Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-24
BATTLE FIELD ASSN.
FREDERICKSBURG Committeeman
SEE WASHINGTON OFFICIALS.
II VIII Go over the -Four Proposed
Parks June 2fst-Pence Jubiiec
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Delegates from Fredericksburg, a com
mittee of the Fredericksburg Battle
Fields Association, this morning called at
the War Department in behalf OF that or
ganization. They had long and pleasant
interview with the Quartermaster-Gen-
eral and arranged 10 have detail Of en-
gineers and other officials OF the War De-
partment go over the four battle-ields
on the 21st Of June next. The committee
also called on the Secretary Of War, who
regretted that he would be absent in
Michigan on that date but said II would
afford him great pleasure 10 go over the
historic fields on some future day.
II will be remembered that the bills pro-
viding for the formation and con-
struction OF a grand national battlefield
park on the fields OF Spotsylvania, the
wilderness, Fredericksburg. and Chancel-
lorsville were referred by committees
Of both houses of Congress to the War
| Department, for investigation and report,
and the detail arranged for to-day will
begin the work preliminary to making a
survey.
Senator Martin also. in company with
Delegate Settle, of the Virginia House,
| called on Director Merriam, Of the Cen
sus Bureau. in regard to the appoint
ment of district supervisors and other
census officials. but with what success is
not known
The city is ablaze to-day with flags,
| bunting. and all sorts of fantastic decora-
| tions, and several bands can be heard
| at the same time as the military Peace
Jubilee parade marches past the Metro
pOlitan. The Fourth Immunes, recently
returned from Cuba, after seven months
service there. and now quartered at Camp
Meade, Pa, headed the parade. This
regiment was organized at Freder-
icksburg, and has a good many Vir-
ginians in its ranks. Captain II. c. Mar
SHALL a son Of Colonel Marshall, of
Portsmouth, commands one OF the COM
oanies.
There was general regret among resi- |
dent Virginians and other southerners |
here at the failure of the Richmond How |
tiers to put in an appearance. This |
splendid organization would have received |
grand ovation had it been in line
A VIRGINIAN'S SUCCESS.
Mr. A Leftvvich Sinclair, n Vfrginian, |
now OF this city has been appointed an |
assistant attorney in the office of Mr.. A. |
b. Duvall, attorney for the District Of |
Columbia the appointment to take effect |
on the LIST Of June Mr. Sinclair was born |
twenty-seven years ago at Bunker Hill. |
Bedford county, Va. He came to Wash |
ington about twenty years ago, and has
resided here ever since. He went through |
the public schools of Washington and |
later graduated at the law school of |
Georgetown University, taking the degree
of master Of laws in 1884, Mr.. Sinclair
was admitted TO the Washington Bar in
the fall Of 1894, and has been since in ac-
tive practice, associated with District
Attorney Duvall, under whom he is now
TO serve.
Mr.. Sinclair is son of Mr.. A. G. Sim
clair Of the Metropolitan Hotel and SON
in-law of DR.. II. T.. johnson, pastor of
the Cumberland-Stree Methodist Epsco-
pal church. of Norfolk.
PERSONAL NOTES.
w. w. Cobbs. Esq. who succeeded the
late Colonel w. W. Ashby, as Consul at |
Colon, returned here to-day on a sixty
day leave of absence. He called at the |
State Department and paid his respects
to Secretary Hay and misunderstanding
Cridler, and left for his home, at Cal
lands, Pittsylvania county. this evening.
with the rank Of lieutenant transferred
to the line under the provisions Of the
naval personnel bill are the following APP
pointed from Virginia: II. S. Griffin. Gus
tav Kaemmerling, William Straker Smith.
and James NJ. Pickrll. Lieutenant -. A.
Carr, who is stationed at Newport News.
was also among those transferred
Charles s. Reynolds and Miss Birdie
Warren, both OF Richmond, were married
here yesterday by the Rev. Charles A.
Smith
a marriage license was issued to Ben
ME J. Edden and Gertrude Mallory Of
Richmond.
A detachment Of the Norfolk Light Ar
tiilery Blues arrived here this morning by
steamer, but did not participate i'm the
jubilee parade. The members merely came
on trip to take in the jubilee and The
sights of Washington.
Major w. t. Simons. of Richmond ar
rived to-day from Norfolk. with Captain
Mckinney, and is stopping at the ST.
James
Mr.. Tom Atkins, Of Richmond. is in the
city attending the jubilee and visiting
friends.
captain Wise, of the Fourth Immunes.
mas been appointed major of that regi-
meht, to fill the vacancy occasoned by
the resignation of Major Osmun I.atrobe.
VINO returns to Cuba TO go into business
captain Angle and Sergeant A. NJ Tom
linson of the Richmond police force. are
mere on detective duty during the jubilee |
Colonel X. w. Burke. and Mrs Burke !
and their son. Mr.. Burke and his wife
and son, and Miss Rosa WITT. of Staun-
ton, are in the city, stopping at the
Among the Virginia military men at
tending The jubilee are Leutenant-C Colonel
Ihypn | :
lotteSNlile, Captain NJ H. Rowe Freder- 3
icksburg Guard; Captain II. II. Atkinson. c
Captain r. T. Grimslev .-ul.
pepper; Major William Smith. late chief
surgeon Second Virginia; Captain w e
Anderson, late assistant surgeon Second
Captain James T.. King. Alex
andria Light Infantry; Captain J. A
Nichols, Petersburg Grays, and Lieuten- ,
ant T. j. Murphy, Alexandria Light In | /
fantry.
Messrs. ID. w Courtney and r. /. |
Courtney are in the city, stopping at the
Hotel Johnson !
James Il. Flanagan, statesville, n. C.,
W. w. Baker and wife. Misses Matte ,
Baker, Hiss Neville Baker Hallsboro',
tional.
Charles Herndon. Fredericksburg: !
George J. Gross. Richmond, Va; Isaac \. J
Carr Durham, n. c.; j. A. Taylor, b. +.
Keith, Wilmington. n. c.; NJ. Tomlin-
son, Richmond, Va; James Kope, T.. NJ.
Oettinger, Wilmington. n. c.: J. II. ,
Rodgers. Petersburg, Vast. James.
Charles H. Newhouse, Culpeper; Mrs.
F. u. Mathews. Miss Alice slbert. ]. NJ.
Thompson and wife. Mrs Charles L.
Lefew. Miss NJ Thompson w W BOYD :
l. Waldrop, Richmond Robert l.. Har- I
is Richmond. Va.-Howard House
l.. Lyon Fredericksburg va: II. u {
NcNair Norfolk, w. u. Bgbie LYNCH |