The daily gazette., 1880-06-17
FIRST EDITION.
The AIumnae Reunion.
A PLEASANT EVENING IN THE COL
LEGE ORATORY.

LEGE ORATORY.
The annual reunion of the Alum
me of Wesleyan Female College
was held in the College Oratory last
evening, and as usual, was attended
by large and delighted AUDIENCE
Mrs. A. j. Rumfofd, of Wilmington,
conducted the exercises in the alb
sence of the President, Miss Sue
Colt, of Baltimore.
The exercises opened with an in
strumental solo. "Grand Polka de
Concert" by Mrs. Susie Schofeld
Berry, of Chester, Pa, delivered
with all the brilliancy of touch and
faultless execution, that rendered
this lady's performances the great
features of previous reunions and
Wesleyan commencements. She
was loudly applauded.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Rich
ard G. Jones, of Bridgeville, and the
corresponding Secretary, Miss Fran
ces A. Stevens, of Wilmington read
her report for the year. 1t was a
well-written paper devoid of the dry
details of an ordinary report, and
filled with fresh comparisons and
the choicest gems of sparkling COM
position. She welcomed the audi
ence, spoke of the reunited men,
bers of the Alumne, of the new
President of the College who though
stranger to many of the members,
was ever ready with warm well
come for all, and also of the two
members who had died during the
year. The reading of the report
was received with manifest express
sions of approval.
Misses Eva and Mary Taylor, OF
this city, two of the most charming
of all the vocalists Of the Alumn@,
saug, 1.-THE Blue Alsatian Noun
tains," one of the choicest gems OF
sentimental music, in a perfect and
attractive manner.
The recording Secretary, Miss
Annie d. johnson, of Pennington
read memoir of Mrs. Miriam Hitch
Gray, who died July 25th, 1879. She
came tow esleyan in the fall of 1867
graduated two years later, and was
married in 1872. The memoir allud
ed affectingly to her many merits
and to the beautiful lessons of hel
closing hours. Her last thoughts Of
her classmates and almost her last
words were, "tell them to be faith
full" The memoir was written will
exceeding grace and tenderness
which, coupled with the well mod
ulated tones of the reader, caused {
subdued hush to fall upon the audi
ence, and brought forth a momen
tary but genuine feeling of regre
for the ending of the young lif'
whose beauties and virtues had beel
so touchingly described.
"Aux Italiens," a descriptiv,
poem, was charmingly acclaimed b.
Miss Annie Stokes, of wilmington
The selection was a difficult one
but it was rendered with a skill ant
grace that brought out the full fore
of all the effective passages, ant
thoroughly infused the audienc
with the true spirit of the produc
tion. The declamatory powers G
this young lady have been regarde'
as the chief attraction of all Yves
leyan entertainments, and in this ei
fort, it was the unanimous judgmen
of the audience that she fairly eS
ceeded the most unreasonable eN
pections.
"Sweet Heart,' a vocal gem fror
Michael Balfe, was sweetly render
ed by Miss Lizzie Maris, of this cit,
and the pleasure Of the audienc
was manifested by hearty applause
Miss Emma Lyman, Of this city
followed with an essay on "Ou
Light" She spoke of the sun-th
great source of natural light-an
OF the wonderful velocity of its ray
; in travelling through space. A ra
! of light travels $4,000 miles in on
, second, and will girt the cart
: quicker than one can wink. She a
; luded to the effort of light on all M
; ture; and drew beauti full word pi'
= lures of sunrise and of the evening
! close. And then she spoke Of th
! glory of light Of that place of whic
: it has been said, "There shall /
. no night there"
l. Miss Jennie Stevens, of Wilmini
= ton, favored the sudience with
brilliant instrument al solo and Mi
Annie Metz, of Wilmington, folloN
ed with spirited defamation.
The closing item OF the program
Y was vocal solo, "A Leaf from Il
Spray" by Miss Mobile j. Kurtz, ,b
so splendidly was it rendered tn
a the audience rapturOusly demandC
It an encore. With reluctance the ia
d vocalist complied with the clamo
> Gus request, and sang that charmil
l. humorous selection, LAS I'd nothil
l. else to do" which wa s greeted wi
another storm Of applause.
J, Then the usual rece ption was he
X by the members of the Alumn@
o the College parlors, and continu
= until late hour.
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