The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24
ERNOR Glenn
TRAMPS 4 Miles
Wreck on the Southern Causes
HisyExcelleilcy to Foot 1t
to Raleigh.
CINCINNATI SOCIETY N |: /
Conference Of Masons Regard
ing the Grand Lodge Temple
Being Erected.
CINCINNATI SOCIETY MEETS

Being Erected.
Especial to The Times lspatch.1
RALEIGH, N. c.. February 23.--
Governor Glenn was i'm wreck yes
terday morning on the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad, and was obliged
to walk four miles from the scene Of
the wreck back to Raleigh. He was
county, to deliver the principal adj
dress for the presentation Of Bible and
flags by the Junior Order United
American Mechanics TO the public
schools of Holly Springs, and had left
Raleigh on an early morning mixed
train. At a point near the four-mlle
post from Raleigh, the rail seems TO
have spread causing the freight cars.
constituting the front section of the
train to leave the track which was torn
UP quite a distance. and lumber and
fertilizer, the principal freight. Vas
piled around in every direction. For
tunately the rear passenger coach, oc-
oupied by the Governor, did not leave
the track. All passengers were con-
:siderably shaken up. but no one was
injured. 1t was clearly evident that
Gravel was tied up for the day. So
Governor Glenn and Mr.. Cary j.
and the Governor spent the day in
the executive office catching up with
his correspondence and other Office
Psutine.
The Governor leaves Monday for
Rockingham county to open his cam
paign work for the State prohibition
election. He speaks at Wentworth
Tuesday afternoon. and at Retdsviile.
Tuesday night He says It was in
buckingham. his native county. thut
he began Ills first political campaign,
and bit OF sentiment makes 1t .espe-
cIally gratifying for him to start his
campaign for State prohibition there
also.
Governor Glenn is Just back from
Lynchburg. where he delivered. an adj
dress In connection with the annual
session of the Virginia Y. NJ G. A..
Convention. He says he enjoyed his
trip immensely. and was especially
pleased with the interest and enthu-
siasm manifested In the work for
young men by the Virginia conven-
ton.
The State Offices were closed most
OF yesterday in observance of Wash
ington's birthday.
Social Event.
Mrs. r. d. Gilmer. wife OF Attorney
General Robert D. Gilmer, was thu
hostess Friday afternoon for one OF
the most successful and delightful So
cia1 events of the season, when she
entertained more than 200 ladies OF
Raleigh and visitors between the hours
of and 6 o'clock, In the lovely home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar c. Hillyet. on
Hillsboro Street. which was suspicious
ly opened to Raleigh society last week
with a superb reception by Mr.. and
.t,,3p ro-
the reception by Mrs. Gilmcr and their
toilets follow:-
Mrs. Gilmer. In gray messaline. prin-
cesse lace, diamonds: Mrs. Z. C. HILL
i ser, white satin, rose point lace. die-
monds. Mrs. Il. p. Fostermin, white
messaline lace. diamonds: Mrs r. M. AL
bright, white Irish lace, amethysts and
diamonds; Mrs. +. II. Busbee. white
silk. valencIennes lace. pearls: Mrs. A.
b. Andrews, white satin. rose point
lace, diamonds; Mrs. George f. syme.
white crepefaille, duchesse lace, d!a-
monds: Mrs. Joseph Daniels. In hello
trope wolfe. white lace. amethysts.
The guests were received in the hall
nv Mrs Herbert jackson and Mrs. John
G.. Drewry.
For the dining room service there
were in charge Mrs. Margaret Busbee
Shipp. Mrs. Charles NJ. Busbee and Miss
Mary billiard Hinton. the guests being
ushered In by Mrs Bruce Wright aud
Mrs. H. NJ. Wilson.
The dining-room decorations were
in white and green. The massive table
had a centrepiece of cluny lace. and
there were white carnations and smt-
lax. Crystal candlesticks bore white
tapers with green and silver shades.
There were lovely cut-glass dishes Of
dainty candied fruits. In charge Of thu
+ service were Misses Margaret Nc
Pheerers, Bessie Hinton. Josephine Gill
mer. Edith Pou. Emile Campbell. of
Ashcville; Catherine aud Annie Hoge,
OF Richmond, and -.-lsser Mamie and
Mamie Baldwin.
The Beta epsilon Chapters A. & NJ.
College, OF the Kappa Sigma, held It's
annual banquet last night, there be-
ing about twenty. men present. With
d. Y: Hagan as toastmaster. Among
the responses were: t5s @
Our Anniversary" u. C. Culbreth
'04: Kappa Sigma" P. D. Gold; "our
College" L. H. Couch. '0S;A"Beta Ups
salon.. J. NJ Council. 90; Kappa
Sigma Girl" r. r. Faison, f'o9; "Thc
Future" c. d. Brothers. 90; :Our Alb
seHtI Brothers." K. G. Council, 'O9.
"A call is Issued by the corporation
commission for reports Of the cond1.
tion Of State.and Savings banks doing
business in the State ut tile closeso
s business February 18th. There are IS
banks in the State subject to these re
ports. IN
Society OF Cincinnati.
The annual meeting OF the NORTH
Carolina society. of Cincinnati. is be-
ing held in Raleigh. the only bushes!
1 of special interest being the sselectlo,
OF delegates from North Carolina to TIL.
general meeting to be held In Charles
ton April Sth. The Officers OF thu
North Carolina society, there being n,
changes this year. are; President, Will
son G. Lamb Williamston; yice-presi
dent, j. C. Dawes, Baltimore; secretary
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