The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
HONOR NATAL DAY
IN State OF BIRTH.
Anniversary OF Wastington's
Birth Celebrated Throughout
the Old Dominion.
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HAMPDEN-s SIDNEY EXERCISES
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HAMPDEN- SIDNEY EXERCISES
Literary Societies Unite in Elabo-
rate Joint Cclebration--Fea-
lures at Other Places.
,s,ec,a, IL THE .rImes. Dispatch. /

uAMpptsN SIDNEY COLLEGE. VA,
February 22-The intermediate cele.
bration Just now In progress here Is Inc
gayest for number OF years. Many
attractive visitors arc here. and tie
usual number of entertainments Win
more than the usual "eclat." have been
engaging the attention OF the young
people
on Friday evening the Joint celebra-
ton OF the Union and Phiarthropic
Literary Societies took place in the
college chapel before IL large audience.
The speakers from the Union Society
were r. X Young, of Kayford, w. Va,
who prsscnted the subject of Electric
ity" in Il clear and succinct manner: a.
n. Williams. junior orator. who took
for his subject and handled in an In
teresting way. "Tte South's 1mmigra-
ton: a. G. Lowry. of Abingdon. jul
Nor orator. who discussed in a pleas
ing way THE Ideals of Men and Ma
tons"
The representatives of. the Philan
thropic Society were Robert o. Lucke,
senior orator, who chose the popular
subject. THE Typical Small College,
Its Advantages Over the Large Uni
versity" Mr.. Lucke presented very
vigorous arguments in support of his
position. William Hodges Mann, Jr..
of Nottoway. junior orator, discussed
In a pleasing manner THE South--lts
Present and Future; Mr.. Graham Gill
nler. of Draper, Va, who took for his
theme Judah p. Benjamin" All Of
the speakers acquitted themselves well.
The marshals were: From the Union
Society-W. v. Moore, of Richmond.
and A. w. Flournoy, of Charleston.
w. va; from the Philanthropic Society
&c. L. Walker, of Blacksburg, and III.
l.. Painter, of Tazewell.
After the society celebration on Fri
day evening the German Club gave
very delightful dance in the Comfy
Club rooms. The german was led by
Mr.. w Dixon Foster, OF Norfolk, and
was participated in by nearly all of
the girls now in attendance here upon
the intermediate exercises. Among
those dancing We're Miss Anne Haw
kins, of Fayetteville, w. Va: Miss Jen-
ME Hawkins, of Fayetteville: Miss
Esther Keller and Miss Nell Keller, of
Muncie. H.; Miss Miriam Preston, of
Paris, Texas. all of these being Sweet
Brar girls. now visiting Miss Minnie
Lacy, of this place: Miss Elizabeth
Richardson, of F'armville; Miss Brown.
of Lewisburg; Miss Neal, of Richmond
Miss Carrie Kyle, OF Farmville: the
Misses Howisson, OF Fredericksburg:
Miss Dolly May. of Tazewell; Miss
Mildred Richardson. of Farmville: Miss
Kate Watkins. of Charlotte: Miss Hat
tie Bugg, of Farmville and Miss Hat
tie Cox, of Farmvile: Miss Minnie
Lacy. of HampdenSidney; Messrs. f.
S. Johns. w. Frank Lewis. David Payne,
r. II. Moore, a. J. Gillespie, w. G.
Crockett, d. A. Halter, D. Greer, John
Kay, s. G, Holt, Willard Osborne Z. G.
Elcan, w. d. Foster. ]. NJ. II. Fitzger-
,Il n
rett. W. B. Donnally, James NJ Cecil,
Blair Fits, j. +. Draper, Frank w.
Thomas, William Paxton. The chaper-
ons were Miss Susie venable, Mrs. +.
III. Winston. Mrs. w. II. Whiting and
Mrs. Hannah.
This morning the usual morning GER
man took place, which. though more
informal, proved equally popular with
the more elaborate affair of the night
before, and was attended by all of
the visitors.
This evening the Dramatic. Club
scored decided success in the pre-
sentation of "Why Smith Left Home"
After much hard work and many dis
couragements the required histrionic
talent manifested itself, and the club
pulled off very amusing comedy in
first-class style. Those in the cast
were George Diehl as Smith. Carl
Fleming as Mrs. Smith, George Walker
as Rob Walton. George Richardson as
! Rose Walton, his wife. w. d. Foster
as Major Duncombe. T. Brooke Price
as General BilletdouX, W. G.. Crockett
as his wife. Horace Byars as Lavinia
DAILY. Frank Lewis as Count Grisgen.
w. o. whalley as Julia. the maid i.
c. Brown as Miss Smith, and J. W.
Sinton. IT.. as Slsie, maid.
w. G. Crockett as Mrs. BilletdouX.
Horace Byars and Lavinia DAILY, the
Count, Frank Lewis and T. Brooke
Price were particularly happy In their
respective representations. The usual
local hits were landed