The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-06
CENTENNIAL
Program For the Week at the
Salem Academy.
The Exercises Will Begin on friday Morning
May 23rd, and Continue Through the
Following thursday.


W~inston-Salem, N. c., May 3.-The
work CT the various committees having
in charge the program of centennial
week has been gathered together and
can now be printed.
In q program containing so many
names it is possible that one or another
OF these busy people may be prevented
at the last moment from attending, but
the list as given below is made up Of
those who have definitely accepted the
invitation to be with us. and the plans
in the main will be carried out as de
scribed.
FRIDAY, MAY 23.
The program of the week Will be
opened with exercises which will be
! musical and literary in their nature.
Among TIE special musical attractions
| will be the selections by Miss Robbins,
a former pupil of the academy, who
has since Won quite a fame for herself
in New York. The historical part will
be grouped about the period embracing
the ft,nding of the school. The seniors
Will present some history and the liter
airy address Will be made by Hon.
Kemp P. Battle, LID. The program
VIII ne given IL tIe NlCIGNidu Home
Church, and tie ADHESION vii! be with
out card.
SATURDAY, MAY "a.
The second occasion will again embrace
special literary and musical attractions.
On this evening Mrs. Katarine Evans Won
klenner Will sing, and the literary al-
dress will be delivered by State Super
intendent %Joyner.
The special period to be discussed will
be the beginning of the last century. and
the years that followed. A few of the
seniors will take part on this evening.
SUNDAY, MAY 25.
In the morning the baccalaureate will
he delivered.
At night It is proposed to hold a union
| service, IN which all the churches in the
Twin City Will be invited to participate.
Il the weather is favorable the service
will be held in open air, and in that ease
| there Will be ample accommodations,
program will be in the hands of the
clergy of the city, and special music will
be one of these features.
| TUESDAY, MAY 81.
The day will be given to the ladies OF
, the Alumnae Association. Miss Fries,
the secretary of the association, gives
the following as the plan for the day:
THE business meeting will be held in
the Moravian church at 1880 n. M, ana
in view of the fact that it is the Academy
Centennial, the meeting will be open to
the general public.
"At . O'Clock p. m. the umna
luncheon will be served, and members of
-, "ID ov,,nct to attend are
requested to notify Mrs. ID. II. Starbuck,
as usual, and receive cards.
I'm the evening the grand concert Will
be given, with the customary admission
fee of % cents, for the benefit OF the
alumnae funds
The music will be in part
professional, and in part by the pupils OF
the school. One of the special cohtrlou-
tions to the program will be a. COMPOSE
ton of Prof. Skilton, of Ne" Jersey.
Prof. Skilton was associated Win me
academy for a number of years, ana TINS
contribution will be rendered under MS
| personal direction.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ..
The exercises of this day will again De
:, tho hands of the m Association,
and the secretary says of the program:
ION Wednesday the academy VIII give
q luncheon to a few of the distinguishes
visitors. from three to fVe ocloch - iH'
the 1rst floor of main hall VIII DC thrown
omen for a general reception 70 "hion
su friends of the academy. residents ano
visitors are cordially invited. Inc CD
icct is 10 give every one an oppoi'ony my,
otherwise lacking during Suo' iuii
so.l 40 moot Governor Aycock, and our
notoG and most welcome guests.
A 8 p. m. the series OF hls,or1eai
tableaux will be presented III 'ne oae
scuare These tableaux have oeen ar
ran,ed with the utmost care, ana VII oe
accompanied with characteristic MUSIC
and they promise to be one OF the notable
events of the centennial.
"Although a private conillou'ion -
tho centennial festivities. ana therefore
nat a mart of the alumnae eAecu.i.o YIN
mi,tae.s program, it is also or interest,"
to state that after the taDieau in ten
aud Mrs. Henry, of New York VIII Ten
anu Soaantion TO friends and distin-