The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-25
CLOSING SCENE
AT LEXINGTON.
The Exerices Were Finished With the
Final Ball.
A SCENE OF LIGHT AND BEAUTY.
The Hall Was deliberately Decorated
and With Bright Faces and Beau
tiful Costumes Presented
Charming Sight.

! The final ball, closing the commencement
exercises at the Virginia Military lnst-
J tute. was held in the gymnasium OF Jack
son Memorial Hall Thursday night The
| decorations were very elaborate, consist
ing of streamers OF colored bunting, nags.
| banners and shields-all arranged with
great taste a large globe was suspend
| ed from the ceiling, from which hashed
a hundred colored electric lights, light
| ing up a scene of unusual brilliance. In
each corner OF the hall was cannon un-
J Umbered. with stacked guns nearby.
Promptly at II o'clock the booming OF
cannon signaled tho beginning OF the
ball.
| The opening figure was n brilliant dis
nlav Of marches and drills admirably eX-
ecuted by twelve couples, led by Cadet
Derbyshire and Miss Lily Urquhart the
cadets being in full military costume
with plumes. swords and sashes. while
the ladies were all gowned in white and
carried large bouquets OF American Beau
| ty roses.
The chaperones occupied an elevated
platform at one end OF the hall and the
orchestra a raised stand at the other.
Virginia's popular Governor, j. Hoge
TYLER. graced the occasion with his pres
ence-the first time for many years that
| the Governor Of the State has been pres
ent on like occasion.
Fully five hundred spectators witnessed
this. the crowning, social event or the
Virginia Military Institute finals.
An elegant supper was served In the
cadet mess hall at 2 o'clock by LeNing-
tons popular caterer. Mrs. j. b. Holmes
The couples in the opening hgure WERE
Miss LILY Urquhart. OF Richmond, cos
tune white organdie and American Beau
ty roses. with Cadet Captain George A.
Derbyshre. of Richmond.
Miss jamie Allen Stubbs. OF Texas, cos
tune white silk mule and American
| Beauty roses, with Cadet William NJ.
Gwn, Jr., Of California.
Miss May Cannon. OF Norfolk. costume
white organdie Kappa Alpha badge ana
diamonds, with Cadet f. A. Sullivan, OF
kentucky.
Miss Esther NJ. Lewis. of Berryville,
Va. costume point d'osprit American
Beauty roses with Cadet A. Moreno, of
South America.
Miss Patterson. of Philadelphia, cos
tune white satin and American Beauty
roses with Cadet l.. l.. Leake. Of Rich
mond.
Miss Stoddert. Of Virginia. costume
white organdie and American Beauty
roses with Cadet v +. McBee. Of Vir-
einia.
Miss Helen Vcnablc. OF Petersburg. cos
tune white organdie and American Beau
~ roses. with W l.. thinner, .Ir.. OF Pc
tersburg.
Miss Addie Kent Moore. Of Wytheville.
Va. costume white silk and American
Beauty roses. with Cadet j. c. Kent. Of
Wytheville, Va.
Miss Grace Elliott Shields. OF Rich
mond. costume white organdie and MORE,
American Beauty roses. with Cacet 5. II.
Meem Of IVnchburg
Miss Jennie Boyd. of Richmond, cos
tune white Oreandie ana pink ribbons
and American Beauty roses. with Cadet
A. r. Dockery, of Miss.
Miss Mary Lyons Hutter, Of Lynch
burg. costume white organdie over satin.
pearls and American Beauty roses, with
s. c. Talbot. Of Richmond.
Miss Anna Deane Carr, Of Richmond,
costume white organdie and American
Beauty roses. with Cadet a. a. Hoge, Of
Stanton. Va.
Among the other couples We're
Miss Anna T. LeCompte. Of Baltimore,
white organdie with Mr.. j. NJ. s. War
ing. Of Baltimore.
Miss Page Waller Moore. Of Wytheville,
Va. white silk with Cadet c. l.. McGhee,
North Carolina.
Miss Page Nuchols of Petersburg.
white silk, with Cadet ]. Z. Phelan, of
Tennessee.
Miss Hanckel. Of Charlottesville, pink
liberty silk and pink roses with Cadet
Hartz, OF Virginia.
Miss Lois Noble Sterling, OF Norfolk.
rose chiffon over silk, pearls, with Cadet
T. A. Jones. of Norfolk.
Miss Lottie Brown, Of Norfolk, white
organdie opals. with Mr.. George Mere
dith. Of Norfolk.
Miss Margaret s. Roller. OF Harrison
burg Va, white organdie and blue rib
bon, with Cadet A. c. Moore, of Virginia.
Miss Gallaher, of Charleston, w. Va,
white organde and pink roses with Ca
Diet j. b. Ayers. Of Virginia.
Miss Dmple Carmichael, of Lexington,
yellow satin Mr.. w. a Mcneil, OF Vir-
ginia.
Miss Rosa Tucker. Of Lexington. pink
organdie with Cadet c. Rice. Of Vir-
ginia.
Miss Rebe Glasgow. OF Richmond. white
organde over yellow, with Cadet G. II.
Esser. of Virginia.
Miss L. Roller. Of Harrisonburg, Va,
pink chiffon, diamonds and American
Beauty roses. with Cadet A. J. Pizzini, OF
Richmond.
Miss Lucy Ship. of Virginia Military
Institute pink organdie, with Cadet w.
ID. Scott. of Virginia.
w. Va. white organde, with Mr.. 7. {.
Harding, of Sedalia Mo-
Miss Laura Estll, of Lexington. KY,
pink organdie over pink silk, with Mr..
J. S. Rogers, of Macon. Ga.
Miss Bette Wilson, of Lexington, white
organde. with Cadet J. Pasco. of Flor
ida.
Miss JEANNE c. Howard. Of Richmond,
pink organdie, La France roses, with Mr..
l.. A. Cameron. of North Carolina.
Miss X. Cooley. of Washington. d. c.
white organdie. with Cadet +. d. Griffin,
OF Galveston, Tex.
Miss Lutte Moore. OF Galveston. Tex.
white organdie over pink, with Cadet l..
A Robinson. of Texas.
Miss Powell, of Washington. d. c.. blue
organdie and La France roses, with Ca
Diet w. A. Blackboard OF Stanton, Va.
Miss Rosa Robinson. OF Louisville. KY,
white net. with blue satin ribbons and
pearls, with Cadet l.. Powell, OF Vir-
ginia.
Miss n. w. Carter. OF Mount Jackson,
Va, white organdie and lace, with Ca
Diet ]. l.. Meem, OF Lynchburg.
Miss Margaret Freeland. OF Lexington.
black net and velvet, with Cadet H. q.
Morrison. of Virginia.
Miss Anderson. OF Lexington, pink or
candle over silk. with Cadet II. W. Mil
Ter. Of Staunton.
Miss Bruce Houston of Lexington. blue
organize with white trimming, with Mr..
j. H. Magraw of Washington. ID. &.