Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
ALUMNI BANQUET.
The Annual Banquet of the Snow
Hill High School Alumni
Association.

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The annual banquet of the Snow Hill
High School Alumni Association, as stat
ed in our issue OF last week, was given
Friday night, June 30th, To late for AN
account to appear in last weeks issue.
At nine O'Clock the guests began To arrive
and were welcomed by the Reception
Committee. composed of Misses Florrie
Vincent. Mary Scarborough. Adele
Spence, Nora Dryden and Mcssrs. Thos.
Humphreys Spence. William Alexander
Eckcls, Franklin Cpshur and Harry
franklin Covington. At ten o'clock the
fifty members and guests present entered
the Banquet Hall and soon were engaged
in the business uf the hour Reaching
from one end Of the room 10 the other
and from side To side, arranged in the
form Of cross. and beautifully decora
ted with palms. plants and cut flowers,
and the banquet lamps with their tinted
shades casting softened light over all.
the long tables presented to the eye
scene long to be remembered with pleas
ure. Happy faces beamed with the
pleasure of the occasion. After the last
course was served began the feast OF
reason and flow of soul" Only an hour
or two before the time, the Committee
with regret received word from Mr. .Ino.
Moore one Of the trustees Of the school
that he would be unable TO attend on ac-
count of sickness. Mr.. Chas. S. Richard
son, however, being man of fluent
tongue and ready speech was called upon
by Mr. Thos Humphreys Spence. the
toast master. for response to the toast
to the Snow Hill High School" Mr..
Richardson In the course of his remarks
took occasion to speak i'm complimentary
terms of the interest taken in the work
of the school by all the Trustees and oi
the careful oversight by the Board of
Commissioners. Mr.. Lewis CovingtOn
Boehm happily acknowledged the com
pliment to the "Class of '93 Mr.. Will
over two hundred miles to attend the
reunion of the alumni, in his Memories
OF the Past" spoke of his sincere attach
ment TO all things connected with the
school and recalled many instances of his
three years rs Principal. BY the close
attention and interest which was given
him and by the faces of all his old friends.
and pupils. who are all his friends. 1t
was plainly seen that TO his listeners also
the memories of the past" were pleasant
indeed. Miss Mary l.. Spence in a man
chosen words spoke up for The Young
Man of the Nineteenth Century" and in
cidentally guycd some of his little pecu
liariiies Mr. Harry Franklin Covington.
it was plain TO he seen. has made a life
study of "The Young Woman Of the
Nineteenth Century" and he managed
his subject as well. certainly, as such an
intractable one can he treated. Mr..
William Francis Johnson kept strictly
within the limits of his text when he
spoke on "Possibilities,' and his re-
IIhIhS WcIC Win EttdN
Mr.. Franklin Upshur proposed a toast to
the Committee in charge of the affair and
10 the Toast-mastcr and President. Mr..
Spence, which was drank standing Es-
pecial credit is due 10 the young women
on The committee for the great success of
the banquet, and "here's To them" the
Committee was composed Of the Misses
George Smith, Margaretta Station, Sadie
Payne, Minnie Vincent. Mary Scar
borough, and Mcssrs. Charles $.
Richardson, John w. Station and VIM {.
Powell The Committee in charge of
the music was Misses Minnie Vincent,
Julia Fooks. and Mary Spence. Between
the courses and between the toasts the
guests were favored with both insiru-
mental aud vocal music. 4 solo by Miss
Minnie Vincent and several songs by the
Snow Iiill Quartette" aud violin music
by MIR. Carlisle Baker were the features