The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-03
MR.. BOUTELL THE ORATOR
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS AT I'M.
yERsTTY ooNArENCEMENT.
Program OF the Other Exerciscs-
Speakers Chosen for the Washing
tor n Lee Debatc-Entoyabsc
Midwinter Dance OF the University
German Club.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Il Especial 20 The Messenger.)
Chapel Hill. ". -, February 2s.-The
speakers for at the Uni-
versity OF North Carolina have been
selected. The commencement exercises
viii be held May esth TO 18th inclusive.
The University Is fortunate ia secu--
ing Representative Henry sherman
EoutelI. o. Illinois. to deliver the eorn-
menceTnent address He Is = resident
Of Chicago and a lawyer OF ability. be-
ing a graduate Of n Northwestern
and Harvard Universities. Since 1873
he has represented his district In Con-
gress. He Is easily one OF the leadlng
Republican representatives and has
broad views on ational questions. -
great deal OF interest was attracted by
his recent Chicago speech declaring
his opinion that the South should be
above to settle the negro question.
Mr.. Boutell had made arrangements to
be abroad at the time commencement
will be held but said he would gladly
postpone his European trip In order TO
be here.
| BOth tne D~ASCalauIGate ssIE1oti anu
night sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association will be preached
by Richmond men. The Reverend DR..
Gardner will preach the b~accalaureate
sermon: the Reverend DIR. william
Meade Clark will preach the night ser
mon. DIR. Gardner Is originally from
South Carolina and is now pastor OF
Grace StreetN Baptist church. Rich
mond, Va. He Is recognized as one OF
Virginia's most able preachers. n man
of culture and scholarship.
DIR. Clark is now editor OF the Soutit>
ern Churchman which stands ut the
head OF Episcopal publications In tho
South. The people OF Capel Hill VIII
be especially glad to know that he IL
| TO return as he was rector or the Epis-
copal church for some years.
Mr.. I. e. Wright from the Philanthro-
pic society and Mr.. A. II. king from
the Dialectic society have been selected
as the debating team that Will repre-
| sent Carolina in the contest with Wash
ington and Lee University. Mr.. Wrights
ability has been shown in one inter
collegiate contest and Is well known.
| Mr.. King has not been In a public de-
bate before, but showed great ability
/ In the preliminary contest. Carolina
will be well represented.
/ One of the most enjoyable social
| functions OF the session was the regular
mid winter dance OF the University OF
| North Carolina German Club given In
Commons hall last night, from ten to
| three o'clock. A number OF the most
attractive and popular young aides or
the state were in attendance upon the
german Music for the occasion was
De-
| leigh.
The german was skillfully led by Mr..
John Cheshire. OF Tarboro. During the
| course of the dance L number or
new and pretty figures were Introduced
Those in attendance upon the german
were:
II. p. Gibson with Miss Mile Archer.
OF Chapel Hill: J. E. Pogue. Jr., with
Miss Andrews. of Raleigh: II. MGR.
Jones with Miss bessie Gore. OF VIII
mngton; B. x. Uassiter with Miss Julia
Winston, OF Durham: J. Z. Barry with
| Miss O'Berry, of Goldsboro: II. M Lon
don. OF Pittsboro, with Miss Annie
Taylor, OF Pittsboro; T. II. Haywood
with Miss smith. OF Tacoma, Wash
ington; E. V. Howell with Miss May
Hume, of Chapel Hill: J. w. Winborne
! with Miss Louise Venable, OF Chapel
| Hill; w. u. Jacocks with Miss Octavia
Hughes OF New Bern; II. v. Worth
with Miss c. G. C~apehart, of Avoca;
| d. G.. Fowle with Miss Isom, OF Chica~
so: y. c.. Curtis with Miss Fowie, OF
| Chicago: T. O'Berry with Miss May
| Henderson. of salisbury; A. II. Balm
son with Miss Mary Andrews. OF ia
leigh: R. r. Reynolds with Miss Huet,
/ of Charlotte. A. G. Dalton with Miss
Margaret Merrimon, OF Greensboro: e..
VI. Pritchard with Miss Louise Brad
shaw, of Greensboro: Graham Kenan
with Miss Margaret Haynes. OF Win
ston-Salem: l. G. Rountree with Miss
Major, OF HEREFORD; T. p. Cheshire with
Miss Mary Robertson. of Raleigh: p.
II. Rridgers with Miss Cneshire OF Ra-
leigh: DR.. and Mrs. George Howe. OF
Chapel Hill: A. l. Cox with Miss Belle
Nash, of Tarboro; w. VI. Wilson with
Miss Frye Of Greensboro: II. AcMul
Ian with Miss Margaret Pruden, OF
Edenton: J. NJ Robinson with Miss
Annie Gray Nash. OF Tarboro: e. S.
skew with Mrs. NJ. G. Pelton, OF
Chapel Hill; Foye Robertson with Miss
Crabtree, of Kernersville.
Stags-E. A. Alenberte, ]. W. Sykes.
F. Gillian. J. NJ Armstrong. M.
Schenck, J. B. Murphy. c. r. Wooden.
L. A. Tomlinson. of Durham. p. s.
Nash, of Wilmington, J. T. McAden, II.
H. Hill. H. L. Frye, F. G.. Hutchinson.
H. B.. Gudger, J. 3. James. A. F. Hart,
| G. F. McRae, OF Greensboro. ]. C. Nc
Rae, Jr., ]. G.. Wood. Jr, T. d. Pearce.
A. J.. Moore, Jr.. Messrs. T. O'Berry
and J. T. McAden acted as assistant
| eaders