Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-12

NOUS verdict Of his preceptors tnat ne ia
variable chip OF the Old Diock. ohs
of his classmates. by the way ~ baiti-
moro hoy. Henry williams. Both OF
those Young men are on the Aasscnu-
sets. - ,,o,.,,,, 4.
Ensign Yates Stirling, OF the oo,pnin ~
son NJ Cant Yates Stirling. OF Baiti-
more. who is a member OF tne hShI-
House board, Ensign G. +. Preston on ms
scornion is another Baltimors lao VINO
a. making a name for himself
Anropos OF the sons OF Confederate OF
ncers serving valialty IN the United
states army at the present Gay, mere are
800 ~ them. Ensign Powers SymlnBton
MI ~ E,gIe. a. a son OF Major w. Stuart
e. of Baltimore. who was gall
49, ofI,cer In the Confederate army. En-
s,gn FRANKLIN Buchanan Sullivan or Bal
tinore. on the Marblehead, IL son OF
tha famous Confederate sea warrior Ad-
And then there is Lieut. Richmond Pear
| son Hobson, who sank the Merrnlao IN
! Santiago harbor and became famous over
| ~ world. His father was James NJ.
tIohson who fought under the Stars and
! psrs throughout the war. His grand
sa,hsr Richmond NJ. Pearson. was for
fortv Years chief justice Of North Car
DINA.
| son is that of the Selfridges-Thomas o..
| Sr and Thomas o.. Jr Both are now
retired officers in the navy ,bn so nn' abopt
| siytv and both hold the rank or rear
| admiral. James A. Selfridge, IeIsuVe
| cS theirs. is a eutenant-commander.
| Rear Admiral Kimberly married SISTER
| of F,nsirn William Il. Cushman' showing
that love looks not at relative rank ana
| the Admlrars son is a second-classman az
Annapolis. who has just been ORDERED 10
| the Cincinnati. His name IS victor A.
| Kimberly. Rear-Admiral belkhApi re-,
| tired. has a son. X. X. Belknap, VINO IS
| an ensign on the Newport, and Rear-Ad-
! miraI Andrew E. X. Benhams son, I'm
| sign II. X. Benham, is on the MARIETTA
| can't. Il. r. Kane has son In the marine
| corps--Iieut. r. Il. Kane.
| m Is n good sign, this handing down
! desire IN serve ones country, Wnether j
be inherited or not. lt shows ihat me
American people are made OF the tlghI
sort OF stuff, as they always have oeen'
and II shows that tho material mas not
heen exhausted in the century during
which Americans have been pullaing ana
that the men who now pace tue uecAs OF
the tronclads or lead charges on the
battlefield will give good account OF
themselves unless all good signs laH'
Major VIM. Lacy Kenly. chief engineer
OF the water department, received ietter
| Yesterday from MS nephew W. " ~.
Nv OF New York announcing the enlist
meat of Reese Kcnly, nephew, IN AS
| tors Mounted Battery.
When Mr.. Kenly applied Tor enlistment
in the battery he was refused admisson
because he was only nineteen years Old
lieutenant March Of the Astor Batter,
said: young man, you need NOT come
back" Kenly replied: Il am a cousin OF
Lieut.. Lacy Kenly, of the First ARTILLERY
Are YOU one OF the KenlysP' asked
Lieutenant March. IF you are Will
take YOU" 80.
Several days afterwards Mr. kenly look
TO Lieut.. March letter from Brig. Gen.
Thomas Wilson, United States army, re-
tired, which was as follows:
Among the recruits you nave accepted
for the Aston battery is young henly.
He is a granddaughter Of the hero and pa
: triot. Gen. John b. Kenly. a hero OF tho
5 Mexican war and war with the Confeder-
ate States. Young Kenly is the eighteenth
of his name and race 70 serve ms country
. i'm it's wars. Most of the henlys were COM
missioned officers VIII you permit me
10 saw that battery Of other organlZa-
ton containing a member or such war
like race cannot fail 10 shed lusue upon
its commander and aid the success OF our
country's cause"
Mr.. Reese Kenly Is a son or Dougas
e Kenly and grandson OF Mr.. George Il.
| Kenly, once treasurer OF the Chamoer o.
! Commerce, Baltimore.