The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-02
ARMY RECEPTION
IN PETERSBURG
Governor Mann Delivers Address
School Exercises-Will Give
Crosses of Honor.
BOY DROWNED IN RIVER
Baby is Found Near Railway
Tracks-Was Held Down With
Brick-Will be Cared for.

IEIhftobIHG, VA, June g.
Wednesday evening at William houses
Mann camp OF instruction at River
siue CIuu, inc army cancers were ten
aered n reception ny tho virginia IN
/ fantry oncers of the camp.
/ Among the dIstiDsu isnea guests par
ticlpaung We're Gov ernor mann, Ad-
| Jutant General sale, Colonel G.. A.
Dempsey anu MI. ben l.. owen, score
tary to The Governor.
The Governor and party returned
from the reception In an automo ole
a short time after Il O'Clock We'd
nesaay night ana left for Ricnmono
by the electric car line
Inc scnool of lnstfuNtton closes to-
day. After the taeucs OF the day
have been completed the encampment
wlil VISIT the battlefield OF the crater,
the ground will be thoroughly gone
over ana the gEnsraI movements OF
the armies explained IN detail.
High SctOOi commencement. -
The commencement Exercises OF the
Petersburg hlxn aGnUoi are 10 be nEAA
rluay eselaIa6 at the Acauemy OF
Music at $40 O'Clock. DIR. george IL
benny, pfes4aeat OF Washington atst
4ee Unls ersity, - to Isnser Inc au-
dress.
lue graduates for the year are Cliff
fora harrison, George W. Jones, Jr..
W. heralay fSepies. MnAIata a.
Keese. uaNla Livingstone WAKE. anu
Misses Grace A4lsvua. sue .. 5runet
sirsle tucnanaIi, Matte batunol,
Lee ~. Carer, r anne Ionstaoie. ko-
sane Neu lean. matte Lee GrIsg,
aAauge Hood, Helen jackson, same
sarAson, annie K. herr, hatrlna Mc-
Manaman, LuclGle kosefa, Annie
1enun. Anna K. Thomas and Lucilie
weiis,
The first honor graduate who re-
ceiteu neual as YEA as diploma Is
Miss Annie Tencn. her average Oh
examination was Us per cent, sne
also reeeis es the scholarship 40 Ran
,.U4 Macon " oinans Io4LeEe- Aiss
Tench Is the daughter OF Mar James
Ieutn VINO is merchant, residing la
Landlord.
Misses Anna Thomas and Lee II.
Carter were especially distinguished.
ii, etaeiug on examinations 81 per
cent.
diplomas and distinctions viii he
AWARDED at the Academy OF Music AT
the commencement FRIDAY evening.
and VIII be presented by Mir. j. h. ".
smith, presiuent OF the school boaru.
This is one of the largest gradna-
ton classes in the history of the High
school, and the session gust closed
mas been most successfully conducte,.
by Principal Smfthey and his assist
ants.
Glass Day Exercises.
The ss.nur e...@s al ti4e petersburg
High School held its class day eNer-
nises at the u. NJ. Brown Memorial
school to-day at IL O'Clock. The ad-
dress Of weicpme was delivered by
George w. Jones, Jr.
The program was:
Song. "Gaudeamus." senior class.
Glass history. Miss Sue brunet.
Instrumental SOTO. --Urfa- teiott-
sohaikJ, Miss Grace Alfgood.
Class statistics, Miss Matte Butch
er-
Song. La Marseliiaise, senior
French class.
Glass prophecy. Miss Lucille Wells.
Vocal 500. DOS Nergissmslnnicht,
Miss Mary baxter,
Glass viii, Mr.. Berkeley PEBBLES,
Song, sing Mir Dein Lied" senior
German class.
Glass poem. Miss Helen Jackson.
Glass song twords by Miss Lee
Carter. senior cIass
1t Is reported that when the two
new grammar schools are completed
in the West End Messrs. samuel Ar
rinEton and Il. N. Lacy, principals
of Petersburg Academy. may accept
the same positions in the new schools.
Unwilling on Friday.
A +. Hill Camp cot Confederate
Veterans hold IA meeting tonight in
their camp hall. preparatory TO their
reception Of visitors to the unvetling
of windows in old Blandford church
Friday.
Governor Anseii. of South Caro-
~. he
guests Of Alexander Hamilton. Gov
ernor Mann will also participate In
the exercises, making an address,
while Mayor William Jones. OF this
city. is to preside.
- In the evening. In eersneinorattor
of birthday Of Jefferson Davis, crosses
Of honor are OF be presented.
Youth Drowned.
David Cornish. son Of ID. II. Cor
nish. a youth OF about seventeen years
OF age was drowned Tuesday after
noon In the Appomattov river near
the Long jetty. Young Cornish was
bathing In the river and was taken
with cramp. His single companion
was unable to render assistance. II
body was quickly recovered. ar
though heroic efforts We're made 10
restore the youth, all were In vain.
A colored child was found near
the tracks Of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad Tuesday afternoon In the
vicinity of Gill street. II was a
mulatto. and seemed to be about six
weeks old. when found the infant
was said to have had brick lying
OF, it's stomach. The child was turnec
over TO colored woman. Mary How
ard, who promised to take care of 1t.
1t is rumored that when the next
rnnfapanra fha MAth0dlcN
church Ia held that Rev. George Il.
Booker, former pastor OF the H'~h
Street church. now pastor OF Epworth,
Norfolk, win be sent to the WASH
ington Street Methodist church.
My Husband.
4 question has arisen IN society.