The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-25
STUDENT CELEBRATION.
Annual intermediate Exercises .
Hampden-Sidney.
Ispecial to rae Tl1nes- Disputci,

HAaIPDEN- sIDNEY COLLEGE. VA,
February 24.-The annual intermediate
celebration OF the Union and Philan-
thropic Literary societies took place
last evening in the college chapel. be-
fore almost the entire student body.
the people OF the community, many
people from Franklin, and some TWEEN
ty-f1ve visiting girls.
The speakers of the evening were
Mr.. L. B. O'Neal. OF Fayetteville w.
Va. Junior orator from the Philan-
thropic Society. who spoke on Dis
clpline Of Difnculties":; Mr.. Royston
Jester. of Lynchburg, Va, senior ora
tor from the Union Society. who spone
on John Randolph. Of Roanoke" Mr..
S. B. Hannah. OF Arbovall. w. Va.
JUNIOR orator from the Union Society.
who took as his subject The High Wa
ter Mark OF the Ccnfederacy;" Mr.. ].
senior orator from the Philanthropic
Society, who discussed THE Relative
influence OF Men and Women;" Mr.. T.
K. Young, OF gaylord, w. Va, junior
orator from the Union Society, who
presented IN a thoroughly and logical
way the subject, Should We Despair
OF Our Republic?"
resident McAlister presided Be-
tween each OF the speeches vnralla's
orchestra from EAVncnOur4, furnished
excellent music.
At the conclusion Of the exercises
the young people repaired to the
Comfy Club. where a german took
place, which will long be remembered
here for the number and beauty OF
the visiting girls and the great eclat
with which everything went on.
Very attractive program cards in the
way Of souvenirs were distributed. and
the arrangements and decorations OF
the club-rooms left little to be de-
sired.
Among the young ladies were Miss
Dolly May, OF Tazewell; Miss Gertrude
Hollen, OF Tazewell; Miss Edith Sprat-
ley. Of Richmond; Miss Lucy Eggles-
ton, OF Charlotte Courthouse; Miss
Daisy Eggleston, Of Charlotte Court
house: Miss Mary Read, OF Lynchburg;
Miss Rosa Caldwell. OF Concord: Miss
May schreckhise, OF staunton: Miss
Rose Wattans, OF South Boston; Miss
Minnie Blanton. OF Richmond: Miss
May Wilson, of Richmond; Miss Alice
Richardson. OF Farmville: Miss Mil
dred Richardson. OF Farmville: Miss
Mckinney, of Farmville; Miss Nell
Johnston, OF Farmville; Miss Lucie
bennington, of Poplar Hill; Miss Maud
Edmunds. of Farmville; Miss Hattie
Bugg OF Farmville; Miss English, Of
Richmond.
Among the gentlemen were Profess
sor Smith, Messrs Carrington,s Moore.
Hoy. ,Stros. Flournoy. Stratton, ONeal,
Hubbard. Drasper. Wall. Elcon. Sim
norman, Wade. Foster. Kay, Paxton.
Burroughs, Hollen. Crockett, Hawkins
and Fleming.
chaperones. Mrs Professor Winston
and her sister, Mrs. Royal. Mrs. Sallle
Paulett, Mrs. Venable.
!, On Saturday morning another dance
took place. This time there was not
, so mucn Formally; 1t was but little
less OF an event than that Of the night
before.
/ Tonight the Dramatic Club gave a
most pleasing rendition - that very
divertlng comedy, Charles Aunt"
The following students, made up the
cast: e. G. Elcan as Jade Chesney. G.
Crockett as Donnie Lucihn Dnlvadorez,
George Richardson as Amy spittigue,
James Sinton as Ella Delchey, Burke
O,Neil as Sir Francis Chesney. H.. r.
Martin ms Kilby Verdun, w. S. Hub
bard as spittigue, W. B, Hoy as Bras
satt, P, II. Atkinson as Charlie Wick
ham, Carl Fleming as "BoYs."
The performance showed no falling
of in excellence from former presen-
tations of the Dramatic Club and tho
local hits We're delivered with telling
effect.
Epsilon Chapter, OF the Kappa Sig
ma Fraternity had very elaborate
banquet on Friday night at tho resi-
dence Of Miss Lizzie Covington. Only
the members of tho chapter and their
i Young lady partners We're present