Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-14
MANY COUPLES PRESENT.
The Dance Attended by Many Fair
The charerones and Dancers.
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LEXINGTON, VA. September 1s--
Especial }--Ny!th the hera;ded opening OF
The Virginia Military Institute the social
world again began its sway in Lexington,
Brass buttons as souvenirs arc much
sought after b. tho American GIRL Sat
urday night the initial HOP OF the season
was held in the gymnasium of tho Stone
wall Jackson Memorial building at the
Virginia Military Institute
Monday night the gymnasium was again
the scene OF gRyctS'. and the hop was kept
UP sintil the early hours Of the following
morning, Many young ladies from dis
tance lent their grace to the occasion,
and each was the eentrSof thronE of
furnished by the post orchestra under
NE leadership of Professor Herman
Krause. of the Virginia Military lnsti-
lutc Pos; Band.
The chaperones were: Mrs. George W
Stevens, wife Of President G. w. Stevens.
IF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Cho came up with q party from her
iummor home, Giengyle, nj Glasgow;
Mrs. Arn1istead. q Lyncnburg: Mrs.
Francis Mallory. wife OF Colonel Mallory,
Of the Virginia Military Institute faculty:
Mrs. Samuel Branch Walker. OF Lexins-
ton. Va; Mrs. Hunter Pendleton. wife
Of Colonel Hunter Pendieton. OF the Tir-
giDia Military lnsti;ute faculty.
Among Tho many dancers were Miss
Hammer. of Lynchburs. with Cadet Cap
tain Jock Elierson. or Richmond.
Miss ArniF.ead. of Lynchburg, with
Iyncllbrrt,, With Cadet ". II. Lang
horne, of Greenwood. Va.
Miss Bessie Glasgow, Of Ruena Vista,
with Cadet Y. II. Perry. of Sherman.
Tex.
Miss Mary Ridgc!ey. of Lexington
formerly OF Baltimore>. with Cadet NJ. NJ.
Milton, Of Berryvtilc Va.
Miss Ross Tucker. of Lexington. with
Captain J. J. Marshall, Of the Virginia
Military Institute
Miss Neil Butler, of Little Rock Ark.
with Cadet c. S. Dawley. of Dallas. Tex.
Miss Dana Butler. Of Little Rock. Ark,
with Cadet r. B. Airport. Of Rich
mond.
Miss Eva Butler, of Little Rock Ark.
with Cadet c. f. Collier. of Petersburg.
Va
Miss DevaIlt, of Roanoke. with Cadet
William Iahone. of Petersburg, Va.
Miss Head. of Lynchburg. with Cadet
c. H. Owen. Of Denniston. Va.
Miss Appleton. of Lynchburg, with Mr..
6. Percy Cra;ghill. OF Lynchburg.
Miss Fisher, Of Washington. with Ca
DIET c. P. Rowland, OF Midd!eburg. Va.
Miss Bransford, of Roanoke. with Ca
Oct S. G. Whittle, of Martnsville, Va.
Miss Constable. of Lexington, with Ca
Diet D. C. Pearson, of Pearisburg. Va.
Miss Moore. of Lexington. with Cadet
r. T. Clarke. of Owensburg. KY.
Miss lsador Pike, of Washington city.
with Cadet E. NJ. Whiting, of Marshall
Va
Miss Martha Paxton, of Natural Bridge.
with Cadet Walter Weaver of Fort Mon
roe Va.
Miss Moss. Of Louisiana. with Cadet
L. II. Meadow, OF Bozeman.
Miss Savage. of Mississippi with Cadet
i. NJ. Whiting. of Marshall Va.
Miss Nell Brockenbrough, Of Lexington,
with Mr.. Conrad.
Miss Archer. of Richmond, with Cadet
J. ". Crowdus, of Dallas. Tex.
Miss Helen Stevens. of Richmond with
Mr. E. r. de Stciger, of San Marcos,
Tex.
Miss schmelz. of Hampton, with Cadet
.. i. Lynch. ot Richmond. Va
Miss Eva MCGUIRE, of Winchester, with
Cadet w. i. CarT,eal. of Richmond.
Miss Head, OF Lynchburg, with Cadet
G. S. Dewey, of Goldsboro. N c.
Miss Gwendoline Howe, of Washington
and Lee University, with Mr.. George
Ross of Lexington.
Miss Keith, of Richmond. with Cadet
Jackson.
Miss Seboiaii iAldEeieS, Oh Lexington.
with Captain II. Stockdell, of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute.
Among the many stays were Charles
S. Roller, Of tt t Defiance, class 1901 !;
J. 3. Johnson of Norfolk, class 1902; W.
P Upshur, of Richmond. class 1902: r NJ
Bailey; of Savannah, Ga. class 80; L.
Wall, Of Virginia: Captains Gabell. Pey-
ton. Bernard. and Carter, Of the tacti-
cal staff; r. NJ. August OF Richmond,
class 1902; Cadets Sinclair. Gordon, Boul-
din. II. Devant. Pace. White The dance
was under the management of cadets NJ.
M. Milton. Of Berryville, and William
Malone, Of Petersburg. Va.