Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
South in connection with the silver ISSUE
Will be read with interest.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

Will be read with interest
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Confederate Veteran Association OF
the District OF Columbia, which Is
making the most extensive preparations
for its visit 10 Richmond, 10 participate
I'm the reunion, has received nothcatloh
that 1t will be accompanied from inns
city by number OF camps from Virginia,
West Virginia, and Maryland Among
them viii be three from the last-named
State. and from Virginia a Winchester
camp and band. the Loudoun
county camp. the Fauquier camp.
the camp from Charleston. w.
Va. and one or two others. 1t
is expected that the special trains leaving
here June 29th for Richmond viii carry
in all some $500 or 5000 people. including
several bands OF music.
Besides the Confederate veterans, wash
ington will send TO the reunion COM
pany Of the High School cadets, who are
mostly the sons OF northern soldiers. The
entire regiment OF cadets was asked for,
but IL was not in the power Of the au-
thorities 10 order the organization out
for anything but school purposes The
company. which will number about fifty,
will go into camp at Richmond for the
three days during the reunion ceremo-
mes II Will Dt uHAtA AlAN N0AiiAlAiAA VI
Captain Domer and Licutenants Far
row and Hoover. They will take part in
the grand parade and in the review. and
will no doubt make very creditable ap-
pearance, as the regiment IS under ex-
cellent discipline and thoroughly drilled.
The company expects to return here on
the afternoon OF July 4th.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. 4. NJ. Courtney. an energetic busi-
ness-man of Richmond. was in the city
to-day, and was cordially greeted by
many friends.
on Wednesday, at st. Paups Protestant
Episcopal church. Falls Church. Va. Miss
Jeanie Elizabeth Riley daughter OF Judge
Joseph l.. Riley. OF that place. and
Mr. Harry Cyrus Birge, OF this city, were
married by the Rev. John McGill, the
pastor The sacred ediiice had been
handsomely decorated by a number OF
the young lady friends Of the bride. Miss
Maud Riley, the younger sister OF the
bride, was maid of honor. and Mr.. VIII
liam Hannay, OF this city, was best
man. After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served on the lawn in
front Of the residence OF Judge Riley
4 large number of the relatives and
friends OF the bride and groom were pres
ent, including the parents OF the lat
ter Mr.. and Mrs. Birge left FOR Nj
agara Falls, and will make trip through
Lake George and Lake Champlain. TO
Saratoga. When they return they will
make their home at Chevy Chase.
Captain John Il. Hecky. of Tennessee,
has been elected administrator Of tho
funds of this division Of the United Con-
federate Veterans, contributed to the
proposed battle abbey or memorial hall
Of the South. 10 be erected In this or
some other southern city. 10 is confident
" believed here that Washington. by
the large amount she will offer TO build
It. will capture the hall. and add this
TO her other numerous attractions.
The Pennsylvania depot here IS the
scene oc more public osculation daily
than any other place in the country. and
there IS a wofu waste OF the raw mate
rial there. without any penalty under the
District laws.
The bicycle epidemic RACES here. There
are bicycle academies. depots, stations.
and hospitals Male and female 'bikers
fly over the smooth streets in thousands.
and their lamps at night look like
mammoth but crazed, firenes going in
every direction Notwithstanding strin-
gent laws. the accidents are numer-
Gus. and sometimes serious and fatal.
Mr.. w. II. Hurkamp. OF Fredericks-
burg. is in the city. stopping at the Ra-
leigh.
Major Warren S. Lurty, ex-United
States District Attorney for the West
ern District OF Virginia, is also at the
Raleigh
Mr.. +. c. Brauer and wife. OF Rich
mond are stopping at the Ebbitt House.
Speaker Ryan, OF the Virginia House
Of Delegates. is here on his way home
from tho Staunton convention
ARRIVALS.
The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following:
r. G. Byal, Virginia. +. Miller and
wife, Virginia, the Raleigh.
G. +. Cant and family, North Carolina;
W. j. Penny and WIFE North Carolina.
e. d. Cole and wife, Virginia; Z. w.
Finch and wife, North Carolina, howard
House.
c. MAXWELL Virginia; W. Boyd and
wife, Hotel Enrich
j. b. Beverley, Virginia: J. T. Ernest,
Virginia; W. r. Linton, North Carolina,
Metropolitan.
c. W S. Turner Virginia; Samuel JEFF
fry and wife. North Carolina. st. James.