Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-22
LEXINGTON.
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German.
LEXINGTON. VA, April 2l.--CspeciaiN
The Mary Gusts Lee Chapter OF the
Daughters OF the Confederacy. OF this
place. has issued the following. which
viii be OF great interest TO the other
chapters.
TO the Daughters OF the ConfcGcracy:
In December last, General G. w. c.
lee. in consequence OF continued IN
health, resigned the presidency OF Wash
ngton and Lee University. having sue
cccded HIS father IN 1870. Knowing that
De was ply sicany unable TO discharge
the duties encumbcnt upon him. the
trustees Of the university reluctantly ac-
luiesccd IN General Lees decisions
urging him at the same ume TO accept
The position Of president emeritus. with
salary OF 5000 a year. and to occupy
for life the house built for his father
ln which the family has lived ever since
and which is The only home left TO
them. THIS courteous. generous oner
General Lee he's declined. and will leave
Lexington. the home OF so many hal
lowed associations. The Authorities o.
Sac university ana the rtop.e OF licking
ton. are deeply distressed at the pros
gcct OF loslng the loved and honorod
lee family from their midst. They arc
prepared TO welcome. most cordially. the
new president Of the university. and
hope TO see So thrive greatly under his
administrations. bat we believe the fol-
'cWnc suggestions would meet his hearty
approval. 4 proposition has been made
THAI the Daughters cf The Confe3eraCy
shall purchase this house owned by the
university. and persuade. 10 possible. the
children @. General Robert =. Lee TO
consider 30 their home and later on.
that it shall De- preserved and cared by
tlc women o. thc South. that IL
may be fo- future generations a spot
Of great interest The patriotic women
az .hc whole land honorcd the memory
oC Washinst. in the purchase Of MI
Vernon. Then let US Daughters Of the
Confsderacy. thus Go honor TO our great
leader. Robert r.. Lee. We hope and
believe by united effort this home
may De secured and dedicated TO the
memory of the pIro and noble man for
whom 81 was built.
MARY GUSTS LEE CHAPTER OF
THE DAUGHTERS or THE CON-
FEDERACN."
EASTER GERMAN.
The washington and Lee University
Coulon CLUB gave It's annual Easter
german last evening. in Newcomb Hall.
Those present were: Miss Bessie Lee.
OF Sumter s c.: Miss Lewis. Of Phila-
d,fh.a; Miss Norris. of Charlottesville;
liss Marshall of Fauquier county;
Misses jamie Vaughan and Annie Riddle,
Of petersburg: Misses Annie JORDAN.
Lucy shlpp. Lulu Semmes. Fannie Dillon,
Annie Joe White. Lucy Fendlet0n. Otey
CuNon clifford West Bruce Houston.
md May Haskins OF Lexington; MeSsrs.
Lctcher Cowan. O'Niel Wilson, Nc
swceu. Conrad Smith. RoseoIo Dillon,
Erunaugh Harrison Mitchell Powell.
LYLE. Webb slicer and Roberts; Cadets
Miller Ship Harrison, Ingleshy. Hunt.
Hamilton. and smith. The chaperones
we're: Mrs. Professor C.. a. Graves. MIS-.
Captain a.. b. Corse. and Mrs Helen
Turner. The favois were decorated
Easter egss.
Last Sunday. as the Rev. 4. p. Boude
Was driving along the Plank road. he
was stopped by a young couple. in
buggy. and they asked him II he would
marry them. He told them that he
would 10 they had q license. which was
Immediately produced. and the happy
couple were made man and wife in the
presence OF a number Of PEOPLE. WHO
were on their way home from church.
The groom was Mr.. /. L. Hickman. OF
Natural bridge. and tie bride was Miss
Ellie Leighton. Of Arnold's valley.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
During one Of The recent freshcts the
retaining wall of the old canal lock,
two miles below here. on North river,
on the side next to The river. was
washed out for over thirty feet. The
inner wall and the land wall are the
supports OF the p0wer-house Of the Lex
ington Light and Power Company, and
the river wall supported these walls.
Fortunately the damage was quickly
repaired. or otherwise the entire electric
plant. which supplies the lights for the
town. would have been precipitated into
the river and the entire outfit been
complete loss.
The Lexington Light and Power Com
pany have ordered a new dynamo, which
is on the road. II is twice the size Of
the present one; as the one now In use
has been found inadequate TO supply tho
necessary power for the large lighting
circuit OF the company. The new one
viii be placed in position by the side
Of the old one. which will be allowed 10
remain in case Of an accident or break
down. The same belt will run either
DYNAMO. owing 20 the excellent arrange
ment Of The pant and the situation OF
tho mower