The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-04
FAIRMONT.


Meade. on Jefferson street.
Misses Carrie Harris and Mary
Pines spent Saturday IN Grafton with
friends and relatives. IN
Henry Thompson, of Huntington,
was the guest Of Miss Bess Meade,
Sunday. - 80
A class OF four graduated on We'd
nesday, May 9th, from the Falrmont
Colored Graded School and held their
commencement exercises at Mt Zion
Baptist church. This was the second
annual commencement exercises held
from our. school, and long before the
hour for the exercises the friends OF
the young people had filled the
church, and when the class, headed
by Prof. Morton, came upon the plat
form the house was oveIflled. =.
The opening chorus, "Oh, Italia, I"
was sung by the class and school. -
Invocation, by Rev. B. B. Martin.
| Anthem, Wake the Song" was
delightfully."- rendered by Monroe
street M, E. choir.
Essay, Small Beginnings" by
Anna Washington, was received with
much applause and showed careful
thought. ;.
Essay, Booker T. Washington S
Teachings" was the next on pro-
gram, by Lena M. Jackson. which was
an excellent composition.
"GOod-bye, Sweet Day." as sung by
Miss Villa Lee of Clarksburg, which
was highly appreciated and encored.
Essay, The Spirit of Change" by
To
and heartily received. =
| Address. by Frank II. Jackson
Esq, on Character Building," was
| the next on program, and was q high4
| ly instructive discourse.
| Chorus, Sweet and Low" was
very prettily sung by the school, .
| The address to the class by DR.. w.
5. Turner, of Clarksburg. was the
masterpiece Of oratory Of the even
ing. H..
In the absence Of Supt. Roster, DR..
| Turner was authorized to deliver the
certificates, which he did with a
lspeech to each member !
| Following the presentation the
chorus, STARS and Stripes Forever"
was rendered by the school.
Benediction, by Rev. T. B. Cole
man.
The class roll is as follows: Anna
NJ. Dawson, Lena M. Jackson, Anna
&c. Washington and William, Eubanks::
The commencement exercises, from
start to finish, we're a thorough sue
cess, and extremely creditable to the
teachers.
t.. Those attending the commencement
exercises from Clarksburg were.
Misses Villa Lee, Florence Ruf1n,
Emma Ruffin; Ira Ross, Mabel Rome,
Florence Epperson, Cornelia Meade,
Mrs. Anna Meade, Miss Washington,
Guy Rufin, Willis Wilkerson and
DR.. w. 8. Turner. -
The annual school sermon. was
preached at Mt. Zion Baptist church;
Sunday, by Rev. 3. b. Martin. A
large conSourse was m attendance.
The school picnic held at Traction
Park, Friday, May 20, was one OF the
ternoon, for interment Miss Dorsey
died Sunday night of tuberculosis at
the residence of her grandmother in
west Charleston after an illness of
about a years duration That her
student friends might have an Op-
portunity to view the remains, the
casket was opened at the grave
where simple but impressive ser
vices were conducted by Rev. J. w
Waters, pastor OF Simpson church of
this city. Mrs. Dorsey has the SYM
her bereavement.
Miss Matte Hackley entertained
the members OF the graduating class
or the Commercial department of the
West Virginia Cofored Institute at
dinner at her residence on Shelton
avenue Saturday. The table was
beautifully decorated with choice
flowers, and the color scheme-red
and white, the coIors OF the depart
ment-was carried out in the recep-
ton and dining rooms with festoons
and garlands Of red and write roses
suspended by ribbons OF the same
colors. The menu consisted Of:
Tomato salad, mayonnaise dressing;
reception flakes; prime ribs Of beef;
baked ham, cream potatoes, French
peas, string beans, assorted cakes,
Ice cream and fruit. Those partak-
Ing Of Miss Hackley's hospitality
were: Misses Virginia Cleveland,
Moss Clay, Bessie Mason, Laurina
; Lee; Fordina Stith, and J. J. Ad-
ANS, @. w. Eldridge, w. J. Jones,
Thos. Grant and j. Q. Saunders.
&c. Mitchell, principal Of the
3 Commercial department of the West
Virginia CoIored institute, spent
Sunday night In the city returning
from Cincinnati where he went
Thursday on business.
r. 2. Sims, principal of the Blue
field Golored Institute, was a bust
mesa Visitor TO The nfffca nff the State