The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
Officers to Acca
Years Ago.

Works. st. Johns church. etc. Spe-
cialiy worthy OF note was the visit
to Culhngw orth's factory. where hne
plug tobacco Is Manufactured. The
proprietor was especially attentive.
together with his brother, Noble Gull
linSworth. Richmonds Postmaster.
Among the employees was little
darky, who surprised the auditors
with a phenomenal voice. AS So
prano he would rank with Patti.
Noble Harry Miner had his eye on
him. Tho visit to Allen & Cutters
immense cigarette works. where up.
ward OF two thousand are employed,
was made doubly interesting from the
fact that Mr.. Pope, the manager. to
interest the party, gathered some
fifteen young darkies into their pack
ing room. where they wAfbled old
jubilee songs in q manner to call
forth warm Communications and
praise. They were grand. The har-
mony was perfect, and all conceded.
1t the tinent ever listened to. and thera
were some judges in the party. The
base voice, cnlored boy OF some
with a solo. Mecca's quintet. by aid
Of their tuning forks. found that he
reached fiat Not being An adept
in notes (other than Uncle SAm's,.
we should suppose that he had
reached China. Souvenirs were given
the party at every point: cigarettes.
plug tobacco, ETC.. and how Libby
will stand after this raid wA ara At
q loss to know. for the train was
loaded with beams and portions OF
beams. No collection will be com
plete now without piece Of ''Ldbby."
and this in the fAoe Of the fact that
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four walls, making II = penal and
Unable offense to mar OF carry on
any portion.
The visit to the Confederate Sol
diers' Home, some four miles outside
of the city limits. was to many the
most interesting OF the occasion.
Mecca's vocal quintet, by their pleas
ing songs drew tears from the eyes
Of many Of the old vets who fought
in the late unpleasantness. One old
soldier was 20 touched. that he. cut
from his vest one OF his brass but
tons, and asked Noble NcEwsn to
accept 1t.
A party In two barouches, cos-
sistinE OF IllustriouA Sam Briggs.
Captain Joe Eakins. George W. Mil
lar. James McGee. Charies r. Grinith.
Charles II. Heyxer, Robert q. Rich
ards, DR., Horace III. Fatrchild, escort
I'd by lllustrious Noble Belvin. were
about the last to leave. after being
escorted about the grounds.
With many regreta preparations
were made for the homeward return.
Incidental to the trip was the amuss-
ment created by Noble Richards
causing great commotion among the
little darkies In their scrambls tor
silver coin thrown among them. 1t
can be said that II u rars that
party takes such . trip, whore every
thing ran 10 smooth. Railroads,
hotels. In fact. all We'd with each
other AZ to who should do the most
to make q participant happy. Noble
MCGEE was made the reciptant Of =
handsome hank Of flowers. arranged
with Shrine emb1ems by Brother
Stiles. tho proprietor Of WIZARDS
Hotel, and he did likewise with
Brother Noble Belvin. OF Acca, Rich.
mead. All arrived hCIss safs, happy
We had almost forgotten. In the
multiplicity Of good actions. etc, to
state that Boumi.. Of Baltimore, be-
decked each OF the Mobiles with their
beautiful emblemAtic silver sleeve
button. Almas. with . handsome gold
feS button, and the silk and gold OF
Acca will be kept A. mementos Of this
pilgrimage. even to the bright silver
hell from Noble John H, Miller TO
Captain Joe.
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A DELEGATION OF MECCA VISITS
RICHMOND.
MeccAss Committee WAS molly re-
ceived. grandly and sumptuously en-
tertAined, ut Richmond. Mobiles
Charles A. Benedict. Charles r. 0r.f.