The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
COLLEGE SESSION
 COMES ID CLOSE
tuscaloosa Institution Has Suc-
 cessfuI Year
SEED MAKES AN ADDRESS
Grand conmandery, Knights Templar of Alabama, Is In Session at Tus- aloosa-McQueen Delivers
 the Annual Address,

Tuscaloosa, May 13.-(Speeiall- night at the college chapel the graduating exercises of the Tuscaloosa Female col- lese were held before large and inter- ested audience All of the closing exer- clses of this school have been attended by fiattering crowds, which spoke of the local pleasure in it's recent re-establish- ment and the favor in which it is gen. erally held.
 The programme. while short was enter- talhlhS and interesting. The speaker of the occasion was State Treasurer w. D. seed. MT. Seed is a speaker of ability and eloquence. and his oration before the young lady graduates last night was both instructive and tasteful. It was delivered with warmth and eloquence and held the interest of the large audience as well as the young ladies, to whom it was more particularly addressed
 Presldent Holston made a short ad- dress to the graduates, and delivered the dlpiomas He took occasion to congrat- ulate the young ladies on the excellent work accomplished by them, and spoke teelingly of the pleasant associations dur ing the year After the delivery of the diplomas MT. Holston announced to the audience that the college was now on a nrm footing, and that the present year had been much more successful than he had hoped, being the first after it's discon- tlnuanee. He assured all, however, that It has been permanently re-established ana the prospects for the next session are most hattering in every particular.
 The following young ladies took de- srees: Miss Bryant Allen, Miss Sallie AL len, Miss Bertha Cooper, Miss Annie Mor- gan, Miss Louise Kennedy, Miss Georgia shirley Miss Helen Williamson and Miss Emma Coleman
 The grand commandery, Knights Tenn plar. of Alabama is holding it's annual conclave in Tuscaloosa. beginning this morning at II o'clock The grand com mander is Walter Smith, one of the Tus- caloosa's most popular citizens. The or der of exercises were begun with the as- sembly in the asylum in full uniform and a march through the streets to the Me Lester hotel from where the grand com mandery was escorted to Asylum. Here was had the opening of the grand com mandery, which consisted. in addition to formal work, the address of welcome by Sir and Mayor William NJ Faulk This was responded to on behalf of the grand commandery by Sir and Dr. J. H. Phillips of Birmingham. Both addresses were highly interesting.
 After this an adjournment was had for dinner at the McLester hotel In the early part of the afternoon the regular business meeting was held, and com mandery meeting again at for devotional exercises. At 7:30 the march was had to Christ Episcopal church. where the an- nual address was delivered to a large and apprecative audience by Eminent and Re. Stewart Mcqueen, grant prelate of Montgomery, assisted by the Rev E. A Penick. rector of Christ church. In ad- dition to the address fine programme of music had been arranged and added much to the pleasure of the occasion.
 Last night at the probate judges of flee, R. w. Hill and Miss Velma May, both of this city, were married by Chief Clerk Pelham D. Brown. The marriage was a very quiet one and none of the friends of the young people were apprised of the fact until after it's occurrence Miss May was reared in Tuscaloosa county and has been living in the city for the past several years. MT. Hill, though he has been in Tuscaloosa a con- paratively short time. had made many friends, and will make this his home. The young people are at home for the present at the residence of the brides father, w. M. May, on Greensboro ave- nue.