The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-07

of real merit, showing that the young
artist had fine talent. Next to the prof
cheney of the Musical Department., this is
the most popular department in Peace.
from the admlrlng crowd that thronged
the Studio one would be lead to believe
! tnat this Is the department of most popu-
larity. Mrs. Hall, the faithful instructor
in this department-the value of whose
instruction Is best seen in the pictures
which adorn the walls-will not return
next year, and will be succeeded by Miss
Emma Buck. She comes with the highest
recommendations not only as an excellent
teacher but as an artist of high order of
talent. Some of her pictures are on ex-
hibition.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
1t Will Fittingly Commemorate its Semi.
| Centennial.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
STAGsvILLE, DURHAM Co., May 81, So
By the publication of the following circu-
lar, which explains itself, you will confer
favor not only upon a goodly number of
North Carolinians, but also upon a glor-
lous lnstitution-the pride of the South
the West Point of the Conference.-The
home OF the great Maury and of the i'm
mortal Stonewall Jackson; and likewise
upon her army of sons scattered over the
length and breadth of this vast continent
who desire to meet their North Carolina
comrades at the half-century's rol-call in
| a fraternal reunion.
To ALL OLD CADETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILL
TARY INSTITUTE, GREETING:
COMRADES, As Chairman of the Semi
Centennial Executive Committee of the
Society of Alumni of the Virginia Military
Institute, it is made my pleasant duty to
| 9nnOunoa that on tho Q1 op1 6tb of Ink,
proximo it is proposed by the Alumni to
unite IN celebration at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute that shall fittingly commem-
| crate the Semi Centennial Anniversary of
our cherished Alma Mater. 1t is therefore
earnestly hoped that every matriculate
now living will strenuousy endeavor to
lend his presence to the interesting occa-
sion, and participate in the jubilee that,
it is believed, will mark a memorable
epoch in the history of an institution ia
| nous both in war and in peace.
For half century, amid such vcssi-
tudes as rarely befall an institution of
learning, the Virginia Military Institute
| has unfalterlngly prosecuted her glorious
| mission, dltfusing all the while a rich
blessing upon Virginia and her sister
States in the practical education she has
| bestowed upon so many of their sons.
And now with maturer wisdom, in proud
contemplation of her splendid past and
| full of hope for her future, she stands
more earnest than ever to confer the bless
| ings of her distinctive system upon the
youth of our land. But she ycarns for the
loving sympathy and practical support of
her sons; she is eager for tn -ir presence
| once more at the old hearth stone, that
| face to face and heart to heart, she may
| commune with and take counsel of them,
| and thus become strengthened and en-
| cOuraged as she enters upon the second
half of her century's history. She, there
fore, through her Society of Alumni, af
fectionately calls upon all heI sons, widely
scattered though they be, to come back to
| the old home on this joyous occasion, and
back again amid the ever-hallowed scenes
of the ''Auld Lang Synen
In the bonds of the V. NJ. l.,
| JOS r. ANDI RsON, JR,
| Chairman, Centennial Executive
Committee of the Society of Alumni of
the Virginia Military Institute, 2. Q.
box 313, Richmond, Va.
This preliminary circular has been or
will be sent to every "old cadet" whose
| postoffice address is known. 1t is earnest
ly requested that its receipt will be prompt
| ly acknowledged, and that the notice it
contains will be circulated as extensively
as possible among ex-cadets of the Nr-
ginia Military Institute.
| append a partial list of the ex-cadets,
now thought to be residing in North Caro-
lima, which, made from memory and old
| records, is necessarily imperfect as well as
| inaccurate. Therefore any ex cadet or
other person, who will kindly furnish me
with additions and corrections, together
with postoffice addresses, will confer a
great favor upon ne, as | desire to make
certain inquiries, and wish to forward a
later circular giving details as to accom-
modatiOns, entertainments, and reduced
railroad rates to dear old Lexington, which
Is no longer locked up in the bosom of
those grand mountains without quick com
munication with the rest of the world,
but which, instead of the old stage coach
and packet boat, has plethora of rail
roads to speedily and comfortably trans
port the numerous pilgrims to the scene
of their youth and to the shrine of our
country's greatest hero-Robert E. Lee.
The following is the partial list:
Gen. W. II. Anthony, Scotland Neck
Dr. W o. Baskerville, Oxford; W. 2.
Bachelor, Raleigh; J. d. Battle, Tarboro'
r. B. Benbury, Gatesville; W. T. Braswell
) Whitaker's; Col J. l.. Bridgers, Tarboro
4. A. Bridgers, K. & d. r. r.; DR.. J. &
Brodna1, Cascade; II. T. Bryan, Tarboro
II. II. Burwell, Henderson; E. 7. Clark
Halifax; Col. H. G. Cooper, Oxford; W
W. Dancy, Tarboro; T. ?. Devereaux, Raj
) eigh; Prof T. J. Drewry, Oxford; A. d.
Exall, N 4 c. r. r.; Capt. W. E. Faison
Clinton; W. H. Faison, Jackson; Capt
Fred G. Fisher, Salisbury; Col. T. S. Gal
, loway, Reidsville' Gen. J. ID. Glenn
Greensboro: Hon. w. b. Glenn, Winston
Graham, (Mecklenburg or MississippD
John W. Harrison, Henderson; A G. Hart
field, Rolesville; J. A. Haynes Mexican
f, formerly of Mississippi; DR.. f. G. Lard
Haw River; VIM. Martin, Elizabeth City
l.. H. Mears, Wilmington; j. G. Mitchell
e L. 4 D. 4. r; Albert Morgan, Indian
Town; p H. Morgan, Shawboro; J. A
= Nichols, Randleman; T. J. Pannel, Went
. worth; Chas Pender, Tarboro; j. w. Pear
S son, Richmond Hill; J. K. Pearson, Sails
bury; Frank Powell, Tarboro; K. II. Pow
q ell, Tarboro; Z. NJ. Proctor, Eagle Rock
W. c. Read, Hertford; Hon. George NJ
IS Rose, Fayetteville; o. NJ Rutledge, Fletch
er; J. H. Sharp, Wilmington; W. B. Shaw
e Shawboro; Joseph Skinner, Hertford J.
Slaughter, Durham; w. W. Smith, Ra
It eigh; II. G. Speed, Clark's Mills; 2. c.
l., Sugg, (Edgecombe Coz; A. II. Tardy
7, Charlotte; T. W. Taylor, Townsville; Trul
die, Rockford; A. W. Venable, oxford
j. W. P. Watson, Warrenton; c. T. Wesso1
Tarboro; G. Wilkes, Charlotte; John Il
Winder, Raleigh; @. T. Wright, Whining
o ton, j. A. Young, Charlotte.