Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-29
HAMPTON.
Pythian Bazaar 0pen-Beautiful
Booths in Charge Of the Ladies.
Soldiers Homo Veterans Preparing for the
Ninth Annual Memorial Exercises--Pro-
minent Shriners ut Old Point Choir TO
Enjoy Tug Pnrty--short Notos of In
forest.

Hampton, Va, May 2s.-After much
fard work on the part of the various
commuters the Pythlan Bazaar open
ed tonight In the beautiful auditorium
OF the new castle. The opening program
iast night was excellent and much en-
Joyed by the big crowd present. The
natural beauty of the big room, which
Is new and perfect, is enhanced by the
tasteful booths.
The booths contain large supply Of
the most delicious refreshments, while
many fancy articles are offered for sale.
me bazaar will continue throughout
nightly.
MEMORIAL DAY AT SOLDIERS
HOME
Encampment, No. 81, Union Veteran
Legion OF the Soldiers Home have ar
ranged q beautiful aud elaborate pro-
gram for the observance OF the ninth
annual memorial exercises, which will
ne celebrated in the Home Theatre
next Sunday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock.
me exercises promise to be unusually
interesting. The comittee of arrange
Ineilts Is made up of the following mem
bers Messrs. Eugene Hart, chairman:
clinton G. Harlan, and William l. Nc
Dermott
The following is the program to be
rendered.:
Overture-Home Band
Fer Fadeless lbe their Glory'-Nor-
NAL School Choir.
Opening Exercises-Of}cers of the
Encampment.
Nearer My God to Thre"-Nor1nal
School Choir and audience.
Vacant Chair"-Double Quartette
| Of Students.
Drowning Departed Comrades-Lt.
Col. A. D. Miller.
| "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"-
| Normal School Choir
| Address-Past Colonel William
Thompson.
"America"-Normal School Choir
and audience.
| Address. Women OF the War''-Past
| Colonel Eugene Hart.
Rest Spirit, Rest"-NorYmaI School
| Students
Address-Capt. Thomas H. Mckee.
Journal Clerk House of Representa-
tives. Washington. D. C.
| Abide With Me"-Normal School
Choir and audience.
BenedictioD.
Taps.
SHRINERS AT OLD POINT.
number OF prominent Shriners who
| have been In attendance upon the Shirt
ners Conclave in Washington. arrived
at Old Point Saturday and will remain
there several days. In the party are Mr.
Frank II. Thompson, of Washington:
MIR. John ii. Atwood, the retiring I'm
perial POtentate; Mr.. A. p. Clayton. of
81. Joseph. Mo-; and Hon. George II.
| walker well-known newspaper man.
| OF Washington. who now holds the res
ponsible position of assistant to the
united States Attorney General. Mr.
Walker Is a most affable gentleman ana
mas visited Old Point on former occa-
sions. The Shriners will leave the Point
Tomorrow for their homes
ST. PAUL'S CHOIR TUG PAPTy
The members OF the choir of st. Paurs
| Episcopal church. thirty-five in oIm-
Der are making arrangements to give
! u tug party, on which the choir will go
in body
The party will leave here about :
o'clock in the evening and go by Old
| Point and out 10 the canes rat,,rpinn
about twelve O'clock
OF course ample preparation will bo
made, for refreshments will be on this
party. as on all Others, ono OF the most
important features of the trim which
VIII be given tho latter part OF the
| week.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Hon. Harry Libby. the popular OK
congressman from this district, is the
host of a party of distinguished visit
ors at the Chamberlain HOTEL. Ola
Point
Work on the handsome new resi-
.dence OF MFR. William F. Butler at
North Newport News. is nearing com
pletion and it is thought it will be
ready for occupancy by next week.
Mrs. Mabel Jones' who has been
quite I'll at her home in East Hamp
ton. is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Locknane. of Richmond. Is cx
pected to arrive in Hampton next weol,
to spend the summer with her husband
who is manager OF the Hampton Sash
and Door Company
Officer Joe Destil took Maurice All
ern. the old soldier who has been ad-
judged insane. to Washington last night
for the purpose of having him commit
ted to the government insane asylum
for soldiers and sailors.