The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-02

e as 1t was part of our natural resources whi6
+ they did not expect to find in such quantit
h and quality
II THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of Tuesday was held i
. the Masonic Hall.
: Prot. Frazer, of Philadelphia, presented
e paper on Observations on some Of the Ores c
q the Upper James River He had made clos
! and thorough examination of the James Rive
! ores, and the impressions were decidedly ia
7 voraole. The analogy between the geological
formations of Virginia and Pennsylvani;
are very striking, and the care with which
he had studied the former rendered him ia
. millar with the latter. The conclusions hi
reached were that, with the low price of labor
facility of mining, and the proximity to mark
ct, together with the grade of ore and the
} quantities in which it is found, the James
River deposits will prove valuable, and assure
wholesale development.
In anticipation. of the excursion of Wednes-
, day, Maj. Hotchkiss entertained the Institute
with description Of the topography and geol-
ogy OF the valley region over which they
would pass. The speakers accurate and
thorough information on the subjects upon
which ne discoursed, and his familiarity with
history, enabled him to present graphic and
vlVld account Of Stonewall Jackson's great
valley campaigns. Every movement of the
cohtenalng armies was described and the adj
vantage with which Jackson's knowledge of
the country invested the Confederate forces,
was clearly set forth Maj. Hotchkiss was in
his happlest vein. That his address was fully
appreciated, the hearty outburst of applause
With which its conclusion was greeted, album
dainty testified
THE RECEPTION.
AT nine o'clock the session adjourned, and
the members were conveyed to tue Institution.
The chapel had been beautifully decorated
Long streamers reached from the four corners
and centered above the chandelier. About
the walls flags and buntings, were festooned,
and the stage was handsomely ornamented
In front OF the organ, on a ground of green,
was the inscription "Let us mingle together"
in gilt letters. In the yard hundreds of
Chinese lanterns were suspended, and even
the fountains were dotted with lights. The
wholeyast establishment was Illuminated and
womans taste and skill was written every
where
The guests were ushered into the chapel,
and presented to the ladies and gentlemen of
our city. An exchange of salutations, and
then promenade was the order, and graceful
maidens and gallan. men moved forward to
the music Of the Stonewall Band There was
a general commingling and free exchange of
courtesies The young and the middle aged. |
the guest and the host, threading here, there, |
and everywhere, in the most informal and pleas |
ant of ways. 1t was genuine welcome to our
stranger visitors. and we feel certain they ap-
preciated il.
Later in the evening the company, fully
six hundred, were summoned to the dining
room where an elegant and bounteous COLA
ton was prepared. The wine and the good cheer
flowed freely, and with appetites whetted by
exercise the folk did ample justice to the tempt
ing viands. The entertainment closed with
brilliant display of pyrotechnics, and then
good night Was said.
The Committee of Arrangements, of which
Mrs. jed. Hotchkiss was chairman, are emit
tied to splendid credit for the perfection
with which every detail was carried out. The
untiring chairman was aided not only by her
own committee of ladies, but also by Col.
Bumgardner, Capt. Doyle and others, each of
whom is host in himself
WEDNESDAY,
Yesterday at 7:30 a. m. the members of the
Institute set out on the first of series of ex-
cursions previously mapped out for them.
Through the courtesy of the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad Co., they visited the battle field
of Port Republic the Shenandoah Iron Works I
and the famous Luray Cayerns. The stay at ,
the battlefield and at the Iron works was
necessarily in each instance brief one. Sew ]
eral hours were spent at Luray in discussing l
a splendid lunch that had been generously pro- I
vlded, and in visiting the cave. No account
can give any adequate conception of the Won ,
dertul beauty of this subterranean palace
Gentlemen who have visited the Mammoth ,
Cave in Kentucky say that it does not COM
pare in beauty with the cave at Luray Bril- {
liantly Illuminated with thousands of candles =
it presented spectacle of surprising wonder
to the almost bewildered eye of the spectator s
The excursionsts returned to Staunton yes I
terday evening highly pleased with their days
aunt. To-day they will set out for similar
trip through West Virginia over the G. & o.
Railway. y
Closing Exercises Of Hoover's High 6
School Ii
A large crowd attended the closing exer-
ises of Hooyers High School, which took 1
place at the D., D. and B. Institution on Fri V
lay last. Rev. J. NJ Frost delivered the open >
ng prayer and the exercises were interspersed {
With music by the Stonewall Band. F
The contest for the DISCLAIMERS Medal was r
between the following competitors :-"Tom" r
Burke, Arthur Morton, R. E. Kinney, '
Frank Sturges, G. W. Fitzgerald, and F. B. J
Yates. c
Each Of the young disclaimers acquitted -
limself handsomely The committee awarded
he prize to G. W. Fitzgerald, a young man c
Who will make his mark in the world After '
t had been delivered by Maj T. G. Elder, in :
happy little address, still greater honor l.
vas bestowed upon the successful declaimer, a
an honor as unexpected as pleasing G. n
VI. Harrison, Esq, on behalf of the citizens of y
presented a large and handsome +
opy of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, as j
spontaneous testimonial from those who had 2
watched with pleasure and interest the efforts q
# the recipient to succeed
The Diamond" badge for scholarship and
department., was awarded to Theodore Hough Il
on of Rev. DR.. Hough, pastor of the M. E. V
church, South, of Staunton, by Rev. W. S. T
Bryan. q
Scholarship Medals" were conferred upon G
". B. Smith, E. S. johnson, Harry Hanger, A
nd Charley Catlett.
The "Debater's Medal" was awarded to T.
Walter A. Picker and presented by Mr. Roger 3
atkinson. I
The Spelling NIedaP' was awarded to W. B. Y
mth.
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