The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-04
UNI. VA. ALUMNI
TO HOLD REUNION
Those Of Washington and Vicinity to
Meet on Saturday.
JOHN MARSHALL OF VIRGINIA IGN
J0HN MARSHALL OF VIRGINIA.
one Year from To-day There Will be
General Celebration Of the Hun
drcdth Anniversary of His TAX
ing His Scat as Chief Justice.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. -Special.-Thc
annual reunion of the alumni OF the Uni
yersity. Of Virinia of Washinton and its
vicinity will be held in the banquet nan
of the Shorellam Hotel next Saturday
evening, owing to the fact that prepard-
tions are being made by the authorities
to gather her alumni at the University
on the anniversary OF the birth OF ner
founder, Thomas jefferson, on April 18th.
At no period in the history Of the Alum
nj Association has the membership been
so large and enthusiastic. there being at
present $50 loyal sons of the old Unlver-
sity in and around Washington. 1t is al
So gratifying to the friends of the old in
stitution to know that no American col
lege is so largely represented in our Ma
tional Congress as the University of Vir-
ginia.
The coming reunion promises to eclipse
all other similar meetings. Besides the
alumni, the chairman. with others of the
faculty, and number of distinguished
guests will be present. The following
committee have the reunion in charge:
Messrs. W. H. Saunders. Thomas Nelson
Page. CaZenove Lee. and DR.. l.. w. Glaze
brook.
GOVERNMENT DREDGE.
Representative Lamb, accompanied by
Major Charles Selden. of Richmond. call
ed at the War Department to-day in the
interest of the Petersburg Iron Works,
who have put in bid to build dredGe
for government work.
Representative Hay, of Virginia. chair
man of the Democratic Congressional
Committee. has issued 4 call for caucus
to elect members of the committee from
sentation in Congress. Mr.. Hay leaves
for Richmond this afternoon to spend
a few days with his family.
One year from tomorrow, February T..
1901. the American Bar Association will
lead in u general celebration of the one
hundrcdth anniversary of the day on which
John Marshall. of Virginia, took his seat
as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, a position he filled
for over thirtyfour years.
CELEBRATION GENERAL.
The celebration will be general all over
the United States with it's most impress
sive features in Washington: 1t is pro-
posed that IAN exalted meeting shall
take place in the Supreme Court room,
to which the President and the Cover
nors of the several States and all the
high officials of the government shall be
invited Under the direction OF the Chief
Justice the judicial life and character
of John Marshall shall be the principal
theme Of the orator..
At the same time appropriate memorial
ceremonies will be held in the joint pres
ence Of both houses of Congress; in every
courthouse in the United States and hy
the faculties and pupils of law schools.
The proposed celebration has tecn
heartily endorsed by former President
Cleveland, Chief Justice Fuller and Lord
Russell. Chief Justice of England, and
other prominent men.
The Senate has confirmed the nominal
tons of William a. hlosby to be post
master at Bedford City, Va. and Eliza
beth Ba1nfield to be postmaster at Beau
fort, n. c.
F. \. Bagg, Nekport News: Thomas
Anderson. Abingdon: w. II. Bond, Wise;
G. NJ. Tucker, Hillsville; E. j. Ware,
Pocahontas; and S. G.. Lett, of Rich
mond. Va. are in the city.