The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
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and Virginia during an earlier cen.
tury. they being members of a group
which rendered the locality OF sixth
antt Grace famous
HI" Tonst TO Dickens.
AZ the supper given hy Richmond
men to Charles Dickens on occasion
OF Dickens's visit to R!cnmond In lS42.
MI Lyons sat facing the guest OF
honor end. when called on. gave MT
dickens - hearty Virginia welcome"
and offered the following. toast. Eng.
land and America. bound together IN
kindred ties. May all their con,ro-
Neisies be conducted In the true Pick
w!ckisn spirit"
y" Representative Citizen.
AS representatives citizen, a man
OF IN" ccur'liest manners and most
dfiit|l upl conversational MIR Lions
mad rev equals. no superior As
host his urbanity wa unsurpassed.
tnlil his retirement from active NE
was caused by ill--calth he was "A
lending man In all civic aud social
matters st Labutnum and later. a.
sixth aud 'irac" Streets he entertained
manS DISTINGUISHED peonIe VINO came
tpose WHO were appointed to receive
ana Welcome guests Of Importance TO
the city.
During tn" last vcpr OF the War Re-
tween tho states a caller a, the Lyons
nome speaks OF ii beautiful woman
Visiting there the wife Of Colonel
Penn. a. that time IN Northern
prison The visitor remembers that
Mrs Penn rad with her little two.
year old son. 10 whom when she said,
"faites CONNIE Butler, the child
crossed his cyor. made himself hide
oas and then laughed aloud at what
no felt - DO his supreme performance.
Wacn la hurnun'. tho Lyons country
home TO tho northwest OF Richmond.
was burned, quantities Of costly silver,
portraits and priceless furniture were
destroyed.
The wife OF Senator Louis Trezeyant
WiGfall, OF Texas. writes OF being
present early In 1861. at an elegant
dinner given herself and her husband By
Mr. ANA Mrs. flames Lyons. rhc party
was Composed OF twenty. ana among
them were former President John
Tyler and General Bcn McCullock.
Mrs Lyons" said Mrs Wigfall lis
one Of the loveiiest people have seen
in long time. Mr.. Lyons told mo
that tho people hero would never allow
the removal Of the guns that have
been ordered sent to Fortress Monroe
He said that there were about fifty Of
them. and 1t was fully determined that
the order should not be executed. This
meaning I.ahurnum--is n fine look
ing old place and reminds me of
Charleston"
Club owncrship.
ON October /. 1879. Z. NJ n. Talcott
and Thomas Seldom. trustees for the
Lyons family. concluded arrangements
by which the Wos;moreland Club came
into possession of It's present quarters
and or October - club members, in
special meeting, confirmed the purchase
by unanimous vote.
During the year 1902 the club added
Ia the original building. after re-
moving rear attachments. billiard
and other back rooms in the base
ment, n sun parlor and dinins-room on
the main floor, bedrooms on the sec
ond and roof garden.
The first president of tho club.
elected March .. 1877. was Genera,
William II. Palmer \. NJ. Kelley. Or.
j. S, d. Cullen. Or. James McCaw.
+. NJ Boykin. Edward Cohen. Charles
w. Williams. Charles r.. Wortham,
Charles OBJ. Cowardln. Otway s. Allen.
Thomas NJ. rutherford. Virginius
Newton. Andrew II. Christian. Jr.
Iunius y. Mosby. w. Gordon McCabe.
Henry Landon Cabeil Joseph r. Will
lard. r. Carter Scott. John 6. Farland.
and Eppa IGunton, Jr.
In furnishings and arrangements the
Westmorcland Club shows thorough
harmony of color and design Its walls
arc hung with portraits and rare en-
cravings of great historic value. and
on every occasion demanding exercise
of hospitality tho club has fulfilled its
obligations in the most graceful and
generous spirit. so that pridcful past
is justified by a wonderful present in
the annals OF the clubhouse history.
In 1929 the jubilee of club rule within
It's walls Will be kept At no time
since its building have its traditions
and its atmosphere been more ahund-
antly sustained than in this year ct
grace. 1912.