Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21
THE CADET GERMAN.
4 brilliant AGair-The Decorations
and Dancers.

LEXINGTON. VA, June 20.-(Special)
The final or graduating german. which
is given each commencement by the out.
going class. has Of recent years become
one Of the social features of the Virginia
Military Institute, and the one tonight
is perhaps the most brilliant in the his
tory of night germans held at the old
Virginia Military Institute. The german
is taking place in the gymnasium hail. in
the jackson Memorial Hall. For several
days decorators had been at work making
the spacious hall a picture Of ereat
beauty Flowers, flags, and designs OF
every description cover the walls, and
electric lights show from innumerable
clusters throughout the hall.
A beautiful opening figure was executed
with great rapidity under the leadership
of Cadet V e. McBee. of Norfolk. Va
So great was the pressure Of dancers
that il was found necessary TO divide the
sides into quarters. and each was LED out
in turn. An elegant supper was served
The chaperones were Mrs. FtZhugh Lee,
of Richmond; Mrs. V. +. McBee. Of
Norfolk. Va; Mrs. r. T. Hubbard, of Nor
folk; Mrs. George c. Lewis, OF Tallahas-
see Fla: Mrs. y. Beverly Tucker, Mrs
Thomas Nj Semmcs. Mrs. Francis Nal
lory. OF the Virginia Military Institute.
Those in the opening figure were:
Miss Louise BrOckenbrough, Lexington,
with Cadet " Z. McBee, Norfolk, leader
Miss Bessie Gre!ner, Philadelphia, with
Cadet George A. Derbyshire' RICHMOND
Miss Bessie Hunter. Richmond, with
Cadet l.. X. Leake. Licking. va. ~,
Miss Bette Wilson, lexington, Win
Cadet S II. Meem. Mt Jackson, va.
Miss Anne Lee, cuba, with cadet r. A
Cuuivan ElktOn Ky.
S9 Miss Mary ,, Powell, Alexandria, with
Cadet W. l.. thinner Petersburg, va.
Mrs. Lucy Huger, Charleston, ,. -, wi win
Cadet W. NJ. Gwin, San Francisco Sai,
Miss Mamie pike. Washington; -. -
win Cadet s. F. DENLY Washington
mss Ella Ransom, stanton. with Cadet
= ID. Ewing. Uniontown, Pa. IN
MIS- Nina Armstead. Baltimore. with
cadet ] W. Yates, Markham, Va.
Miss Matte Craighill. Lynchburg' win
Cadet Dexter Otey; l-yncnhf Hsis va; n
Z, with Cadet William Wood. Bristol
Mis- May Cannon Norfolk. with cadet
! r. Ayers. Big stone Gap, va; ,.A
Miss Eliza Dillon. Lexington; Va: with
ca ID g ri Alexander. Danyille, Va:
MI BESSIE Reeves. North Carolina
With cadet II. l.. Shaner' LynchbuIg' va.
Miss Florence Parker. RICHMOND, Win
Cadet ". d. scott Jr'' freoerleHsou's'
Miss Louise Roller Harrisonburg. with
csdet : &. Talbot, Richmond, va
|S atiss Ann NcCauley. Philadelphia. with
cadet T. Er gd c2 Re6@oa sP' Mth ca Ca
dc, I G Kent. Wytheville. va
Nv Ms, s. Nonie Read, Roanoke, with Cadet
Moreno. Panama. {; A.
ANtiee Marie Stuart, Harrisburg Pa
LII S,aGet NJ. +. Locke Cincinnati O.
Among the others who took part In the
German were.
MISS Mary Buford. Richmond, with Ca
ov Miss Mary Harvey Richmond. with
ca DEF J. l.. Meem. virginia; motion with
Miss Nav Haskins; Lexington with
caset E S. Berry, California.
Miss Boes. philadelphia, with Cadet Is.
J. Miss LpsA annie P. McKennsy, Petersburg
,,,iSh cadet II. l.. Jordan, Virginia
Wise Eyy Mcclure, Winchester. with
cada. / M. Winston. Richmond, va.
Mis- Kate Fauntleroy, stanton, with
MISE Marshall Markham Va.
Miss Ela Msrshs a asyssfGn TEX %l'h
Nc Rrnce Houston. Lexington, va:
with cadet G. &. Palmer, North East Nd