The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-13
A HOST GATHERS.

A HOST GATHERS.
Arrangements for the lnstalla-
ton Ceremonies.
Especial to The Tin1es-pisratcn,' .
cHARIoTTEsN1LL VA" April "a,
The steady rain OF to-day, ana ny Ne
which always becomes tue mos mos, "o 1870.
ahia font,,re Of life In the red land coul,.
a ~. ,.han' mo heavens weep, has not
,,annoned the ardor Of the UNIVERSITY
=, sn who expcct the ceremonies sinciosllt
+o2ithe installation of President Aiu. w.
&. ~, = to.morrow to he one of the great
events in the history Of the institut'n.
The alumni t,re coming In IN large NUM- w
hers. They have been coming s'',ee 49, sa;
II to-day and they have the town to-nis ~. !,
-. orce 'tbc students are in the bnck-
# Ground and the old boys are at the ro ,'
1,hosc who arrived late to7n1gnt5 ila'.
s5 ! = intent themselves with lettering auo''t
the hotel Hobbies, unless they were law
men and attended the banau gl ,', ny
the law fraternity. But me laiuninas
who reached the town CURING .ne . N.Y.
not long IN finding his way TO tne I'M
varsity. where he renewed associatlons
aua memories, iby contemplation OF tneI
scercs where The 8lnhored and PLAYED III
4he Years aEorc. Texans. Missourians'
Kcntuckians men from the carolinss'
Georgia Crackers. as well MS 5represeilts.-
tives from other States, from All seeIlcois
af Sthe country. arc here. OF course, it Is
not necessary to mention thot ne Wy
siria alumni are finely represente ted, potl, 1
In numbers and in other WAYS, 1or the
4 old meh here for the ceremonial o. ~
morrow include some Of the best K KNOW
men in the State
DR. Alderman rs not Well ard S1s ~ ~
q, a l,la 10 dc at his office. lie is suffering
y nj nCk nf s.,
yated IL not induced, by the damp
weather. He as keeping himself closely
within doors. IN order hat he may pc apie
10 deliver his address Tomorrow. ~ IS
doubtful whether he will be able 20 speak
at the banquet tomorrow night IFS isI
Illness is not serious.
IA Great regret was caused Ahis aih ssT-
noon Inv the announcement that there w,ls
some doubt as TO whether Governor M on Z
ia e,,e would be able to he present TO-
X morrow hut 1t was learned later that ne
would be here unless the unforeseen pre-
y vented. Senator Martin arrived sstalls
morning coming up from Richmond VIA ~
a party 5of the alumni from that city.
He has been busy all day receiving YIN
friends. He will be ore OF the SPEAKERS
e. at the exercises $to-morrow.sfv se5
Rcpresentative Swanson also arrived
this morning. and Lieutenant-G Governor
III Willard will be here Tomorrow. g Judge
William Hodges Mann is also expected.
Some telegra ms notifying the committee
lex in charge of inability to attend have been
received to-day, but they were COMPARE
tIveIy few. and the distinguished alumni
and representatives Of sister institutions
in the country generally will lie present
in large numbers.
The Banquet.
The work which is being done by the
committees in charge OF the arrange
ments for the ceremonies is very great
q Owing to the fact that there has been
no suspension of class duties. the pro-
fcssors on these committees have not
been able to devote the time to the extra
work that was demanded by It. There
4. were lectures to-day, as usual but an
order was posted this afternoon. announc-
ing the suspension of lectures tomorrow,
The committee of the faculty, arrang-
ing details OF the banquet tomorrow
night, at which five hundred guests are
expected to be present, has been at work
ali day. and It's labors arc barely COM
p piete. The banquet will be served IN the
rotunda. Thtl whole. OF the first floor Is
taken up W1ths'tdbles, which were being
placed In position to-day, and the two
galleries, IN which are the bookstacks will
also have a table In every aicovc Ladies'
will occupy seats MT the tables In the
second gallery. The banquet Will be the
"A occasion Of one Of the most brilliant
a gatherings In Virginia in recent years.
men distinguished In every walk Of life
In many different States sitting down
together. and afterwards refreshing souls
with Wit. wisdom and eloquence,
The most imposing spectacle OF the day
will be the procession from the rotund,
to the assembly IN the public hall build
ing, at the south end Of the lawn. 1t Is
provided, however, that in case OF rain
the procession will form in the building
The president and the members OF thf
faculty will appear for the first time
IN their hoods and gowns
The Procession.
The following Is thc order Of the pro
cessioD, which was finally arranged 10
day:
Herald Mr.. John Ashby wiliiam.,
i First Division National and State On1eisl.-
MarshaiE, Mr.. Burford Mr. Nelson
James Keith. president Supreme Court o
Appeals of Virginia, n
George 81. Harrison. Judge Supreme co,,r
o. Appeals Of Virginia,
William A. Anderson, encouragement o
l.. o. Murray, assistant secretary Unite
4& Stetet Department OF Commerce. and I.abo,
Herbert Putnam, librarian Of Congress
John r. Kennedy, librarian Virginia Stat
Joseph W, southsil Virginia state supe,
iniendsit NJ Public Schools
= G. Boyd, medical director United State
John C. wise, medical director United Stat.
navy.
Jefferson Randolph Keap. surgeon Unite
StGtes army,
e. II Sinclair United States coast surye
a. ~ AIKEN, Judge Corporation Court
Tho,na, W. Harrison. Judge cIrou, cour
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