The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-11
LATTER from Staurton.

,>,r,,.,,c, az ,hc Richmond htsp'''h'l
.,rc.>,y,rIoN OF AN ALUMNI ASSUME, ,-,or
.uri<lvERs,rY OF vlRoi>iA--c""'' ,,,,'
,,- r,v, RIGHTS IL sTA'N'oH N'
~ rur MEMBERSHIP OF TIE fkhshh IN
"'s 1n' STANTON. March 9, 1919.
", letter VI Yesterday was so ions ,", 49,
800 snacc 10 give you an ac!ou'' -, w.,
49, ,;y.,;ou of AT alumni aSsoc"''''! " @
U.H"a.s,,v ol Virginia here on tas. oa,u.
hN'' ,,r,uaucc of a call made by zap
Gay ,,,-'c. u. Mccoy, secretary OF an ASSOC
"''!' l,,mrd here some six or seven years
90, I'm, never in active opeFa'lon' S"'.'
a-', -, more former students OF the l III
-. assembled at the rooms OF the lounS
t,'>., 49,, ,;,,> ASSOCIATION on last Saturday
Mems thtl>u@n A>s'~''
evening. :, onncarinr tina,
r,-,,or association had never co'll''''e"
-. n,,,triz ,iian. ii was dclertn'heu |" ''".
~ Nv. W. 4. KicharlSon,o OF the ho'
,o E,mar Seminary. was ca''sd " NV
',;, and a c. mmi'trc of three, consisting
,W'-.r. William Frazier, thomas -. ran
.n and :. :. Many. we're apl'"'o'eu !"
I,-,,, IN q constitution for the government
',",,. a..nc,otlou. Whilst they Wlihdfc"
.,,.form tn,rr duties 4 letter from frofcs.
I.,,.}, H.. we're waS read asking Tor IN
,..,,,,.,,,n with regard 10 all former students
,m.,. l.,i,,;sitr, 10 be used in the compile
.,,r ~ MS scmi-crntcunlal catalogue. n com
,,,.,,r VA afterwards appointed, 10 whom
,,,,,,b,r- were requested 10 furnish the
,',;n,. Of inlyrmltiou specified by the FRO
lesser. ,,.,,a WAR o,.l.
,,iyIr,. an estimate Of the probable eX-
g. r,., or the approaching scml-ccntebnlai OF
:. University, and rtq iestlng the Assojll-
..r,.,d 4, what il could in this behalf. The
,...:.,ion a,tcrwardS determined TO SUD-
.-,I,. one hundred dollars 10 this purpose,
..,.i Ia Use their efforts to raise double that
,..anr,, but did not feel willing 10 guaran-
>. more Than the amount first mentioned.
mi, ASSOCIATION Is 10 be called the Alumni
l..ori1.lon OF Augusta County, and Is de-
..,r.I Ia embrace all former students OF the
l-riyrr,nv now resident i'll stanton ana
>u.i!,;a county. They adjourned 10 meet
...~,iu lron thc call 81 The secretary 10 further
consider the appropriation 10 the seml-cen-
.,rnfal celebration. The officers OF the for
r..r association were re ected-Tiz. Presi-
den, Hon. a. II. II. stuart; Secretary, Cap
,grn Charles u. Mccoy; Treasurer, Meade r.
White, E>Q. The vacancy in the flcr.prcsl.
d,n,v. caused bv the death Of DR.. Francis
r SrrlhIiug, mas fIcd hy the election OF
William Frazier. E>G.
In The Eor,url'Ion court yesterday. Judge
T. ". Green smith presiding, the case OF the
Commonwealth Is. ChirIeS Tuchbaush
CHARGED with assault and taticry upon fol'ce-
man {. r. GREGORY III November lat, was
,rfci. aud the jury brought in Il verdict OF
,~.fyry and 6xrd his fine at fifty dollars. In
consideration of the circumstances OF tue
...-,. the Judge RENTED l.uprISDnnent. In
The. t~,~r Of Gilbert Ware ("0lorcdj. on an ai''
r,.,l from The decision OF the Mayor sen
I,princ him 10 thirty days confinement n
I.il for s,.ahu. wood from the Valley Kali
road d., . thu, decision of the Mayor was
irm"d. ~
Il i not alprchcntlcd that there will be
r,y trouble iii our community growing out
~ the massage OF the civil rights bill. Every
mar. j goiu@ on here in the same way i
I.l> iniDrc ite passage, and there Is no apprc-
L.a.i.u here Of any Of the resident negroes
gr->luuiug upon the privileges granted them
uE,i,f thi- bi. At the public meeting Of
IL. cliiI,.r> =, the Town Hall on last Sltur-
lLy mint several negroes TOOK Their seats
about halfway up Tue main boHy OF the
t..lI. but upon being informed that the gal
rIy wa~ >ct apart for their Use they TOOK
Inrir departure amidst the laughter and leers
d, TIE large numrer OF negroes IN the gal'
fr~.. who seemed delighted 1T tins result OF
III. ljr-, experiment here under the civil
l-ut- tili.
Communion services were held in the
Pr.byterau church on last Sunday, and
tAirty.oic PERSONS were added to the men,
lar>iip vt the church-tivc on certificates
from other churches, and twcnty-siX on eX-
animation and profession ot ilitn. MAX.