The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-03
SCHOOL FINALS CROWD
STAUNT0N WITH GUEST
Four Gold stars For Heroes Fren
stanton Military AesdeMy-PaG-
cant at Mary Baldwin.


Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Staunton.. Va, June 5.--Closing exer-
cises of the Mary Baldwin seminary
and the staunton Military academy
featured the society gaieties OF the
week. which were augmented by the
closing exercises OF the Augusta Mill
tary acadmy at Fort Defiance. and Of
the Fishburne Military school. at
waynesboro Each attracted fr m
many points In the state and from for
ty-two other states. parents and reia-
tives OF the girls and boys participat-
ing in the final exercises. The hotels
and boarding houses OF the city were
crowded to overlooking and many of
the homes of the city were opened to
accommodate the visitors. a number Of
whom motored from distant states.
Pleasing music recitals preceded the
spring pageant on the lawn at Mary
Baldwin seminary on Monday. the ex-
ercises having been carried over from
Saturday on account of inclement
weather Even on Monday the rain
descended, but the girls In attractive
costumes went through the various
tableaux and gracefully performed the
dances,
On Tuesday the commencement ex-
ercises were held. and Miss Mary
Frances ogg. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
E. Linwood ogE, OF this city. was
| awarded the scholarship medal, consid-
cred the highest honor within the gift
of tho school,
Cadets of the stanton Military
academy held their fuil-dress mount
Ing, and drills on Tuesday and We'd
nesday mornings and afternoon. and
on Wednesday night At the New Thea
ter announcements were made OF the
best drilled company. OF the best
drilled Individual cadet as follows;
Best drilled ompany-Company r.
The little fellows whose executions
In drill were pronounced wonderfully
accurate Best drilled cadet--C e
oliver J. r. Nelson. OF Company n.
An impressive part OF the COM
mencement exercises OF stanton Mill
tary academy WAS the presentation of
swords by members Of the companies
| to the following captains To Cadet
Csrtain A. T. Wright. OF Company -;
TO Cadet Captain Norman Weduus. Of
| Company c: to Cadet Captain Alwyn
Bishop, of Company A: to Cadet Cap
! tain Bennett Wagner. OF Company r,
| and the presentation Of silver loving
Gun TO Cadet Captain r. NJ Rrowinski.
Of Company E, with the roster of the
| company and all officers names en-
| graved thereon. The Giles loyalty
awards were made 20 Cadet Captain
A. l.. Wright, nrst loyalty cup: to
| cadet Major J. Newton Lummus. sec
! ord loyalty cup, and TO Cadet Lieu
| tenant l. n. Wilkinson. loyalty watch
/ fob,
| In Honor Of Heroes.
| Over the stage was the service flag
| Of stanton Military academy, with
/ 2ss stars thereon. and four brilliant
stars giowed above all others. In mem :
| orv Of the following: Charles W.
| Adams. ex-ca6et. iaoa-fsi2. sergeant
First North Carolina infantry. died in
/ camp. July. 1917; Alvin Fairbanks
/ Hahn, ex-eadet. isiz-iaf3. bcatswain's
mate United States navy. lost when
| surply ship Lake More was torpedo ed
| In European waters. April 1918; Claude
| E. Misusses. ex-cadef. 1907. private
| ie7nd machine gun battalion. died In
France, November. 1917: Phelps Collins,
ex-cadet isf2-1sf3. captain. aviation
/ section. South Carolina, killed In COM
| bat with enemy machine. March. 1918.
| On Monday night the Exeter club.
| OF stanton Military academy. gave
/ ftffi-dresx dance at the Beverly hotel.
| which was attended by upwards OF sew
| enty~nv couples. and on Tuesday night
| the Anal ball was given at the Staun-
ton Military academy mess hall. at
/ which there were more than 500
couples II was one Of the most eiah-
/ CRATE and successful dances of the sea-
/ son.
| On Thursday night Professor Lewis
| @. Thomas gave a very pleasing n,u-
| steal at Stuart Hall. to which the
| friends of the institution were In
/ vited.
I xtaunscn Public schools.
/ The program for the closing exer-
cises OF the staunton public school Is
announced A. follows;
Friday night. June 7. literary socie'
ties contests.
saturday night. Jun. 8. class eeIe-
bration.
Tuesday night. June II. commence
| ment exercises There are eighteen
| girls and seven boys in the graduating
| class this year. All exercises Will be
held In the Beverley theater
! Rev yohn Mcverry. Of winchester
| former pastor OF ST. Francis church
In this city. was visitor here this
| week.
/ L. r. Peck. Of this city. has arrived
| in San Francisco. from trip to the
Orient
Mr.. and Mrs L. a. Enslew and Miss
Marguerite Ensiow. OF Ric m o d
1
Mrs A. NJ. Howison and daughter
Miss Ellen. have returned from a
motor trip to Atlantic City where the,
spent several weeks.
/ Rev. w. @. Mcdowell. rector OF EN-.
manuel church. and Rev. ". @. Huili.
hen. rector OF Trinity Episcopal
church. attended the council OF the
diocese of Southern Virginia In Lynch.
burg this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X. Hcgs are
visiting in Norfolk.
Mrs w. A. Swimley. ef Winchester
visited in Staunton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rives Goodall. OF Dur.
ham. n. c.. are the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. McChesney Goodall, on Gospe'
Hill.
Members of the Tuesday club save
a beneft dance. tennis. golf and card
party at the Country cluR pn Wednes'
day afternoon. More than 200 people
| attended and the evenings entertain
ment was most charming
Al stuart Hall.
Rt Rev Bishop A. c. Thomson. o.
Portsmouth, will deliver the baccalau'
reate sermon to the students OF Stuart
Hall on Sunday morning at II o'clock
The class day exercises were held this
afternoon. The closing exercises o.
Stuart Hall win Be held Monday morn
ing at IL o'clock at which time diplo'