The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-18
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Miss Hutchinson, Mrs. Vernon. Niss Shivers. Miss Wilkinson. Miss strick- land and Miss Henley were absent as was Miss Bridges, whose paper. how ever, was read by another member of the association.
 The other alumnae present were: Miss Lena stabler, Miss Ethel Param. Miss Alma Robinson. Miss AIberda Scruggs. Miss Ruth Long. Miss Bessie Gordon. Mrs. Minnie Lou Perry.
 The officers elected for next year are: President. Miss Margaret McArdle: First Vice President, Miss Mary Peters: Second vice-President Miss Una Belle Gilbert; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Eunora Paris; Historian. Miss Ruth Lee Long.
 Thirty-five new members were ad- mitted to the Association. ., . The First of Commencement,
 Commencement proper was com menced last night with the presenta- tion of dramatic version of The Princess.p by members of the Institute who displayed not only the evidence of careful training and faithful study but of unusual histrionic ability. Ia appreciation. of thought and in express sion ap denunciation they proved at once their own intelligence and their instructors competency to teach. The costuming was correct in It's appronri- ateness to time and place and the man agement of the stage excellent. The performance prepared and directed bv Miss Hayes. of the School of Expres. sion, was most 1audable. sF'''
 The school orchestra. an orsanizatton4 Of remarkable talents played the over ture and the interludes.
 The dramatis personae were:
 Princess Ida-Miss Mary Clyde Pu- rifoy
 Lady Psyche Lady Blanche (instruc. tors in the University)-Miss Mvra Williams and Miss Ursula Delchamps
 Melissa. daughter of Lady Blanche Miss lone Grove.
 The Prince---Miss Jean Williams
 Florian. his friend and brother to Psyche-Miss Helen windham.
 Cyril. friend to the Prince and, FIo-5 rian-Mfss Mary Cameron 2
 Cana, father to Ida--Miss Gary,
 Host--Miss Clancy Enis.
 Pupiis--Misses Daisy Dunlap. Georrfa Dawson. Minnie Beech. Ruth Kyle Nancy Mclean, Laurine Coleman. Mary Smith and Martha whisenhunt
 The Orchestra numbers played were:
 Overture, L. P. Laurendean.
 Sand Dance. Leo. Friedman.
 March, Won Tilzer.
 Valse Lento. Neil Moret
 Man and Superman. Theo Ran1,~ characteristic March. S. R. Henry. me reception. of the Castaiiau CsIuh
 followed the dramatic recital. If wss
 held in the large reception rooms of the dormitory and was attended by inc
 members Of the Club, some of their
 lrishas m the School and the. town. ana by members of the. faculty and
 aiumnae of the Institute For more than an hour the club pleasantly en- tertained its guests with refreshmenta
 and music and conversation.
 In the receiving line were Miss Yes
 ta Jones. the clubs president Miss Eunora Paris. Miss Daisy Dunlap
 MISS Matte Estelle Garner. Miss Eliza
 beth Bullock, of the club, Miss Pat
 terson, a visitor and Miss Alberta Scruggs, Miss Ruth Long, Miss Alma l Robinson Mrs. Belle Mcdonald Ver- non. aiumnae: Mrs. T. W. Palmer, and Miss McAlpine Miss Kennedy. Miss Mo- | Mahon Miss Locke and Miss wyman
 of the faculty. Miss Kate Bullock and
 Miss Marguerite Lyon served punch.
 The castalafn Club is a social and
 literary organization. It's members | are;
 Miss While Jenkins. Miss vesta l Jones, Miss Kathleen Jones Miss Daisy Dunlap, Miss Fannie Russell.
 Miss Eunora Paris, Miss Matte Es- telle Garner, Miss Mary Smith Miss l AhtiHhASs ACOSAAs kAAi9D GtHrl AAou5tTr MES Ellen Carnathan. Miss Mabel Gray.
 Miss Leila McVaY. Mise Lula Edens. Miss Willie Smith, Miss Lillian Baker. Miss Elizabeth Bullock, Miss lone l Grove. Miss Euniee Gay. | Character" was the theme of the | ma agnihcient Commencement Sermon 1 which Rev. W. J. E. Cox D. D., pastor of l the St. Francis Street Baptist Church | of Mobile, preached this morning. Dr.. | Cox, always eloquent. seemed this i morning to put into his speech an un- usual force and the masterly address | made a profound impression upon his auditors.
 He took as his text. "Ye are com | plete in Him." Col If. 10. After speak | ing of the development of character, | quoting aptly and narrating finely
 chosen anecdotes as illustrations pr. | Cox said: -" Young ladies, intuitively you will | seek and find medium of life exact- 1 ly suitable to you" Dr. Cox said. I Your culture will be the culture of | the home over which you will preside. | It is so with your social circle; the | refinement of your friends win be pre- 1 cisely commensurate with your own | refinement. Water seeks It's own level l not the less surely so human tasks | and friendship"
 There are fools in conventional so- ciety who pride themselves on their ancestors though their ancestors may have been proiiigate, dishonest cruel. We must not pride ourselves upon what our fathers were but upon what we are The best people are those who can trace their lineage through
 out the longest line of good people. Bear ye one another's burdens" Service determines character, Dr. Cox declared. is divine to be helpful to others; the best and the greatest of men the men who have within their own souls caught the spirit of God | are those who have gone about doing 1 good for their fellows
 "How much may kind word mean | he continued; a cordial handelasp, Iool< and smile of sympathy. as We go l th rouah the crowded streets where l fire SO many men and women. dis- l couraged. hearless. hopeless. Many noor fellow has gone down, down down because of the unfeelingness or ] society; often has a man been Hfted m up. up by the helping hand or ms | fellows" Now in the last days and hours of sohooi- pr. Cox concluded, the young
 women before him must De thlnKins | nerhans determining what their lives
 ps,,a,1I5 he Within themselves were the
 ,',orIx shons in which their deeds and I their words and thoughts and friends
 S,,o,,ld he made You cannot control | tbe circumstances in which you live | but YOU can control yourselves in the l midst of those circumstances Your ed l ucation has done you no good put ra- | ther harm if 1t has not taught you to | serve and not to live narrow ana self | tsb fife. for selhshness Is the mean