The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-28

The features of commencement week a
St Mary's yesterday were the Alumnac
meeting in the afternoon and the Class
Evening last night.
The Alumnae meeting took place at five
o'clock and it was a most pleasant anc
harmonious gathering. There was a good
attendance and much interest was shown
Among the visiting ladies present were
Mrs. Kate De Rosset Meares, OF Will
mington, who is here to see her Oldest
granddaughter graduate, and Mrs Bessie
Leak. of Durham. Mrs. Meares is the
founder of the Alumnae Association, which
dates back to 1876 when she was at st.
st. Mary's.
The object of the Alumnae is to COM
plete the memorial scholarship fund, first
started in memory of the late Rev. DR..
Albert Smedes and later made also com
bined memorial for him and his son. The
main interest of the meeting centered
about this fund.
The report of the Secretary and Treas
urer, issued before the meeting, showed
that 81. 100 was in hand. The amount to
be raised is $4,000, and assurances were
given in the meeting that by the kindness
of certain parties this would surely be
completed by the first of September.
This memorial work has been going on
since June following the death of Rev
DR.. Smedes, but from 1877 to 1890 the
funds of the Alumnae were used in edu-
eating needy girls In 1890 the effort to
raise a permanent fund was started, that
ends in success this year. The next work
that the Alumnae will take up will be
that of charging the present chapel, so
that it will be of sufficient size to meet
the demands when visitors come to the
institution.
The meeting of the Alumnae was opened
with prayer by DR.. Bratton, rector of st.
Mary's, after which he made short ad-
dress and left. The meeting then entered
into the business before it.
The president of the Association is Mrs
Mary Iredell, Vice Presidents, Mrs. Bessie
Leak, Mrs. 1. Nick. Pittenger and Mrs
Lucy Battle; Secretary and Treasurer,
Miss Kate McKimmon.
THE CLASS EVENING.
At S:15 last night there came the de-
lights of class evening. This event was
reception given to the Senior Class by
DIR. and Mrs. Bratton, and the invited
guests VINO were present WITH the Class
had an evening of rare pleasure.
The guests were met at the hall door
by the. marshals. these being Miss
Phinizg, of Augusta, Ga, chief marshal,
and Misses Coleman. of Macon, Ga; Hub
ard, of Bowling, Va; Kilton, of Den
yer, Colorado, and Haughton, of Wash
ington, n. C.. By these they were con-
Quoted to the parlor to meet the receiving
party. the special seniors introducing the
guests.
The parlor was decorated in green and
crimson, the latter color being shown in
crimson rambler roses. The receiving
party consisted of the regular seniors,
Misses Katherine DeRosset Meares. Mary
Holton Hunter. Mary Wood Winslow,
Julia Hamlet Harris, Annie Webb Ches-
hire, Eliza Moore Gregory, Mary Allan
Short, Marietta Belo Holman, Florence
Jackson Thomas, Mary Day Faison, and
Mary Ferrand Henderson.
During the evening there was some
charming music rendered by Miss Clara
Cowles and Miss Elizabeth Lamb. Deli
cious refreshments were served, the Nea-
politan cream and macaroons being great
ly enjoyed. To the Seniors, the parents
of the students, friends from a distance
and from Raleigh the entire evening was
a source of great pleasure.