The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30
HoNoRs 40 RICHMOND CADETS.
Fourteen of Them Return Home and One
Has An Imaginary Keveille.

4 happy party landed at the depot of
the James River division OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad on FRIDAY AFTER
noon They were the cadets from the
Virginia Military Institute, residents or
the cities of Richmond, Petersburg, Nor
folk. and Hampton, flushed with the
honors Of the institute. Fourteen OF them
were from Richmond. To say that the
boys We're happy TO be nome again does
not express the JOY of the occasion.
Richmond has the proud distinction OF
having won the highest honors within
the gift of the Institute, and the credit
Of this success is due to cadet \. j.
Vaughan. the son OF MIR. Jeff Vaughan,
of Church Hin. cadet Vaughan not only
won the distinction of captain OF Com
pany &C" but also the First Jackson
Hope Medal" For his popularity he was
presented By his company with beauti-
ful sword, which the proud captain
sheathed with the promise 10 draw II on
every occasion in defence OF the honor
of his class, the reputation OF the In
stitute, and the good OF his country.
Cadet j. &. Gregory. of our city, was
also a graduate and won the distinction
of lieutenant in Company &C"
Cadet H. Il. Jeffries passed from the
second TO the first class.
Cadets Howard Bruce. NJ. p; Smith,
and j. Thompson Brown, Jr., will be adj
vanced from the third TO the second
class
From the fourth class the following
Richmond boys will pass TO the third
class: +. Ayerett, \. {. Crump. II. g.
Elicit. Charles Gasser \. W. Goddin. G..
T. Halves. and 6. l.. SchOen and from
among these the promotion 10 corporals
was won by Cadets Ayerett, Crump, and
Halves.
cadet Halves is the son Of Colonel Percy
Halves. VINO is one OF the visitors OF the
Institute: cadet Elicit Is the son OF the
president of the state Bank. Cadet brown
is the son OF our townsmdn J. Thom7-
The fair maidens Of Barton Heights
will rcvel IN the pleasure OF brass but
tons worn by Cadet Ryland, the son OF
Second Auditor Ryland, who resides In
that beautiful annex 10 our city.
Yesterday morning for the first time
In nine months, the slumbers OF these
embryo soldiers Except one) were not
disturbed by the shrill and unwelcome
early morning reveiile of the Institute
The exception was In the case wnere one
Of the aforesaid cadets, whose father de-
string TO arouse the young soldier from
his morning nap, and at the same time
TO be in keeping with his lie al the IN
stitute, imprOvised drum out or an
empty band-b0x and seated himseii az
the open door of the chamber where
the young soldier was dreaming or the
happy commencement scenes, through
which he had lately passed al the cost
Of much sleep, ard there commenced an
eN tempore reveille by whisiihg MAR. n
ing Through Georgia and beating the
time upon the band-bOx. Previous 10 TINS
he had stationed his wife, so as 10 no
tce the effect upon the sleeping SOLDIER.
Ii need not be said That upon me nrst
shrlll whistle and the roll or the I'M
provised drum the cadet arose In his ac,
customed hurry. and at once commenced
10 make his soldiers toilet. starting az
the same time for the parade ground 10
answer the roll-call. Happily his sym
pathizing mother eccosted him at the
door. whereupon the fac. suddenly dawn
ed upon his sleepy Intelligence that ne
was AZ home, where the distasteful re-
veille would no more disturb his MORN
ing maps The soldier gracefully retired
under this cruel joke.