The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-24
ALUMNI PLAN ENDOWMENT
OF 100000 FOR Y. NJ. |.
Former Students ut Annual Meeting
Organize building and Endow-
mcnt Association.
RICHMOND MEN AS OFFICERS
Governor Stuart Arrives at Lexing-
ton to Attend Commencement, and
Is Greeted With Salute of IL Guns
Fired by Cadet Battery.
Especial TO The r:rnes-Dispatch.l

Lexington, Va, June -; salute
OF seventeen guns was fired this after
noon by the cadet battery in honor OF
Governor Henry G. Stuart who
arrived at the Virginia Military
Institute on the late train to-day to
be present at the commencement eXcr-
ciscs
Following the salute to Governor
Stuart. the review before the alumni
WAS held
The alumni association this after
noon ~ rs annual meeting organized
The Building and Endowment Assoc
citation Of tho Virginia Military Insti-
tute,' whose object and aim is to raise
sl00o,000. half of which Is to he APP
piled TO the general building and en-
largement Of the buildings and
grounds. and the other half for en-
dowment fund Til" officers elected
are all Richmond men. with one cx
ception. as follows: John Il. Purcell,
president; Alexander Hamilton, Peters
burg. senior vice president; Hugh
Stockton. secretary: Charles j. Andcr-
son. treasurer. Colonel Joseph Button
was made chairman OF the executive
committee.
The final german was danced to-
night and the alumni smoker held.
Colonel Joseph l.. Anderson. president
OF the alumni association was toast
master. and the responses were hearty
and eloquent.
Tomorrow there will be celebrated
the aevcnty-ifth anniversary Of the
founding OF the institute and the pre-
sentation OF the Clincdenst painting Of
the Battle OF New Market. with an
address by Colonel ]. VI. Schoonnaker,
OF Pittsburgh, Pa.
Graduation exercises Will be held
on Thursday. with an address by Gov
crnor Stuart.
Report Of Alumni Committee.
The report OF the committee. APP
pointed by the board OF visitors OF
the institute, to suggest method Of
raising necessary funds FOR the i'm
provcInent OF the buildings and
grounds, was AZ follows:
'ro the Board or Visitors:
AT the June, 1913, meeting OF the
board the committee on buildings ana
grounds was directed TO employ q com
petent firm OF architects and landscape
designers TO prepare a general plan
for development and Improvement OF
the grounds. having In view the en-
lsrgement Of the parade ground, loca-
ton OF new buildings and other de-
vclopinents covering future needs
The committee secured the services OF
Mr.. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, OF
New York, who presented a plan which
accepted and adopted by the
board at it's January, 1914, meeting.
The enthusiastic manner in which the <.
were received by the alumni ana
friends OF the institute everywhere
suggested the idea that possibly n
large sum OF money could be raised by
private subscription for the purpose of
carrying them out. with that idea in
view, the board, at called meeting
held in Richmond on February !, 1914.
appointed committee 10 suggest 4
method OF raising the necessary funds
for the contemplated improvements.
nd fnr az
committee has given much thought to
the subject and suggests the follow
ing as IA feasible plan OF organization:
That an association be formed TO be
known as the Building and Endowment
Association of the Virginia Military In
stitute. It's object and aim being to
raise the sum OF sl,000,0O0 half OF
which 10 be applied TO the work of
enlargement OF the barracks building
additional academic and other build
inSs and Identification and extension
OF the grounds. The other half TO be
set aside an endowment fund.
This association could be either q
voluntary association or could be char
tered by the State. the organizers
may determine
There should be a president vice
president, secretary. treasurer and an
executive committee of about twenty
five or more from different parts of the
state. After this is formed, there
consisting OF representatives from each
county and city in Virginia and from
each State OF the Union where there
are alumni or friends of the institute.
The method of raising the funds if
our suggestion is followed. would be
TO secure pledges for u given sum pay
able in five annual installments. Ia
this way larger sum could be raised
than IL the whole subscription were
payable at once. But these are all mat
tiers Of detail which can be worked out
later. The main thing now is to max G
start by perfecting an organization.
and there is no time like the present
for that.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that this report he adopted by
the board. spread upon the minutes and
then be presented by the superintendent
to the Alumni Association ut their
meeting to be held In jackson Hall on
Tuesday afternoon. with the request
that they proceed to organize such an
association along the lines indicated
above or upon such other lines as they
may deem best.
Joseph Button, chairman; T.. C.
Vaughan, Jr., NJ. E. Corsc, Il. w.
Nichols. Il. y. James
Final Dance In Held.
The Military Institute gymnasium
presented an attractive appearance to-
night, the occasion being the final mil
itary german, which was a brilliant
affair. Thirty-nine couples took Part
in the opening figure. which was made
w. OF several very pretty formations.
They were the figures Of "a" and
10" with the V. NJ. T. monogram, 4
Japanese scene, new moon. and =
boat scene.
The cadets, members of the first
class. wore >white suits with green
strcamers. Their fair partners we've
gowned in white. and carried American
Beauty roses.
The figure was opened by Miss Janet
Mason, of Durham. n. G., with Cadet
w. r.. Clements, of Richmond. prcsi-
dent of the German Club. They were
assisted by Miss Harriet Gum. of Rich
mond. with Cadet w. NJ. Marshall, Of
Richmond.
The other couples in the opening
figure were: Miss Louise Gill OF Pc
tcrsburE, with Cadet -foward L.. GEL: