The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-23
FIRE.
iIN|ENTy-0NGU Ms
,'W''l.a;s,ttiIingtoili,i's B'irtt,day Cc1lc-
DRAFTED Here BY Patriotic
Societies. 28 NJ
REC EPTloN Al; i HE ARMoRY
!All5@ Public Buildings Closed.
3s CITY Took, 4, q u oil
SS.44 day. iSH

3,l,rho birthday Of ! '.'the Father; Of his
Country was celebrated with duo honor
hero OIL yesterday. 538 fs5
the calm Sunday. for all banks, banking
5officess brokers' offices II and largo bual-5
ness houses were closed ii, honor Of the
day. M Il J8s IA G35iss5
business was almost at q standstill.
NJ Tie postoftice observed Sunday hours.
and all public Federal ana State buildts
iings and offices were closed. s35 ~
All 4 tho school children enjoyed d hol.-.
'iday.S and no ono worked except those
Iwhogwere OBJ Iged to do So for tho public
good like tho Newspaper mem I'll,
The day was y legal holiday all over,
Stlils vast n county, 4 and IL form one end
Eof sthese Tilted States & to jSthe other
speeches were irihd ana sal,ites were
tired Sin5 hohotSo OF tho great y Ian. s
SSS3 Both g Governor NJ Montague ana fieuten-j
t-Govcr,iols. Willard made a pilgrimage
to- AlcxarittiaHto attend Y the cele brationi
there where IA eneral Nv Aliirigtotl Was
wont to- ride ffofl fo,,rlt 7 4, ernoh, six
miles away. sa 555 q.
I1OWlLGHEStAuI S3Sk 8cullL
Way fired a aAtti Ia ~ twenty -oieS guns
Iii honor. OF General Washington.
II $40 clock the . tinior Order Of United
lAmerl lean; Mechanics, under. con1rt1and of
u y Beasley M ma rol1e1 Nj ffdtt, Monroe
Hall oSE g Andrew Church I: TO listen
to 4 a sermon n teaohcd w tile y r. Dr..
Sei11mes s TX
N l5is u ss Sons st Revolution. 5ss, IA
fj At tl1e NV est i1loretand Il Club I Tia Il Sons
gofs tho Revolution held their annual meets
Ing ut s 40 8E. M. & l,r. George Ben John
ston. president, and Or Cha ties r Robins
acted as secretary. $e5
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Mss;llI Raadolps AZ
fesS Xl11ia%:
gass e cSases GSens. IS
Ian. Gordon Mceaoe, lanes Alst0n
Bryan, Dr. j illsn Mayo GCahel,, leg S'1eddel,
sIGRs1 char1..
d. STARK 5Jr:, William Robi.,s
ID aIn,ss sees,s
tho club house w
Ss'sS35s q Soldier Boys Dance. "
$S3At the .Armory o.. sevent teth 8 V,ssinia
Reginef,t 4 a reception IN a. held attG 81 M.
4 Colonel George wayne derson Jv'AS present
With hs stan ana 175 Eof,oers and men Wore
3" Dress i par de. review and were
enjoyed by this linn ense crowd A.
b Each company was lied out ana dr1lied
flye minutes: d To- show the relative
Sti Company "C' got the lor,'s share :of ap-
N After drill dancing was INDUCED until Ut,
513 Atsthe Virginia Club the Song Of the Aner--
lean Revolution met and enj oS ed q pleasant
evening s Patriotic songs were 81 sun ., such
as M Star Hpangled Banner ana
IA s. Moore welcomed the cues IN a
bright spaech 81 and dgs pre-
S's speeelss we're mads g
Bon Baka Minor, Mae Jones; norfolk
IN daHs s.. pt,er charm
y. A,nonast thoss rsstnt ~ judge Lewis
L Brook. $1 Dr. Ross, 1fessrs, Mac Jones TrtcsI
Young. Phi fer, u Samuel Pulliatn. Newman aW
q. Tf3 Moore III e. w. Moore, III Miller,
WINS. of Alexandria h
Messrs A. 3. " !lan,s and q James Aston OF
QCabell Il were also presont, reprhsentinE AZ the
$isaons OF the Revolution. 1,
II Xa banquet was served and the occaal was
memorable one