The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-29
Virginia, Stonewall Brigade, and 2Sth New
York, claim the right and left of the adyanc
MAJ. JOHN WALLER,
LII. FRANK N. WICKER,
SERGT. r. D. SArF

st SERGT. L. D. SALE,
ar Committee
~ The following officers of the Associate
- were then elected for the ensuing ter,
n and Albion, New York, fixed upon as t
10 next place of holding their annual met
ir ing: Capt. ID. Hardie, of Albion, N. y
{ President Col. E. A. Bowen, of Medin
n n Vice President j. Byron Lowell, of Loo
3 port, Secretary. Gods
It go 80 AT NIGHT,
!" The young gentlemen of the city and couJ
+ ty, gave the guests an elegant hop at I'll
Q Virginia Hotel, and the. festivities wei
o kept up until far into the morning.
: A unique imp omptu entertainment wa
: given by the pupils Of Wesleyan Femal
a Institute to the visiting citizens and so
8 diers, on Thursday night. The exhibitio
consisted of Instrumental and vocal music
recitations and calisthenic exercises
Misses Alice Dice and Cora Turner rem
dered two beautiful solos, and Mrs. Peter
SON.. OF Lockport, New York, responded t,
aninvitation in apathetic song. The reel
tatlons by Misses Hovey, Dice and Levi
were In excellent taste, given with a great
deal OF dramatic art, and received by thu
audience with enthusiastic delight. Espe
cially was this the case with the Blue and
Grey, recited by Miss Hovey, bringing
Col. Brown to his feet, with three cheers
and a hip" from the soldiers present.
The visitors were received by the man.
agement and young ladies of the Institute
with the utmost expression of pleasure,
saluting them as they passed along the
columns OF youth and beauty. extending
from the front entrance to the exhibition
hail. To say that the visitors were de-
lighted with the entertainment and the
manner and spirit of their reception, would
be meagerly expressing it. They were en-
thuslastlc over the unstudied, unostenta-
tlous, yet cordial greeting they received,
and left the Institute with continued ex-
pressions of praise and qualification.
AT their stand, during the evening, the
Stonewall Brigade Band gave an Open-air
Concert, comprising some of their hest
selections, which was listened to by large
and anpreciative audience.
'4 r' FRIDAY.
On Friday morning, the visitors. to-
gether with large number of their new
made Staunton friends, started over the
Valley road for the Natural Bridge. At |
Lexington, the party was met at the depot |
by the Corps of Cadets, under the COM
mand OF Capt. James, and a committee of |
citizens, who conducted them through the |
grounds to the parade-grounds |
OF the Virginia Military Institute, where |
they witnessed dress- parade by the Corps
at' Oadets and had an opportunity of |
making the acquaintance of Old Fancy,
Stonewall Jackson s war-horse.
After leaving the battle-ground they
marched back to the College campus, where
an elegant collation. was served under the
shade OF the trees, and which was heartily
enjoyed by all, The veterans were then
to the University chapel, where
they saw Valentines superb figure of
General II. i, Lee. A short but an appro-
pirate address was delivered by Judge
Peck, OF New York. The next point of
interest visited was the grave of Stonewall
Jackson. While at the depot and lust
before their departure for the Natural b
Bridge the visitors were addressed by Hon.
w. A. Anderson in q speech Of. broad and
liberal sentiments which was vociferously |,
pheered. t,t@ ,.e-,~ Aa
AT the graves of Lee and jackson the
members OF the ssthreverently uncovered
their heads, and solemnly placed above the
last resting-place of the dead heroes lovely
wreaths and crosses of rare flowers. The
ceremony was deeply impressive and was
shared in by citizens and soldiers alike.
After leaving Lexington, the excursion
proceeded over the Richmond S Allegheny
Dad, and reached NatuEaA Bridge station
n a pouring Iain. The outlook for pleasure
Gas gloomy, but the party was safely con-
Keyed to the elegant hotel, land COL Eugene
feyton soon had everybody comfortable
md in a goodhumor. At night, the bridge
Was Illuminated and hop was given, the ;
merry dancers keeping up the fun until
nlunlgnG naQ long passed, ..
