The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-01
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF CULPEPER SCHOOL
Professor Smithcy, or HarrtsonburG
Normal, Delivers Addrcsn-Muny
Interesting Features.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
Cuipeper, Va, May 3l.-The com
| inencement exercises OF tho Culpcper
school took place on Friday morning;
on tho courthouse green here. as IL was
thought that tho available halls would
not contain tho spectators or give sur-
hcicnt room for the many beautiful
! drills that were given. Among tho
drills given were the hoop drills, with
thirty or more girls dressed In Grccian
costumes and carrying Rarlnnda of
roses; tho iin6 drill and the uoil driil.
In tho latter there wcro scvcnty-nvc
/ children. dressed IN nurses costume.
and carrying dolls. which thcy put to
sleep with appropriate gestures and
motions. The troop Of Boy Scouts.
present under the command OF Frank
| Brand. also made n fino showing, and
elected prolonged applause. Tho excr-
clses wcrc opened Win prayer by Rev.
Thomas Hooper. Jr., and an address
Was made by Professor Smithey. OF tho
| Harri3onburE Normal.
i. f. BywatcrS. OF Olive. this coun-
t.. shipped last week, by way OF New
York. eight brace OF hB famous Vir-
Einitt fox hounds to hunt club near
Paris. France. This Is the second con-
signment Of tho Bywatcra hounds to
cross tho water. tho first lot havin,
been sent to this same hunt club sew
cral years ago.
Or. Il. Lester Jones. for many years
rc3ident OF culpcpcr County. ANA the
owner Of. valuable property here, who
is now serving as Cntcd States Deputy
Fish Comm is.,ioncr. left Washington
to-day for four or five months trip
through Alaska, where he viii make
thorough study or the salmon in
iustry In the interests OF his depart
| mcnt lie will make the trip on tho
government boat Albatross. with a
crew OF about forty men. and VIII also
be accompanied by nm expert proto-
graphcr. Sailing from Seattle, some
OF the points at which he will touch
arc Juneau. Cordova, Kotchikan and
Skagway. and many othors In Alaska,
where no also has the prospect of
some big gamo shooting lie will
cruise also In tho Boring Sea. and go
as far In northern waters as proves
practicable. DR.. Jones will be gone
all OF the summer and early fall. as
he does not now expect TO return TO
his home at Montpelier until the last
Of October.
Mira. J. f. Alexander. or Alexandria,
and Miss Ade!la Vowel. OF Culpeper.
who had been appointed by tho vir-
Einia State president OF IN. u. =. &.
10 rcorganizo tho chapter re fleming
ton. In FauGuicr. met there for that
purpose on Friday afternoon. \ large
number Of women OF Remington and
that section met with them. and an
enthusiastic meeting was held. Tho
chapter was organized under tho name
OF the 'Rowcn- Martin" Chapter. In
honor OF Henry Bowen and two Mar
tn brothers. OF Remington all three
OF whom had entered tho Confederate
army At the age of sixteen. and fought
bravcIy through tho war. Mrs. Harry
Bowen was elected president Of tho
chapter. and tho other officers were
also chosen.
Appropriate Decoration Day cxer-
cises were held in the National Gene
terry just outside or town Yesterday.
and many beautiful wartime songs
sung. II was truly rl!nglinG OF tho
Blue and tho Gray In the audience and
on the program. as the Culpcp.r Min
ute Men. under Captain Adrian Male.
attended in a body. and Major II. g.
Burrows, commander a: the =. y. I'M
Camp OF Confederate Veterans was in
vitcd 10 introduce tho speakers. Major
Burrows was unablbc TO accept. on ac-
CONT OF tho funeral or friend being
held Mt tho Same hour. and his place
was taken hy Dr. Wilson. OF Wash
inEton. Roy. L. G. Clark. pastor OF
tho IIamlin Methodist Episcopal
Church. OF Washington. made tho ora
tion. and scvcrai other short addresses
were made.