Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-18
THE LEXINGTON PEOPLE.
Visit of Rev. Mr.. Meem and WIFE
Personal Nptes.


Rev. John @. Meem and Mrs. J. G. Meem.
his wife, are visiting friends here. They
have lately returned from Pelotus. Brazil.
where they have been stationed as mig
sionaries from the Episcopal Church, Rev.
Mr.. Meem graduated from the Virginia
military Institute In the class OF 1884 and
carried or first Jackson-Hope medal.
The couple will remain In this county
a year before returning TO their field Of
labor
Already the return OF the students at
the two institutions of learning Is being
heralded by the delightful dances given
by them. During the vacation the dearth
OF dances Is greatly felt and with the
return OF the boys the seasons festivities
in that direction OPEN
The first hop Of the season was given by
the cadets OF the Virginia Military Insti-
tute last Friday evening in the gymna-
SUM under the Jackson memorial hall.
There was a large attendance The
chaperons were Mrs. David d. Price, Mrs.
Samuel b. Walker. and Miss Jennie
Letcher.
The students Of the Washington and
Lee University save their opening dance
on Monday evening. at which time Mrs.
William l.. Wilson. Mrs. Samuel y. Walk
er. and Miss Jennie Letcher were the
chaDerons
Among the lady dancers were Miss Mary
Latimer. OF Charlestown, w. Va; Miss
Agnes Caldwell. OF Shebyvile, KY; Miss
Buckner, OF New Orleans; Miss Pope, OF
Washington, d. c.; Miss White, of st.
Louis Miss Shook, OF Nashville Tenn. /;
Misses Mary Wilson, Annie Jordan. Lucy
Ship, Bette Wilson, Louise Brocken-
brough, and Lulu Semmes, OF Lexington.
Mrs. Zebulon Boon and her daughter.
Mrs. Florence Smell Of Salem, Va. after
spending some time as the guest of Mrs.
John c. Boude have returned home. They
were accompanied by Mrs Boude
The engagement Of Miss Catherine
Gaines, Of Eminence, KY, to the Rev.
Thomas a. Johnson. pastor Of the Baptist
church here, is announced. The nupuals
will be celebrated in the near future.
Miss Edith Houston, daughter OF Judge
William u. Houston who has been en-
gagged at work as a Presbyterian mission
airy among the Mexicans, with neadquar-
tiers at Brownsville, Tex, has returned 10
Virginia on a vacation, and Is now the
guest OF her father.
Rev. F. +. Price, who has been engaged
In missionary work IN China for the past
five years, will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church here tomorrow, and
also next Sunday. Mr.. Price is sustained
in the foreign field by the Lexington
church.
Mr.. william r. Kennedy, president OF
the Virginia Society of Christian Endea-
vor: Mrs John A. Jackson, and Mrs.
Charles r. Beaver are in attendance upon
the annual meeting of the society at
Alexandria.
Rev. r. e. Hutton has returned from
trip to Tennessee.
Rev. Thomas A. Johnson has returned
from a visit Of a week 10 his father, Mr..
f. ID. Johnson. OF Lynchburg.
Mr.. w. S. Kirkpatrick, accompanied by
his daughter. Miss Flora Kirkpatrick, OF
Gainesville. Mo-. is visiting his father
Mr.. II. NJ. Kirkpatrick, of Murat.
Mr. Charles +. Myers left this week to
assume the duties of assistant at the
Martinsville Military Academy. Mr.. Myers
attended Washington and Lee University
last session
Miss Amy Whitehurst, Of Norfolk, Is
the guest Of the Misses Scale.
Miss Elite Hardy, OF Appomattox coun-
ty. is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John c.
Shields. Of near Riverside.
Misses Florence Parent and Bessie
Blackburn, Of Staunton. are the guests OF
| Mrs. Josiah Wilmer, Of Riverside.
Mr. ]. Med. Adair and his son, Mr.. VIII
| liam Adair, are now on an EXTENDED VISIT
| TO Baltimore and New York.
Judge Thomas Harrison, of the Win
chester Circuit Court, will hold special
term here on September 2st to try cases
in which Judge Letcher was counsel be-
fore his elevation TO the bench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cavey, or Harri-
| sonburg are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| William s. Hieman.
Miss Florence Holland and Miss Minnie
We!siger. Of Manchester, are the guests
! OF Miss Matte Gilloos.
Misses Matte and Lucy Christian, Of
| Richmond, are visiting Miss Martha
| Campbell.
Miss Kate White, of Bedford City, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John p Ackerly
General John G.. Meem, late of Wash
| ington, d. c., is here visiting his sons,
who are cadets at the Virginia Military
Institute.
MIR. James G.. Dixon is visiting his
| daughter, Mrs. Il. +. Grllilth' OF Euse-
more, S. c.
Mr.. Samuel b. Dabney, of Victoria,
Tex. spent several days here. the guest
of friends.
Miss Fannie Bell, of Lewisburg, w. Va,
is the guest of Mrs A. ID. Campbell
MIR. and Mrs. r. A. Robinson, of Louis
Vile. have returned home, after spending
several days with their son, who is
student at the Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Miss Margaret Shook. Of Nashville, is
the guest OF Miss Bette Glasgow.
Colonel and Mrs. William Preston john
ston. of Tulane University, New Orleans,
are here. visiting Hon. and Mrs. II. st.
G.. Tucker.
Miss Bertha Howell is in Philadelphia,
visiting friends.
Mr.. Livingston w. Smith has gone to
Waynesboro'. where he Will be one OF
the instructors IN Fishburne'S Military
School.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Heck, OF New
port News. are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James +. Heck.
Miss Margaret Witt. daughter OF Cir
emit clerk r.. Y. Witt, left Thursday for
Roanoke. where she will attend the Roa-
noke Female Seminary.
Mrs. Robert L. Dabney and her sister,
Miss III. n. Morrison, of Victoria, Tex
are the guests of Mrs. Addison Hoague.
Mrs. Andrew Moore, Of Pulaski county.
is the guest of Mrs. A. T. Barclay
Miss Nj. G. Robinson, who has been
visiting i'm Charlottesville and New YORK,
during the summer, has returned nome.
MIR. Howard w. Barclay has returned
"a Ronceverte, w. Va, 10 take charge or
the schools Of that place.
Mr. Arch S. White, of Lynchburg, was
here this week on brief visit.
Miss Mamie Weaver of stanton, Is the
guest of Mrs. NJ. j. Weaver.
Miss Lucy Warner is visiting FRIENDS in
Lypchburg
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