The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29
v. M. I. German ~;
Especial to The TinlesIIpis,

LEXINGTON, VA, April 3d. Easter
week at the Virginia Military Institute
this year was one to be remembered with
| pleasure by the military boys. The
crowds OF visiting girls began to arrive
| Thursday afternoon, and at battalion
| parade there was quite a@numbcr of gay
| Easter bonncts and parasols to cheer
| the corps as 1t passed In review before
| the officer in charge. I was an amusing
! sight to see the cadets hurrying to their
rooms in order to change from dress to
fatigue uniform and get back on the
parade ground before tho young ladies
had left, 81
Friday morning Il number 81 very OK
cited girls got up early to SEQ guard
mounting, and though their eyes were
heavy with sleep. they seemed to enjoy
the ceremony. Thcrea ftcr Mt each form,
alton there was an apprecintlvc consre-
cations of "calcs."
Frlday noon Miss Helen Stevens, Of
Richmond arrived, bringing on her pr-
waite car party Of SIX girls for the
dances, and altogether tho blue skies and
sunny weather Of Easter week saw an
unusually beautiful throng OF visitors In
Lexington At the german Friday night.
at the hop Saturday night. ana IN All the
intervals Of time the cadets could steal
from their duties. they created such havoc
In the corps that many cadets arc In
arrest for attractions OF discipline. AS
the train pulled ont Monday morning,
tho dcsoate prisoners In the grim old
barracks on tho hill caught these words
waited from tho disappearing crowd of
girls "Ony n soldier boy that's all you
know" The rest OF the song was drown
cd out by Il dersve foot of the engine.
In the german Friday night the figures.
led by Cadets Caffee Perry and Allen,
were very clever and made Striking
picture, With the dalntily gowned girls
weaving In and out tho ranks of sta
tuesque cadets, resplendont with gold
lace and brass buttons. The Virginia
Military Institute orchestra furnished
excellent music.
Among those present and dancing were;
Miss Robertson, of elizabeth city. n.
c.. with Cadet Dlggs; Miss Mason, Of
Washington. D. c.. with Cadet OReilly;s
Miss Tanner. OF Richmond Va, with
Cadet steyens; Miss Neill Of Charles
town, w. Va, with Cadet Allen; Miss
Cadet Campbell Miss Edgerton, of Pc
tersburg, Va. with Cadet y, Rankin;
Miss Evelyn Williams, Of Washington,
D. c., with Cadet C. r. Nolan; Miss
Willis Williams, Of Staunton, Va, With
Cadet r, Elicit; Miss N. Patton. OF San
Francisco, Cali with Cadet DeVault;
Miss Christian, OF I.ynchburg, Va, with
Juuet 5Heau, MISS lialtt u uSNeOHN'1''
Fla, with Cadet Burroughs; Miss Grover,
or Jacksonville, ria. with Cadet STAFF
ford; Miss Anne Bell, of Staunton, VA.
With Cadet 6. Nichols; Miss Lewis, OF
Lexington. VA, with Captain LhPrade;
Miss Richardson, OF Bucna Vista, with
Cadet McCown; Miss Helen stevens, or
Richmond, Va, with Cadet Phister; Miss
Hugor, of RoaneHe. Va, with Cadet q,
Bell; Miss Mary Mouton, Of Richmond.
Va, with Cadet Beckner; Miss Price OF
Gala, Va, with Cadet Gentry; Miss Pier
son, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with cadet
caffee; Miss Helen Patton, OF lynch
burg, Va. with Cadet 4. Malone; MISS
Mclean, of Washington, p, Ga Win
Cadet II. " Reolofs;i Miss Tate, OF Nor
folk. VA. With Cadet g, Wilson; MISS I