Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-21
va. SOCIETY Sens.
perIectins Arrangements for Entertain.
Ing The National Congress-
PROMINENT MEN TO BE HERE
Several Gentlemen OF National Hepu-
tstion Invited to Respond 10
REORGANIZATION for Ladies' TO
Hear the Speeches.

Preparations are being rapidly made Tor
the National Congress of the Sons OF the
American Revolution, which will assemble
here on April 3Oth, the sessions TO be he'd
IN the assembly hall OF the Chamber OF
Commerce A big banquet VIII be tell
dered the visiting delegates on that eve
ming at the Jefferson Hotel, and the
affair will probably be the most brilliant
event of its kind Of the season.
There will be 100 visiting delegates, and
with the members of the society here
and their friends there will probably be
800 present at the banquet. 1t is also
intended to alloy the ladies to attend,
and a section OF the dining-rooms ana
the large corridors just outside Of the
banquet hall will be reserved for their
use. Some 300 ladies' tickets will be is
sued. With the Daughters Of the Revo-
luton and other ladies who will avail
themselves OF the opportunity to De
present. il will make the assemblase
quite a large and brilliant one.
THE LOCAL SOCIETY MEETS
There was a meeting Of the Virginia
land club. to complete arrangements for
the event. Mr.. William Writ Henry,
president, presided, and Mr.. Il. Il. Minor,
the secretary, acted in that capacity.
The following gentlemen have been in
vited TO respond 10 toasts: Nice-Presi-
dent A. l.. Stevenson, Secretary -of-the-
Navy Herbert: Senator Cushman Davis,
Of Minnesota; Chauncey VI. Depew, presi-
dent Of the New York Society; General
Fltzhugh Lee, and Hon. Waller r.. Sta
pies General Porter, General Lee. and
Judge Staples have sgnifed their inten-
ton Of being present, and responding 10
y toast.
The following were elected delegates 70
the convention from the Virginia Society:
Delegate-at-Large. Judge Waller h.
Staples: Delegate Elect. Captain William
II. Murdaugh, of Portsmouth; Alternates-
r. II. Mayo. Samuel IL. PuIliam, Profes-
sor John +. Mcclure, and Joseph W. S
Butt, Of Portsmouth. President William
Writ Henry and Senior Vice-President DR..
Joseph a. White are delegates by virtue
Of their office.
A letter was read by Or. White from
Registrar General A. Howard Clark
stating that the handsome gold badges
OF the society made by Tiffany. which
were formerly $50 and $u. had now been
reduced to 81. IL was decided, however
for the use OF those who desired them.
to order a supply Of the buttons, which
are used by the societies throughput the
country in place of badges, rosettes, etc.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED.
The following gentlemen were elected
members conditionally, their papers 10 be
passed upon by the registrar: James T..
Harrison, Of Danville; General Charles
j. Anderson, Edward d. Christian. Or.
c. w. Z. Brock, John Archer Coke, j..
Burrows Tree; Peter Hairstan. Martins
vile, Va; John Thomas Penn, Martins
vile: Judge Lunsford l.. Lewis. d. b.
Dunlop of Petersburg, Moncure Perkins,
General Frzhugh Lee, Andrew II. Chris
tian, Jr., Frank NJ. Christian. Dr. Edward
Mcclure, DR.. Hugh NJ Taylor, John Il.
Brauer. Carter w. Branch.
Another meeting of the society will be
held next Friday. when full reports from
the Finance Committee, Committee on
Arrangements. etc, will be made.