The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-24

present as guest Is OF tito club last night
iLieutenant- e oYcr1lor j oseph, II. Hillayd
is d prominent Ilenber4of tho club, ana
was thore, OF course. but 50 was Gov
crnor Montague, IL who WAS 4 greeted ri at
every$turii by 4 friends and was Instant
" surrounded by IA group Of them At
torney- General Anderson and his son.
iLieutenant Ii w. p N a. Il And rson, Y OF tho
eng neerS corps OF the United sta tcs army,
were there. HI N jor3 IL T homas !al iaferro,
,of@C Gloucester Judge Jntncs I<ct tn. pres
|SidentSofs the Supreme Court Of a appeals
fHon. Wood Bouidin.S Of IIalifa udgc3
j. M. Mullen, of ii ctcrsburg; Secre tary
OF tho Cominonw wealth d. @. Egg leston 3
OF & Charlotte; ~ Hon. G. s. NJ llace, OF,
Huntington, 81 w W Va, d " former 81 chs
}monder, who attained sllcce ss IA the! bar
In his adopted State: Hon.t Charles Trot-l
ter Iassiter, OF Petersburg; MFR. p cl,der...;
of. North Carolina: Mr. 7lensant Finch,
Of Powhatan 4 county, anc ma othcts
ywcrc noted among the throng II va
5i1npossbl to get O. complete list OF dss n
Igtinguishcd visitors not members OF the
club 5s5F is3 i y,
81 The fun for tho evening came IS trlfc
Hate, and was had In the music or pain
room, where tho merry ll1akers con gre
gated ~ Vocal music by MI. Henry Rueger.
Mr.. d. ID. lot chkiss, J Il, Cantai ~. W.
i CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Blanchard Forbes, NJ II.
James Az Cowartlin and Mr.. Thomas -:
IfNlcAdanls, and scakc-walking and dancing
by several OF 8 these gen lcmer, inter-
spersed the choruses by the impromptll
glee club. The singers ran tile gamut OF.
selections nffording mn amusing Varic "
or melodies. Now ard then spopll lari and
l4patriotic airs made the room RI ngts ~ ith
)gthe volume Of Il song N IT.. 4 John Currie
lwhistlcd affordlng further vnrlet y for ne
crowd, and soino merely showed them
selves, albeit involuntarily& shame
facedly, amid the mingled laugh ter a ana !.
Echcers sof the Jolly bunch Later on the
j.r,ushing OF faYorites and noteworthy ~ per-
! sons began. Not even the $person I 2 q ti lej
X Cfovarnori was respected e as \ the merry
l;1nakers hauled lin to the front ana de-
|t,nJanded tho song for once tho Governor
was unequal 10 the demand upon him..
rho Governor entered into the spirit OF
the occasion most heartily. as DID g very yer
one else e b VA I; 4 K
Witty Speeches Made.
& Mayor Nc earthly fresh from the clasp
OF and the confa b with was ne
victim or violent hands, und was gu
forward ana Fhoisted upon5ithe inlpro Yisefl
I, rostrum. amid cries OF e-light-cd ita Ills
Honor Erasped tho sprltS0f The, occasion.
and smoke scornfully off, tho lord mary
lmortals that enylronned him, after lasIsS
inE tic hands that guides tho helm OFT y
fsnutional ship OF state a tier sp,ne bright
badinn e., the mayor spoke fol- q feyr mo-
i,mcnts seriously, referring to TIC Ii I,resl-
|dent,s prospective visit and tho corullal y;
of tho Executv Iie was gieeteu IVY V.
wells ana cheers and CRIES 2 lJ3Heilsht-
| ed ~ but In closing aroused spontaneous
|3enthuslasm from his hearers, ,i WIS Z,
Even tho clnrgy were not 50 crod, ply
wero seized by iimpious hands and llols ;l.'
-, q IAN an iniisly before tho gaze OF hg
IAksDectant circle. Rev. Jam j.. glsVtanS,
Is. Is. M If Monumental Church, WIS tiiS'
first Vic Inn, and accept ed y no i5If orclpie
I'D ls upon him gracefully and goou'-na-
turedly maliIg a Gharac teri tlcally WIZ WY "
ana clever re- ponse, /, n,
REV II IT, M lTaden W e nox Sclr.l-
gcal&yictim Of the hungry sflnI MAX 81
tSSo,. q ccepted his fato IN becoming ~
signat ion, and aroused the Y q ~ y,
crowd with q pitchy 5ilnecdote atlln'rapiy
told III u . So y, Z, !, !. 4 !,
|fferro and others were cal lied upon,
j8yolens, d and IT made i happy S spotlses y,
! Ne rs. IL. "a Catlin, II N, BoySln .Ali !,
ynrl ous others were hoisted, ~ ~ =, y y
MANY had I 8 ncltnowl edge thcmsel VS. "a
ynted nv their associat ions OF ~ even
ing. ~ Nobody q was ~ ticenhly deprsss ", I
irhe song, "For lie Is q j oily iSiood fel-
Now, was the keynote Of tho evol'lltls
a. and mniys wcro pitched 10 that air.
things must h'lye m alld, nov ~ eYe sly
avon tho excellent old apple 1000 " ii' 10
4 fla SNOWFALL ligh-balls, foot bal isl. et 81,
and las & nights celebratl lon finally eosed
soT,owhat after midnight, 4 Y wa q thor
,invy hln OCcaS q YEfFtiig