Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10
"This IS my story,
This IS my song
Praislng my Saviour
All tho day long"
VIRGINIA REINFORCEMENTs.


The Virginia Endeavorers have been re-
inforced considerably to-day. but the ar
rivals stlll fall far short OF expectations.
Mr.. Robert j. Lecky, Jr., who seems 10
be in charge Of the Richmond force, held
a prayer and song meeting this morning.
and after that the visitors were lost In
the thronys that went sightseeing. Inc
Treasury and Army and Navy buildings
were so overrun with the crowds that
business was practically suspended.
There are some fifty colored Endeayor-
ers from Virginia who attract attention
by their singing.
Among the prominent Endeayorers from
the Old Dominion are Rev. G. ID. Bulla,
OF Roanoke Miss Annie Wightman. OF
Lexington; Rev. Messrs. ". IL. Maxwell
OF Norfolk; Norris Of Ballston; L. NJ.
Omer j. II. Garrison, and K. Y. Omer, or
Richmond; Miss Lula O. Phillips, Of Rich
mond: j. -. Gibson. l.. l.. Loyal, and
Miss Julia A. Anderson. Of Louisa, and
many others. Tonight they are all at
tending the monster meetings in the big
tents, which are crowded.
The North Carolinians are much more
numerous than the Vlrginians. Their
headquarters ara at Mount Vernon Place
church, and they have kept their enter
tanners busy giving them directions TO the
various points Of interest about the city
Prominent among the delegation are Ar
thur d. Thayer, OF Winston, who is the
State president; A. c. and w. j. Hedge
Miss NJ. Wellfan, and w. G. Crst. OF
Salem: James r. and Annie I. Jones, OF
Greensboro; Laura D. Worth, OF Gull
ford College: Ada +. Craven. Of Concord;
Lottie Shively OF Raleigh; Miss A. Morse,
Of Asheville: Miss Maggie Davis and
Evangelist w. +. Fife. Of Charlotte. and
numerous others. They are also at the
big meetings tonight, and are taking ad-
vantage of all the opportunity afforded by
the trip for sightseeing and enjoyment.
VIRGINIA VISITORS.
other visitors from Virginia to-day were
ex-State-Senator Walton Moore, of Fair
fax; L. s. Walker. County Clerk OF
Shenandoah; -. h. Munford, Of Richmond.
on his way to New York; James Barbour.
Jr., Of Culpeper; Senator w. f. Little,
OF Fredericksburg, going North; Colonel
Tom Scott, OF Charlotte; Traffic Manager
G. A. Taylor, Of the Richmond, freder-
icksburg and Potomac railroad, and Gene
raj Kicker and daughter, OF Spotsylyania
county where the General has been for
years president OF the Board OF SUPER
visors; also. Miss Ross and Miss Tenant.
OF Richmond. who are on visit 10 State
Senator and Mrs. Henry Fairfax.
Judge Robert W. Hughes, who has been
holding court in Alexandria, paid flying
visit 10 the capital this morning, and left
for home by the evening train.
Hon. Matt. Ransom. Minister to Mexico,
left for home this evening.
POSTAL NOTES.
The following important order affecting
the postal service in the cities Of Neapolis
and Danville has been issued By the Post
master-General:
Office Of Postmaster-Gener
Washington. d. c., July 3. 1895
order No 423.
Establish on July Is, 1895. in lieu Of the
post office at Neapolis. Va. which has
been discontinued. a sub-station OF the
post-oifice at Danville, Va. with facilities
for the transaction Of money-order and
registry business and for the sale OF pos
tai supplies, TO b. known as Sub-Stator
No. l. WILLIAM l.. WILSON,
Postmaster-General.
The office at Goodies Ferry. Mecklen
burg county, Va. has been moved two
miles northwest from it's late site.
Zachary H. Rawlings has been commits
stoned postmaster at Vesuvius. Va
Priam VI. Russell at Bogue, n. c.; Johr
b. Skinner at Lebanon, y. c.; Robert A
Cooper. at Mineola, y. c.. and William :
Robertson, at Variety Mills, Va.
A new Office has been established a
Caroleen. Rutherford county n. c., will
Julian II. Little postmaster