The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-28
MEDICAL COLLEGE HAS
COMPLETED PROGRAM
Next Sunday by Rev. Fred
II. Chcnnult.
RICHMOND CHAPTER ORGANIZED
DIR. y. Garrett Nelson Has Been
Elected Prts;acnt-EHorts Will he
Maize 10 Form Chapters In Cities
Where Graduates Reside.

Commencement exercises of the
Medical College of Virginia will be
held June 2. 3, 4 and 5. All OF the
program is interesting and entertain
Ing from the students entertainment,
to be given in the auditorium OF John
Marshall High school, to the bene-
dictfon at the close OF the commence
ment exercises at the City Auditorium,
to which the public is cordially in
vited, no ticket being necessary for
admission.
Rev. Fred r. Chenault will deliver
the paccalaureate sermon at Broad
Street Methodist church Sunday, June
3. Rev. q. Freeland Peter will de-
liver the invocation at the commence
ment exercises and Rev. e. N. Calisch
Will address the graduating class.
Commencement Program.
Sunday. June 2, 8 p. M.--Col1ege
night-Entertainmen by students of
Medical College of Virginia, John
Marshall High school auditorium.
Sunday. June 8. s:15 p. M.-Baccae-
laureate sermon, Rev. Fred r. Che
nault. Broad-Street Methodist church.
Monday, June 4, 8 P. M.-Meeting
OF the board Of visitors. college build
ting. Twelfth and Clay streets: $3.50 y.
NJ. meeting of Alumni society. old
college building. Fourteenth and Mar
shall streets; address by president of
the society. Achilles l. Tynes. NJ. D..
stanton, Va: annual business SEES
sion OF alumni; 10 p. NJ. smoker
and buffet luncheon. new building.
Twelfth and Clay streets.
Tuesday. June 5, 10 A. M.-Meet-
ing Of Alumni society, new building.
sTNxraJ(vh ~ atr ~i,,v,
The War as n Affects Physicians,
Dentists and Pharmacists $40 p.
NJ. commencement exercises at City
Auditorium; public cordially invited:
admission without ticket: Invocation.
Rev. G. Freeland Peter: report of
years work. Stuart Mcclure. NJ. D..
dean; address to graduating classes.
Rev. f. n. Caiisch; comforting de-
srees, graduates Medical College of
Virginia. Stuart MCGUIRE. NJ. D.. dcans
comforting degrees. graduates North
Carolina Medical college. J. p. Mum
roe, NJ. D., OF Charlotte. N. c.; an
nouncement OF hospital appointments;
benediction.
Organize Chapter Here.
Last Thursday a large number of
the resident graduates in the depart
ments of medicine. dentistry and
pharmacy OF the Medical College of
Virginia me. and organized local
Alumni association, under the title
OF the Richmond chapter of the
Alumni association of the Medical
College of Virginia. DR.. j. Garnett
Nelson was unanimously chosen pres
iaent Other officers selected were:
First vice -president, DIR. J. NJ. Hughes:
second. vice-presidcnt, NJ. Fl. HUH
man: ecretary-treasurer. DR.. n. w.
Miller.
Committees were appointed by the
president to draft constitution and
bylaws. which will be submitted at
a called meeting to be held at the
college building. Friday. June /. at
/ p. NJ. The object of the organiza-
ton Is to bring the local graduates
Of the college into more active and
vital touch with the work OF the in
stitution and create In Richmond
sentiment for and a knowledge of the
fact that Richmond has become the,
leading medical center, of an the
Southern states
DR.. A. l.. Tynes OF Stanton. Va.
president OF the General Alumni as
ISOLATION. liz taking active steps to
arouse the interest Of the alumni in
the work OF the Medical College OF
Virginia. II IN his purpose to en-
COURAGE the organization of local
chapters in all cities where any con-
siderable number Of alumni live. and
through these agencies foster the
growth OF medical education in this
city.