Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-19
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MEMBERS THIS YEAR
ERALS in Progress at Lexington.
Tuesday Is Alumni
Day.
OPENING mop LAST NIGHT
Governor Davis, General lie Jcnnc,
Secretary of War Weeks anil
Many Others Attend West Point
of South'S" Commencement.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l


LEXINGTON VA. June lS-Thc
closing exercises of tho academic
year Mt the Virginia Military In.
stitute began today with a review
OF the corps OF cadets by the super
intcndcn;. General T., ". Nichols
The final examinations ended yester-
day.
The attendance is unusually large.
The graduating class is the laruce,
n the history Of the institute. mum
herring ll5. There are several class
reunions on the program and alumni
from all quarters are here
Among the PROMINENT; men who
are here now or who will he
here for the graduation OK
+ crcscs on Wednesday and tho final
ball "Wednesday nicht are Secretary
of War Weeks. Governor Davis. him
self "a graduate or the institute:
Major-Gcncral Commandan; John \.
LcJurc, OF the United States Marine
Corps. Representative e. Bascom
Slcmp ana Colonel T. q. Smith, OF
birmingham. Ma
Tomorrow morning the haccaIau-
reato sermon Will he delivered in the
Jackson Memorial HALL by the Rev
James ]. Vance, pastor OF tho First
presbyterian Church. Nashville. Tenn.
The exercises OF each day viii he
opened with guard mounting fol-
lowed IN the morning with num-
her of drills. including infantry. ar
tiilery and cavalry The afternoons
VIII I've devoted to military programs.
followed by dress parade and bat
TALON reviews.
Hold Opening Hop.
The opening hop. the first OF the
social functions. was held in the
gymnasium tonight The final ger
man will take place Monday night;
General and Mrs Nichols will give n
reception at tho smprrintcndcnt's
headquarters on Tuesday night. fol
lowed Ivy the Monogram Club HOP.
and the final bal! Will he held OF
Wednesday night.
Tuesday has been designated as
alumni day. In the morning the an
Enal meeting of the alumni associa-
ton will be held.
The board of visitors are now hold
Ing daily sessions.
List of Grnduatc-.
The graduating class consists OF
= the following:
J.. ~. Allen. Jr., Marlin. Tex: Il Il
Arlington, Richmond. Va; j. Il Ash
:. Icy, Mckinnry, Tex, J. e. Ayros. hc-
escomac Courthouse. Va, Z. H. BAL
four, Jr. Norfolk, Va; /. T. barrow.
Fort Norfolk, Va; NJ *. Berry.
: Vernon. Ten; \. Black well. Hcnder-
son. Ny; j. l.. Ruatwrirht. Ports
@mouth, Va; A. j. Bond. Richmond.
y, c. Bowles, Jr., Columbia, Va. c. w.
Bowman. Jr.. Brownsville. Pa; \.
Brockcnbrough. Jr., Richmond. II. 4,
Christian, Lynchburg; IL w Clark
son. Los Angeles. Cal; Il. C. Cobb.
Portsmouth, Va; II. II. Cooke, Charles
Town. w. Va: q. H. Cosby. Jr..
14ynchburS, Va; J. T.. Craig, Deer
field Va; J. +. Crist. MONTGOMERY.
Ala: J. + Crockett. Dublin. va:
r.. =. Davidson, Washington: W. T.
Davis. Madison Fla; y. W bearing,
Washington; II W. pickcrson. Rich
mond; Il. r. Dickson. organ cave.
w. Va: II. u. Draper. Santa Barbara.
Cal: r. q. DUFF, Saginaw. Mich: A. w.
Embrcy. Fredericksburg; a. Emmcr-
son, Portsmouth. Va: j. s Estes.
Danviile: II. H. Evans. Church View.
Va J. C. Fain. Oklahoma city.
Okla; II. T. Foster. Lake Charles.
La; w y. Fuller. Danvillo
II. w. Garrow. Ill, Houston. Tex;
c, y. Gilbert, Bonner. La, j NJ
Jr.. Norfolk; W = Gridlcy. Fayotto-
Vile. y. G. J. {. Haean. Richmond:
j. I. Hamilton. AuniStou. Alaa r. T..
liarwood. Lr, Trenton. Tenn: - r
Ingram. Hichmont II r Ir.ys.
frankfort, Ky. " T. Johnston
GlueHeld, W. Va 8; w Jones. Nor
folk Va; H. Jones San. angelo Ten. .
j. II. Jordan. EGstland. Ten; +. {.
Kane. YOUNGSTOWN. ohio: W NJ King.