The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
LADIES NIGHT
A GREAT SUCCESS
Pickett Camp Hall Crowded to the
Doors Last Evening.
DR.. HIDEN WAS THE SPEAKER
Anecdotes of General Henry Wise-A
Fine Musical and Literary Ero'
grammc-Nfaj Witbers. of Au'
Susta, Ca, Speaks

Pickett Camps new hall has seldom
held a lfreer or more attentive ana APP
preclative crowd than ,hat which iiied
the hall TO the doors last night
IL was the Inauguration Of the Ladies
Nights &c DO given the third Monday
night of each future month. and was a
success that exceeded the most san
gulno ropes Of the old vets and tickled
tho gallant Entertainment Committees
chairman. ". b. Whtlock. almost to
death.
The speaker OF the evening was Rev.
DIR. j. c. Hiden, of Grove-Avenue Bap-
list church. and the wide popularity Of
the well known divine made Commander
Maurys neat introduction wholly super
hous.
Or. iidon made an extemporaneous
address OF about thirty minutes which
contained moro charm OF diction ana
wealth OF interest. together with anec-
dotal novelty, than had been The privi-
lege OF most present 10 hear.
1, was n sketch OF General Henry
Wise. and IL drew much Of It's interest
from the fact that the recOunting was
based upon the personal experience OF
the speaker. who was q member Of Gen
erai Wise's celebrated command In the
civil war.
TOLD INTERESTING INCIDENTS
DR. Hiden told Interestingly OF several
incidents in which General Wise bore
first part He described the General as
the most perfect specimen of physical
manhood he had ever seen. but that was
before Gettysburg. before that struggle
had whitenef the warriors locks.
He spoke OF several political campaigns
On which General Wise took the stump.
The Doctor took occasion 10 note the
difference in stump speaking IN those
times and now. Then genuine eloquehce
was brought out and principles were
themes but now politics nave uegehe-
rated into an agglomerated huste ior
ONCE -,
The audiences would bear with him,
Che Doctor hoped I'm the statement that
audiences were different then from now.
In the old DAYS the people would travel
miles to hear a speech. but now the aver
are citizen spends the campaign IN stay
ing away from the speaking ana trusting
90 a hoiled down editorial and CARRIED
..oorrt NV a reporter who generally tells
not only what never happened not only
What he didn't know, but generally what
no one lese knew.
The inimitabIe reverend then compared
sbe reporters 10 the policemen. me re-
norters told things they didn't Know
while the police knew things 'heS never
told 5000. .,,,...,
lie concluded the very pleasant thirty
minutes with a round Of anecdotes which
created laughter and applause as could
be expected. ..u.,-rr,,>-rps
Following DR.. Hiden came season OF
literary and musical de1ght renueisu
by the following ladies ana gentlemen III
order:
he Medley Quartette-Miss Levy Mar
tin Miss Ella Charter. Mr.. Waverly
Srnither. Mr. Walter Fans.
Miss Kate O'Neil vocalist.
Mrs. w W. Yeaman, reader.
Mr.. Adam Diacont and daughters,
Misses Bessie and Ola. instrumentalists.
Mandolin Club. Messrs. c. Il. lIoehr'
II. Greener. Charles Selden and Pyle.
The vocal quartette sang very pretty
medley with many laughable changes in
A. A duett by Misses Levy Martin and
ELLA Charter was much enjoyed. MISS
O'Neirs soprano was revelation IN us
smooth strength and she was encored.
Mrs. Yeaman's Kentucky Bene, ana
'Iascar. were rare DTS OF lhilI lor the
listeners.
The Dlaconts string trio was pleasing
novelty and the mandolin clubs selection
was accorded an enthusiastic encore.
MAJOR wITHERS SPEAKS.
Apropos of the lin IS regarding Morgan
and his Terrible Men, IN hehluchy
Relle." Commander Maury introduced
Major Withers. of Augusta. Ga. who was
Morran's adiutant i'm the famous raid
into Ohio and who was present.
He said that the poem harshly maligned
poor Morgan and his riders who would
have wept at the sight of a baby in spite
of the lines of the piece. AS TO their
taking horses. Major Withers said that
when they left Kentucky they had
tbororChHTa1 ami
mails with them When they got up into
Ohio some OF these were faded and the
riders were forced 10 take whatever
horsefesh came in their way. but In each
case they left thoroughbred.
The people OF Ohio the Major thought.
should build n monument 20 Morgan for
stocking the State with fine horses.