The age-herald., 1902-01-27
Up Comes the Old Plea o1con> gress to Enrich the Sugar Trust

1 on in the course of the recent universal discussion of Dr. Rixey. and because of this It is the more pleasing to refer to it. While Dr. Rixey has been given the rank of rear admiral that distinction is simply relative. The rank does not carry with 1t the title. The rear admiral will still
 be addressed as Dr. Rixey. Ills promo tion is pleasing to everybody except the men whom he has been passed over in the line of service
 Patrick Henry's fierce cry for liberty or death. which he probably didn't mean, is brought to tired memory by the declara- tion made here today by Richmond man that St. Johns church in that town is not to be sold, report having been sent that the property had been acquired for commercial purposes. It seems that the property could not be sold except by l consent of the Virginia Legislature. and no such impossible proposition has been made.
 Vrginians call St. Johns church ''the cradle of liberty" and consider Fanieul Hall and Independence Hall mere side shows in comparison. It was in the old church that young Henry, who had failed in everything else and was making a poor show at the law made his famous revolu- tionary speech, which the dear virginians insist fired the whole American conti- nent and resulted in the freedom of the country" There wasn't very much of the. whole continent" then known to white men; but that doesn't matter. The ground on which St. John'yy stands was given to the church by William Byrd, Jr., the founder of Richmpnd. and it has been occupied nearly century and a half In the churchyard sleep many of the great sons of great Virginia, proud old mother of states, statesmen, and presidents.
 The Byrds, by the way. were almost the original F. F. V. and were also great in Maryland. Their princely country seat of Westover, on the James river near Richmond, is still one of the great show places of Virginia, though 1t is no longer [ owned by the family. Few gentle names | shine so brightly as that of the Byrds in the history of the Republic. In Alabama there are numerous de- scendants of the original Virginia family. Captain William Byrd of Birmingham, who was. appointed year or two ago commissioner of overfiowed lands In Ala bama, which were ceded to the state by the general government, is direct de- scendant, as is Mrs. Glass, the wife of MT. Frank P. Glass of the Montgomery Advertiser. Unless this be an error of over-taxed memory, Dr. Byrd and Hon. Winfield Byrd of Greene County are also descendants of the family of Richmond's founder.
 Congressman Wiley has returned from Alabama, accompanied by Mrs. Wiley, and they are residing in the Metropolitan Hotel. Mrs. Wiley is one of the most gracious and distinguished-looking women who will be in official society this win- ter.
 his beautiful wife and their children. They are living somewhat quietly on H street, northwest, Mrs. Bowie preferring | not to go out a great deal this season. Apart from the Presidents receptions and a few private. ones she will not trouble herself.
 The ladies of the congressional set at the Riggs House, amongst whom are half dozen Alabamians, are issuing cards for a reception and dance fortnight hence. Five hundred invitations will be issued to friends in Washington alone. LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.