Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-28

Pryor, Of Petersburg. and more recently
law partner of Hon. Lambert Tree, MIN
lister to Switzerland during Clevelands
first administration, is in the city, stop
ping at the Metropolitan.
Mildred H. Davies has been commis-
stoned postmaster at Manassas, Va.--a
presidential oce.
Mrs. Stephen Putney. OF Richmond is
a delegate from the Old Dominion Chap
ter OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution to the congress Of that order,
now in session here, and an honorary
member from Virginia She is daugh-
ter OF ex-United States Senator r. II.
Withers, who was also Leutenant-Gover-
nor OF Virginia and Consul-General to
Hongkong during President Clevelands
first administration.
Mrs. William Page Cooper, OF the
Martha Washington Chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
is a descendant of Nathaniel Powell, or
Virginia. who entered the Revolutionary
service at the age of II, and served seven
years.
Miss Virginia Miller. State regent Tor
the District of Columbia Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, traces
h-r ancestry TO the Lees, OF Virginia
A large majority Of the Daughters Will
remain over I'm Washington until after
the inauguration.
A marriage-llcense has been issued to
Eppa Brown and Mamie ID. Hupp, Doth
of Rappahannock county. Va
CHARLOTTESVILLE POSTMISTRESS.
Mrs. Armistead l.. Long, widow OF
General Long. biographer or General ho-
bert E. Lee. on whose staff General Long
served during the war, is In the city
for the week. stopping at the EbDltt'
Mrs. Long Is the postmistress OF the
office at Charlottesville, and will, no
doubt. be retained by the incoming ad-
mnistration.
G. c. Earle. of Richmond. and B. F.
w. Carter, of the same city, are at the
National.
S. NJ. Mehaney, Virginia; ]. ID. VIII
liams. Staunton w. j. Griffith, North
Carolina; A. II. Wray, Virginia-St.
James.
Mr.. Irwin Weisiger, superintendent of
the James-River Navigation Company,
was here yesterday, arranging connec-
tions with superintendent John Gala
CHAN, of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Line, for the transportation
OF visitors to the inauguration.
Lyman p. Gage. McKinley's Secretary
of the Treasury who has been at the
Virginia Hot Springs. arrived here to-
day, and on Tuesday will be entertained
by Mr. and Mrs Thomas Nelson Page at
their residence. in this city.
S. NJ. Yost, Staunton, Va. Mrs.
Mitchell. Virginia; and j. r. Lee, Jr,
Virginia, are at the Oxford.
ID. A. Tompkins, one Of the proprietors
of the Charlotte IN. c. Observer, who
had a hearing before the Banking and
Currency Committee, i'm favor OF the
Walker bill. left for home to-day.
r.. Worthington, Winchester. Va, and
o. Il. Myers and wife, Of Virginia, are
at the Raleigh.
PROTEST AGAINST CLARK.
Governor Russell. OF North Carolina,
and others wired a protest to Senator
Pritchard to-day against the confrma-
tton OF Mr.. w. w. Clark for the judge
ship of the Eastern District of that state.
They asked TO be heard on charges 70 De
submitted to the judiciary Committee on
Monday. The impression here, however
| is that the nomination VIII not oe con-
sidered by the committee at all.
Mr.. G.. NJ Kenyon, of the Raleigh
| Tribune. and Judge Undertake, of
| Raleigh. arrived here this afternoon.
Mr.. James Collier, of Wilmington. n.
| C.. will be an applicant for consulship
under the Mckinley Administration, and
Is endorsed by Governor Russell and
other Republicans.
From remarks of Speaker Reed to-day
| 10 Representative Tucker, 1t Is inferred
| that ne will rather facilitate than oppose
| the passage Of the claim OF the Rich
| mond ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for losses sus-
tained by delay in the construction OF the
Texas. II will row be placed on the
general deficiency bill ana VIII 60
through. WV,
II Is understood that the claim OF VIII
liam b. Isaacs &: Co.. of Richmond, foi
SIC OOo has become a law, as no veto has
been sent back to the House.
Mr. l.. V. Summers, a leading lawyei
and editor OF Southwest Virginia, and his
bride. who was Miss katherine Barbee
| of Roanoke are in the city, spending q
portion of their honeymoon. and VIII re-
main over for the Inauguration. They are
| at the Metropolitan.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
A most delightful event this eyeninl
was a pink luncheon given In honor o.
| Niss Tulie Lyons. OF Richmond, by hei
| bostess Mrs. Robinson. Eleven very
| charming young women graced the ex
cuisitelv-appointed table. The name
| cards were very unique and besides th'
| name bore quotation charmlhBly appii
cable to each guest Another dainty ue
vice was the Ices. which were served II
snun candy-boxes. tied with pink satin
ribbons. Among those present were Mrs
Yates of New York; Mrs. Swanson, o
Virginia; Miss Stitt, OF Arkansas; Mis-
Evans of New York; Miss Gray MIS-
Douglas. and Miss Mary Jones, daughter
| of Senator Jones. ~.
The Misses Davidson, OF Lexington va
ora here for the inauguration, stopplnl
with friends. =. 4A,
Miss Mcclure, of Richmond, Is I'M
guest of DR.. Hunter Mcclure, Jr., OF thl'
city.