The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
The i GRADUATING
ball. 1T THE. v.M!!. I'M.
sGyn1nasi,im Decorated III Bril-
ss,s liant Colors, and the Scene
q Enhancing.
By FIRING "A CANNON
SElepat1t Costumes and Ingenious
Figures That Called l-,llls Forth thsS
2#85 Applause

MESSI3IIE Ai~0 4IeE
a VI Applause
ispec,al 10 The Times-D ispatch.)
LEXINGTON, VA, tune 3o.-The h anal
srad,IaIinE ball took place at the Virginia
S# Military institute Wednesday night and
4shrolrht ito ali end the commencement
exercises, which had been In progress
t,sdnring the past four days. Tho symra-
sit111, where the bali took place, sUis
decorated In brilliant colors and lighted
with electrical lights of many colors,
lending an enchanting scene to the many
SPECTATORS present. The opening OF the
balI was ihernlded by the firing Of g
cannon by Miss Margaret Perkins, o. y
M Dallas, Texas, who. with the final u bal
Il president Cadet-Captain Hickman Beck
ner. opened the brilliant function.
THE opening figure was lead&by them
s~#andEexecuted by twenty-one other couples,
Vi All the ladies tcarrying bouquets Of Amer r-
1 Beauty roses and the cadets wear
n hi full military costume. Win sWo1o s.
584sgSF After mitch f,archinE and 2b counter
mn1Iaa1rc,hlng,Bthe couples formed the NUM-
erals N to LOS with great exactness.
which elicited round after round OF ar-
8fplarse from the spectators.
After the opening figure, the floor was
thronged with many couples until sup.
per was announced by the firing or$the
sca1,non at 2 AZ NJ. The dance only erd 1
n n ~ IN the rising Of the sun the next :
5,1rn,oorning then many being 10th to quit
hesE music was by Schroder's Orc enc
n Ira, Of Washington
3S8Those in the opening figure We're:
#s$ miss IN Margaret Perkins, Of Dallas. Tex
sowned in white net with %sequins, dia-5
1nonds and pearls, with Final Ball Pres
ssident Cadet-C Captain Hickman
3 Winchester. Ky.
Miss Mary King Mash, Portsmoutn
Wa. white net, with ". s
Tate, ~ PULASKI. Va 81
Miss Bessie Doyle, Norfolk, yan white
II net, diamonds, with Cadet .. A. fraser eraser
s. San Antonio. Tex.
Miss Maria Whitmore, Petersburg, VA.
&white crepe do chine, with Cadet-Lieu-i
tenant A j. stude, Houston, Tex.
Miss SLucie X. Dunnington,
@iVa.,9 white net, with Cadet Wll ina II -.
Johnson Petersburg, Va
Miss, Willis Williams, Staunton.. Va,
white net over silk, pearls and frnter-
II nifty pin, with Cadet William R-3s ! ohn-
Y EEon. gS crescent. w Va s
SSs$lsSENiEs Josephine VIZ Steel, Petersburg,5
4 Ya.,@wshite net, Il. A. badge, with Cade
#J.s TONNES, Petersburg W. |.
Miss Nan Davis Lynchburg Va. White
mull,slace and pearls, with Cadet Dudley
MOD Diggs, Lynchburg, Va. 5@.
Miss Katherine Essie Gratz. st. Louis,
No. $satin chiffon, with Cadet Murray r;
Edwards, st. Louis Mo.
Miss Margaret Panneli. Norfolk, Va
white net, spearls,.5$wlth Cadet Gubyon M,
Harrison, fredericksburg. Va
Mss Louise Haskine, Lexington, Va,
8h~and-painted chiffon, with Captain
George ". Nichols, spartanburg, s.. G.
i. .Sl sJR A.. = - - 4 81 m 10 Pnrro NP - ro ~ on
county Va white lowered swiss, K99A-
badge, with Cadet Ad1utant G. A.
Lyerly, Chattanooga Tenn.
SisS Miss Phoebe 8BeckIler, Winchester, Ky.
white tarlatan, with Joseph 2. Greer,
Miss Beatrice Morgan lur;ssanS Gilmore, New
Orleans La. ~with&.Cadet ]. Devereuy
&C..Reilly, New Orleans, La.
4, Miss GLADYS a HEAD y Lync ahu r1E Va {
Miss Florence Booker. Fortress Mon
q. white dotted swiss, K.9A. pin.
WithSCadet George Peek Hampton, Va
sM E gv ise a S16ar $d RieSmon %erS; wh,te
sNiss. with Mr., edward SMccredy, Roa f
Miss Dorothy Bach, New Jersey, white
swiss and lace. with Mr. Roger Rankin
Miss !: Patton, Ashland. Va, white
net over ~tatfeta, with Mr.. Willis, Gordons--
Miss Emily Burnett. Buffalo; New
pearls and ,dlamonds, with Mr.. William
r. Davant. Roanoke, Va.
Miss Rsbecoa searles Vicksbnrs MISC,
Miss virginia Miller, Ashland, N. c.,
white chiffon. with Cadet J. Critten-
den: Kansas City. Mo. =, /. Il
Va, white net and pearls, with Cadet
Stewart 3. Brown, Richmond, Va. /,
Miss Marie Plntard. St. Louis, Mo-. blue
g. lao: BYRD. s'' Wil la Va,
Miss Bessie Vim, Alabama. blue chit
ION and diamonds, with Mr., II. w. Da-
want, Roanoke. Ma. 4E.A
pink em di With Nj. Henry Y, Roelofs.
Miss Jessie B. Hough, st. Louis. Mo-.
Ehite chiffon. With Cadet ? crlttenden.
Miss Emily Johnston. Norfolk. Va.
white silk. net, with Cadet w. G. Jones.
Norfolk, Va, E.
white silk net and lace. X 4, pin. with.
cadet RIO. Edwards. Norfolk, Va.
Miss IYene Mary Ferris, Lawrenceburg,
Ind, pink, trimmed in white. with tur-
huotse and pearls. with Cadet J, .. Ha-
Miss Fannie x. Marrston, Toano. Va,
white Paris muslin over baby blue silk,
K A. and x, D. pins, pearls. with Cadet
All. Crenshaw, Richmond Va.
Miss Nell Powell. Onancock, Va, white
point d'esprit oIsr white SILK. x AZ pin,
MRS. Henry g. Ford, Virginia Military
institute, pink silk mhll.. pearls, with
Colonel He. Ford, Virginia Military In
THE chaperones were: Mrs. ". r.. De
Van. Mrs. N. B Tucker, Mrs. ". II.
Enead. Mrs. G. A.. Lyerly, Mrs. S. B.