The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-31
PEACE COMMENCEMENT
DR.. PEYTON n. HOGE breaches
THE SERMON THIS MORNING.
Tonight He Lectures on The Sa-
vior's Rible"- Exercises
Monday Night---Concert Tuesday



Evening.
The event of the week in Raleigh is
the annual commencement of Peace
Institute.
Rev. Peyton II. Hoge, d. D., of Will
mington, one of the most eloquent
pulpit orator in the South, will preach
the BaccIidureate sermon in the First
Fresby ,,rian church this morning.
This evening at eight o'clock he will
deliver his noted lecture on "The
Sav:0ur's Bible"
The pupils of the school, all dressed
in white, will occupy the middle row
OF seats in the church.
An elaborate programme of music
will be rendered by members of the
faculty and pupils of the School of
Music of Peace Institute.
The public will be welcome at both
the morning and the evening service.
Monday night the graduating eX-
ercises will take place in the chapel of
the Institute. Rev c. &. Vardell, of
Newbern, will deliver the address to
the graduating class. The diplomas
ard medals will be presented, and the
distinctions announced.
tuesday night the annual concert,
always an occasion looked forward to
by music lovers, viii be given.
SPECIAL MUSIC TO-DAY.
The following programme of special
music will be rendered by a choir of
selected voices at the First Presbyter-
ian church this morning:
Organ prelude.
A,,tba,,, tfGannt,,e ((o,,DJ
Otfertory. Not, o Israel"
(Buck), Prof. Vernon Darnall.
At the evening service:
Organ prelude
Anthem.-'R Remember thy Crea-
tor" (Marsh.)
Offertory-''Lead, Kindly Light"
sung by three young ladies'.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNAE.
The Alumnae Association Of Peace
Institute helds its ninth annual meet
ing on yesterday afternoon in the
library of the school. Miss Belvin,
the president, presiding. The class of
90 furnished the programme, which
was unique and successful. The class
numbers sixteen members, some gradu-
ating in English and Science, some in
English Language, two in the full
course, some in music, and others in
art. III
The programme was as follows:
Introduction of Glass.
Welcome by the President.
Class Song.
Bonfire.
Presentation of Memorial.
Song-tAu Revoir."
4 L. L.,
meeting, in which a committee was
appointed to consider and report upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of securing a perman-
emit Alumnae fund to take the place of
the yearly subscriptions. This COM
mittee consists of Miss Lizzie Bellamy,
chairman; Mrs. b. r. Lacy, Miss Char
lotte Brown, Miss Lucy Lewis, Miss
Susie Clark, Mrs. Terrell.
The officers selected for the coming
year are:
Mrs Sherwood, President.
Miss Bellamy, Vice-President.
Miss Edith Butler, Secretary.
Refreshments were then served, af-
ter which the meeting was adjourned
until June '97.
NORTH CAROLINA BLACKBERRIES
AHEAD.
A suggestive feature in the New
York truck market, as reported yester-
day, was that while strawberries fresh
from the near fields of Maryland and
Delaware were quoted at SO to 9 cents
quart" and no prices were mention
ed for such fruit from North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
where 1.-THE season" is over, North
Carolina grown blaclberries are
quoted at 16 to II cents, or from two
to five times the price of the Delaware
strawberries.
Moral Raise more blackberries.
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