The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-16
CADET OFFICERS
ARE APPOINTED.
v. p. i. Commencement Exercises
Close With Brilliant
Ball.
OPENED BY CANNON SALUTE
Couples Went Through Military
Movements Before
Dancing.
OPENED BY CANNON SALUTE
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EAST RADToHD, VA. June 15.-The
commencement exercises OF Virginia Poly
technic Institute closed Wednesday night
with large and brilliant ball, which was
attended by President McBrydc and
President Smith, OF the University OF
North Carolina, the board OF visitors and
many guests.
The salute of cannon opened the ball.
and the cadets, IN side arms and caps.
with their fair partners, marched upstairs
preceded by the color eaters. who took
their stand In tho center Of the hall and
formed an arch by holding aloft the stars
and stripes on the one side and the Vir-
gInn flag on the other
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
Under this arch the dancers passed Gs
they marched and countcrmarched and
went through many military movements
Then the swords Of the cadets were up
lifted to form an nrchwny. under which
+ their partners passed to the martial
strains OF the orchestra.
1t was most inspiring and beautiful
sight, and a&oke in the hearts OF all
who witnessed 1t grateful sense Of the
5oyousness and sweetness Of life.
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and a beautiful german was danced.
Captain d. a. Hennng. OF Columbia led,
assisted by Miss Julia Morton. OF South
Carolina Supper was served shortly after
midnight, a delightful menu being served,
after which the dancing was resumed and
continued until daylight.
THE DANCERS
The dancers were Cadet r. r. VIII.
s son, Richmond. with Miss Eleanor DAILY,
= Elkins. w. Va; Miss Willie Penn. Roa-4
noke with Major D. NJ. Coyd. Pulaski;
Cadet James Bolton. Richmond, with
7 Miss Wait. Knoxville: Cadet A. 3. Gui-
y gon, Richmond, with Miss Page Grymes
Richmond; Graham Clayton. Bedford
City, with Miss Mary Lee Willis, ORANGE
Miss Bolton. Richmond. with G.. II. Harr
roll, Bristol: Cadet r.. NJ. Goodloe, Corr
louisville, with Miss lMackie Ingles, Rad
ford ,Leutcnant Alexander Warrington
Richmond, with Miss Louise Warrington,
q Richmond, Cadet d. NJ. Borum Stras-
4 burg. with Miss Lily Powell. Emporia;
Cadet G. G. Eastman, Ha rrisonburg, with
" Miss McColgan. Bland: Mr.. Elliott Vnw-
ter, Miller School. with Miss Polly Rob-
ins, Richmond: Cadet Amber Johnston,
Salem. with Miss Lily Tyler. Radford;
Cadet Grant. Portsmouth. with Miss WAL
pole. Norfolk; Cadet Clayton Bowman.
Iynchburg, with Miss Lizzie Radford.
Lynchburg: Cadet Nelson Robins. Rich
mond. with Miss Mary Yost,s Staunton:
Captain Pierce W!thcrs, Abingdon. with
Z Miss Virginia Vawter. Miller School: Ca
Diet W.-sP.sToms &; Jr;,, Sthurit ton! Win Miss
Fanny Warwick. Richmond III. C. White
hurst. Richmond. with Miss Annie Clark,
Lynchburg: Cadet Frank Nelson. Lynche
burg, with Miss Mason. Va: u. S. Owen.
South Boston. with Miss Nash, Univer-
sity of Virginia., Cadet J. D. Higgins.
@ 1.ynchburg. with Miss Elsie Saunders.
Evington; Cadet Harry Moyles, Peters
burg. with Miss shuey. Norfolk Mr.. w.
L. Andrews, Roanoke, with Miss Shields.
Roanoke; Mr.. S. NJ. Altman. Lynchburz
with Miss Bedford, Memphis; Mr.. Cleve-
land. Lynchburg with Miss Murrell; Ca
Diet Lawson, Tazewell. with Miss Rather
inc Diggs, Lynchburg: CAPTAIN D. A.
IIenning, South Carolina, with Miss Julia
Morton, South Carolina: Cadet P. D.
spiler Wytheville, with Miss Norma
Priddy, Keysvillc: Cadet r. II. Sclater,
Elizabeth City, with Miss Nelson Camp
bell; Cadet E. II. Locher. Glasgow. with
Miss Jean Cook Norfolk, Cadet Junlus
Lamb. williamsburg. with Miss Corollne
Morton. Mobile: J. De Cova. Havana,
Cuba, with Miss Bird, Roanoke; Cadet
s. D. Scott Amherst. with Miss Amye
Walpole. Oakridge: Captain r. Stuart
Roger. Roanoke, with Miss Nan Apper-
y son. Marion; r. L. Cove, Virginia. with
II Miss Shepherd, Richmond: c. c. Heth,
3st ICdSLS ttHtll OTu Will MISS EIOlSe NHIOTOp,
H Norfolk; Mr.. Henry Wilson, Richmond
with Miss Josephine Williams Lynch
burg; Cadet I1atane Tappahannock, with
4 Miss Cauthorn Tappahannock; J. Edgar
Bell. Wakefield, with Miss Mamie B.
Briggs. Richmond; Cadet J. j. Davis,
Norfolk. with Miss Nan Davis. Of Lynch
burg: Mr.. II. NJ. Goodloe, schenectady
with Miss Elizabeth Kipps Christians
burg; Lieutenant 6. Hunter Sykes with
Miss Fannie Beverly. Essex; Cadet Henry
Froeling, Richmond. with Miss Annie
Henderson. Chrstiansburg: Frank Nell
son. Rustburg. with Miss Helen Mason.
harrisburg; Cadet w. o. Peale Yayncs-
boro. with Miss Margaret Hoge; Cadet
T. D. Hobart with Miss Nance. OF Mis-
z slsslppi: Cadet r. s. Scott. Richmond,
with Miss Louise Bowman Lynchburg;
Cadet Kelly. Salem. with Miss Matte
Henderson, Cadet William Murrell, Vr-
4 ginia. with Miss Frances Herring. Nat
urnl Bridge; May Palmore. Missouri. with
Miss Webster. Texas; Cadet John Hob
son. Powhatan with Miss Kathleen
Casscl Radford: Cadet J. D. Fosque
Virginia, with Miss Edna Il, shumate,
Z Pearisburga r, G. Lamb. Roanoke, with
Miss Lucy Biggs. Salem; 8, Heth, Jr.
with Miss Mary Darnell, Roanoke; Cadet
w, M. Priddy, Keysvlle. with Il Miss
Margaret Priddy. Kcysville; Cadet s,
Moyler Petersburg, with Miss shuey
charlottesville; Cadet II, II. Gary with
Miss Dean, Richmond; Mr.. j. r. Yaw-
ter, Miller School: Cadet r. M. Byers,
i Btaunton. with Miss Irene strayer, Har-
risonburg: Cadet G, r.. Courtney. Rich
mond, with Miss May serpell. of Louis
Vile; Cadet Gait with Miss D. D. Eg-
gleston, Charlotte Courthouse: N, II, Sal
ley, Virginia, with Miss Marguerite Will
cox, washington II. p, Brown. Bedford,
With Miss Roper. Petersburg
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