The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-14
General Ioratio G. King Makes
an Address on Economic
Questions.
CELEBRATIONS OF SOCIETIES
The Social Features Of the DC
casion Were a Morning and
all Evening German.
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Jealous Of the University of Virginia
prestige. made the prediction some years
ago that the day would soon come when
cabbages would be grown on the Uni
jyersity lawn. The grand old institution
has now run on through four-score years,
and the prophesy seems far from fulfil
mcnt. Could the gentleman In question
take glance at the lovely scene on the
lawn tonight, he might be constrained
to withdraw his prediction and say some
thing far more pleasant about the Uni
syersity future.
Tho present commencement exercises,
while not quito SO interesting as last
year, when President Roosevelt paid the
institution visit are being largely at
tended, the number OF old students on
the grounds being unusually large.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
The religious exercises yesterday were
largely attended. At the morning hour
the baccalaureate sermon was preached
In the pretty gothic chapel by the Rev.
James d. Paxton, late OF Princeton Uni
versity. but now pastor OF the First
Presbyterian Church. Lynchbnrg. The
sermon was an impressive one.
At 8 o'clock In the evening perhaps
the largest Sunday night audience that
ever gathered in the auditorium was on
hand to hear the annual address before
the Young Mems Christian Association.
This was delivered By Bishop Belts
Galloway. Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. With The ChrsS
Prominent" as his theme, the .stingulsh-
ed divine delivered one OF the most
powerful discourses heard at the Uni
4 ~, ali 4 it,o
tons have had nothing but praise to-.
day OF the magnificent effort. The hour
consumed in It's delivery seemed but a.
short while to the audience.
LITERARY CELEBRATION. rs
Tho annual celebration of the Wash
ington and Jefferson Literary Societies
occurred tonight in the public hall.
Heretofore these exercises have taken
place in the morning of Monday, but this
year the programme was changed
Among those who occupied seats on the
stage in addition to the presiding officer
in tho society medalists, were the speaker
of the evening. General Horat.o Collins
King, of Brooklyn; Governor A. j Mon
tague. Or. Thomas Nelson Page. Or.
James Morris Page, chairman of the
faculty; Professor William Minor Lille.
dean OF the law faculty, and DR.. Charles
W. Kent, of the chair OF English litera-
ture. Governor Montague was late In
reaching the hall. and as he stepped upon
the platform In company with DR.. Kent,
he was loudly applauded.
SOCIAL SIDE.
The social gayeties began with the morn
ing german of the University German
Club.
Tonight, the P. X. Club german is
being danced in the Fayerweatheri Gym
nasium, with hundreds spectators look
ing on from the running track at the
pretty figures, led by Mr.. Armistead nj.
l1obie, Of Norfolk.
Tomorrow night occurs the final ball,
the crowning event of the soca! season.
Tomorrow Is the big day of the COM
mencement-alumni day. The public ex-
crcises in the morning include the pre-
sertation of portrait of Professor
Thomas Norwood. of the unlverity
School, Richmond; announcement OF the
Gift of the Barnard Ship Library, and
the award OF senior medals. At noon the
ANNUAL address before the General
Alumni Association will be delivered by
Dr.. Henry Louis Smith, president OF
Davidson College. n. G. BUSINESS meet
tngs OF the alumni will be held potn
morning and afternoon. A new president
Of the association will have to be chosen
to succeed the late Judge James 3.
sener, OF Washington, whose untimely.
death occurred on November 18th last.
BOARD OF VISITORS,
The board OF visitors met in the al
ternoon. but were In session less than
two hours. The members present were
tho rector. Charles P. Jones, OF Hiss-
land: r, Walton Moore, of Fairfax; Hen
~ II. Downing. OF Front ROYAL; NY'il nam
Fl. White, of Norfolk, and Daniel mar.
mon. Of Charlottesville. The Hon z. r.
buchanan reached tho University carry
In the evening. With the possible eX q,
ton Of the Hon. Eppa Hunton. wi at
tonda nce of the members is expected at
~, session Of the body tomorrow morn
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toin,y he chosen at this meeting or the
Hoard. There is more than the usual
. ,,,r,Int OF business that demands the at
ts,,tion Of the visitors, and they VIII
,rot,ably not adjourn before THURSDAY
morning.
General Kings address dealt u II, the
main with economic auestons am d,er mas'
c' IN discussing what he termed the grasp as
ing greed Of vast aggregations OF cdp, mn.
and the reckless encroachmen's o amp n
reasonable demand sa,G 81 TABOR o's 'A',
1T is claimed by those well lht sn = g
that In eighty per cent, OF the leau ,.a 3
strikes Of This country the QUESTION VAS .
demal,d for the recognition OF me union.
and vet only about twenty per cent OF
hnsz wage oi uson osrganlsatons The great
strike in Colorado, which has Kept lhat
State In a condition OF turnolt norasT'llS
on anarchy arose from the demanid ~ ~
III Tic miners Organization to practically
control the mining and smelling lhtus-
fries In that Commonwealth, ana were
refused It Is q significant fact, not IN
mixed with touch OF satirical hYmoI'
that on q recent visit to the disturbed sec
ton, John Mitchell advised, the strikers
10 arm Themselves against the aggressive
attacks and encroachments OF the non
u' 1.-The 'F Constitutional rights Of every
man to life, liberty and the pursuit q
happiness cannot be tmpeached ~ tllis
land, and thu right of every man 70 ,p Wo sns,
for whom he pleases, where ne pe leases
and for what he -pleases is fundasm n,l
and inalenable, IT Is the yery. founda-
tIon stone Of our republic, and i Is GONG
to be maintained by force II necessary.
Ing ing classes ii M themselves, by the workers
WHO are the most deeply coinGissTmed N
the preservation of their indlYldual up
erty. For those who would take away This
right are In a small mlnorlty,
rot exceeding twenty per cent, as haye
stated. and the eighty per cent OF the