Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-02
CLARKSDURG.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT TO
BE HELD THURSDAY
EVENING.
B%R0ADDUsC COMMENCEMENT
A NOTABLE SOCIETY
EVENT.

HARRISBURG, w. VA, June 1.-The
era ;dating class Of the Clarksburg high
school will hold commencement exer-
cises Thursday evening, June 9th, at
Centre School Hall. Very neat invita-
tons have been issued to the frienos
OF the school to attend, and the occasion
promises to be highly interesting and
entertaining.
Monday will be observed as parents
day at the Central school, and Wednes-
day viii be parents day at Broad Oaks
and West End schools. The following
is the commencement day programme:
Chorus, Praise June" Glover; Invoca-
ton, Rev. D. L. Ash; Essay, Our Own
Times" Maude Jackson; vocal solo.
Could l." Tolsti, Gay Estill; essay,
Alexander Won Humboldt" Carrie e.
Watkins; Fairies chorus, Verdi; Recita-
ton, A Legend of Bregentz,' Mollie g.
~Stansberry; swing song. Lohr; essay.
Fifty Years of Progress Finn Fuller
ton; vocal trio, Distant Chimes" Glow
er, Misses Duncan, Amman and Estill;
address, Prof. R. A. Armstrong; presen-
tation of diplomas, chorus. The Lord
is Ny Shepherd" Bearl; benediction,
lsev. c. P. Marshall.
Broaddus commencement began Fri
day with the recital by .-e primary de-
partment and art exhibition at the Col
lege chapel. During the week will be
given a musical and evolutionary re-
cital by those departments and a contest
by the literary society, followed by the
commencement day exercises proper.
Which occur Wednesday morning at the
Baptist Church. Rev. NJ. B. Adams. of
Frankfort, Kentucky, will preach the
b~accalaureate sermon tomorrow. The
entire week promises to be very enter
tanning as the public is invited to at
tend all general exercises.
The colored school commencement
will occur Monday, June 10th, at Cen
trail School Hall. Tie graduates are
Misses Laura Jones, Elizabeth Robin
son and Wyona Grayson. The COM
mencement programme is as follows:
Pilgrim chorus, Verai; invocation,
Rev. ]. H. Watson; chorus, Hail"
fhurston; essay, summer Laura 0.
Jones; chorus, Oh, Italia, Italia, Beloved
Donizette; essay, THE Ign of the
Law, NJ. Elizabeth Robinson; essay,
THE Last of the Moor Wyona B.
Grayson: farewell chorus. Stone; adj
dress to the class, ". Frank Stout; pre-
sentation of diplomas. Supt. e. L. Bur-
dette; melody, Winthrop.
The sermon to the class will be
preached by Rev. J.H. Watson, at the
A. NJ. q, Church, Sunday next.
The marriage of Miss G%enevieve Bas-
sell, daughter of Hon and Mrs. John
Basel. to Mr.. Phileman Mitchell Wat
son, OF Indianapolis, Indiana. occurred
at Chrust Episcopal Church tonight in
the presence Of a host of invited friends.
The nupo,als were the most brilliant
and fashionable of the season. The
Church was handsomely decorated and
music was furnis.-e ID by a selected choir.
The attendants <Iere Misses Cornelia
Basel and Martha Basel, sisters of the
bride, and Mary .,ussell, of Winchester,
Virginia, and Mary Wadsworth, of Rock
Island, Illinois, maids of honor. Mr.. T.
Watson Griggs. of Rock Island, Illinois,
performed the office o. st man. The
ishers were Messrs. Wallace Crag, of
Detroit, Michigan; thompson, Of In
dianapolis. Indiana; Edward c. Basel,
brother of the bride, and Bruce Talking
ton, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Rev.
Thomas IN. Cooke pronounced the cere-
mony, which was impressively and
beautifully executed. Many out-of-town
and distinguished guests were present.
The happy couple left after the cere-
mony on an extended wedding tour, and
will make their home in indianapolis.
The groom is a prominent business man
in Indianapolis, and is connected with
one of indiana's wealthiest and dis
tinguished families.
The names of the following Harrison
county educators occur on the pro-
gramme of the thirty-frst annual ses-
sion of the West Virginia Educational
Association, to be held at Mt. Lake
Park, July "a: DR.. Saul E. Swartz,
principal of Broaddus College; Prof.
Robert A. Armstrong, editor of the
Clarksburg News; Prof. NJ. B. Newton,
Superintendent of Schools:
Prof. F. L. Burdeste, principal of Clarks-
burg Graded Schools; Rev. T. L. Gard
liner, president of alem College: ]. Rus
sell Trotter, Mollie Virginia Smith, JOS
eph Roster, w. ]. Holden E. T.. Good
win and A. ]. Wilkinson, all of whom
will make addresses and enter upon the
discussion of the topics coming before
the Association. The programme in
full lis elaborate and will be entertain
ing and instructive.
Custer Post No. s G. A. r. observed
Decoration Day here in a quiet way by
visiting the cemeteries and decorating
the graves of the departed veterans.
There was no demonstration. A line of
march was formed at the Court House.
in which a number of youths Joined,
bearing flags and flowers. The lines
have been thinned out here by death
and only a few of the Union veterans
are left remaining to take part in these
yearly observances.
Mr.. and Mrs. B.. r. Blackboard, of Par
kersburg, attended the Bassel-Watson
wedding.
Mrs Caroline NJ. Jackson is visiting
Parkersburg and Ravenswood relatives.
Jasper Savers, of this city. and Miss
Leona McVicker, of Cecil, this State,
were married at Oakland, Thursday.
A number of Clarksburgers attended
Decoration Day celebrations at Grafton,
Fairmont, Weston and Shinnston, and
reported a good time.
Mrs. P. S. Crisswell, of Wheeling. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Crisis
well, on Pike street
MANNINGTON.