Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-07-01

Inc Union Oranu lIoupe ol va \coloIeuJ
celebrated, with Mt. Zion Lodge, No. ~, of this
place, the oath ins:., st. Johns day, by d Pro-
cession, Festival and Address.
The procession formed IN front of the Lodge,
on New Court house street at ii O'Clock in the
following Order: Mt. Zion Lodge, visiting mem
bers of the order, Union Grand Lodge orator OF
the day, Master of MI Zion Lodge. The process
sion was headed by the Band of the D. d. &
Blind Inst. tuition, in their Band wagon drawn by
six horses.
Tue procession moved up New Courthouse
street TO Augusta, up Augusta to Frederick, up
Frederick to Green, down Green 10 Beverly, up
Beverly to the Grove near the D. D. & Blind In
stitution, where the following exercises, in the
order named, took place:
Music by the Band Prayer; Introductory re-
marks by the Grand Master; address by W. W.
Foreman, w b. Derrick, A. Shoveler and R. J.
Morgan. Grand Master Music by the Band.
The procession then reformed and moved up
Beverly street to Market, up Market to Frederick,
down Frederick to Bagbys building, the place
of Festival, adjoining the Post-ofice.
After the Festival, the procession was again
formed and marched down Augusta to New
Courthouse street, then down that street to their
Lodge.
The Annual Exhibition of the D. d. and Blind
Institution, took place in the Chapel of the In
stitution, On Thursday evening, the 23rd inst.
The exercises were intendsd to exhibit, to all
who were present and took an interest a the ed
ucation of the unfortunate pupils of this Institu.
ton, not only the course Of study, but what had
been accomplished during the past session.
The following was the programme Of exer-
cses
ChOruS.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Holy! holy!
Lords Prayer lin signs .......... Mary Stsars.
Second Deaf Mute Glass .......... Saunders.
Chorus. The Gondilier
Fifth Deaf Mute Class...... Turner
Bano...... hahA " Flle'
Map OF S. A..."""......"......: Mary Ellason.
Map of U. S..............."..,s,..To Tommy Johnson.
Am. History .......................". Miss Kerr.
Orchestra. .......................... FL. Eacio.
Reading Parley's history.
Arithmetic ........."................. Miss Kerr.
Orchestra, Toujours Fidele Galop.
OapI. Mccoy.
french. ..::''..:.:''...:::s'
Band ,.........,..,,.Sounds OF peace.
Distribution of Prizes
Band Viola Quickstep.
Address. Major Thos. c. Elder.
Pantomme.. ':....,:' AeaGneF;
Band ac6Son' DEAD March.
Chorus ...............G Glory be to God on High.
As is usual on these occasions, the exercises
were intensely interesting to the large number
present and Statistic ed one and all that this Insti
tuition is most ably conducted. In fact, it is con-
coded on all Sides that the accomplished and
| able Principal, Maj. J. c. Covell and his compe-
tent and efficient assistants in every department,
have effected wonders since the war, and have
successfully raised the standard Of education O.
the Deaf & Dumb and the Blind beyond the anti
cipations of all who have watched the progress of
this Irstitntson from the day of its location
here.
Maj r. G. Elder deiivereea very Gna address,
which, from the press on orr columns, we are
unable to publish.
| AS the newspaper notice Of such exhibitions
as that OF the D. D. & B. Institution must neces-
sarily be short, and, to a great extent, unsatis-
factory, we take this occasion to say to those,
who have never attended an Annual Exhibition
of this Institution, and who can do so, to attend
the next promising them that they will be most
| agreeably entertained and, perhaps, edited.