Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-05
RECEPTION AT THE MANSION.
A Delightful Entertainment by
Daughters of the Revolution.

| The reception given yesterday afternoon
under the auspices of the Old Dominion
| Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at the Executive Mansion
was very successful. Mrs. Tyler had
| kindly placed the two large reception
| rooms or halls of the Mansion at the
! disposal Of the ladies interested, and both
rooms were needed to accommodate the
| audience gathered for the occasion. The
| attraction, besides the fact that the en-
tertalnment took place I'm the most impor-
! tant house in the city, was the presence
| Of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Robson-Mr Rob-
son on the platform. Throughout the
evening the famous comedian very
kindly gave extracts from THE Hen
rietta," and told humorous stories in his
charming and inimitable manner.
The audience gathered in the beautiful
halls and rooms of the Governors home
was made up Of the prominent people OF
the city. They We're received by the
officers of the Old Dominion Chapter
Mrs. Ben. Purcell, city regent; Miss
Madge Friedley, Mrs. Decatur AxtelI.
Mrs. Lunsford l.. Lewis. with Mrs. j. II
Montague. wife of the Attorney General;
the Misses Tyler, and Mrs. j. Hoge Tyler
The Governor and his wife both united
TO give every one who entered their door
the typical old Virginia welcome that is
always 50 pleasant. Besides his recita-
lions, Mr.. Robson, when urged by his
audience, gave some very interesting de-
tails connected with hfs early life He
began life in a professional way as a
page in the Senste at Washington. To
secure his position as page he applied TO
Mr. Davis, and many other notabiites
who all advised him to apply 10 Mr..
Toombes, the Car Of that day Mr.
Toombes was generally in the Senate
House. and small boys were forbidden to
go there The little Robson boy how
ever, was determined to reach him. and
one day he Sided into the. house, and up
to where Toombes was sitting. He SEEM
ed an enormous man, and very awful TO
me as | approached him." said Mr. Rob
son. AT the side Of the big southerner
there was little man-so little that /
took him for boy, and thought what a
clever boy he must have been to get
there. That was Alexander Stephens" Mr.
Toombes listened to the story of the
Would-be page. and was so much inte-
rested in his history that he ordered that
the boy should be given the next vacancy.
Mr. Robson told Of n dramatic scene
in the Senate, when Mr. Davis. hearing
that Mississippi had seeded turned upon
the occupants of the seats around him,
and charged them with the responsibility.
and he related, too, how he saw Mr.
Davis, in New Orleans. going through a
crowd that as one man bowed before
him. Another instance of such adora-
uon, Mr. Robson said, he saw In London, I
when the hero was an actor. Henry Irv- |
ing. Nothing ever impressed him with I
the greatness Of his profession more 4
tndn TINS scene.
In answer TO question asked him, Mr.. /
Robson mentioned that the 20" i'm his |
name is pronounced as in Of
From the incidents Of the whole enter (
tainment the guests gained very de- |
lightful impression of the famous actor
and his wife The entertainment Sas /
given by the Daughters of the American |
Revolution TO raise funds for the George |
Washington Memorial University.
MIR ans Mrs. Robson are staying at the
Jefferson
Among the prominent ladies and gentle
men i'm the audience at the Executive
Mansion were Mr. j. III. Montague. Mrs |
Alexander Cameron, Miss Cameron. Miss
Belle Perkins, Mrs. Enders Robinson.
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson. Mr.. Paine of !
Roanoke; Mrs. Charles Straus. Miss Nor
gan. Mrs. Caskie Cabell, and Mr. j. Al
'ton Cabell