Evening star., 1924-11-12
Y. M. |. 18Th BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED HERE
Alumni in Capital Hear Notable:
Among Schools Graduates
Speak at Dinner.

The Virginia Military Institute, its
leaders and its men were paid higf
tributes by the speakers at the meet.
ng of the local alumni chapter last
night at the Army and Navy Club
chief among whom was former Sena-
tor Charles J. Faulkner of West Vir-
@inia- The meeting and dinner com
memorated the eighty-fifth anniver-
sary of the founding of the institute
Maj. Gen. Samuel ID. Rockenbach
president of the Washington alumni
branch, and commander of the Tank
Corps. presided.
Mr.. Faulkner gave detailed histor!
of V. VI. l.. founded with it's frs
superintendent. Gen. Francis H
Smith, and a class of six men He out
lined it's growth. describing the deeds
Of its men in the four last wars OF
the Nation-the Mexican War, the
Civil War, the Spanish American Wa1
and the World War. The forces of the
Confederacy, Mr.. Faulkner stated
We're one-tenth commanded by the
men of V. NJ. T.
He also lauded the institute as a
power for peace, but declared thai
peace did not come by disarmament
but by readiness. II am man OF
neace, but will not have my face slap
ped without resenting it, he said. nc
soldier ever wants war, but knows
that the greatest ally of peace is
preparedness"
DIR. Glnzebrook Speaks.
DR.. Larkin Glazebrook. grandson
OF the founder of V. NJ. l., was the
next speaker. He spoke of "Old Bob,
a slave of Gen. Smith, who saved the
records of the institute during Hun
ter's raid in the Civil War by bury
ing them UNDER a dead horse in q
field, and asked that a fitting me-
mortal be erected at some near date
Judge Milton f. Elliott, president
of the Virginia Alumni Association OF
member of the class that Gen. Viii.
liam H. Cooke, the new superintend-
ent graduated from, also spoke.
Mr.. Chambliss outlined the service
of the new superintendent during the
Spanish American War and the
World War, saying that his record
had been one of service and sacrifice
He then introduced Gen. Cooke, who
set before the alumni his aims and
ideals of V. NJ. l., and declared that in
his opinion it ranked above Wes,
Point because of the traditions and
discipline of the place.
he meeting and declared that 1T was
lifting that Founders day should fall
upon Armistice day, for the men of
V. NJ I. have taken full share in
making it a day of peace as well as
ringing about victory to the armies
abroad.
Musical entertainment was provided
oy II. NJ. Lloyd and Hardee Chambliss.
The committee in charge of the din
ner was composed of Capt. P. st.
Julian Wilson, Stuart B. Marshall and
H. NJ. Lloyd. Other members of the
alumni association and guests who
were present included J. N. Eaugh,
Hardee Chambliss, T. NJ. Chambliss,
Fl. T. Cooke, John Cooke, w. F.
Dennis, B. l. Hardin, N. B. Hawkins,
F. J. Heiberger, E. A. Hickman, G. A.
Howard, D. M. Lea, G. Brown Miller,
William D. Munroe, George T. Mum
ford, G. L. Nicholson, w. S. Poage, c.
J. Rixey, William A. Roberts, S. D.
Rockenbach, E. H. Russell, E.
Marshall Rust, l. H. Saunders, Conrad
syme, Sam A. Syme. T. H. Talia-
ferro, J. D. Taylor, H. M. Turner, j.
L.. Waring, c. F. Wilson, Jennings c.
Wise, H. T. Nicholson, w. Couper, K
King, ]. c. Cobb, w. J. Robertson,
D. V. Johnson, Aristides Moreno, DR..
Llewellyn Powell, H. Colonna, J. B.
Keller, H. c. Byrd, Judge Milton E.
Elliott, Charles P. Light, DR.. Larkin
Glazebrook and William F. Thyson.