Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-21
A PLEASANT TIME.
VIRGINIA COLLEGE GIRLS SEEING
THE SIGHTS IN WASHINGTON.
PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST.
Postal, matrimonial, and other
ItcmS-CruiScr Ra1cigh's Coming
Charleston, =. &.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 2o-(spe-
cial)-It IS safe to say that no other
similar period in the lives of the party of
Virginia college girls who came to Wash
mgton last week from Roanoke will be
remembered with more pleasure than the
past six days. Each days programme
was carefully planned. the first evening
being given over to grand opera. OF
course the divine" De Reszke was pro.
ncunccd Gust too sweet for anything. 81"
The Capitol. Congressional Library, Cor
coran Art Gallery Executive Mansion,
and other public buildings were thorough
ly Inspected. and the river trip 20 Mount
Vernon was included i'm the itinerary.
While i'm Washington the entire party,
oapcroned by Miss Harris, president Of
tle college, and her sister. Mrs. d. =.
loatDught stopped at the Meuopou-
tan Hotel. and were shown many cour-
tts.s hy the management ON Monday
evening Alr. and Mrs. Slocu gave a
dance u their honor Fourteen States
were represented, and uueuViabic. in
deed. would have been The task of any
one compelled % select The most attrac-
tive and yiyacious bud The party re-
turned 90 Roanoke this morume Follow
Ing are the names of The young ladies'
Misses Ethel Maiz OF Texas. Jessie HUI
man, of Arkansas; Jennie Howell. Of
Texas; Bertha Calvert. of Ohio; Eileen
hunter OF Alabama; Lille Marx, Of
Louisiana. Lucy Stuart, of North Caro-
Hhd, Judia Boon. of Virginia, Eppie
cooper of Alabama; Rosa Rogers. of
Mississippi; Sue Pugh, Of Arkansas; Mel
Am. .tr.f., Inc
sarrctt or Michigan Minnie BlOOser,
Of Pennsylvania; Hattie Petit OF South
carolina, Lydia Owens. OF Mississippi;
Nay Thompson. of South Carolina; Ruby
Iuce. OF Mississippi; Gussie Campbell.
t Tennessee; Comelia Montgomery, OF
louisiana, Emily Evans. of Maryland,
and Miss Craig, of the Virginia College,
Roanoke.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Iaohard a. Johnson has been appoint
o postmaster at Bethel Academy. Fau-
Cli'r county. Va.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
'o LIwin II. Mayo and Miss Florence
Ollie Haywood. both of Richmond.
A new post-office was established to-
oay az Salemburg, Sampson county. y.
D with Try A. Parker as postmaster.
Among the promotions ia the Treasury 1
Department yesterday We're these, OF Viz
glaus. y. +. FcatherstOn, $500 10 5000,
Internal revenue; Benjamin +. Meyers,
q e0 10 8. 200. and r. c. Caldwell. $40 to
NN both the latter in office of the Audi !
'or for the POst-Ofilce Department.
THE RALEIGHS VISIT SOUTH.
The date OF the call OF the cruiser RAJ
s1 al Wilmington, y. c., has not yet /
Teen definitely liked. but il will probably /
u' hetween the LIST and 10th OF May The |
vessel will be at Philadelphia from April /
..'h 10 May LIST. and at Charleston. $. c., I
nom the 10th TO the 14th of May.
Nir a. G. Knowles came up from Rich /
"pnd to-day on business
General and Mrs. Seth Barton, OF Fred /
t''kshurg. are here on a visit 10 their |
s0n' Sir. Maxwell Barton. at No. Sl5 c /
street, northwest
Hon. Henry Fairfax. Of Aide. va. and /
non Henry c. Stuart, OF Elk Garden, /
"a are in the city. stopping at the
metropolitan.