The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-03
AN IMPORTANT DAY.
Record of Alumn@ Meeting and Ban
uuet-Grand Concert.

In connection with our first re-
port of the Alumn3 Day at Salem
Female Academy we hinted at some
Of the interesting and Important
events, and will now add somewhat
more detailed record of the expert
ences.
The day was in some respects one OF
the most important in the history OF
the Association, and is Of more than
passing interest to the communities.
In the business meeting Of the morn
| ing the new constitution was read
and adopted. The treasurer's report
showed that the Alumn8 Scholar
ship Fund is steadily growing and
| will probably reach four thousand
dollars during the next few months.
The discussion in regard to the ap-
| preaching centennial celebration was
| taken up, and after an interesting
paper had been read and number
| had spoken on the subject, a motion
was made and seconded, that the AS
| sociation pledge itself to raise i've
| thousand dollars toward the erection
of a Centennial Memorial Chapel.
| This pledge will be carried out as the
| ladies of our towns do not enter into
| any work of this kind without success
| fully completing 1T.
The idea of this chapel Is to have an
auditorium that will accommodate the
| largest gatherings and hence will be
| of benefit to the communities In more
| ways than in connection with scnOol
| events only II this plan is carried
out, it will necessitate the securing OF
| a large sum from other sources, out
i af lpp A.
| tion made yesterday morning makes
| the matter much easier to carry out
| than was the case before the motion
| was carried. The close of the morn
| ing session was under the noble trees
| in the campus, where Miss Agnes
| Siewers in a neat speech presented to
| the school, the Granite Memorial,
| which was accepted by Bishop Rond-
| thaler, in behalf of the Board OF
| Trustees of the Institution. 1t was
a beautiful and impressive ceremony.
ALUMNE BANQUET.
At3 O'Clock in the afternoon the
Alumpa assembled once more to par
| take of the banquettendered the asso-
ciation by the institution. The com.
pany numbered about two hundred
and fifty in all, and the procession
passed into the chapel to the stirring
Strains of music rendered by Prof
Shirley on the organ.
| A sight of rare beauty greeted the
visitors as they entered the hall. 1n
the center of the chapel a fountain
was throwing clear stream OF watel
high in the air and as the sparkling
drons fell they were received into 9
basin where were floating beaut1fu
| water lilies, and about the basin wa!
grouped profuse collection of fernl
| and other plants. From this hand
| some center-piece radiated tables like
the rays of a star. These tables Wer'
all decorated with dishes OF ferns
while the windows and platform con
and flowers. When all were seated
, the scene was truly beautiful one
and was probably never surpassed D.
apy banquet given in our community
After the guests had partaken o
the hospitality provided for them tn
| address was delivered by the Hon
! | Clement Manly, and the speaker wa
in one of his happiest moods. HI
address was howery at one time, NJ
r epioyed throughout. When he ha
$ concluded his remarks the donatin
, | Of the members to the ScnOlarshi
J; | fund was gathered, and 1t was foun
e TO amount to nearly two hundred do
2 lars.
!, The afternoon was cloSeu Dy
t hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Clewe
t for the painstaking manner In Whic
i. she had arranged the entertainment
r A few remarks from Bishop Ron6
s thaler, the benediction by Rev aM.
y Cuiston, and the Alumn8 Day OF i
!. was at an end.
s The singing of the Alumn9 sons
= was pleasing feature OF the day. TT
J, one used in the morning was con
;. Dosed by Miss Adelaide Fries, OF .
q lem. and the afternoon song Dy Mr
y Gertrude Jenkins Howell, OF WHINING
II ton.
d THE GRAND CONCERT.
2. In the evening a large audien
II cathered in the Home Church to II
ten to the programme OF the closir
9, Grand Concert. We published tn
d programme yesterday. Not q sing
ID humber was omitted and the audien
responded heartily from the begi
le ming to the end. Many OF the sele
tions deserve special mention, but
T. can only note one or two. Inc sele
Ia tion from Joel Chandler Harr
N works. by Miss Steffen, called for pr
n lonued applause. Miss Scriber was
n. fayorite as usual. Miss Tracy. Pr
ne Shirley and Prof. BrOckman all to-
part, and in facts there was not
d. single selection ia the entire pl
rs gramme that was second rate.
r- did well.