The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-17
RECEPTION TO
THE GRADUATES ! I J
University College Of Medicine
Students and Alumni s5El.: Enter
tainctl BY Or. Stuart McG u'rc.
SPLENDID CORPS D'EsPRIT'
Commencement Finds Climax
Tonight if Exercises at the
Academy Of Music.

Young doctors In tho making ana old
nr,rtitioners OF much and varied cxpor-
ience met together last night III tho home
or Or. Stuart Mcclure. president Of the
University College OF Medicine, to enjoy
themselves In social comradeship. with
much Misunderstanding and Informal cx-
change Of congrntuatory courtescs.
pr Mcclure, with oid-time Virginia
hospitality moved about among his guests,
congratulating this one nnd welcoming
the other, until he had personally e.-
exchanged greeting With every ono IN
tho rooms And ut tho door he stood
as they parted for tho hight, and to each
graduate passing out no wished q bright
and happy prospect for his lifos work
ir the medical profession.
It was q reception that none who at
tended 1T Will ever. forget and ono TO
which all may afterwards turn "lth q
sigh OF regret for the days that haVo
passed and with TIC fond memory OF mn
hour spent in pleasure.
Among the throng were many dlstin-
gulshcd guests, whom DR. McGuiro huu
invited to beprcsent. Among them wero
former Governor Montague. MI John =.
Branch, Carter Branch, Judge George y.
Christian, pr Hugh Taylor, Dr. Jacob
Micheaux. George w Ross. j. Allison
Hodges NJ. A. White, Pnulus a. Irving
John N.rpshur. j.. NJ. Christian, ]. W.
Henson, Edward Mcclure, A. y. Gray.
W. l.. peple. John +. NTynne, William r.
Jones, a. G. Hoen, Mcclure Newton,
Robert Bryan. and many others too nu-
tnerous to mention.
The closing exercises will be completed
to-day. At nlf-rnst s Tonight the ex-
erciscs will be held ut the hacedmy OF
Music, where the Hon. ST. George Tucker
Will be the orator OF the OCCASION. Rev.
y Or. Russell Cecil will deliver the prayer.
AFFORD p, AI.Sthc graduates and alumni
& will be rendered a reception In the West
Y nor Gland Club. This will end the session
OF 1905 and by Tomorrow tho most OF.
the men VIII begin their noineward jour
ney, with the broad fields OF life before
them and tho weapon OF knowledge II,
their hands, &
Trustees in Session.
The exercises began yesterday with
various clinics. At 4 o'clock the board
Of trustees met. hut transacted only rou-
tine business. There were no changes
made In the faculty, and all the old
officers we're re -elccted: DR.. Stuart Nc
CURE, president; Or. pnulus A. Irving,
secretary and treasurer: Hon. r. e. Bar
ton. OF Winchester, chairman OF the
board for the ensuing year;sJudGe George
L. Christian, vicc-chairrnan: executive
committee: DR. Stuart Mcclure chair
a. Allison Hodges Hugh NJ. Taylor Ed
ward MCGUIRE John Dunn. l.. NJ Covar-
din: advi3ory committee: Mr.. L, q. Nor
ris. chairman; Judge Christian, Mr.. e. ID.
.tTaylor# DR. Joseph A. White and Bishop
C. w. Petnrkin. OF West Virginia
4 AT half-past eight tho alumni OF the va
$rio,,s departments met together arc tcn-
5oyed themselves N recitins P!easanl M
4 cidents and IN renewing old acquaintance.
Every one Of the departments had essay
lists for the occasion. Or. a. G. Brown,
IF. made an address on \" Pneumonia"{ IN
I'll, medical. department.: DR.. F, i. Coster-
hader spoke OH "rhe Beginner In DENTS
try.' in the dental department, and IN
the pharmaceutical department were dis
cussions BY Messrs.SI. a. MI iii a' No -.
L.. Brands
Later in the evening all met together
for the election OF alumni officers during
the coming year. The officers we're elect
ed as follows:
President. Or. a. G. Brown, Jr.. Rich
mond. Va: first vice-president, Dr. w.
II. G. McGehce, Richmond. Va: second
VILE Va: secretary and treasurer, DR..
Kosher NJ. Miller. Richmond, va.
ESSAYIsTs.
Medlcine--Dr. V. a. Brooks, Ports
Dentlstry-Dr. L. D. Pitcher. Peters
burg. Vn.
Pharmacy-aIr Charles r. Greever,
Gate City, Va
Alumni Meeting.
The alumni meeting was very largely
attended, many from distance being
present Among the board Of trustee
from n distance were Governor Francis
p. Fleming, of Jacksonville. Fla: Coll
onel Thomas s. keenan,. OF Raleigh. n. c.;
Hon. John Goode. OF Washington, D, c.;
Bishop George w. Peterkin, OF Parkers-
burg, W. Va; Rev. Egbert w. Smith,
4 D. D., Of Louisville, KY; Dr. Robert L..