The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-07
ST. MARY'S ALUMNAE ASSO.-
CITATION.
The Proceedings of the Interesting
Annual Meeting Are Given.


The oath annual meeting of st.
MaryS AIumnae Association was helu
at ST. Mary's May 24th, 1904.
Rev. McNeely DuBose, rector, open
ed the meeting with prayer, AFTER
which much business was dispatched.
The meeting. was we'll attended anu
the members were Interested IN seeing
the plan for the enlarged chapel at
ST. Mary'S and in hearing that the
work OF enlargement will probably be
completed this summer. MRS. lredell
had encouraging news with regard tC
| special collections she had made for
| the enlargement fund, and the treas
urer reported $29S from st. Mary's
School, this amount being composed
of gifts from different organizations
in the school during the past year.
The amount now in bank, (lncludlng
the above annual dues and gifts from
alumnae) is $3SS.U9. This does not
include collections by Mrs. Iredell.
MI. DuBose next officially informed
the members that Miss l.. ri. Farmer.
Florence, 5. c.. is the successful can
didate for the "SmedeS Memorial
Scholarship" for '04 and '05.
During the meeting a committee
was appointed to draft resolutions OF
respect in memory of Miss Eleanor
Howard Haywood, loyal and devoted
| member of the association. These
were later drafted and are tender
| tribute to the young lady whose death
| is mourned.
A motion was made by Mrs. /. Mex.
| Pittenger, seconded by Mrs. Knowles,
| that the association hold at its next
| annual meeting, a banquet to cele-
| brate it's twenty-fifth anniversary and
| that each member be asked to bring
| to this banquet a silver" offering.
| m of xx-a- hn n y
| business before the association. This
! resulted in the reelection of same Of
| ficers: President Mrs. lreden. Vice.
president: 1st, Mrs. NJ. p. Leak; End,
Mrs l. Nick. Plttenger; 3rd, Mrs. f.
| p. Tucker; 4th, Mrs. n. de K. Meares;
! Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Kate
| McKimmOn.
/ Just after the meeting a letter was
received from member of st. Mary s
| School Guild in Asheville, stating that
| the majority of those interested IN the
| ST. Mary's School scholarship in the
| Jurisdiction had agreed to devote the
| FUNDS now in hand for the scholar
| ship, $3.50, to the erection of the cham
eel in the enlarged chapel. 1t is earn
| estly hoped that all members of the
association who have not done so, will
respond as generously as may be in
their power, that the sum necessary
for the enlargement of the chapel
($2 O00) may be ready when the work
is completed in September. All COM
munications regarding memorials IN
the enlarged chapel should be ad-
dress to Mrs. Iredell, Raleigh, n. {.
KATE McKIMMON,
Sec. Treas st. NJ. A. A.
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Lewis-Jacoby.
Marshallberg, N. c., June 6.-(Spe-
cial. )-Bethlehem Methodist Episco-
pal church was a scene OF unusuai
beauty on Wednesday evening, June
1st. the occasion being the marriage
of Mr.. Leon Borden Lewis, one of our
most popular and progressive young
men and the beautiful and accom-
nlished Miss Blanche Jacoby, OF
Wilkesbarre, Pa, who has been teach
ing in the Graham Collegiate Institute
for the past two years.
Promptly at o'clock to the strains
of Mendlessohn's wedding march the
bridal party entered in the following
order: Master Norwood Lewis, ring
bearer: Misses Rosa Lewis and &C.
neva Levister. flower girls; Mr.. BenJa-
min WAY with Miss Myrtle Lewis, Mr.
Carl Gaskill with Miss Bessie Royall
Mr.. Giles Whitehurst with Miss Geor-
gia Riggin The bridegroom With his
best man, Mr.. CT. c. Chadwick. Miss
Viletta Jacoby, mail of honor, came
next and the bfide Immediately AFTER
leaning on the arm of DR.. David >.
George, who gave her away.
Revs Charles NJ. Levister and Jesse
F. Usrey officiated using the beautl-
| full and impressive Episcopal ritual.
Immediately after the marriage the
bridal party repaired to the home OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. LeVlster
| where a reception was rendered the
bride and groom.
Many beautiful and useful presents
| attest the popularity of the young
| people, and their many friends join in
+! wishing them long life of happiness
| and prosperity.