Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08
CLOSE OF ITS WORK.
.,ruN DEPARTMENTS or THE
n G. A. END THIS WEEK.
l,sulL GYMNASIUM EXHIBITION.
-. Attractive Feature to Occur
thursday Evening and the Com
.,ccment of the Educational
,,...e. Friday Night.

g. Gospel Army meets in the associa-
..,a parlor at o'clock. The singing will
.,.5 pv the Red and Blue choirs and
..,.-a,-secrotary Mckee viii speak 20
~. roys on Camp Life" The Gymna-
-, Bible-Study Class Will meet in the
Room az o'clock. and the Work
training Class at 8 o'clock. DR.. Kerr
... re The speaker at the mems meeting
~. o'clock. His subject will be ''The
...str in camp"
~-r alumni supper which will be given
.-.-.-rrow evening by a special commit
90. rom the Evening College. consisting
.,e.oree J. Benson. \. y. Booth. W. d.
r..sa. Joseph HJndley. r. 4. l.. Pyle,
- - s-blett. and the General Secretary,
,- be one Of the leading features Of the
...s.-- davs OF the school. The young
- With the instructors and officers of
... ISOLATION. will meet together for a
....I Intercourse, and the evening Will be
....r in a most pleasant manner. There
,. se music. toasts, and other features
.... 20 10 make an enjoyable evening.
,yN-AL GYMNASIUM EXHIBITION.
Tie annual gymnasium exhibition and
,-..-.einmcnt on Thursday night will be
-.s n the most interesting and pleasing
~ t..s seasons events. Exhibitions. Of
f.s,-l..ldlng work. class drills. &c. will
s.. given. as well as other work demand
II muscular control and physical judg-
-.-t one Of the most interesting fea-
..-.s q tho exercises will be a free
ts-1 drill by twenty boys between s and
q wears OF age. 4 class OF Office men
I'll, 10 a drill upon the horse. 20 illustrate
t.-.r.c work especially adapted 10 men
.f ..tantary habits. A difficult and grace
g. series Of "cut-offs' viii illustrate the
gss Of the parallel bars. An exhibition
n h.ah kicking will be a novel feature.
%. stretch jump, hitch, Scotch. and
kicks will be exemphfed. Three
,.rs Young men will run a potato race
There VIII also be an exhibition OF high
diving and tumbling. For some time past
teams have been contesting In basket
hail for tho association championship.
md a fine embroidered banner. offered
DIP g. lady friend. During the exer-
csss Thursday night. DIT. i. a. Kuyk.
member of the Board OF Directors, will
present the banner:
one OF the most important Of modern
Methods in physical culture is the physi-
O.. measurement system and anthrOpO-
metric chart. BY means of these a basis
Ga given for prescription exercises and
accurate and graphic records of de-
,e.orments secured. Physical-Director
Merrill Will illustrate this system during
t-s exhibition.
EVENTS AND PARTICIPANTS.
Tie following are the events and names
O. men participating:
Free Hand Drill and Roberts Home
ID
ysaIs OF age)-Cary Jacob, Leader.-Rich-
and campbell, Boiling Coulter, Edward
C..Uford. Allen Chambers Alfred Cren-
81 So. Robert Gibson, Russell Crenehaw
Nathan Hargrove. Cary Jacob. Ernest
Page. Herbert Jacob. Dorsie Sydnor, Mer-
tHr ROsenbaum. Lewis Litchenstein. Lam
... Tucker. Henry Mcneil Waverly
ECKER. William Brown, John Branch,
ed Claude Thiele.
Drill-Leroy Watson. Leader.-R T.
Slaughter, i. ". Tower, W. G. Lancas-
ter. G.. +. Short. George Harrison. James
Bolton. c. F. Hudnau. J. Pope Nash, h.
%. Meade. and j. w Marshall.
Parallel Bars, "Cut-On' Series.-C. +.
Short. Leroy Watson. +. w. Tower,
James Bolton, D. S. Carter, c. f. Hud-
uall, r. r. Slaughter, and T. H. Merrill.
Horse HYGIENE Work-Twelve office
men.
Potato Race-George Beers, W. A.
Green, and A. S. Kellam.
nigh Kicking-D. S. Carter, James Bol-
ton. and T. u. Merrill.
High Diying-F. W. Tower. Leroy Wat
Som. and c.. T. Short.
Tlmbling-James Bolton, d. S. Carter,
r r. Short, Leroy watson, and +. W
Tower.
sLEIGHT~OF-HAND.
In connection with the gymnastc work
rI be a remarkable presentation Of
-ht-of-hand work by Mr.. Elmer p.
E-som. OF New York city. Those who
.r Alr. Ransom in the Star Course last
0n remember him as one Of the
nest and best Of prestidigitateurs who
have ever visited Richmond. Everywhere
work Is OF the highest order proving
.n Ill complete master Of his art
The committee in charge were very
careful not TO select a mere tuggler, but
chose "a thorough artist-One who never
lowers his profession by even touch OF
me vulgar. This combination or physical
..aopment as illustrated by the gym
.e and legerdermain exhibitions is
t. o be a pleasing one.
EVENING COLLEGE CLOSING EXER-
CISEs.
Two hundred students of the evening
G- OF the association ana their
,.-rls have been looking forward with
r .rre 90 the closing exercises, which
H take place in Association Hall Fri
..r evening at SIS o'clock The eXer-
viii be interesting and varied. Mr..
20 smith. president OF the 9ssocla-
viii preside. and the annual report
90 fae committee will be read by Mr..
ola .fFFfa N
Hodges viii present the medals.
merits. and diplomas TO the different
Students who have succeeded in earning
o.. same The music viii be furnished
l tas SO. james Episcopal quartette,
ed % Ms 5. J. DuVal. Miss Fan
re Digs. Mr. Frank Cunningham, Jr,
on. Nr. g. =. Eubank.
... address Of the evening Will be de-
.t..l hy Rev. Frederick ". Clampett,
I'D I. rector Of ST. Peters Episcopal
Baltimore. whose earnest ana
eloquent address, delivered in Holy Trim
..-rch TWO years ago during the an
'..r.try OF the association, viii be re-
numbered by al who heard him.
-.e public Is cordially invited 70 these
Exercises and all that is needful is 20
' -t the association building and Sc
ticket OF admission. These VIII
gwen out as called for until the sup
exhausted. This will be the first
Soar .l.t medals have been presented In
O ..tarent classes. The medals Will be
MED as follows: Arithmetic class,
t NlGyette; advanced bookkeeping
. Morton: elementary bookkeeping.
r. Jenkins: commercial law. j. l.. Hill
i.'e Company; electricity, George w.
90. English. s. X Mckee; PEN
a.p and spelling. r. Nj. Smith; ste
telay. George b. Wilson; telegraphy