Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-24
Military German Monday Night

The fi8al military german at the
Virginia Military Institute was
danced Monday night in the gym
nasium, and the affair was the
most brilliant for years. The
decorations were tasteful. Music
was furnished by the V. NJ. l. or
chestra.
The dancers presented an inter
esting scene. The cadets and
their fair partners were dressed 10
white. The cadets wore blue
streamers and roeettes, and the
ladies carried large punches OF
American Beauty roses. They
wore blue decorations. At the
conclusion of the opening figure
each lady was presented with a
copy of "The Bomb"
Among the patronesses were
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson of Rich.
mond, Miss Bette Clark, Miss
Annie White, Mrs. M. B. Corse,
Mrs. H. C. Ford, Mrs. j. W. Gil
more, Mrs. j. w. Gillock, Mrs.
E. L. Graham, Mrs. Ben Huger,
Mrs. G. D. Letcher, Mrs. Francis
Mallory, Mrs. E. w. Nichols, Mrs.
E. NJ. Pendleton, Mrs. w. T.
Shields, Mrs. N. B. Tucker, Mrs.
S. B. Walker, Mrs. Ried White,
Mrs. H. NJ. Mills, Mrs. c. W.
Watts, Mrs. J. H. Campbell of
Lexington; Mrs. Alexander Ham
ilton of Petersburg, Mrs. Charles
j. Anderson of Richmond.
The german opened at 1920
O'Clock. The opening figure was
led by Cadet A. Edloe Donnan of
Richmond, Va, president of the
german, with Miss Frances G.
Myers of Richmond, who wore
chiffon cloth. The assistant lead.
er was Cadet Stewart w. Ander.
son of Portsmouth, Va, with Miss
Mary r. Anderson of Portsmouth,
who wore white messaline silk.
The other dancers in the open
ing figure were;
Cadet John Q. Pierce, New York. with
Miss Crenshaw, Richmond, dressed in
white silk, with opal ornaments.
Cadet Charles s. Carter, Newport
News, with Miss Gretchen Clement,
Lynchburg, white swiss null, point
Irish lace.
Cadet w. Warren Terrell, Danvllle.
with Miss Frances Howe. Lexington,
white silk.
Cadet John E. Doyle, Norfolk, with
Miss Haskins, Lexington, white mouse
line de sole, diamonds.
Cadet Isaac F. Adams, Lyrchburg,
with Miss Maude Caskle, Lynchburg,
white lace, pearls.
Cadet ]. Pitts Jarvis, Arkansas,
with Miss Grace Neal, Richmond, lin
gerie, s. E. A, pin, pearls.
Cadet Richard Brooke, Sutherland,
with Miss Elizabeth Preston, Ricn.
mond, white silk, pearls.
Cadet Arthur p. Lewis, Massachu-
sests. with Miss Edith Stearns, Gull
pepper, white swiss null, point Irish
lace.
Cadet John Malone. Buffalo, n. Y,
with Miss Austin Turner, Woodbury.
Forest, white satin, Irish point lace,
s. A. E. pin.
Cadet Robert N. Dashiell, Rich
mond, with Miss Wiltshire, Baltimore,
Nd, white organdy, pearls.
Cadet Harry T. Jones, Norfolk, viii h
Miss Deborah Sedgwick. Richmond,
Ind white silk, s. E. A. pin,
Cadet Lawrence H. lEarle, New Jer-
sey, with Miss Hartley New York
City, white suizlne, pearls.
Cadet Earle Rankin, New York, with
Miss Margaret Englesaeld, Indianapo'
lis, Ind, point d'esprit, messaline.
Cadet Robert o. Edwards, Norfolk,
with Miss Lillian Perry, Roanoke,
white organdie, pearls.
Cadet George B. Ward, st. Louis,
Mo-, with Miss Carrie Hunter, APP
pomattox, white embroidered robe.
Cadet r. Tucker Pendleton, Lex
ington, with Miss O'Reilly, New
Orleans, La, lingerie, pearls, s. A, e.
pins.
Cadet j. Hope Peek, Hampton, with
Miss Owsley, Texas, white net, valen-
ciennes lace.
Cadet John P. Hewson, Texas, with
Miss He wson, Texas, white lawn, lace
trimmings.
Cadet William T. Biedler, Baltl'
more, Nd, with Miss Annie Gillian.
Lynchburg, lingerie, pearls,
Cadet Walter Mel. Wolfe, New Jer-
sey, with Miss Grace Archer, New
York City. dotted swiss, diamond PEN
dant,
Cadet Clarence F. Block, Pocahon-
tas, with Miss verna Elsingle, Gin
cinnatl, Ohio, lingerie, pearls.
Cadet J, Fielding McCurdy, Mar
shall, Mo-, with Miss Katherine De-
Shazo, Martlusville, organdle, frater-
nifty pins.
Cadet Frank A. Flckes. Pennsylvan-
Ia, with Miss Mary Hart Murrell,
Lynchburg, silk, diamonds.
Cadet Charles E. Hunter, WesG APP
pomattox, with Miss Tana Davenport,
San Antonio, Texas, satin, princess,
pearls.
Cadet Edward II. Taliaferro, Louis
lana, with Miss Lucia V. Malone,
Buffalo, n. Y, lingerie robe.
Cadet Hermann O. Schmidt, Rich
mond, with Miss s. Coleman, Lynch
burg, lace robe, diamonds and pearls.
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