Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02

Judge w. II. Mann. Of Nottoway. was
In the city yesterday.
Mr.. ]. Z. Fisher. of the Jefferson
stables, has returned from New York.
District Lodge Of Good Templars will
meet with Richmond Lodge on Friday,
. May list.
Mrs. Celia Kass has returned from
New York, where she has been on a
business trip.
Mrs. NJ. u. Bland. Of Baltimore. Md.
is with her mother. Mrs. V. f. Boyd. No.
Is west Grace street
Miss Annie Lee Kenney left Friday
evening for New York. to spend few
weeks with her brother.
Mr. Floyd Gregory. formerly clerk at
Wright's Hotel. Charlottesville, but now
travelling man. is In the city.
Miss Ruth d. Horsley. Of Wingina.
Nelson county, is the guest OF MISS Lucie
Lee Beach. at No. 3oS east Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Meyer. Of Spokane
Falls, Wash, are In the city. the guests
of Mrs. Pearman, go south Jenerson
street.
The Young Ladies' Society OF Grace
church have purchased the privilege OF
serving refreshments on the jamestown
excursion, May 18th.
Post A, OF the Travellers Protective
Association, will hold an important spe-
cial meeting at their headquarters TO-
morrow night at O'CLOCK.
The committees of the Confederate
Festival" to be given by the Ladies
Auxiliary Of Pickett Camr VIII meet
Monday afternoon. at O'CLOCK.
Mrs. William G. Hill, who has been
visiting her brother Paymaster c. II
Thompson, United States navy, has re-
turned to her home in Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Cabell Thompson. who went on tc
attend the unwilling ceremonies in New
York last Tuesday. will visit other
points of interest before returning home.
Miss Rebe Glasgow, who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Frank B. Clarke, In
Norfolk has returned to her home.
west Main street. accompanied by Mrs.
Wilcox.
Miss Alice Wh.tlock, daughter Of Ser
geant w. B. Whtlock, of the First Dis
trict. who has been visiting the family OF
Mr.. Ben. Smith, In Suffolk, Va, has re-
turned TO the city.
Among the visitors at the Office of the
Auditor of Public Accounts yesterday
were w. w. Jones, Treasurer OF New
Kent county, and f. o. Alexander
Sheriff of Hanover county.
Ladies' interested IN the North Caro-
| lima Room of the Confederate Muee I'm
are requested to meet at the home OF
| Mrs. John w. Gordon, 26 north Laurel
street. at II o'clock A. NJ, on Tuesday
| May 4th. next.
| Rev. A. j. Barton, assistant secretary
| of Foreign Mission Board. will preach
hAf n.
mans and Young Ladies' Missionary
| societies at Pine-Street Baptist church
| tonight at s o'clock.
Mr.. A. ]. Ford, who has been at the
| Hot Springs, writes here that he has
been greatly benefited by his stay there
He has suffered much from rheumatism
| for several months and went to the
| Springs to obtain relief
Surgeon Arthur G. Cabel, United
| States navy, who has been at home on
| leave for the last few months, has beer
| ordered to report TO the Superintendent
| Of the United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md. May 18th. Tor duty or
| board the United States ship Mononga
! he.a
Supreme-Prelate +. w. Mittz. SUI
| preme-Deputy Henry Flegenheimer. anc
| Representative Thomas b. Hicks, Of
| Richmond Conclave 162. Improved Ordel
| Of Heptasophs, left yesterday for Louis
| Vile, KY to attend the Supreme Con
clave of Heptosophs. and will be absen
| ten days.
| Bishop c. C. Penick. rector OF 81
| Marks church, who Is absent on con
| frmation tour, will not return until th'
| latter part OF this week. Rev. Thoma
| Spencer, of Petersburg, will preach fol
| him this morning and tonight. Thi
| morning holy communion Will be ad
| ministered.
| The maids auction, held at Cathedra
| Hall last Wednesday night, the proceed:
| to 20 towards Misses Duke and Alexan
| der's table at the coming bazaar. was
! greatly enjoyed by all present. Mr.. w
J. Puryear conducted the sale with hi
usual wit and humor.
| Chief w. q. Fuller, OF the Richmond
| Fire Department advises bicycle rider
| aga .Ast racing to fires upon their wheel
| with the apparatus Of the department
| The Chief says this Is very dangerou
| thing to do. and that he has frequently
| been annoyed lately by riders who ar,
| disposed to be so hazardous.
DIR. A. Chambers Ray. who graduated
with highest honors from the University
| College of Medicine last Thursday, IL
the son or Kew. george H. ray, ~. ~.
| favorably and prominently known In this
city. This young doctor is a degree
man of Randolph-Macon College, and
was professor of mathematics in Quitmar
| College, Arkansas. He brought tC
| the study OF his chosen profession a wei
| trained mind, and stood high in his
| classes all through his course. He was
awarded a case of beautiful surgical in
struments for the highest standing in
surgery and at the banquet at the Jeffer-
son Hotel represented the graduating
| class, OF which he is president, in a
| speech unique and full OF good sense and