Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-17
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LEXINGTON, VA, May i6-(special)
The programme OF the annual COM
mencement exercises at the Washington
and Lee University has been given out
by the officials OF that school. 1t is
as follows:
Commencement Exercises, 1898 Chief
Marshal. c. ]. Faulkner. Jr., Of West
Virginia
Sunday, June 14th, Ii A. M.-Baccalau-
reate sermon by Bishop John B. New
ton. OF Virginia p. M-Address be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation by Rev. william ]. Young, d.
D.. OF Virginia
Monday, June 18th, P. Manual re-
gatta. 3 Z. M.-Final celebration or
the literary societies: Graham-Lee So
ciety; President. II. H. MeCorkle. OF
Virginia; Orators-H. V. Canter. Viz
ginia; ]. A. Mcclure, Virginia. Wash
ington Literary straightforward, j..
". Lattomore, Delaware; Orators-M.
W. Rlpy Kentucky; S. b. Settle. Vir-
ginia.
Tuesday, June 10th, 10 A. Manual
meeting OF the Board Of Trustees. IL
A. M.-Law class celebration; President,
l.. A. WITT, Virginia; Historian, III. IL.
NJ McCorkle, Virginia; Poet, w. H..
WEIGH Missouri; Prophet, S. A. Thomp-
son. Virginia; Address before the law
class by Hon. william Lindsay Ken
lucky. p. Manual meeting OF the
Alumni Association. p. M.-Address
before the Alumni Association by Hon..
d. Gardiner Tyler. Virginia. Presenta-
ton OF the Pfnkney Prize Cup TO the
winning crew.
Wednesday, June nth, II A. M-Clos-
ing exercises; delivery Of diplomas, GER
tihcates. prizes. etc; law-class Grafton
by j. ID. G. De Jarnett Virginia; vale
dictory address by Il. NJ. VIM, Ala
bama; address before the literary So
cieties by Hon. Charles $. Mamlin. OF
Massachusetts. 2 p. M.-Alumni din
ner. 10 p. M.-Final ball; President,
e. A. O'Neal. of Alabama.
The corps Of cadets Of the Virginia
Military Institute had quite an outing
yesterday. They spent the day on a
route march up North river The corps
left here early in the morning. under
command Of Colonel David Price, and
carried their provisions along, and went
into camp for dinner above Alone, having
marched over six miles. IN the after
noon they marched back The object OF
the march was to give the boys training
on the road 4 similar march will be
taken by the corps 10 Natural Bridge
about commencement; the distance will
be fourteen miles.
A REVOLUTIONARY SON.
The time has come when the survival
Of a child of Revolutionary soldier is
so unusual as 20 excite comment There
Is one who lives on the county line, at
SpOtswood. He Is Mr.. James w. Smith.
He will be 50 years old in a few months,
and was IN town on Monday. looking
as erect and vigorous as man 70
years his junior. To his lifelong oc-
cupation OF shoemaker he has added
that of patent-medcine vendor and
he gives promise Of many more years
OF life. He is one OF a large family OF
children OF William +. Smith, a soldier
Of the Revolution, who spent his last
years I'm the vicinity OF Brownsburg;
died in 1872, and was buried in the New
Providence Cemetery. His son Otter
heard him relate stories OF the Revolu-
ton, and say that he had often seen
General Washington.