The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-06
ALUMNI DAY WAS
AUBURN RALLY DAY
Portrait of Professor Smith
Presented by Alumni
PEEVEY MAKES ADDRESS
Competitive Drill of Military compa-
MES Was Held During the After
noon-senior Class Ora
tons Last Night.
.PEEVEY MAKES ADDRESS

Auburn, June 5.-(Speelal1.- Iouay was
alumni day, and it was a rally day for
Auburn men. Many had come for the
special purpose of being present when
the portrait of the late beloved Professor
Otis D. Smith was presented to the col
lege by the alumni association. Happy
speeches of presentation We're made by
w w. Pearson of Montgomery and e. Nj.
oliver of Lafayette. and the speech of
acceptance in behalf of board of trustees
by r. d. Sanford was in keeping with his
usual happy speeches. The orator of
the day was Henry Kinds Peevy, IS, and
he held up his college reputation as an
orator. The meeting of the alumni assoc
citation took place Immediately after the
exercises at which the usual business was
transacted.
AT the alumni luncheon at p. m, at
which one hundred covers We're spread,
the many happy events of the past We're
recalled and unusually pleasing toasts
we're responded to. The programme OF
toasts was as follows. POSTMASTER
Champe s. Andrews. '9l, New York city
The Sons of Auburn f l.. Tate, We
tumpka; 1.-The Board of Trustees, d. T.
Frazer. Mobile; 1.-The Bar W. w. Pear
son. Montgomery; 1.-The Press" w. I.
Sheehan, Montgomery; Athletics, W. X.
Tichenor Atlanta Ga; Auburn L. ID.
Sanford. Opelika; The Ladies" q. o.
Dickey, Luverne.
Competitive Drill Held.
This afternoon the visitors were inter-
ested in viewing the mechanic art labora-
tories, library experiment station, draw
ings. etc However, the greatest interest
of the afternoon was eentered In the
company competitive drill, to the winner
of which the college gives handsome
sword The companies We're commanded
as follows: Company A. Captain c. c.
Certain; Company d, Captain Nj. a. Fra
ger; Company B. Captain F. II. Mohns,
and Company c, Captain j. r. Black. The
sponsors were out in carriages beautifully
decorated with the company colors. me
sponsor for the winning captain Will be
escorted to the stage in Langdon hail,
| where she will deliver to him the sword.
The sponsors, including those for Com
pany X the band and the battalion, are
| as follows: Company X, Miss Mary
Charles Barns; Company a, Miss Madge
| Averyt; Company d. Miss Alice Barclay;
Company b, Miss Mary Ellen Harris;
| Company C, Miss Bethany Hicks the
| band, Miss Edna cowles Sandln; the bat
| TALON. Miss Roberta Roberts.
A large number of young ladies have
been present during the exercises. Among
| them are Misses lone and Denell Barnes
I of Opelika. Miss Stafford of Montgomery
| Misses Kate Waldo and Roberta Roberts
| of Atlanta. Miss Louise Bldgood OF Mo-
| bile. Miss Fuller of Naduah and Miss
| Pritchett of Camden Miss Sandlfn. Alex
ander City; Miss Moore of Birmingham
Miss benson of Lafayette Miss Carrie
| Joseph of Montgomery, Miss Hicks or
| Opelilua. Miss Annie Dowdell of Mont
gomery and Miss Susie Dowdell of Ope-
lil<a, Miss HOOD of Dadeville, Miss Lu-
| Gle Ross Miss Wheeler of Mobile MISS
| Alice Barclay Miss Alice Shepard OF
Edgefield. S C.. Miss Lillian Brantley Of
Troy. Miss Emmic Ruse OF Atlanta, Miss
Alexander of Lowndsboro.
Programme for Day.
The formal programme of todays ex-
| ercises was as follows:
! 1920 A. M.-Alumnl Grafton, Henry
Kinds Peevey, Esq, 95 Birmingham.
| Presentation to the college OF portrait
of the late Prof. Otis d. Smith. A, NJ
LII. D. In behalf of the Alumni associa-
| ton. w W. Pearson, Esq, 49, Montgom-
cry: F. NJ Oliver. ESD IS. Lafayette
| Acceptance in behalf of the board OF
trustees, T. D. Sanford. ESQ, 49, Ope-
lll1a.
| Meeting of Alumni society.
| p. M-Alumni luncheon.
| 2 to p M.-Exhiblton of mechanic
art laboratories, library. experiment sta
| ton drawings, laboratories, etc.
s. p M.-Company competitive drill.
$3.50 p. M.-Senor class orations
Municipal Ownership of Street Rail
WAYS" Casper Carl Certain, Madison
county.
1.-The Man of the Future" Frederick
Emanuel Gebel, Montgomery county.
! "Our Relations to the South American
| Republics" Nell Alexander Geibel, Mobile
| county.
Music.
Address before the Writ and Webster
| ian Literary societies by the Rev John
w Lee, D. D.. Atlanta, Ga,
Music.