The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-05
EXERCISES AT THE ACADEMY,
n Great Crowd, Emhracin. Many
Distinguished Men

The doors Of the ACADEMY were opened.
at $50 o'clock, at which hour there wel..
many persons awaiting admission The
people came in rapidly. Admission, was by
card only Nearly half the audience was
composed of ladies.
The stage and boxes were beautifully and
most appropriately decorated. The stars
and stripes and the white and blue OF
NiTginias emblem was in every available
spot-festooned above the stage front sus-
iAauded at the rear. draping the fronts of
the boxes. AT the rear of the stage WAS
an old portrait OF Marshall in oil. sur
rounded by the white. red and blue of
The national emblem. at the top the coat
OF arms of Virginia, tlarked by the stars
and stripes. The stage was decorated
with i,otted palms either hand. and
The speakers stand was almost obscured
by palms and callas.
ON THE STAGE.
on The stage were many distinguished
men. Hon. Beverly B. Munford presided
On his right sat Judge James Keith; on
his LETT. Mr.. Justice Gray. Governor Tyler
sat next TO Justice Gray. Judge Phlegar,
Judge C:.rdwel. Judge Harrison. Judge
buchanan and JudSe-elect Whittle. Of the
Slpreme Court; Acknowledgement Monta
que Judge i. &. Minor. Judge james
Lamb, observation-disclosures Echols, Hon.
j.
WadGeil. Of the United States District
Court: Judge Il. Rand Wexford, of the
Richmond City Circuit Court: Judge John
II Ingram. OF Manchester: Judge S. B.
Nit of Richmond; State Senator George
w Norris Of Charlottesville: Hon. Will
lam /. RoyalI, Col. Richard {. Marshall,
of portslnounth: Mayo" Richard NJ. Taylor,
Mr. John Stewart B-yan. Mr.. Eugene c.
Masse Mr. Hill Montague. Mr. Jackson
Guy. Judge John Pa,ii OF the United Stntes
District Court for Slle Western District OF
Virginia: Hon. e. p. Mcl;ae, of Peters
burg: Judge John Randolph Tucker, of
BEDFORD City: Judge y. A Hancock, OF
Manchester: Mr. James P- Harrison. of
panyifle: Capt. John A. Coke, Col b o
.jar.,es. Congressman Williams, Of :Missis-
s.ppi, and others.
DEsss sENDANTS OF MARSHALL.
Tho boxes on the left Of the stage We're
occupied by the following descendants of
Marshall:
Misses Annie and Emily Harvie, Lizzie
Archer. Mrs Ellen Barton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. II Sands. MIR. and Mrs Il. ID. smith.
-i-7s Ellen Made Mrs. A Z. Jordan, MISS
Iouthat, Mrs Iandon r. Mason MISS
S.pn;e y. Norton and ]. *. az. Newton.
L. Descendants Of Marshall on the left
y,c,a ca. r. c. Marshall, Judge James
T<t,,,b Marshall Norton and Hon w J.
eoy,.Il. also Judge James Keith, :. col
lateral descendant
In the boxes on the right OF the stage
,,.are Mrz e. b. Ms.1:ford, Mrs Horace
f.ra, Mrs. James C. Cray, of Boston: Mrs
rosanh e. Cameron, Mrs. John A Coke,
NJ Jackson Guy, Mrs. Dallas F4anna-
ION Mrs Hill Montague, Mrs Joseph
s..yan and Mrs. IDA Enerson
Nearly ali the members OF the General
,.san,,,fr of Virginia were in the audi
ence. REPRESENTATIVES, OF the bar from
-, over The State, as well as a very full
representation from the Bar Association
of Richmond, were present; perhaps the
Ladies' formed more than one-third OF the
audience The academy was crowded to
,he gallery. and even there there We're
probably fifty people.
The orchestra played various selections