The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-17
Pigeon Calls on Mr.. TaZiqferro.
GAY WEEK At v. p. 1.
Banqucts md Germans Form Part OF
Commencement Program.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Black sburg. Va, June l6.--Thc
sophomore class of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute gave its annual ban
quct In the dining hall Friday night,
and had as its guests President Bar
ringer and several members OF the
faculty. Covers were laid for ninety. r.
j. McGregor presided as toastmaster,
and the class officers who had charge
OF the banquet were: J. Il. Retallack.
president; p. a. Pearsall. vice-prcsi
dent. l.. j. Todd, treasurer. and I. NJ.
Hodge secretary.
President McGrcgor welcomed the
guest in n brief speech and toasts
were responded to by Dr. Paul r Bar
ringer DR.. G. NJ Newman. Professor
q. l., Nawter, Dr. y. s. Mayo, Pro-
lessor &. II. Miles. Rev. II. Il. Nelson.
n. Gudheim and Professor y. $ Me
Gown.
The V. p. l. Co,illion club gave its
first dance of the week Saturday night
from S to 1880. with nifty couples
dancing. The cotillion figures We're led
by w. q. Warwick. OF Richmond, with
Miss Louise Powers. of Berryvillc. and
the chapcroncs for the evening in
Guided Dr. and Mrs. ;. w. Fletcher,
Or. and Mrs. j. +. Williams. Mrs. L. j.
Davidson. Mrs l.. :. randolph. Pro-
fcssor and Airs. g. f. Nawter. Mr. and
Mrs. c. w Holloway and Mrs. J. II.
Panton.
The German Club entertained a
number of young women Saturday
night with a hay-ride 10 White
Thorne," where supper was served on
the lawn The chaperones for the
moonlight excursion were Mrs. y. ;.
Mayo and Mrs. Edward stone, OF Roa-
noke.
Junior-Scnior German.
Commencement week saycties At the
V. 2. /. had pleasant beginning Fri
day night, when the junior class gave
the seniors the dance which has been
Il feature Of. finals for several years
Nearly 100 couples took part in the
very pretty german figures, led by Lee
+. Sutton. of Petersburg. With Miss
Leach, of Knoxville. Tenn. and the AT
fair was in charge OF the following
officers. y. II. Carriuscr, president. H.
j. Fitzgerald. vice president. y. l.
Jones, sccretary-trcasurcr
The class of 1914. which WAS the host
on this occasion. had worked for weeks
on a very elaborate scheme OF dccora-
ton. and received many compliments
on the results OF its efforts
The chaperones present for the even
ing included. among others: Mrs ~ >
Mayo, Mrs. j II w lIllAilS' MrS. II. II.
iiudnal, Professor and Mrs. c. Il. Naw-
ter Mrs 5. a. Johnson. Mrs l.. >
Randolph. Mrs, Il. Il. Nelson and Mrs
y. NJ Robinson
/ DIR. Few Makes Address.
DR.. William Preston Few president
! OF Trinity College, North caroliu q
made the annual address To the Lite
rary Society OF v t., l. at noon 10 day
I Or. Few, who was introduced by i'resi
dem, Harriuger spoke on Your H.ri-
tage and the Use Of It.
The main thought ~ his able adj
dress was that only hN WORKING With
the strong will and cle1r head OF truly
educated men toward steady, uuhrokcn.
conservative progress. can young mcn
lar the debt they owe The past. lie
urged his hearers to 2liN them selves
neither with the reactiouaries nor be
/ found pleading for the radicals thar
10 conserve the good Of the past and
make il useful in the present is the
ut ,rsal prescription 81 civilization.