The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-10
WEST POINT EXERCISES
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT THE
GREAT MILITARY ACADEMY.
Addresses by Gen. Schofeld, Major
McCIernand and Others Lieuten-
ant General Miles Present.

WEST POINT, n. Y, June 9-The Gen.
tennial anniversary exercises of the es-
tablishment of the Military Academy began
to-day and will continue until Thursday,
when the first class of cadets, fifty-four,
will be graduated. The committee of Of
fcers to receive the graduates is kept busy.
Among the arrivals were Lieutenant Cen
eral Nelson a. Miles, Generals Joseph c.
Breckenridge, John Saunders, NJ. V. Sheri-
dan, John Moody and Colonies John A.
Carson and S. "A. Brdgardner. General
Swandser, commanding National Guard of
the State of New Jersey; Brigadier General
G.. a. Harries, commanding the National
Guard of the District of Columbia; General
Henry c. Corbin. General James Long
street, Captain Chadwick, of the Naval
War College; General Bates, commanding
Department of Missouri; General Greedy.
chief signal officer; Quartermaster General
Ludington. Also the following on the re-
tired list: Generals Sickles, Bell, Carpenter,
Daggett, Grierson, Hawkins Mills, Patter-
son and Sternberg.
A luncheon was served in the assembly
room of the Memorial Hall for the gradu-
ates and former cadets of the Military
Academy. The graduates met in the as
the Thayer Hall, preceded by the superin-
tendent and the president of the Association
of Graduates. The other graduates in the
order of classes followed. The class of 1862
and all preceding classes were provided
with seats the stage. other classes were
seated together in the body of the hall.
The meeting was called TO order by General
John 5. McColmont, a graduate of the
class of 1872. Then followed a prayer by
Rev. George Diehon, of New York city
After selection, THE Stars and Stripes -
by the academy band, General John NJ.
Schofeld, of the class of 1S43 president of
the Association of Graduates. delivered an
address.
When the general concluded the band
played "Tenting on the Old Camp ground &"
after which Gen. Thomas j. Wood, class of
49, veteran of the Mexican war, delivered
an address in which he alluded to incidents
of that memorable period General Wood
was greeted with continued applause after
he had finished, and the band struck up
Benny Havens. Then followed addresses
by Gen. T. II. Ruger. class of "a (Union),
and Gen. Z. Porter Alexander, class of 81
(Confederatel After the address of Gen
Ruger the band played Rally Round the
Flag" and Dixie" after that of General
Alexander The next speaker was Mai. r..
j. McClernand, class Of 30. a veteran of
the Spanish-American war. The Star
spangled Banner was then played and the
benediction was pronounced by the Rev.
George Deshor class of '43. After the COM
pletion of the exercises the regular annual
meeting of the association of the graduates
was held in Thayer Hall.
The first and second classes of cadets
demonstrated to the board of visitors to-
building.
Tonight there was a grand illumina-
ton, followed by a reception at Memorial
Hall by General and Mrs Schofield and
/ ed tonight were the same as last year,
with General Schofield president.