Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
ALABAMA.
DEMOPOLIS.
Full Details of a Wedding in High Life
 School Exercises.


 Demopolis, June 5.-(Special Core .spondence)--One of the most brilliant weddings that has ever occurred in this town, and one in which most interest has been centered, took place at Trinity church this evening at o'clock The contracting parties were Miss Loulse Michael and John B. Meriwether. There was no necessary delay but at the ap- pointed hour the bridal party arrived at the church doors and to the SOIL straiIls of Mendelssohn wedding march, when pealed forth from the organ under ehe slxillful hands of Mrs. F. c. Lyon they marched slowly down the aisle III the following order
 First came the ushers, who were Messrs. John Marsall, Val Iaylor, Wins MeriWether and c. Tom Breithhsa then came the maid of honor Miss Adale Michael. and the bridesmaid, Miss Dalsy Meriwether following them came the lovely bride, leaning on the arm oi ilel father. Mir George J. Michael AS .nsy reached the chancel they were met py the groom and his best man, Juose Jonii .lil C. Anderson, who came from the Vestry room. The impressive ceremony or the Episcopal church was then read py Dr. L A. Harrison, during which from the organ there fioated the exquisite melody of the song You. t.t,,,
 As the last words were spoken W., Whicli made John B. Meriwether and Louise Michael man and wife the music changed into the grand "Lohengrin march, U which the party moved out of the churoh'
 The happy young couple left on the S:30 train for Chattanooga, rom WliG.t ~! point they will go to various places III the north and east. They start out on life's pathway with the promise of every thing which should attend perfect happl- ness. and that this will always be tneli fortune is the sincere hope of your corre- spondent ..,, ;ns+i-
 The graduating exercises ot the , lilsIi, ute took place last night al the Ypei" house, with the following programmes
 Chorus-"Spring Song" (Giebe2;
 Essay-"S Southern Literature Miss Maggie Mercer. -.,l.t.4>
 GIee club-"Fly Forth My Song AbD.
 Essay-'Woman's Progress" Miss Ma " Givens. a,.,o,,.
 Conferring of degrees, by the president:
 Annual address, by A. D. Pitts or Selma.
 Report of board of trustees.
 . Glee club-"Twilight."
 There were but two full graduates Misses Mary Givens and Maggie Mer- cer Miss Mercer also received a certln- cate in music. Every number or the pro gramme was well taken, the whole fur- nishing one of the pleasantest evenings that has ever been given even by this ln- stitute so famed for the excellence Of It's entertainments. The address by A D. Pitts, Esq, of Selma proved one of the most masterly and eloquent that we nave ever listened to, and was fully in Keeping with the rest of the programme.
 As they came down the aisle all eyes were riveted on the beautiful and classic features of the bride, who was the very embodiment of the perfection of natures s handworlS. being gowned in an elegant mousselin de soie, over which there float ed in filiny gracefulness drapery or white silk gauge, with trimmings or or ange blossoms and lace.
 Demopolis, June 5.-The orders have been received by Captain Hayden to take the Rifles into camp at Mobile and the company is getting together prize drill team to compete for the silver cup which is offered by the citizens of the Gulf City to the best drilled infantry company in the state, and if they enter the list we know where our money will be placed.
 Capt Leon Morris and his team of ball tossers will leave here tomorrow for Greensboro, where they go to try issues with the team at that place. Several years ago we sent away from this place a team of ball players, or at least that is what they thought themselves. who left here with the light of victory al ready beaming in their eyes, and who had WOTQS or cOnOOleIlte diINdQy DI6- pared for the poor Greensboros, but when they returned the light had failed. They were literally wiped off of the face of the earth by the "school boy team" We sincerely hope that no such fortune awaits our team this time.
 At meeting of the board of trustees of the Marengo Female institute held in the banking establishment of Messrs. Prout & Robertson yesterday, Col. B. F. Elmore was elected on the board to fill the. vacancy caused by the death of Judge James T. Jones.
 Hon. A. D. Pitts made the hit of his life last night when he delivered the commencement address of this insti- ute. He announced that it was his pur- pose to speak in a general way Of the preparation of young womanhood Tor the battle of life. He declared in the be- ginning his inability and disolaimed his purpose to give any instructions as to big sleeves. stylish hats, etc. He pur- posed rather to speak of more serious things The condition of southern life as well for woman as Tor man had changed Chere he paid glowing tribute to the men and women who had lived under the old regime), and the duty of the hour was for every girl to prepare herself to meet these changed condi- tions. He recognized and yet deplored the conservatism which opposes women taking their places in the vacations of life where they are brought into con- tact and competition with men. He con tended that the true woman would be true anywhere, and that such work would not destroy or impair her woman Illness.
 A.plea was made for the development of girls along the line of their predom- inant talents and gifts, emphasizing the necessity of all being instructed in the homelier arts. Instances were cited in which proficiency in these has stood wo- men who had lost their homes and wealth in good stead. The line of cleave- age between the old conservatism of the south and the new radicalism of the north, where the andromaniacs ran riot, was the line along which he would have the women of the new south to