The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Close OF she, Session MT Southern re
mnIc College.

Petersburg, Va, June l6 (SpeciaD.-
Ihe commencement exercises of the
Southern Female College. of which Prof
A. X. Davis is principal, took place, to.
day in the hall OF the Young MEMS Chris.
tian Association, and were quite largely
attended. The full graduates. A. b.. de
gree, were: Rosa Irving Balm. Nellie Col.
Ems Cooke. Hibernia McllMaine Friend,
Emma L!letia Pyle, Carrie May Waugh
an, Louise Watts thinner, of Peters
burg; Fleetwood, of Waverley:
Salife Machin Powell. OF Emporia, Va.
Full graduates: Virgie Lanier Jarvis,
of Petersburg.
in Schools-DiStingu!shed
graduate in English and history: Laura
Lee Br.ggs, of Emporia, Va; Annie Hill
Butcher, of Petersburg.
~D:st!nguShed gaaduute in French:
Annie Hill Butcher and Louisa Hartley.
Of Petersburg.
Graduates in French-Mary Lou Hart
ley and Ed Virginia Jones, of Peters
burg.
Distinguished graduate in Latin-An-
ME Hill Butcher, of Petersburg.
Distinguished graduates in natural
sclence-Laura Lee Briggs. of Emporla
Lalua Hartley. of Petersburg; Mary Lou
Hartley, of Petersburg: Pearl Sydnor
Hawkes., of Willville: Alice Robinson
seward, of Petersburg; Virgie Badger
Slater, of Petersburg.
in natural science-Annie
Hlll Butcher and Ella Virginia Jones. OF
Petersburg. ~
Distinguished graduate lin moral phil
osophy-Annie Hill Butcher, of Peters
burg.
Distinguished graduate tn ~elocution-
MaDllie Alice Willard, of New York CITY.
Nieualists-Mathematica: Carrie May
vaughan, OF Petersburg; Latin, ,Hiber-
ma Nlcliwatne Friend, of Petersburg:
English and history, Louisa Watts Zim-
mer. or Petersburg: moral philosophy.
Emma l.. Pyle, of Petersburg: French,
Sallie Madru Powell. of Emporia. va
and Hibernia McIlwaene Friend Of
petersburg; German. Carrie May Waugh
an, OF Petersburg: natural science. Vir-
gle Badger Slater.
Intermediate medal-BessIe Gibson
Chamberlayne OF Petersburg; prepare
tory medal. Lucy Pryor Friend. of Pc
tersnurg; piano music, Sallie Machin
Powell, of Emporia; singing, Lizzie
Montgomery Leath, of Burkevile. ant
Annie Lee Chanbless. Durand. Va: elo-
eution. Mabille Alice Willard, of New
york CITY; writing. Hattie Randolph
jones' Duranhd, Va; urinary medal.
Archie Graham Friend. of Petersburg.
specially distinguished students-Jane
Sheppard Budd, Bessie Gibson Cha
Jayne. Annie Lou Edwards. Archie Ora
'N'' isuNS i INDT fI.cnu, Josie
jackson Friend. Ethel Elizabeth McGul
Helena Watkins Jones. Olivia Virginia
lodge, Annie Pickrell McKenney An
NE Rebecca Pyle, Alice Robinson Sc
ward. Rosa Marie Stone. Helen Patter-
son Nenable.
me annual concert o place tonight
IN the Young Mems Christian Assoc!a-
uion nan IN the presence Of a large and
cultured audience. The name In which
The young ladies acquitted alhemselvcs
reflected credit 10Th upon themselyes
and their instructors.
KEY. >. Is. Winn. pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. I'm this civ
received a letter to-day from j. p. Fitz-
gerald. secretary of che Board of Truc-
Ices OF 1ampden-Sidney College, inform
INK him tAat at the recent meeting of the
board the honorary degree OF d. ID. was
conferred on him in recognition of his
attachments in letters and of his services
to tbs church.
a committee from the PETERSBURG
o,reVs VIII wait on Mr.. Alexander Ham
llton tomorrow and request him TO ac-
cepS the captalncy of the The
committee was to have waited on him
to-uay. but he was not in thu city. Mr.
Hamilton is a prominence lawyer here.
petersburg Chapter. Daughters of the
~I.orfederacy, ave elected the following
dclegass to the meeting OF the Crane
Division. to be held in Richmond JUN
lsi: Mrs. r. l.. Watson. Mrs. Herbert
Page. Mrs. Robert w. Collier and Mrs
j. II. McClery.
MIR James r. Van Pelt. formerly OF
New Jersey, n0w OF Prince George
county, and Miss Mamie Il. Carr. of Din
widdie county, We're quietly married this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the residence
of Rev. a. j. Fristoe, pastor 90 Sec
ond Baptist Church. by whom the cere.
mony was performed. The couple will
reside in the future at City Point.
BIDS FOR the completion of the Second
BAPTIST Church will be opened next Sun
DAY. 1t is proposed 10 complete the
caurch as soon as possible.
y young white man named Joe Jonas
who was found IN an unconscious condi.
ton in Ellrick. Chesterfield county to-
DAY, was brought to the jail in THIS city
phis afternoon. speechless. for treat
ment. Jones Jones had been struck at
the back Of HIS ear with a single Hit,
but by whom is not known. His con.
d.tion is considered quite critical.
Mr.. II. w. DeHoven. one of the tea oh
ers in the Sunday-school OF the NIarke,
Street NJ. +. Church took his class out
10 El!erV!lle. Chesterfield county. on a
picnic excursion this morning. There
was quite a large number OF invited
guests.