Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-11
LEXINGTON.
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waited Society Halls


LEXINGTON. VA, January lv,V9pt
c,ai,-Iee-Jackson Camp OF Conieoei"''
veterans. held their annual mee'lns o.'
saturday morning for the purpose OF eject
inc officers. and at that hour IN OF
der 10 permit the attendance OF the mem
hers Who reside in the country. The meet
inc was largely attended. in fact, was one
OF the largest ever held by the camp,
Colonel william T. Poague was electeu
commander; Captain j. Pres. Moore' his'
lieutenant commander; w. c. Stuart Sc
oond lieutenant commander; Or. I. Jonii
r. Wilson. treasurer; j. Scott Moore, ser
eeant major; William Mitchell, Eluetee'
q y Larrick and John Il. Lara coloi
cnr,aants. Rev. DR.. r. J. McBryde, chap-
80 Colonel Poague, eX-OtiiciO, IS lhe
ranresantatiye to the meeting or the com,
manders of the Grand Camp, 10 De nelu
in Lynchburg. January 2Oth' LOT the pui
nose OF taking up the charges asalnS :
Grand Commander Stupps. ~
poague was not instructed, but ths
oar1r gave vigorous expression In regard
80 tho matter of Commander StubDs' Pro-
fossor chapman Maupin, of Baltimore,
commander Of a camp In that CITY, "dS
elected n member of Lee-Jackson O<ihp'
h. having entered the war when q boy
several wears under the age requlIeu io'
enlistment and attached himself 10 1'e
famous old Rockbridge Battery
The stockholders of the Bank OF hoch,
bridge held their annual meeting an -
elected the following as directors. W. -
Hopkins. ]. X. Edmondson, w. A. H'. y,
cow. w. T. Shields, S. II. Letcher, T. a.
Pendleton. j. q. Gress. w. 1. stuart anu
A. l.. Koones. The Board OIL DneSsG, : :
then proceeded to elect the iolloWlns
ott1cers for the ensuing year: W. :. mop
Pins president; w. NJ. McElwee' cashier
w McClung. teller This bank Is III
fiourishing condition. ,,r,,,,,o
Tha coTps of cadets of the virginia
Military Institute were given recep.,on
in the Young Mems Christian Associa'I y,
IN &, tho Jackson-Memorial Han at the
11iroinia Military Institute by the laules
~ lexington. Saturday evening from
10 n o'clock. The fourth class was &c
ceived from Z to SIS. the third ciass lloiii
S15 10 $780, and the first ana se sin
classes from $50 TO IL O'Clock. heilssn-
rents i'm the shape of salads, sandwiches
i'iea,'t,s creams. cakes, fruits, etc., pre-
,'nrod Nv the ladies'. were served. mat
~ raceotion was heartily appreciated u
,,ouched for by the fact Of the raplu uis-
annearance of the tempting viands uhuei
The onslaught of the columns. OH
nrr,rg the reception the Mandolin Cluo
90 tho Virginia Military Institute renuereu
~ u, .,, NO music. and as a fitting conclu-
sion the famous Virginia Military Iisti-
go sIIogtown Hollow Band" under the
s,oanaeement of Cadet c. L. Nelson, com
rosed of Cadets j. ID. Taylor, bones a
y C,rumn. toy base-drum; A. Z. haieisn'
Violin. ]. Harding. banjo. ana = -;
cchoen tin kettle-drum, rendered sever az
choice selections, which were 'IsoiouoiJ
annIauded by the assemblage. Inc COLI
mittee of ladies who were the pronno'e,
of this elegant reception were Mrs. 49,. 10
Pratt. Mrs. Il. w. Nichols, Mrs, AH ~ -,
ID. EstiIl, Mrs. Bruce Tutwlier, Mi y, W ~
ca,nmes Mrs. Hunter Pendleton, MIS- W.
r. Shields Mrs. w. Il. Poague, and MISS
Jennie Iatcher. Among the invited guests
nresent were Misses Janet Allan, Agnes
Poss Rosa Brooke, Nettie Pratt SAME
preston. May Ross, Lucy Pendleton' Net
Ito preston. Elizabeth Ross, Matte I'll
Iock Nav Haskins, Mildred Myers, susie
7 evbnrn Martha Campbell, Nellie NC
Pryds i.ucy Ship, Ellen Lee. Eugenla
Herman Margaret McCrum, Nellie II
,,tna Ressie Adair, Mary Moore, Mary
,r,so, Martha Moore, Lucy Smith, Bruce
ttomston Edmonia Smith, Lulu Semhes'
Mary Barclay, Nellie Glasgow A.iuio
Penick. Bette Clarke, Fannie White, Net
tie Houston, Annie White, Annie Jordan,
Co,oneI and Mrs. David Price. Colonei
ana Mrs. Beverly Tucker, Mr.. ana Mrs
samueI 3. Walker, General Scott snipp,
Colonel Hunter Pendleton, Colonel
Thomas M. Semmes. William "A: Ander-
con w. II. Shields. Colonel J. ID. n. ROSS
and CAPTAINS IL. Il. Hyatt, u. u. Morgan
~ w Watts, F.. Mallory, III. NJ. Mis-
and ]. X. Sheppard.
A man who gives his name as EDWARD
T. ward. and says his home Is 2f north
Arlington avenue. Baltimore, has been
- rested in Buena Vista and lodged In jail
awaitInr an investigation In regard to
his sanity. His arrest was due to his
peculiar actions.
IN RENOVATED HALLS.
Washington and Lee University, under
Hon William L. Wilson. took another
stride forward Saturday evening, when
,ho renewed and renovated Literary So
cietv halls OF the University were formal
w onened and used for the first time. AT
4 o'clock the Graham-Lee and the Wash