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Show OUR MILITARY ACADEMY. Centennial Anniveisary Exercises Begun Yesterday. West Point, N. Y, Jul) a The centennial centen-nial annlcrnr exercises of the I'nltefl States mllltar) academy begin today and win combine until Thutslas, when tho present first-class cadets Ilfo-rnur mem-bers. mem-bers. will b. graduated The committee of officers to receive tho visiting graduates gradu-ates wero kept bus) riio Ilrst und second clitsses nf cadets demonstrated to the board of visitors to-da) to-da) the manner of pontoon and spar brldgo building CScn MIlis arrived an o clock and was honored wlih 11 salute A luncheon was served In the assembt) room of the Memorial Me-morial ball for the gradtitttes and iormcr cadeta of the military aeadem) v Tho graduates nut In tho assetnbl) halt nnd nt t 0 clock mnrched to Thner hall The other krnduates lu the order of elisi.es followed The class of 1M2 and all preceding classes wero prnveiled with seats on the stage Other clisses vitro sealed tonelher In the bod) nr the hull The meeting was called to order h) Oen John U McCalmnnt a graduate of the class of 1S12 Oen John M Schofleld, of the class of 1M1, president of the association associa-tion of trraduulcs, dellveied nn address. Oen Thomas J. Wood, diss of 4V a velernn of the Mexican war ihllvered nn nddress In which he alluded tn Incidents of that memorable period Then followed fol-lowed addresses bv Oen T H lluirer. class nf 'I (Union) and Oen I. Porter Alexinder class of fl7 (Confederate) Tho next speaker huh Col II J McClcmand, class of 'TO After the completion of the exercises, the regular meeting of the Assoejition of Graduates was held In Tlinjrr hall. |