The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-01
ALUMNAE MEETINa-B.F.C

ALUMNAE MEETING-B. F. c.
The Alumnae Of Baptist Female College
| held their regular annual meeting Tues
day afternoon, beginning Mt 2:30 o'clock.
| in the College parlors. We could not give
a guess as to the number there, as the two
large rooms were crowded. Probably
sixty would be about the proper estimate.
Exercises were opened by prayer by
President Wilson, after which Mrs. w. IL.
Chiies delivered an address OF welcome. II
was short and pointed, full of congratula-
| tions for past success and hopes for
brighter future for the old school which
all loved 40 well.
Next came pretty vocal duet by Misses
Saliie Suggett and Edna Forsy the. The
graduating class OF 1895 was then admitted
into membership In the association. the
address Of welcome being by Mrs. Dunn,
| and the response by Miss Pearl Ferguson
The address and response were both short
and practical. Miss Flossie Charles then
entertained the audience with a beautiful
vocal solo.
| The event of the day was the reading OF
the general history, by Miss A ma Mount
Joy. Everybody knew that Miss Mount
joy would prepare something worthy OF
their attention, and they were not disap-
pointed. 1t was quite task, but she was
equal to the emergency. She congrat
ulated the school on its past history and
future prospects. and paid many compli-
ments to President Wilson and to Miss
Mary f. Hawkins. Miss Mounijoy was
ably assisted by Miss Annie Ludwigs, now
Mrs. Lee Dillard, to whom she accorded a
large share of the honor for preparing
the general history.
noticeable and pleasing feature OF
the history was the excellent manner in
which IL was read. There was no hesita.
tion, no fumbling Of the manuscript; bur
every word was plainly and distinctly
enuncisted, and the emphasis was such a.
to show that che was performing labor
, of love. The classes were all mentioned
from the beginning of the school to ths
present time, and most Of the classes wer,
represented by more or less correspond
ence. The first class after the reorgani
cation of the school was represented b,
Mrs. Eliza Cav Hyde, who contributed ,
beautiful and touching memorial on Mrs
, Ann Musgrove Allen, a member OF heI
class, who died since the last meeting.
1t was announced that Miss Mary +
: Hawkins was at home sick, this bein,
, the fret meeting she has failed to attend
We cannot attempt to notice the his
{ tory Of the classes. No synopsis could b,
D complete. Every letter was important
; and the audience listened closely to IL,
! stories of the women who have marie,
. the best men on earth, and are now a
7 home rearing the smartest aud pIetties
children and grandchildren that eve
lived. And the letters OF the ladies VIII.
: have not married, and pretend to be yer,
much disappointed because they have no
drawn husbands in the reat lottery OF life
A We think some of them overshot tn,
a mark, but II won't do to tell them 80.
Mrs. Hyde moved that a vote OF thank
be extended to Miss Mounijoy and he
assistant, Mrs. billiard. The vote wa
Q taken by rising, and was unanimous.
e recess OF ten minutes WAS taken, afte
I which the association WAS called to order
The minutes of the last meeting were rca,
9 by the secretary, Mrs. Hyde, and wer
approved.
T. The report OF the treasurer was read an.
. approved. 1t showed that the treasurer
Miss Peak, had collected s4C0 and ha,