Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-12
Reunion Of the NJ D.! ~ D
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The Alumn& Association of the Mary
Baldwin Seminary held series of delight
full meetings, beginning on Friday, May
18th. At II O'Clock the members and
guests were escorted to the chapel by the
ushers Misses Janet Woods, Lucy Walker,
Maggie McChesney and Mrs. Fannie Black
ley Gushing. The chapel was draped in
white and gold, vases of flowers bloomed
on every hand. crimson velvet chairs were
on the rostrum for the officers, while sus-
pended from the arch were the white letters
IA. F. S" tipped with gold, and beneath
the hanger I'M. b. 50 in gold with tips of
white. This was the tasteful work of the
Decorating Committee, Mrs. May Warden
and Misses Wayt and Bessie Young, as
sisted by the Misses Booker, Hamilton and
Cabell, embryo alumn@.
In the unavoidable absence of the Presi-
dent, Miss Mamie Tate, the meeting was
called to order by Mrs. Mccullough, the
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Timber
lake then occupied the chair while the toll
lowing presentation was made by Mrs.
Mccullough
PRESENTATION OF THE GAvEL.
The learned DIR. Jouett. the scholarly crit
, ic, from whom the liberal minded Dean Stan.
ley chad no Secrets once said to Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward 1--WE shall come In the future
to teach almost entirely by 6iograpAy We
shall begin with the life that is most familiar,
sThe Life of Christ, and we shall more and
more put before our children the great exam
pies of persOns's lives SO that they shall have,
from the beginning, heroes and friends in
their thoughts
Once upon time, as the fairy tale begins,
that time when the cottages were matched
with pancakes end the little roasted pigs ran
about with knife and fork in their backs
crying "come eat me" and the little birds
built their nests in old mems boards, the
fairy god-mother sent little baby girl to a
town we all know and love.
This babe grew into childhood, studious and
mothers garnet, and read, all the morning
long.
She became scholarly Christian maiden,
and when the pious and charitable women Of
her town founded school on the order of
Thomas Guthrie's famous Ragged Schools, -
this modest girl was asked to assist in this
labor of love. Then she established school
of her own, busy throng of loving pupils,
who still speak with pleasure Of school-days
spent in 1.-THE Beehive Seminary
Grown more courageous, our heroine, a wo-
man now. took a wise friend into counsel with
her, and in those days that tried mems souls,
amid the bowling storms and des0lating sor-
rows of war; she undertook greater work, a
school for women. AS revered friend then
wrote in his journal, "no man would have I'M
dertaken the work at this time, nor could sue
coed at it. Women receive assistance which
men cannot get.'' But God raised up friends
on all sides, fair peace again smiled upon the
land, and for full generation she has educa-
ted her ''girls'' and is now training her
grandchildren, !" who all rise up and call her
"Blessed' She, meanwhile, dwelling in
peace and prosperity within the walls which
are crowned by her honored name.
When happy thought came to me, I at once
sought the aid of literary genius and gentle
cynic, who sent me a bit of wood, saying,
s'This is from the foot of the clothes press
where, doubtless, her first bib and tucker were
kept, and the walls wherein SHE was Graded
are good enough for me to end my days in"
So, dear fellow Alumna and honored teach
ers, allow me, with tender pride and pleas
ure, to present this gavel, (for the use Of our
association president from henceforth), which
is from the birthplace of our dearest teacher
and most beloved friend, Miss Mary Julia
Baldwin. of Staunton.
NELLIE NJ. HoTcHKIss MCCULLOUGH,
Corr. Secy Alum. Assn M. B. Seminary.
May 29th, 1896.
Mrs. Timberlake responded in clear,
sweet tones: "In behalf of the president,
whose absence we all so much regret, &C.
cept this gavel, and feel sure we shall use
it with pride as well as pleasure
Then Mrs. McC ullough resumed the chair,
and as Miss Augusta Bumgardner, record
ing secretary called the roll responded with
message from most of the absent mem
bers. The minutes of 1894 were then read fol
lowed by the treasurer's report of Mrs. Liz
zie Wilson Timberlake, and the reports of
the two secretaries, Miss Bumgardner and
Mrs, Mccullough. The State reports came
next: Texas, read by Mrs. B. L. A. Allen;
Kentucky, by Mrs. Anne L. Howison, Ala
bama, by Miss Annie Child; Miss Sue Nc
Queen, delegate from North Carolina, read
the report from that State, being the only
State so represented, and she was doubly
welcomed. After reading many notices
the meeting then adjourned to attend the
Art reception.
At 8 O'Clock a reception was held in the
parlors, where Miss Tate, Mrs. McCul-
Tough, Mrs. Timberlake and Miss Bum.
gardner, assisted by Miss Weimer and
Mrs. Hamilton, received Miss Baldwin and
the faculty, the seventeen graduates of
1896, and the members of the Association,
and then the young ladies' of the Junior
classes were presented. Refreshments were
served in the library where the gorgeous
gold of eastern silks was blended with
white garlands, the tables wreathed i'll
sYringa, ferns and yellow lilies, the lights
softened by white and gold shades, bower
OF beauty, fashioned by the skillful bands
OF Mesdames Wayt, S. III. Henkel and
Murray, aided by Mrs Boone and deft
mattresses.
On Saturday morning a literary pro-
gramme was given in the chapel.
The welcoming poem, by Miss Mamie
Euritt, gay and airy, was read by Miss
Fauntleroy, in a perfect manner.
The class talk of 1874. written by Mrs.
Margaret Baylor McChesney, was sweetly
read by her fair grand daughter, Miss
Daisy Yarbrough. The poem of ''My
Teachers = with it's quaint and humorous