& II. y. HoMEWAtREpf, BeoIggnyp,
The visitors REACHED Staunton Saturday
'yenings and some of them remained over
until Sunday and MONDAY, notwithstand-
ing the attractions OF trip to Old Point,
upon which the majority embarked.
RosYER OF THE VISITORS:
4he following is list of the veterans of the
Sth Y, and their relatives who came ON the
excursion: 5ala
Dayton, Ohio; Bryan Lowell, Secretary 28th
Y Y. Regiment; Col Erwin A Bowen, Medina.
"; Capt B Flagler, Collector of Customs at
er Of Masons ofN Y; 1t n Wadhams, saSs
on 4PF 9e Il Gapt R Rsy We aaEa a
nd wife, PATTERSON y j; Capt " v VI Bush saf,
9skg9F shSo Aanb MlaodS Ta2 MURPHY
3ayne and daughter: Buttertield, Haight,
Sdwin saxton Peter Krupp, Ralph Wood. Geo !
! swiek. G. Weatherwax. DR. Murphy G W !
aife VIM Empson, John i Gaiior, . Philips
md wife, Henry Kenny. M Vaudeville, ! \ I
,ratt Hamilton and daughter, John p Cold.
srown; VIM II Hyde, Sshas. = Allen, John bacon,
repIese 1tlng Detroit Pot and IEt5ane5, VIM NH Fl
= Q Van Broel1lin, f A Snowles. ] | '
'aylor, i Leonard, Jos Coville Phil Mover, G | !
4ffs fdn Collins Capt Martin and
mother, Frank Ellicott, Capt H n Hopkins, Mrs !,
L Skeeles, widow of Captain Skeeles who was l
Tiled at Cedar Mountain, Mrs A B Stetson | +,
laughter of Col Donnely the first Colonel of tAe
Sth New York; D l. Balcom, ID w A,nGworth !
dajor Strouse, z Whitmee Al Patterson o
Allen. Col a NJ 'Spalding, II Taylor, Hiram
egoq}e, c. King, W W Wall and Captain {
frank LoVei, 7
The following Is a list of the citizen visitors
rom New York who came with the excursion:
Willard A Cobb. editor of the Journal Lock-
port, Y Fir Downs, of Medina; E A Bent
ey, e Bently, L schuman, Kane, Henry
aaight, Stephen Need, G W swain, " " Hold
dge, Luke Toover. T S Foster, i S Hart, NJ
Ryan. Geo III Leery, Mrs pflrleGiay. Or NJ II Car
ION, Mrs Worth, Mrs Chamberlain, Ino NJ Bone
teel MSs r Bird, ! 4 MeCollqm, Warren.
d ST s9spepsion hridae Journal Mrs AT
SrQwn, CalluM and wife. W Zimmerman,
los QumVilla and wife, Frank Terry, Thos
clement and wife, j M Gridley, w ID Ballritt, +
u Mott and lady, G G Burnham. A Molyneux,
Vohl, Win Emert, N D Haskell, editor SHAY !
county Ne,os; Jno Smith, Mrs Frank EAlAeott,
Dr. l. Balloon, ] q Hosburg, d p Crosby, H 7
vandusen, Brannan and tAEe& ladies. X
'erry De hnde, las &c Ga45 ri Il lockwood
leii, Isl auiId. s R62 VIM hiehmoSd Men
,itt s. Il Hdtsey and wife, O o Brown, Joseph
lark, F. L DpYson, hon j M Peck, Girls
void. y s CfQQken. Henry Todd, of the Spirit of
he Tones; j M Hovey, j l. Johnson, Hon E l.
Raymond and two ladies', M Cutler of the
Lockport Union. Louis Lurmean. DR. l. Dickifi- /