The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
COMMENCEMENT
 WEEK AT SELMA
Two Educational Institutions to
 Give Exercises
BOY IS BADLY INJURED
Seven-Year-oId Son of G. Ellis of RiderviIIe Falls on Sharp Stump. Social and Personal News
 of Selma.

Selma, May 2S.-(SpeciaL)-Th coming week is commencement week in Selma. The Selma Military institute and the Dallas academy and Baker schools will complete the session during the week. The commencement sermon for the Selma Military institute will be preached Sun day morning by the Rev. T. S. Knox of Eutaw. The prize drill between "A and "B' companies will take place Tues- day afternoon. The Reclamation contest will occur at the new institute building which is just completed. The declama- tions will begin at p. m. Wednesday. Thursday the baccalaureate address will be delivered by the Rev. H. H. Edmonds of Montgomery and the diplomas will be awarded by Professor Coleman, the prin- cipal of the school.
 Wednesday and Thursday at the Dallas academy and Baker schools the manual training work will be on exhibition and Friday night the graduating exercises will take place at the Academy of Music The address will be delivered by the Rev Russell Cecil of Richmond, formerly pas- tor of the Broad Street Presbyterian church in this city.
 Boy Badly Hurt.
 Information reached the city yesterday afternoon of a serious accident that be- fell the 7-year-old son of G. Ellis at Riderville about 21 miles from Selma. The boy was walking along a picket fence when he lost his balance and fell full weight upon a sharp stump near the fence. The piece of wood entered the boys stomach, causing an ugly and dangerous wound, necessitating the sur geon's care While the injury is serious and dangerous, it is believed that he will recover.
 Personal and General.
 Miss Ethel Fowlkes was hostess for the young Ladies Euchre club yesterday aft ornoon, a most delightful evening being spent The club trophy was won by Miss Mary Gillman. The club will meet with Mrs. Edward Graham next Friday afternoon.
 The following handsomely engraved wedding cards have been issued an- nouncing the celebration of the nuptials 
 MT. and Mrs. John T. Slater
 invite you to be present
 at the marriage of their daughter
 Bertha
 Mir Giles Bradley Bond
 On the evening of Monday
 the first of June,
 One thousand nine hundred and eight
 at nine o'clock
 St. Paul's Episcopal church,
 Selma, Alabama.
 Mrs. Marshall Eskridge will entertain the Friday Bridge club today in honor or her sister, Mrs Boos of Boston, who is on a visit to Selma. This club will meet Friday morning with Mrs. R. E. l.. Mel
 The sewing circle was delightfully."- en- tertained Friday afternoon by Miss Ad- oie Elkan. This was the last meeting of the organization until next fall. The Harmony club picnic will be given at Lake Lanier on June 21. Quite large number of visitors are expected and the annual outing of the club promises to be one of much enjoyment.
 number of Selma couples will go to Montgomery on June IA to attend the annual picnic of the Falcon club
 Mrs. J. A. Fuller and son have gone to Virginia to visit relatives.
 Miss Mary Adamson of Rome. Ga., will be the guest of Mrs R. D. l.. Mel on Parkman street. She will reach Selma Tuesday afternoon.
 The school teachers who have been sta tioned at their various posts are return- ing to their homes in Selma