Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
BLACKSBURG CADETS
Boys from The Virginia Polytechnic In.
Stitute Coming to the Reunion.
PROGRAMME DURING THEIR STAY.
Dress Pnradcs to lie Held Each Day,
md on Each Evening the Cadet
Band VIII Give Concert of War
Songs.
Songs.

The corps OF cadets from the Virginia
Polytechnic misunderstanding OF four
companies OF infantry, one battery Of
artillery. STAFF. and band, in all about
two hundred and fifty men, rank and
nlc-will attend the reunion here and par
tclpate in the parade incident to the
cornerstone laying Of the JEFF. Davis
monument.
The corps will leave Christiansburg on
a special train on the morning OF June
18th, reaching Richmond the same day.
and will march directly to their camp,
which will have been pitched for them
near the Soldiers Home. The strlctest
discipline will be maintained during the
encampment, and every afternoon a dress
parade will be held in the neighborhood
Of the Lee monument.
Following the dress parades. the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute Band, OF
tWenty-four pieces. under the leadership
Of Musical-Director J. Z. Harvey, will
give a concert. consisting Of War-sonSs,
southern selections, etc.
ESCORT TO TIE GOVERNOR.
Tho corps viii act as escort TO Gov
ernor OFerrau I'm the parade on the
% Of July. and in their bright uniforms,
consisting OF white duck trousers, white
helmets, and blue blouses, Will no doubt
present a handsome appearance.
The officers, who will be present with
the corps are as follows: John ". Nc
Bryde, Phi. D., Ii. D., president; David
G. Shanks. first Lieutenant Eighteenth
United states Infantry, commandant;
det-First-Lieutenant o. NJ. Stull ad
jutant; Observation-Disclosures Meade
Ferguson, quartermaster; Cadet-Cap-
tain L. L. Turner, commanding Company
A; Cadet-Captain A. j. Eskrdge. COM
handing Company i; Cadet-Captain j. r.
Guy. commanding Company d; Cadet
Captain Claudius Lee commanding Bat
terry T.; and Cadet-Captain X. II. Lewis,
commanding Company c; and Lieutenant
Colonel Professor T.. \. Smyth. Major
and Musical-Director J. J.. Harvey. Major
J.. D. Wilson, and Cadet-Captain .. c.
Thompson, of the band.
Captain Turner OF Company A. IS a
native Of Riner Va; IS vice-prosident
OF the Maury Literary Society, and vices
president OF tho class Of 1896. lie is n
pupil IN the mechanical engineering de-
partment, and Is commonly known at
the institute as Fish" He IS noted for
his eloqueuce among his fellow-students
Captain Eskridge halls from Shawsville,
Va, ana besides Dolng IN command OF
Company b, is president OF the Lee Lite
rary Society. manager Of the Gray Jacket
and the Bugle two college publications,
and right half-back Of the football team.
lie has been given the euphonious nick
name Bull" and IS also studying TO be
a mechanical engineer. He is a great IA
vorite among his follow-students. and Is
said to be the handsomest member OF the
corps.
Captain Lewis IS a native Of Charleston,
6. c., and IS in the electrical engineering
class. Isaac" Is his nickname, and be IS
said 70 be an exceedingly modest young
man.
CALL HIM Grille"
"Glrlie" Guy, as the captain Of Company
D Is called, IS a Norfolkian, and IS a
member of the mechanical engineering
class. is a member of almost all the
institute clubs and societies.
The captain Of Battery l.. Claudius Lee.
comes from Danville and is studying cleo
trical engineering.
Captain o. c. Thompson, Of Petersburg,
who commands the band. is president OF
the class OF &c and OF the Maury Literary
Society, is secretary and treasurer OF the
Athletic Association, and literary editor
of the Gray Jacket.
Adjutant Stull is from Rich Patch. Va,
and is a member Of the chemistry class.
He has a sweet voice, which he exercises
as a member OF the college choir.