Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-14
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
commencement Weekly. VI. c. A.
Address-The Boat Race.

LEXINGTON. VA, June lS.-(SpeciaL)-
The commencement exercises OF the llsih
session Of the Washington and Lee Uni
yersity began Sunday morning. The Kew.
Thomas HUNS, y. D., LII D., OF Norm
Carolina. who was on the programme 10
preach the baccalaursate sermon IN ine
morning in the Lee Memorial chapel,
was prevented from being present or ac-
count OF illness. The Rev. c. Armand
Miller. Of New York. delivered the as
dress 10 tbs Young Mems Christian A.
ISOLATION in the morning, N leu OF me
baccaiaureare sermon. Rev. Dir. StflcH-
ler preached in the chapel in the eve
Uinc The morning was warm ana SUI
t-v. but this did not prevent a large au-
diencs from being present 10 listen 10 Ihs
sjoquen, address OF Rev. Mr.. Miller. Du-
ring the afternoon q heavy downpour OF
Rim made the atmosphere cool, and zen
5e-ed the evening agreeable to the large
audience which filed the chapel at hat
time. Services were suspended in all me
churches OF the town both morning and
evening
me feature OF the commencement and
tha event which attracts the most aIlen-
ton Is the annua, regatta between ne
tvo crews OF the University. For months
-rev have been training for the supreme
affort ~ 0re afternoon. For several days
Gags OF blue and red have been hung 20
the breeze The small BOY sportec M
fayorite cOIOrs. and to-day everybody !
blue or red. To the county people II Is lhe
commencement in toto. Long before 'nV
hour set for the race veAicles ol eve!
5ssc-f,tion in 4 continuous stream Ike
- ,---,y- Lyon train without end make
b,sra for one objective ponl-"the
rivsr" Pedestrians follow, and soon the
hints OF vantage" are resplendent IN
-1lore The band stationed on The r.
lerd - AZ the point where he hnish taxes
rI7oa enIivens the long wait oy playing
stirring patriotic airs .,.-
Roth crews left the bOat-nouse "ltNih
few minutes Of each other TINS atte--
noon and rowed 20 the starting point o
the course up he E''er'
The Mildred Lee Oolue) crew were
StroL.. J. :. Mcclure, Parkersours' W.
Va. weight 10 pounds.
No O. W. Muir. Lexington, n.y.
weight 80 pounds. -,,,.-
No Lister Witherspo9n, Nersai'4es'
XIV. weight 156 pounds
No. I. J. Ran Tucker, n, L-Al-i7 ''H'
Va. weight 10 pounds.
Coxswain. Robert Nelson lexington
XIV. weight 1l3 pounds.
Average, 10 po-lIu7-
The Annie Joe (red) crew were
S--o-a =. Tucker Shields, lexington
Va. weight is pounds. ~
No y : FitZhugn, Inaf4eslOh' "
Va. weight 10 pounds. u
No q. y. Czp!tO, Charles'oh' "
Va. weight 81 pounds. NJ
No. l. W. o. Bonnie, LoIlsVhie' Af''
| weight 40 pounds ,,-..
Coxswain. Gordon r. Houston "a! nsS-
| horo' Va. weight 10 pounds
Average. Is pounds.
The Blues spUrted ~ the start anu
I hald the lead By q half-boat length' AnN
| Nm bv this narrow margin al the wire.
| The race was conceded 20 be the closes
/ In vea-s. and was won on It's merits me
reds win claim q foul, as they ealled l0'
/ one az the finish. Co..
The final celebration OF the literary 80
! cis-i.s OF tae washington and Lee IIl-
vsrsitv took place this evening II ne
I 10 Memorial chapel AZ O'CLOCK Inc
/ G-shsm-I<e Literary Society was repre-
sertsd BIZ: president. J. NJ Mason
Tl,rishurg W. Va; OratOrs-W. W. key
So calhoun. No. and J. :. Mcclure
r,-tsrsburg. ". Va The washington
\ Iitersrv Society was represented pg
] r-ssidsnt- c. 7 smith, Charleston, w
! u orator. J. J. Win, Clayton All