Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-21
Y. NJ. |. CADETS OFFER
SERVICES TO GOVERNOR
General Nichols Wires That They
VIII Drill Militia Recruits
If Desired.
REVIEW BY GENERAL BARNETT
Commandant of Marine Corps Also
VIII Deliver Address to Graduates.
Attendance of Alumni Larger Than
I'm Any Recent Year.
Especial to The Timcs-D;spa,ch1

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LEXINGTON. VA. June 2o.-The
board Of visitors of the Virginia Mill
tary institute. in session here to-day.
authorized the superintendent, General
T.. W. Nichols, to tender to the Gov
crnor of Virginia the services of the
cadets If he desires them for drilling
recruits IN the state militia. a tcle-
gram to that effect WAS sent this after
noon to Governor stuart by General
Nichols Many of the graduates at
tending at the final exercises have re-
ccived orders from their States 10 re-
turn at once To join the militia
dozen left last night. and others will
go to-day. They include men from
New York. Georgia. the CaroIinas.
Missouri and other States Two cadets
who were members Of the state militia
before coming to tho institute have
been ordered home.
Acknowledgement ~ l.. Mills. chief
Of tho division Of militia affairs. War
department, who was TO have pre-
sented the Jackson Hope medals to-
morrow AT the final exercises. wired
Superintendent Nichols to-day that
conditions in the service would pre-
vent his coming.
Mator-Gcneral George IA nett COM
mandant of the United States Marine
Corps accompanied by his aid, Cap
tain Earl H. Ellis, reviewed the corps
Of cadets this morning and attended
the combat exercises held on the parade
grounds in the presence If large
number Of spectators. Tomorrow
General Barnett viii deliver the ad :
dress To the graduates The attend
ancc of alumni and other visitors is
larger than in any recent year. The
crowd at the dances has been so large
that President Henry Louis Smith. Of
Washington and Lee University. has
offered the use of the Washington and
Lee gymna stun for the final ball.
This offer has beer accepted. and work
now is being rushed on tho decorations
BOARD or VISITORS
NAMES STATE CADETS
+ The hcarl to-day appointed the fol-
lowing State cadets: First District l..
Stafford Boyd. WythevilIe: Third Dis
trict, Il. u. Williamson. Jr, Graham:
Sixth District, l.. y. Swain, Danville
Seventh District -. y. Huddle, wythe-
willie: Eighth District. IL S Havne.
. iF''s ~ I-I'' tiliI ipt>bl !tt, r. iSnrcn,
Leesburg; Fifteenth District. o Nalle,
Culpeper; Nineteenth District, D. H.
/ CraiChill, Lynchburg; Twenty-firs
! District. T +, Runncr. DanvilIe;
Twentyhfth District. ". y. Rawlings.
Lawrencevillc; Twenty-seventh Dis
tr!ct. \. f Gray. Homework: Twenty
ninth H:7trict, VI. e. Jackson. Peters
: burg; Thirtieth District, y. G. Carr.
Holland; AT large, Il. VI. Anderson,
Norfolk; +. " Berry, I.uray. f. u.
Knapp. Richmond X. {. Robertson,
Roanoke; S. c. Lacy, Winchester: H. c.
Robertson, Blackstone: alternates. w.
G. Paxton. Danville: r. Avis, Fishers
Vile; w VI. Newman, stephens City:
ID. Pittman. Luray; VI. II. Gcohagan.
Chase City; I. W. Roanc Fredcricks-
burg: II. Young, Blackstone: c. y.
Whitfield, Newsoms; F. s. Barrett
Newport News; f.. g. Kerlin. Roanoke:
a. Fl. Graham. Harrisonburg: J. c.
Wrekins, Suffolk
Cincinnati scholarships awarded
We're: Il. r. White. Leesburr: T. IL
Matson Roanoke; Percy Brown. Lex
ington.