The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
WILLIAM AND
Mary Alumni |
Colonel George Cabell Delivers
Grafton Before the Lit
erary Societies.
ARoUsEs MUCH /. ENTHUSIASM \ HI "A
The Kappa Alpha, Fraternity Ger Ter
man a Brilliant Closing
Feature.
.ARoUsEs MUCH ENTHUSIASM
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WILLIAMSBURG. VA, June 13,-The
Grafton before the Literary Society and
the celebration OF tho Alumni Associa-
ton of William and Mary College to-
night was the most marked feature OF
the finals that has yet occurred.
The GRAFTON before the literary socie-,
ties was to have taken placd this morn
Ing. but, owing to the lnclcmency OF
night The weather was still dlHagrae-j
able tonight and the attendance was
not SO large az 1t has Keen on the pre-
tcedlng exercises
Mr.. Robert NJ. Hughes presided over.
the meeting, and on the rostrum were
many OF William and Mnry's most dis
Ftinguished alumni. 4. :.
E Colonel George c. Cabell the orator
Sof the occasion. was introduced by Chair
man Cole, and his Grafton was one OF the
most eloquent ever heard In the college,
In his opening remarks he gave as his
theme. Where AMI aAt?y-7a quotation
taken from the speech OF congressman
who, being embarrassed by many inter-
sruptlons. turned to tho Speaker and ut
tered the above quoted worlds
The orator I times ascendtE Into such
flights OF elo1uence as ore seldom, heard
and many times tears werc brought to
slllc Eyes
He took the ground that the South, and
sVirglnia. particularly, were rapidly COM
Ing to the front In political matters, and
predicted an early return to the sway
formerly exercised IN government AFFAIRS
by Virginia s sous. l35 WI
Three Greatest Men.
u ne SAID q, be Il though 81 that The three
Roosevelt, and William j. Bryan. and
pointed out.-tle many resemhlances In
the, character OF each. 5 5s H. 45a
s In concluding, he gave as the only way
to be great men In tho true sense Of the
word, be as mother would have you
to be.
AS he took his scat, amid much APP
splause, The old ,walls3 were made to echo
and rc-echo with college yells OF stu
dents who had gathered I'm a circle In
the center Of the room
After the exercises the Alumni Asso-
citation proceeded to another room, where
the annual banquet was held and the
festivities were kept up until late
hour. $ rs. 3say% 5.g. Il is5E3 I,
Kappa Alpha German.
The Kappl Alpha 7, Fraternity german
Tho most beautiful and original deco
=rations had been made. and the occasion
was one that will long be remembered
BY the Mass was furnish
The SOON was crowded, about nifty
couples SbeinR present.
Dancing began At lo o,clloek (; q ~
refreshments were y Aerved, q l, I. WHICH
dancers. who spent another hour dancing
steps. Many dancers from a distance
Sst es zsss Pfe'dRass 'f
4 The Dancers.
The following is ii list Of the dancers:
Miss snes M oreooc|1, Wit Wal hroh;
Miss Bessie Lamb. with G.. -, R!ddcl;
Miss Mary. Branch Spencar,@ will, r; NJ
.neroy leroy Miss sKittie Newbill, with q, A.
Douell; Miss, Ann e. Franklin Barnes; with
r, M. Perkins; Miss KatherlIe, Gissddy,
Ef SoHaa M hse faTs viz Wh Hen:
DAN Miss Eiizabeth Merrill, WITH q.
Weymouth; Miss K!ttie Noreeoek <: With y
q, colenan; Miss Gibson, WY, !, i. g,
ne M!ss ue 1lndleY Wy, 6 q npt
Reessss WIN Mog Is Mss PSA;fts
Pl Fiji dei Mareeeek. Win James Ghrlstian; /
Mis- Bette Ga!t With iMTur!sh ME- ME-
M ffeps o WIFI r. 4, savage; 1 Miss Hiss Mary
Gat yith H1nndlsS Miss y naubwttia
LynchjS Mrs. Moncure. with h, Nj, craw-
ford; Miss Moon, With N, HenlnE; Mis s,.
Hawci,ls, With X, Pulliam; Miss Jenn
Mercer, with Captain Evans; Miss Agnes
Tnliaferro. with NOTTINGHAM. Miss Pow
with j. Hutchinson; Miss Ellen Barnes.
with ]. B, spratley; Mics Annie* Rut1in,
WITH w b. Newconb: Miss Royal, with
Floyd Hughesi Miss Mary crlllnp,, with
i. Shewmaka; Miss Beulah Brooks, With |
j. s. White; Miss Morrison, With G n,
IA rrea, MIsa Ma mie Meade with CLYDE