The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-11

Texas Chief Of Ordnance" Charlie
Churchman. the well-known Virginia
basketball star, has already selected
strategic positions. from which 1919
may most successfully operate against
the 1916 class. Mexican bandits, who
have taken possession of the old ro-
tunda and seem determined to defend
/; at all costs Major General Car
rington williams or Richmond. has
entered into a Triple Entente" Of
fenslve and defensive. with the 1905
class sailors, under the command of
admiral" Tom Williamson, Of Nor
folk. and the 1905 wild Irish insur-
rectionists, led by Tom Pickney
20" Bryan. the well-known Richmond
LAWYER The latter has just returned
from the military training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, where he has learned
enough military tactics TO bring vic
tory 70 the allied forces After the
contest is fought to a finish. the ia
nous minstrel men of 1911. costumed
by Robert kearfott. the New York
artist, and drilled by Frank Reirne.
of the Baltimore sun" will revert
once more TO the ways OF peace and
still the horrid din of battle with a
rousing minstrel song.
Program Is EyeEtful One.
This June the program at the uni
versity is singularly eventful one.
From the baccalaureate sermon on
Sunday morning to the final bali on
Wednesday night there is not a duh
moment. The attendance OF the alum
nj will surpass that of the last few
years. tho increase in numbers being
due in part to the special meeting
OF the medical graduates. a thousand
strong, OF whom several hundred will
return, and in part to the great in
terest that the University of Virginia
alumni all over the United States are
taking in class reunions. There will
probably be more distinguished mon
in attendance than ever before.
Among the alumni who have special
places on the program are: Senator
John Sharp Williams, 70, of Missis-
sippi; Hon. Armistead c. Gordon, '75.
OF Staunton. Va: Justice A. c. Car
son. 80. OF the Philippines; Rabbi
Edward ~ Caiisch. '0S, OF Richmond,
Va. In addition to these. distin-
guished gentlemen who are listed for
formal addresses there are many
noted figures in the reunion classes
of 90 and oil. among whom may be
mentioned: President Woodrow WILL
son. 81; Senator Claude A. Swanson.
SO. of Virginia; Congressman Swager
oHciicS, VI, VI fNeItuchy, MaTtln "A.
Morrison. Sc, of indiana; Edwin Y.
Webb, 90, of North Carolina, and
Henry Delaware Flood. SO, OF Vir-
ginia; Justice Robert s. Cockrell, 's1,
of the Supreme Court of Florida AL
fred r. Thorn, '76, counsel for the
Southern Railway: Lucian H. Cooke.
81, counsel for the Norfolk and West
ern Railway: Rev. Randolph H. Nc
Kim. 81, OF Washington. D. c.. and
Professor Crawford H. Toy, Sc. OF
Harvard University. Especially nu-
merous will be the artists, musicians
and other men OF talent back for re-
unions. Some of these are: r. Ora
ham Cootes '0l. Robert r. Kearfott,
IL, and George Shepherd, II. of New
York City; Carl Zeisberg, '13, of the
Philadelphia Evening LEDGE" and
John Powell, 'ol. the distinguished
pianist, OF Richmond, Va.
DIR. Black to Preach.
The .baccalaureate sermon this
finals will be delivered by DIR. Hugh
Black. who has been professor of
practical theology for the past ten
years In the Union Theological Sem
mary, New York City. Dr.. Black IL
! graduate 81 Glasgow HnIyeFdIfy, and
~ Treechnrch collsGe 0iah6pN. 80