The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-22
ALUMNI DAY
AT THE " .M|......'I|.... |.
Presentation Of Crosses Of Ho1orl
to the Survivors Of New I85
M Market.
AND WISE SPEAK
Life-Size Portrait Of General
Ship Unveiled NJ Military s5
Exercises.
q ,rbe Times Dispateh.D

Especial to The Times-D spa ten
LEXINGTON, VA, June 2l.-To day sssS
was Alumni Day at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute and d reunion Of cadets '7Ee y n
from 1899 to 1904. Tho feature of the 4
day was the presentation OF crosses OF 4
honor to members of the Newmarke taS
Battalion, who took part III the battle
OF Newmarket, May Is. 1851 More than han
thirty were present to-day Of that y ei-9sH III
aroc band, and as the bronze medal q 4
were given them they were accorded "
hearty applause. J n M s9s3$a III
The orator for tie o'.fasiun wa gl9 0ri.;5ssa
I'LL. st George Tucker. Of 5l,exins ton, WHO
paid an eloquent tribute to the herolsnlll55g3
tof the soldier boys.
Hon. John S. Wise. Of New J. nris, az l
member Of the battalioilt responded H.
behalf of his companions II
Il MOTHER OF NEW MAR * r r. ss
Captain W. H. si,aw,Sof i I1c:,.etson.Sfl .sS
8C, the cocr- bearer OF the cad t$ t,a To
Stnlion 1T Newmarket. presented a CROSS
@of honor 10 Mrs. ID. e. Grim, 81 IN sw--88SS
market who nursed the wounded boys l7t s.E
after the battle, whom he called me ne
s"NIother OF NcWrnark ct..15 III sEss .gS
IA Following tliis IL llfc-slze portrai ts58s fSS
General Scott Ship, the stlperint entletitS
OF the institutes, was @urvelled ~ wa 3 z
the gift to the institute by 7 he a urr1ni.gI
fIc took part IN that battle a adj CONF
inanded the cadets. The present at ton I'D "
dress was made by Hon. Lawrence r. oy-
I4ster, Of Norfolk, Va, and the portraits
was accepted by FIon. "a exam err y am
ton president Of the board q yisi Tors. 8
81 II 3 SIANT-BA!l'TfI4E. Y i$S
The military exercises o-day VI We're Dat
| talon drill and s'ska n-bat Il e's BrevieW
l5bcforc tho alumni and battalion pnradc-
An affecting scene was Witnessed on
\ the parade ground 8after3the alumni res
! view. when the visi ting alumni gathered
| together and sang several of their old :
| college songs. Jointly in the songs were
last years beardless graduates and tho
i Eray-hared veterans Of three-score and
Item years ago. The alumni '.smoker9'
| was held tonight, and was attended BY
4 several hundred. Many patriotic toasta \
sswere responded to. ny lf4a 3668Sfs
Y: Tomorrow Is gradual ton day, Is wllct &
n 3closes the common cement. ~ a551s
A S'rArE1 CADETS. IVA
a The board of visitors to-day made the
a following appointments Of state cadets:
Il First District ii. G. Harrington, tE'll s-
Etol; Second, IL. u M. III Collins, Wise county;
\ sixth, G. II. Fulton, Patrick; Seventh, G.
! Ia. francisco, Bath; Eighteenth, C.3ss e.
| Hunt ter, Appomatt ox twentieth. Ds NJ.
Dggs Lynchblirg Tween y flrs f, r. z. s'e-
brell, Norfolk; Tween ty- fourth, Wy. sSs e,
4 Dancy. Danville: STwenty-six I IL. a.
Qulsenberry, Lexingt ton; went ~ ~ I'M g.
| IT, L Gardner Floyd; Notwithstanding SI.s
4 H. prewry. Southampton: Thirty-f fourth
4. C. b. Atwlll, 17estmoreland; krhirty-fift NJ
| d. W. Masters. James City, Thirty
,eighth. 10. Dopnan, Richmond. iissssS
Appointments at large. j. M Fray
/ Cupeper: w. j Robertson. Roanoke: 4 y.
/ q. EngIeman. Rockhridge; f. r., saun-s
| ders, Loudoun w. C. Mckee. Grayson;4
! j. II. Scott. Bedford.
/ James William Gilmore, of Rockbridge,
1 was appointed auartermaater to succeed
/ NJ n. Mcclure, resigned.