The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-28
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4 E. 4 SAUNDERS THE l ORATOR
Promotions and Appointments
Read Out on Parade and
a Aud Lang Syne Sting. s#
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\ tnenc6nent exercises Of tho Virginia Mill.
tary Institute were brought 70 a close
Il to-day. With the graduating sxerclues.
II whIciiaSwore held Iii the stoncwall Jack:
large gnnd aDprecintlve gathering. Oen.
Il ernl Scott Ship presided, and presented
the diplomas 10 tho gradnntcb. Rev. DR..
q James! ?. Smith, Of Richmond, Vn!,s made
tic address OF delivering tho Jlckson-
\ Hope medals TO the two highest Hien Of
tho graduating olnss M 555| Il IL t9i.5
Tho vnlGd!ctOry address was deltynred
il by Cndet - "A. Enundors. OF Richmond,
talon assembled on tho parade grounds,
when the promotions and appointments
u were II announced. at the conclusion ~ OF
which after " Aud Lang Syne''5l by the
band, the battalion broke ranks. II 55t ~
Tho final military ball, given ny the
second clnss to tho first class at the Viz;
Z ginta Military Institute, Is being danced
tonight In the institute gymnasium. The
4 opening figure contained twenty-threc
couples, led by Colonel Beckner, Of Ken
Stlcky, Will, Miss Perkins, OF Texas.
The Graduates.
Following ire tho official orders an
b nouncing the graduates, j officers md pro;
%motionn: A. H58 5}5
8sIIeadqnarters. Virginia Military institute,
" Il # s5 Il v # June II, 1896.
General orders, No. 81 II 55 M "a s}a az
Il upon the Recommendation OF the
4 academic board. tho following named
members OF the first class have been duly
AZ leclarad by the Board of Visitors ri rs 81
.sS i Richard IA stearns dson. Norfolk
William Robert Nichols, Pctersburs,s
James clelsnd snead j. Lynchburg,
Frederick Dial stafford, chatta-
SsSsb nooga. Tenn. 5 " " 5si 3s1i IA Il.
James Wallace peyton, charlotteassr-7 81
WILL O., Va. 4
George Almond Blow, Gloucester
county, Va. 3tI VS. I.
Cary Robinson wilson. Norfolk, va.
ohm Dost ter Tdpekn, Kan.
S5$SfsS y asewelI Z lett, Jr., Richmond. Va
Ss8S II Ed nund Archer Saunders, Richmond,
~ Harry hathaway Ro,i,itree. Sherman.
Texas. sF ii lE7st :, s
q. w Carlyle whiting. Marshall, Va.
Esf5s II. Edwards Mccredy. Roanoke Va.
archibald Huston Bel. " Mt Sidney
William Trezeyant Davant, Roanoke,
.SsSs Va; ss7ts tj5 SEX KS
Richard bernard Burroughs, Ja ck-sss
N sonville, la. IL 81 s, ", 55si
Arthur Griffith Campbell, Lezs,ng ton ~
sss* Va. S
THOMAS Alerandie BALM b :sbr Nor Nor
~ khaih 4 Il sss
Ernest s, /, Dewey, COD soo ''',;
9iSs North caSolInn. ss9 ISL i.3 32YSg
ward Ross sutherland Il 4! araora,
8. Harold whitney. Lexington. KY
Il John N ash, Portsmouth B Va 10y
Ballard Lyerly. Chattanooga. Tenn.
George Fairfax Gunnell, Cntletts-
has burg. Ky.I 553 = a. &,
~ Walter Heron Doyle. Norfolk. Va
Ho ward Nee ymonds Yost. N assilon
NJ. Hubert Judd. Dalton. Ga.
Caleb Branson Bell. shawboro. n,
spandrldge Warren Marston Toano,
5Ss}5N 3S4
IS a Alien Kimberly. Fort Monroe. 3'a.iSt
lliam Echols spragins Huntsville,
sg5 Ala.
Carl German schneider. ortonyllle,
MINI, @ 8s Il N y ;ss 81 IS i;55 Els 5
I'M Gerard . Fraser, San Antonio. B
g83a& Tex s, f sgSI q 5sSt 5 81 Al siy
~ . Newman Perry. Nntchcx. Miss, III
SSg Roger Rankin, Kansas City, 40. #
Tavenor Benjamin Goodloe, Biz &