The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-17
THE ELK'.S'; in in
MANCHESTER
5splehdid Reception, Given ny
51'lcn Last Night to Their
Lady Friends.
MEETING Of THE ALDERMEN
Bridge Question Was Not Con
.Ss sidcrcd--De Death OF Mr.,
Il Pickett.
Manchester Bureau, Times. Dispatch.
St'l]'''' = :. - h M i02 Hull Street.

Ma chester bureau. Times .Dlspatch.l )
No. 1l02 Hull Street J
Z Exalted Ruler Eugene Lipscomb and
4 hieE 115 Elks. besides being the "bost
people on earth, were tho proudest last
7 nirht upon the occasion Of ladies night
IB5f nj the handsome new home, Eleventh
and cambridge Streets.
III From early in the evening to after II
o'clock, the house was filled with Inc
Il, ladies' of Manchester, with their h,s bands
and other escorts. and Manchester can
produce more pretty, charming LADIES'
than any other city In the country The
Il costumes Of the ladies were beyond the
power of any mere reporter to describe
4 hut ever, at that, these were secondary
tESfo% the sparkling eyes, rosy lips ana sweet
a voices Of the ladies themselves.
Gs6 And then there wore Ben owen! Wits
& Pulliam. Rob Rives. lube Early and the
81 nthers in dress suits, ready to do any OF
the honors that the occasion required.
s The refreshmen tables were presided
8j over gracefully by the committee OF
ladies. and the decorations Of carnations
s and snnilax, with shaded lamps, set on
Il! the whole place and made OF 1T q splendlo
/ picture, Of what the order Is and means.
5fSi The lodge is not a year DID, and yet
mainly through the energy of the young
exalted ruler 1t is one of the most pro-
Eressive in the country.
The Reception Committee embraced a
dozen well known. young men-Messrs s..
Vaden. chalrman; John Moore, NJ. L..
Findley. w. w. Friend, ]. q. Walker,
b p. owen, J. B. Moore, Jr.. w. 2. Pat
4eson. j. C. Mcleod, T. A. Harrison, g.
a. German, D. ". Cogbill. j. B. Lipscon'b,
Sl5 who. with the board of governors, per-
Bs formed their functions In the incest way.
The board of governors consist of the
"a following gentlemen: NIessrs. George Gary.
w II. Washington, W. g. Pulliam. NJ. j,
johnson and R. H. Walden.
Y M "A programme Of excellence was mr.
ranged and produced under the dlrectlon
q Of. the Music Committee-A1essrs. +. r.
Bacon, w. y. Morrissett and w. B. Grid
lin, The programme embraced me -, ioiioW,
ing numbers; Duet, Messrs. Crtdlin ana
Bacon; Solo, ". J. Morrissett; Quarteth,
81 BainbrIdge Street Church choir-Nfisses
Lowell and Gregory, Messrs. Cridlin and
q Burton: Recitation, Miss Addie Cridllh;
N Solo Miss Coly Lowell; Solo. Mr.. Bur-
Se ton. I{
INK q 4 most attractive place was the re-
f1tshment room. Here the guests were
served by a charming set of ladies-Eutu-
1rutti, by Mrs George Gary; ice-cre can
Nv Mrs Andrew DaffTon. Mrs. Tom
Neislcr. Mrs. Willie Beattie; chocolate
s and coffee by Mrs. w. B. Bradley. Miss
" Edna Davidson; cakes and cookies. by
Misses Edna Toney, Pearl Hinton, jamie
Davidson. Mrs. Merchant and Mrs Hill
B sl55f Among the distinguished guests Of the
evening were nearly all the ministers ea OF
NJ tho n ho
Exalted Ruler Lipscomb wore hand
some scarf pin presented him by the
IA ne N bers Of the lodge. He is very proud
OF the valuable present
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board of Aldermen had very little
business before them last night.
The budget, as 1t came from the lower
branch, was concurred In, and the bond
cfsCity Auditor Nunnally was approved
, Woodward and Sons asked that their
petition to construct spur track on
Everett Street be taken up and acted
or, but the matter was objected to. Al
present tho petition is in tho hands Of
81 Tie Street Committee. Mr.. Patram sale
that committee would act upon 1t as
"a soon as possible.
Mr.. Bradley, for the Finance Commit
tee stated that his committee had nc
report to make ceneerning. the proposed
free bridge at Mayos Island. and upor
motion of Mr.. Patram, the matter wen
n Jack 10 the Finance Committee for (;
S8 report. The committee made no repor
because there was no quorum present a
SIS the last meeting of the body.
Mr.. Bradley called the committee t
meet next Monday night to consider tn,
S@ bridge question.
Those present at the Board meeting
were: Mcssrs. Perduc. Abbott, Barrett
Ss Hooker, Hubdhd and Patram. City At
s&,2 tOrnay Page WAS also praSanf
JURY WAIVED.
j8% Ia the case OF Richard Patterson, tn
TN Eegro charged with shooting Waite
Dixon, several months ago. counsel 70
b ~ the prisoner waived jury trial befor
Judge Clopton yesterday afternoon, an
i. tho case was taken under advisement b
tho judge. who will give his opinion thi
morning. +
Patterson was tried at the last teri
| anu given five years. This is his secon
trial.
FUNERAL OF MIR. PucKETT.
The funeral of Mr. James A. Pucke
will be from tho home. No. 5ll Nc
Eighth Street, at O'Clock this afternoo
! Mr.. Puckett died yesterday morning
o'clock, aged sixty-seven years.
Puckett, of Swansboro, and two daug
1ers-Mrs. S. A. Padgett and Mrs, Charl
Gibbs.
Rev. J. T. Routten will conduct IL
COURT NOTES.
The cases against P. Levy and Jeron
Jones. charged with selling without
license, were continued by Judge Clio
ION yesterday.
fa Mayor Maurice fined Parthena Corsl'
f4 $l8for drunkenness.
Henry Harris paid $3.50 for an ordlnan
viola ton
Personal AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. w. r. Brice continues serious
/ ll5at her home near F'onucello Springs
Clerk Duyal. Of the Corporation Cou1
asks all Confederate pensioners to C;
and get the blanks for pension apple
fef lions.
I The City Mission will meet at o'clo
at No. 1853 Bainbridge Street
F{# Rev. c. e. B. Ward will preach to you
people In the Presbyterian Church at
E O'Clock tonight.