Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-21
ASSOCIATION OF osAF.mUrss.
-, VIII Assemble I'm Richmond on
s,,srdav. July 4th-Mayor Ellyson to
neli,er the Welcome Address.


peliver the Welcome Address.
.-.--..1erscnco Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
r,--s, COURTHOUSE, Va, June 20.-The
-, -s.r,1n Of the alumni OF the Virginia
'..-,,nn for Doaf-Mutes. at Staunton,
- hs held IN Richmond on the 4th Of
~ -slt. The meeting will be in the
~ = the House of Delegates. Mayor
..-s.9 Will deliver the welcome address
=, III 5saf-mutes. His address will be
..-.s,ei INTO the sign-language by a
,,,..-, professor of the Institute at
,..--,-r. who will be present. One of the
80, Il the school will respond in tho
'.-lsrcuaee, which will be translated
-, as it Is being delivered.
(. b. expected that upwards of 100 Of the
..---. win be present, and a Jolly good
--4ls anticipated.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
several 4 not sll of the members of the
al az Directors of the Deaf, Dumb
..5F,,d Institution at Staunton will be
Int. The boards members are: Hon.
go Nushback, Of Alexandria; Hon.
Use y. Dennis, of Rocky Mount; Hon.
II PAYNE. II Warrenton: Hon. i. O..
Ts-r .rresilenD, of Staunton; Hon.
--,-..s ". :. Turner. Of Front ROYAL: and
r. r. I. Winston. of Hanover. The ma
..-.r AZ these Will be present. Governor
v.g.,gav. Major Gaines, and other State
= as have been invited 10 be present at
81. 5rer.uc Of the session, which will be
r.g' o'clock on Saturday morning, July
GOOD oBTCTs.
Tsol.ect Of the meeting is 10 bring TO-
...a-a. the old Alumni of the State in
,...,a and 70 discuss subjects that will be
Interest. and profit as well, 10 all.
Srre the institution was established IN
,.. Hy the Commonwealth of Virginia
.r-sJ hundred deaf-mute residents OF
pa state have been educated there.
s--rf the first members of the board was
q. s.a Hon. Alexander III. II. Stuart, of
.s-r..n. who was Secretary of the In
,-.- uuie! President Fillmore.
HOUR or MEETING.
l,0 o'clock the mutes will gather in the
81. q the House of Delegates and
tata temporary chairman, who will in
-.s-cs Mayor Ellyson. After his Honor
l,. been responded to the members of the
rs-ts.on VIII be enrolled and comm
10, appointed. Then a recess will te
si,. until such an hour in the evening as
D.. b convenient TO all. In the evening
ss,g1l several important questions will
enc up for discussion and permanent
t5-ars VIII be elected.
AN ADDRESS.
Thomas S. Doyle, principal Of the Deaf
I-uh. and Blind Institution, is expected
3 deliver an address during the assocls-
tins session. Principal Doyle can use the
i-1.anEuace with grace, and Is one OF the
b.. head officers that has ever been IN
S. 81 u the school. .,
io,i's Hotel will be the general head
,.ar;tIs Of the association.
LEIGHTON COMMITTEE.
Richmond has dozen deaf-mute. resi-
!--.s and most Of these, If not all, are
-s-Isies OF the Stanton institution
DE Reception Committee will be com
Fs.d II the following Richmond dea-
-1,ss Arthur G.. Tucker, Marceliw
A-ta. brother Of Pohce-COmmlsslonr
.-.Tl W. Laube, and Mr.. and Mrs. he
.s,, L. Ch.les
Tie originator of this association is Joh1
b. N.ctaels, Of Goshen, Va, who IS also
.l- Ute and graduate of the StauntoI
sllu., and a bachelor of arts OF the Ma
TIA. U5af-Mute College at Washington
&C. lie Is a councilman Of the new towI
q I1s1cu. having been elected at the
D.. election by a leading vote. lie IS the
.s,G4t-mute councilman that ever wa
.s-'eI 2 the Union, and the Virginia dea
--'-. Justly boast of taking the lead II
o. matter.
TO Re BASQUETED.
It's more than probable that the deaf
-..e residents Of Richmond will tender
al3-s, al Pizzini's TO their Visiting
,clIsu on Saturday night, July 4th. OI
-s same night many of them will take tn
steamer ARIEL for Norfolk and Virgins
L4.1. where they will spend the day, r.
'--tlC % Richmond Sunday night. IAe
t-y,u,.0n VIII adjourn on Monday.