The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-30
FINAL ELEBRATION AT THE
UNIVERSITY.
S & G . \ d ID A 7
Meeting Of the Society of the Alumni
Celebration Of the Ugly Club" and
Jefferson Literary society.
From our Special Reporter
UNIVERSITY, June Is, 1866.

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The final proceedings, commenced yes
terdav, were threatened this morning with
serious interference in the way OF bad
weather, but the sun appeared during the
day, ana o-nlght the scene on the lawn i
more brilliant than that of last night.
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ALUMNI.
The Society of the Alumni held thi>
morning the first annual meeting that ha>
been held since the alarumS of war wcr,
sounded in 1861. The meeting was organ.
lied by calling 4. S. Butord, Esq, TO the
chair. Mr.. Green Pey.on occupied his old
place as secretary, and Mr.. X. ii. Massie
was present as treasurer, as has been his
won't for fifteen years past.
Mr.. Buford, upon being called to the
chair, thanked the meeting briefly for the
honor they had done him.
Mr.. Peyton reported as secretary that
all the records of the Society had been
carried away by Sheridan in his raid in
1865, and that il was now without any pa
pcrs or vestige of its past existence.
Mr.. Massie'S report of the treasury was
rather more encouraging, as it showed that,
by fortunate investment of the funds OF
the Society during the war, there was q
"balance on hand
The election of officers for the ensuing
two years was then entered into, and the
following were chosen unanimously Presi-
dent, Hon. James p. Holcombe, of Bed
ford Vice-President, A. S. Buiord, Esq,
of Danville; Secretary, Mr.. Eugene Davis,
of Charlottesville-Mr. Peyton declined
the nomination for reGlection-and Urea
surer, Mr.. n. Ii. Massie.
twas then resolved to appoint commit
tee of five to rcdraft the constitution and by
laws of the Society, and to try to revive its
records. The following committee was ap-
pointed: Messrs. n. ii. Massie, William F.
Massie, William J. Robertson, William +.
Gordon, and Eugene Davis. The meeting
then adjourned to meet tomorrow after
noon.
CELEBRATION OF THE "rGLY CLUB"
This most novel and amusing affair came
off on the lawn this afternoon. The e1-
ercises consisted Of the presentation, first,
of a pair of boots to the ugliest man in the
University; secondly, hat to the pref
tiest man; thirdly, a pair OF slippers to
the yainest man and fourthly, an enor-
nous stick of candy, almost as large as the
receiver, to the smallest man. The cere-
monies were opened by Mr.. John S. Wise,
OF Richmond, in the following little ad-
dress:
Ladies and gentlemcn,-Whcn,i in the
course of human events, it becomes ne
cessary for people to select from its
midst those persons who, 10 their personal
recommendations, add those peculiarities
which render them the most striking to
their tellow-men, then indeed is the time
for calmness, GOODNESS, and deliberation.
In obedience to call of the students of
the University, and attempting to lay
aside all preconceived opinion, personal
prejudice, and all previous bias, we have
selected Mr.. ]. n. S., of Gloucester
county, Va, as emphatically, individually,
unequivocally, and absolutely the ugliest
man in the University, | take pleasure in
introducing TO you Mr.. David S. Pierce, of
Saltville, who will present him with a pair
OF Moses's best caltskin boots"
Mr.. Pierce then presented the boots 10
Mr.. 5. He said that while the brows of
the gifted orators and diligent students
were being crowned with those emblems
OF SUCCESS which make all labor sweet.
they had not forgotten those whose chiefest
charms were drawn from the fountains of
nature. He felt IN the presence of his
audience, composed as II was OF some of
the iairest daughters Of Virginia, mauy
ccnnicting emotions. Looking on the one
SIDE and seeing the "rougeat" tints that
bedecked their cheeks, he was babe TO
soar aloft In the realms Of bliss, etc. but
on the other hand, as he turned and looked
upon the ugly object Of his address, he
felt that nc must quit the temple of beauty
and gr0ycl amid the wrinkles and contor.
iions Of his hideous face. lie Isl had been
chosen as the ugliest man by the verdict of
the majority of the students, and If any man
present had any objection 10 it, let him
urge 1t, or forever after hold his peace.
Long might the boots last their receiver,
long might be wear them, and If ever in