The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
PRAISE FROM SIR HUBERT.
The Final Grand Military Ball of the V
NJ. i.-Firemen Delegates.
Especial Dispatch to The Times


LEXINGTON. VA. June H.-Colcnel
Joseph Pearson Farley, of the United
States army. a graduate Of West Point,
and who served in the Union army dur
ing the Civil War, has issued a book en-
titled West Point During the Early
Sixties In the Introductory, on page
% is found the following elegant tribu-a
to the Virginia Military Institute. 'tha
West Point of the South" of Lexington.
Va, which is very highly appreciated.
coming from a Federal officer and sol
der: This is a story of West Point. hut
1t is also story of the young soldiers
of our republic. We are glad to know
that the school which is the pride of the
Eirginians the pride of the South. has
been designated the West Point of the
South May that school in the far-away
Shenandoah Valley go on in its good
work; and since the Military Academy
proper falls short in supplying the nee
essary commissioned officers for our
army. West Point looks to the Y. NJ. /.
for distance. Glad indeed are we all
to a large representation of Gradu-
ates OF this our sister academy, among
the commissioned officers OF the regular
army.
The final grand military ball invitatl ons
of the Virginia Military institute nave
been received and are now being sent
OH Dy IUe Caucus ol ZIG NJ l. " ''AIiI
friends and hest girls" The litho
graphed cut, which enhances the top cf
the invitation, is a flag of red, white and
yellow, the Y. NJ. /. colors, with ''l93; TO
1902" thereon. Below are the United
States or national colors entwined with
those of the Virginia flag To the let
is the cadet battalion on parade. and to
the right is the ever thunderous artillery.
while that soul-stirring, heart .thfchbinS
drum rests between the flags.
The final ball takes place Wednesday.
June 25th, and begins at 10 o'clock. The
patronesses are Mrs. A. j. Montague,
Virginia; Mrs John S. Wise, New York;
Mrs c. D. Langhorne, Nirgint1; Hrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. New Yo-i1: Mrs.
J. E. Willard, Virginia; Mrs. William
Malone, Virginia: Mrs. Alexander Ham
i.ton. Virginia; Mrs. A. D. De-Armcnd.
Washington. D. c.; Miss Margaret Free
land, Virginia; Mrs. T. I. Hubbard Eir-
1inia: Mrs. G. w. Stevens. Virginia;
Mrs. T. M. Semmes, Virginia; Mrs. r. a.
Mari, Virginia: Mrs. NJ. y. Corse. Viz
einia: Mrs. Francis Malio.y. Virginia;
Mrs. Hunter Pendleton, Virginia: HRS r.
j.. Owen. Virginia: Mrs. II. Z. Ford. Viz
Einia: Mrs NJ f. Howard. Virginia
The opening figure will be-. Ia. jZller-
son, president, Virginia; L. ii. Meadow,
rice-president Montana; William /.
Blackwell. chief marshal North Caro-
lima; G. S. Dewey, North Carolina; ]. d.
Owen, Virginia: NJ. NJ. Milton, Virginia;
II. w White. Virginia: O. A Lynch,
Virginia; G. NJ. Shelton, Texas; D. G.
Bridges, Virginia; T. A. Dewey, North
Carolina; c. S. Mullen. Virginia; William
Malone. Virginia; Wood Bouldin. Viz
ginia; Miss Julia Bidgood. Virginia: hiss
ena Armstrong, Montana; Miss Narga-
ret Roller, Virginia: Miss Carol Well
ford. Virginia: Miss Nina Armistead.
Maryland; Miss Anne Devant, Virginia;
Hiss Lucy Mason. Kentucky; Miss Lewie
Roller Virginia: Miss Nina Otey. Vir-
cinia: Miss Eoith Montgomery, Virginia;
Miss Edna Hut;er, Virginia; Miss Itelen
Stevens, Virginia; Miss Nellie Broken
trough. ,-rginia; Miss annie Mason.
Kentucky.
chairman; c. 5. Dawley. exas; ". w.
Carolina.
c. s. Dawley, Texas: w. W. billiard,
Virginia: ]. B. Glenn. North Carolina.
The Lexington Volunteer Fire Depart
ment have elected the following dele
gates to the Virginia State Fireman's
Annual Association which meets in Ports
mouth August 20th-22d: ]. l. Henderson.
e r. Funkhouser. NJ. L. Iildebmnd, ii.
c.. Bower, William Seal B. Va. Mundy.
A B. Beckwith was elected trainer of
racing team and w. E. glastonbury man
ager for State races.