The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-13

to have been spent for the annual fes-
tive event II TO be turned over to the
Red Cross society.
The exercises this year will last
three days-June 3. 4 and 5--and
they viii be made as simple and as
Instructive as possible. Several prom
inert physicians will he present, while
Invitations have been extended both
Secretary OF the Navy Josephus
Daniels aud Secretary OF War Newton
D. Baker. Both OF these officials are
expected to attend.
On Sunday evening at Sis o'clock
The baccalaureate sermon is to be
preached by the Rev. Fred r. Chen
auit. in Broad Street Methodist
church, AT 1890 the following morn
ing the board of visitors will hold Its
annual meeting in the college. Mon
day evening al 40 o'clock the Medi-
cal College OF Virginia Alumni as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting. at
which Secretaries Daniels and Baker
are expected to. be present. On this
occasion an address will be made by
Colonel Louis u 1aGarde, retired
army officer. and now special COM
missioner on military surgery and
hyEicne. For several weeks Colonel
J>sGarde has been delivering special
lectures twice a week at the medical
college here. AT the present time he
is acting as interpreter for Marshal
Jofrre. the eminent French army Of
ficer. who Ia now touring the United
States. Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock the alumni association will
hold its annual business session and
the address will be made by DR.. A.
d. Tvnes of stanton.
From II 10 2 o'clock the same day
estvS l.. -
the alumni association will hear war
talks and learn 90 what is expected
Of physicians, dentists and pharma-
cists during the time of war. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by DR.. Rob
ert Bryan, who has seen service in
France during the European conflict
and who only recently returned to
this country; Major J. Fulmer Bright,
of the Richmond Grays' battalion.
coroner of Henrico county and a we'll
known Richmond physician. who will
tell Of the camp side. and DR.. j. NJ.
Hughes, who will talk from the dem
standpoint
The finals are to be held Tuesday,
June S. at $40 o'clock in the City
Auditorium at which time DR.. Ed
ward n. Calisch, rabbi OF Beth Aha
bah synagogue. will be the princl-
pal speaker. The class of graduates
TINS year Is the largest IN the his
tory of the Richmond institution. No
less than ITS are to receive diplomas
There are 1903 from the medical de-
partment and eighteen who were TAX
en- from the Medical College of North
Carolina during the 1914-I5 session
by special arrangement: twenty SIX
from the dental. and thirty-one from
the pharmacy department.
In compliance with request from
the department at Washington to en-
courage enlistment In the naval re-
serve corps, special meeting was held
by the faculty of the Medical College
Of Virginia on April II, and hfteer
men were graduated in order that they
could answer the country's call. There
were something like eighteen who de.
sired to enlist for service. but sick.
ness prevented the others from Join.
( ing at that time. Nine of the mer
We're sent to the naval hospital o.
Norfolk, while six were assigned to &
similar institution at Washington
When these men left they were giver
/ certificates. and they are to receive
! their diplomas at the coming exer
cises