The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-04-10
WARMLY WELCOMED.
The Charleston People Receive sena-
T tor Tillman With Open Arms
A BATCH OF YOUNG DOCTORS.
The Senator Delivers the Annual Ad-
dress ut the Graduating Exer-
cises to u Large and En-
thusastic Audience.

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there Wednesday having gone for the
purpose OF delivering the address at
the commencement. exercises Of the
South Carolina Medical college Thurs
day night at the academy OF music.
He was met at the depot by DR.. L. L..
Parker, the dean Of the faculty
Mayor Smyth and Mr.. Henry p. Will
liams, cashier Of the Carolina Savings
bank, who entertained him at his
handsome home on East Battery. The
senator was driven directly to Mr..
Williams home. He rcceivcdsa num-
Of callers during the day and was
taken for drive over the city and
suburbs by Mayor Smyth Wednesday
afternoon.
lie was asked for statement on the
issues of the Gay, especially the ap-
pointmcnt Of the negro collector Of the
port and other matters on which he
would be expected to talk, but he
turned the newspaper men down COM
pletely, saying that he would have to
be excused from being interviewed.
lie explained that he had come to
Charleston In response to the invita-
tiop OF The college, and the attention
WHICH was being shown him was al!
very much appreciated but he pre-
ferrcd not to make any public state
ments at this time. Senator Tiliman
was the guest of Mayor Smyth at Il
private dinner. Wednesday evening at
the Charleston hotel. Only few
specially invited friends and The mem
pers OF city council were present.
Senator Tillman was taken in Il
special trolley Thursday TO the Char
lesion navy yards, being accompanied
by the park commissioners and a num-
bcr. Of the aldermen and the mayor.
lie manifested much interest in the
work. lie expressed the opinion.
however, that he did not think that
the contractors we're making the pro-
per progress but lie added that they
probably knew their business better
than himself. The senator refused
all other invitations for entertain
mcntS Thursday explaining that he
needed rest to have him in lit condi-
tion to speak
On Thursday night the annual COM
mcncemcnt exercises of the Medical
College of South Carolina were held !.
when the degree Of doctor OF medicine
was conferred upon twenty men and
two women, doctor Of pharmacy on
one candidate and diplomas of gradua-
=! -. ~. pharmacy on twenty
young In2r, Tic exercises were OF
more than the usual interesting char
acter OIL account of Senator Tillman
delivering the annual address.
The Academy OF Music seats 1 GOO
people, but the building was made
quate to accommodate the crowd and
many people were turned away from
the donrs. The graduating classes
were not only very large this year, but
were also noted for their excellent
scholarship. ,Thc exercises were op-
ened with an invocation by Rev. DR..
j. a. b. Schercr OF St. Andrews
Lutheran church. The annual report
of the dean, DR.. f. L. Parker, was
then read, after which Mai. Theodore
G. Barker Of the board Of trustees.
conferred the degrees, presenting the
certificates to the following graduates:
Graduates in medicine: Drs. G.. p.
Ackcrman, Cottagcvillc: j. w. Burn.
Charleston; f. p. Carter, Ehrhardt:
II. NJ. Carter, Smoaks: +. G. Clark, Co
lnmbia City. Ind; j. p. DuPre, Mt.
Pleasant; L. M. Durami Blackstock:
w. +. Enrich, Georgetown; II. l..
llogg, Thomas l.. Johnson, Charles
ton; J. c. Lawson, Darlington; NJ. II.
Charleston: NJ. o. Mauldin,
Pickens; Il. j. Mckinley, Mount Pleas,
ant: J. G. McMaster, Winnsboro; A.
K. Prcntiss, Charleston; ID. L. Smith,
Il. G. Stone, Grecnyllc; J.
e. Townsend, Jr., Edisto Island; "A.
M. Wyle, Chester.
Graduates in pharmacy: Ralph II,
Raer, Anthony p. Bcckman, Francis
II. Bold, David J. Burns and T.. j.
Conner, Charleston: Alex Clyde Ell
lerbc, Conway; j. Leonard Hogan,
Ridgeway; Benjamin Franklin Nc
Lcod, Clio; Crockett II. McMurray,
Lancaster: George d. Merritt and nj.
Is. Alonscn, Charleston; Hughes A.
Aloorcr, st. Georges; Manning L.Nel
son and o. l.. Owens, Charleston:
DAN l.. Shieldcr, ST. Georges; Andrew
M. Smith and Ernest T.. Smith, Char
lesion; j. Henry Stonccypiier, West
minister; j. G.. Warmmakcr, Jr.,
Orangcburg;~H. l.. Wecker, Char
lesion, and II. Sumter Williams.
Doctor Of pharmacy; j. Herbert
BQrnam Charleston.
The; college cup was then presented
to DR.. w. j. Smith by Prof. Forrest
and the medal for pharmacy to Mr.. c..
NJ, McMurray by Prof. Allard Mem
mingcr. The medal for practical work
IN pharmacy was presented To Mr.. K.
II. l'acr I The yaledictories were par
ticularly pleasing Efforts, being deliv-
cred by Mcssrs. Mckinley and Lucas
OF the medicine and pharmacy classes.
respectively.
. Senator Tillman then delivered the
annual address, speaking on the mcdi-
cal profession. His address was an
especially fine one and he was given
Interested and close attention through
out. lie was well received and was
applaudcd.
The lirSt six honor men in medicine
are Drs. w. J. Smith. Clark, Ackcr-
man, Enrich, Mcmillan and Prcntiss.
The last two are women. The honor
graduates in pharmacy are Mcsscrs.
Williams and Bacr.
TILLMAN BANQUETTED.
Senator ,rillman was entertained in