The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-09-16

showed to advantage the rich green OF
holly and jasamine decorations. Outside
there was lovely wreath suspended
with satin ribbons over the corner stone.
Right here We will mention beautiful
coincidence. 1t is, and has been for
years, DR.. Lander's custom to write
every morning on the black board a
"Gem Text from the scriptures and the
verse which in ordinary succession fell
on the cornerstone anniversary was as
follows: "Now therefore 70 are no
more strangers snd foreigners, but fellow
citizens with the saints and or the house
hold of God ;. and arc built upon the
foundation Of theapostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief
corner stone.p .Eph. I1,sxx. The chapel
was thronged and Gro wded to its utmost
capacity by IN in intelligent and appre-
ciative audience.
Mr.. Kirkland's address on "Female
Edueation"7 was an eloquent and
thoughtful essay, m earnest plea for
the elimination of the superficial and
for the deeper. broader higher
culture of woman; for after all it is wo-
mans voice that ''shapes the whisper of
the throne" and ''the hand that rocks
the cradle sways the world.n Mr.. Kirk
land closed with q beautifuisiad elegant
tribute to the alumnac, sompsring
them and their influence at homo and in
society, to the graet violets and daises
and the stately magnolias. Colonel j.
G. Clinkscales, school commissioner of
Anderson County, very military looking
however, followed with what he called
"local talk" although we thought
some of his illustrations, rather ultra,
yet taken as a whole his lecture abound
cd in brilliant thoughts and novel ideas,
to say nothing Of the scintill.tions Of
wit that fairly brought down the house.
After an impressive benedictioa the au-
dience proceeded to the Spring Park
where IN elegant collation. was spread.
The young America Brass Band of
Anderson furnished splendid music for
the occasion. After dinner the whole
Park .rescmbled some immense home
parlor, into which all the absent ones
had gathered. The refrain of beauti-
full song was constantly recurring to me
''and Oh! it fills my heart with joy to
meet my friends once more" At p. IN.
the Alumne met in the College parlors
Prof. j. NJ. Lander introduced Prof. De
Camps of the Grcenville Conservatory
of music, who with his bright fIttlc SON
gave US charming duet on the piano and
violin. After our guests had retired,
the Alumnae proceeded to business by
electing US Chairman. We protested,
hut protests being out Of order. we
were led to the Chair by the graceful
Mrs. Prince with all our "blushing hon
ors thick upon u.s. On calling the roll
it was found that twenty graduates
were present Of the original fifty-six,
thirty-three Of whom were absent and
three Of whom have crossed over the
River unto the Section Triumphant.
The attendance was considered a fair
proportion Of our number, for our COM
panions arc scattered from the shores of
the Potomac on the north to where un-
der the burning tropics, the mighty
Amazon flows forth to meet tho sea.
Tho following officers were elected :
Mrs. Matte Lander Prince, President :
Mrs. Ella Coke Cromer, Vice President !;
Miss Matte Brown, Recording Sccre.
tary Miss Lila Prince, Corresponding
Secretary; Miss Ella Smith, Treasurer
Miss Lizzie Alexander, Aluinnae Editor
Of the Maid. Misses Zcigler, Pinson
and Mrs. Turner were appointed an Ex-
ecutive Committee. Mrs. Ciinkacslcs,
Mrs. Fouche and Mrs. Muller were ap.
pointed Committee on music. Mrs.
Fannie Sharp Boyd. Of st. Joseph Mis-
souri, and Miss Cara Featherstonc of
Belton, S. C. were appointed Esssyists
for the next meetingin August 1885.
It was intended to have the Spring Park
illuminated on Thursday night, but the
weather being unfavorable the College
Chapel and parlors were threwn open
70 visitors. The Pelzcr String Band
| was in attendance. The occasion was q
most enjoyable one the music of the
Band fonted in at the windows, the
bass-violin seemed to say deeply, dig.
tinctlY, -''Can / forget that night in
June upon the Danube Rivcr'' and the
tremolous violin sighed back .'Never
ah, never!' Beautiful forms and man.
ly figures passed and repassed in end.
less promenade. The night was deli
ciously cool. everything conspired to rem
der ita scene of fairy enchantmcnt
never to be forgotten, gilded mile.
stone on lifc's roadway. Prof McChas.