Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-03
SEWERS DISCUSSED
Business Men Opposed to
Employing Mr.. Potter
TO MAKE CONNECTIONS
me common Council f.titirn.d /" ap.
point Commit tectu Con.u,, with
the Cont rae nn.i ms fsnn.,s-
men About ~ Change
TO MAKE CONNECTIONS

nan given at the thamh.rlin l,ui,., l:,c.
hiehl eciifsed all past functions i'm
p'ih, u hfii!i;ta'tN. The ball WIS tel,
dered to Admiral Howell ana the ,.tti-
GERS OF the tieet nov anchored in HaInp-
ION Roads by Mr.. Allan f. C.,npb.l il
manager "l The th;lmbcrlin and i, WIS
coihl'let" success. for AIr. Campbell
SPARED II" rains TO make ii The even, Of
me season. which. indeed, it was
All day yesterday incoming trains
and stea,ne,, brought invited guests
from NGrthern and Western cities. and
,"hS btinr" the hour appointed for lie.
pau |" begun guests throngc,i thu. col,i
uofS. reception rooms. vcran,:;,s and
halis of the magnificent hotel Ii Wa
,t'e ilrst social event naval cilicels HAY {
participated in since The. cessation Of
hostilit!es between Spain and TIE Uni
ted states. and hence to them il was
especially enjoyable. Many nr tn. Off
GERS showed the marks; Of the tropics
Tor their faces hal been Drowned by The
service they SAW in Cuban and Porto
flcan waters;
Rear admiral Howell. the guest of
manor. was not present. He was order
ca u washington several DAVIS ;..u hllt
eAPttled |" return Yesterday. The. adj
h!!tal WAS represented by Captain Ia
~. OF the cruiser san Francisco. the
i'asShip OF the ieet Another CUES. Of
honor WAS I siui:.! II. w Lane. of
Maryland. wh" is now tn,. ,,omn4n.i;n,
AZ FORTRESS Monloc. Their, Wr.t. mr., b.
ah!H 3"o guests present i.tritl,lilip The
MAYA! officers. regular army office, :
stationed ut the fort Tie officers Of ,ht.
firs M;4:Sian'i regiment. which Is
camp OH ti!... reservations civilians mn
the ladies.
The scene INSIDE H., hotel prior to Ii e
opening. Oh liz. ban room .l,l!,.a anAly
SIS ''liirrrS. civilians :ll ladies We're
There Patiently Waiting while they ran
ned their warm but happy faces The
atmosphere MIS- fairly cNui.r.tnt l>i,l.
ahticIlatlrn. the strains al rational
;iirs played H.: the band from III
cruiser san Francisco l,.Souunlc
throuShou' the hotel. and only TIL cl..,k
IN th.. lobby preserved lis sphi.,x-,ill
impertnrsnh'itS- ANA steadily dragged
its lean linsrr toward $50 O'Clock
Promptly At that hour the sunur3,!s
'inkliEs ana trumEcin.: OF tile urches-
ira giided into n waltz. ana the bal.
vas on. Anything more beautiful
Z that the processiss,,:u OF officers. cad in
white duck uniforms with gold tinted
Shoulder straps. marching, into The b.,
SIN With ladies leaning IN Their arms
.1Sann0t he conceived i'nfni,iin.. gently
HSnd isl,iiantiy. rs flowers in summer
Mnshile. The dancers lrnsthcnei in The
spacious hall until it was ..:nvertrd
into . fairy land of beauty. with the
added charms vi reality and what Mat
thew Arnold happily expresses, TN
quality OF Sweetness and iig,,t."
The costumes .! lh,. ladies wcr,. OK
pfessivr If the Fashions " the day. and
7 the prnli,rst court beauty of l.oui-
QuatorZc i!,Ntr wore her rnbcS with
happier effect than did lh,.s, ladies'
clad in rre.niin.s. rl,n.!rg folds OF SIX
OF i'm f"amy. fcathcry white with he
WitchinE 1rils and fascinating bows
With their iilmy lac,.s ribbons and
fi,lf.
TEXTILES among pretty faces and hinge
punches Of crimson and pink ana white
roses. the ball room was an eli. il:!nt- Il
palace of Delights. with youth. b -allly
and all the charms Of life when it is
in its suminerl,nd OF SONG.
DanclnS was continued till a late
hour this mnrnins. At midnisl, there
was an intrrnissinna. VIII. II II caallat;on
OF all the vi;lrl,iS OF the season was
served. after which dancing was re-
suined ana kept up Till the last number
on the card Home. Sweet Home
was played. Then the orchestra ST u k
up the Star Srangrtl Banner which
stirred up the patriotic emotions Of the
guests as they filed on, OF tn. kan.
Among the naval officers present We're
the following:
Captain Richard r. Lcary. cruiser
San Francisco. ".'
Captain Chester. cruiser Cincinnati
Commander Benjamin +. Tiley. qua
boat Newport ..0 ...
Lieutenant Albert C;rcaVcs torpedo
boat Cushing. .|
Lieutenant Nathaniel r. Usher. tor
pedo boat Ericsson.
Lieutenant William l.. Rodgers. tor
pedu boat Faote. -o..
Lieutenant William r. Sh; cn.a!ier
torpedo boat Talbot.
Lieutenant Chester NJ. ilnenper tor
pe0o boat Mckee. r..
Lieutenant Commander :Auaph Mar
in, gunbuat Scorpion.
Lieutenant W. II. II. Sutherland.
gunboat Eagle.
Lieutenant John Hood. gunboat
Z; Hawk
Lieutenant James. NJ. Helm. gunboa,
Hornet
Lieutenant Gorge l.. Dyer. gunboat
Stranger.
Lieutenant George r. Evans. gunbo.t
TecumSeh.
Lieutenant Frederick r. l:r:,inard
gunboat UncaS 5
Lieutenant John L.. Purcell .unboa.
Osceola
Lieutenant Commander James d. Ad-
ans. euni,oat T:,nktnn.
Lieutenant Edwin t;e,r. gunhoal
Apache
Lieutenant Commander Royal Il. In
Kellogg lighthouse tender Maple.
Commander Henry w. Lyons. dis
patch boat Dolphin.
Lieutenant Commander Charles y
Forse. collier Lebanon.
Ensign j. NJ l;lankrnship, collier Az
arenda.
The following persons from Newror'
News We're present:
Mr. W. A. Post Attorney and Mrs. a
c. Garrett Hon. Thomas Temple Pow
ell, MIR. ami Mrs. W. S. Saunders. LIEU
tenant w H. HlIyer, Mr.. T.. w. Rob
inson, Mr.. Webster struggled, DR.
Samuel W. iinbson. Mr. H. i. Bailey
and Wife. Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Street
3 Misses Sally Clarke Evelyn and May
Garnett. Olivia and Fannie Wilcox
s Norma Norton. Florence Greer; Msssis
4 G. N. Wise Irwin Tucker. Il. a. AilcE
c. Aylett Ashby, S. L. Wood. II. +
Norton ard A. S. Garrett.
Colonel Thomas Tabb. Mayor j. Bar
,ro, nh N 7