
President Glover placed him on the COM
mittees on Light and Cemeteries.
The Lacy habeas corpus case. which in
wolves the constitutionalty OF the Maupin
anti-pool-selling law. will be heard in the
Supreme Court OF Appeals to-day.
Mr.. II. C. Cooper representing the
Pottsvflle Iron and Steel Company. Of
Pottsville. Pa, Is In the city bidding for
some of the street railway iron contracts.
Harry Burton was arrested and lodged
at the Second Poiice-Station yesterday
morning. on complaint OF Howard Hyslop,
who charges him with assault and bat
terry.
Rev. DIR. w. l.. Hatcher has accepted
an invitation to preach the baccalaureate
sermon at the commencement exercises
at the Denlson University. OF Granville,
o.. on June 18th.
Mr.. Henry w. Pemberton, the talented
young actor from this city, returned 10
his home Tuesday from New York, and
will probably remain here until the OPEN
ing OF next season.
Dr. Julian Cabell, United States army
Is on a visit TO his relatives in this city
He has almost entirely recovered from
the serious injuries received in a railroad
accident in Washington about year ago.
The following names were omitted from
the list Of those who attended Miss Wal
denis Easter picnic: Miss Mamie O'Brien.
Virgie Jeffress, Mabel Martin, and Messrs.
Charles Myer, Thole, and William
Watkins.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Grace Garnett. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ]. Dance. TO Mr.. Edwin Brock
Phillips, on Wednesday evening. April
18th. at Laurei-Street Methodist church
at 9 o'clock.
Mr. ]. Lud Hill has provided the base
ball cranks with very neat book for
scoring purposes, which also contains a
complete schedule Of the games to be
played by the Virginia State League
teams this season.
There was not quorum at the meeting
of the Junior Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation yesterday, so no business was
transacted. There will probably be no
other meeting OF the association until
the annual one. which will be held May
7th.
The annual commencement exercises
of the Virginia Mechanics Institute will
take place at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association Hall Friday night. May
18th, Judge John II. Ingram Will be
the orator OF the occasion, and the usual
distribution OF prizes and diplomas will
take place.
Mr.. William L. Shepherd has made a
very handsome design for the frontis-
piece of the souvenir publication TO be
issued I'm June under the auspices OF the
Executive Committee OF the Confederate
reunion. The book will contain about l5O
portraits. including all the regents repre-
senting the different Southern States In
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety.