The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-29
NOTES OF THE WEEK
 IN SOCIAL WORLD Commencement Parties Re- turning from the University NOTES HERE AND THERE Announcements of Entertainments and Arrivals and Departures of Prom
 inent and Wel-known Peo-
 ple-Social Gossip.
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The commencement exercises of the l Margaret Allen sch ool were held yes
 terday at o'clock, the members of
 the graduating class being Miss Kath- | leen Adams, Miss Mae Belle Cosby, Miss Alice Coughlan, Miss Theoleen
 Elliott, Miss Gladys Enslen, Miss
 Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Emily Mor- l riss, Miss Clara Novel;, Miss Virginia 1 Underwood and Miss Kathleen Van l Hoose.
 The hall of the Allen school taste | fully decorated with palms, pennants and the class colors, blue and white, was filled with relatives and friends. l the school children occupying the front
 seats. To the strains of Claimants
 chestra, the graduating class and fac 1 ulty of the school entered the grad
 uates in while, carving bouquets of sweet peas, seating themselves In a
 semi-circle on the stage.
 1 The exercises were opened with pray
 CT by the Rev. Dr. Evans followed
 by chant sung by all of the stu
 dents. After an introductory talk by | the principal, Miss Willie M. Allen,
 Miss Emily Morris was introduced and read an excellent composition on Virgil
 and Milton.
 | This was followed by an instrumental
 selection, Las Secret" charmingly rem
 dered by Miss Margaret Jemison. The 1 diplomas were then presented by Miss | Allen to the graduates, three of them Miss Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Gladys ] Enslen and Miss Kathleen Van Hoose, 1 distinguishing themselves by receiving 1 full diplomas. Certificates for excel l lence in French and Latin were also I given to Miss Louisa Gibson of the third class, a certificate in French to Miss Agnes Walter, also of the third class.
 | Dr. Evans was then introduced by the principal and limiting himself to 15 minutes, gave a very appropriate and entertaining talk, which was so much enjoyed by the audience that he was almost compelled to respond to an encore.
 Miss Mary Parke London then played "Les Baizneuses" with great taste and feeling, after which Miss Allen closed the exercises with another short talk in which she announced that the school would enjoy several additional advantages next season; the services of Miss Higgries of Selma as presiding teacher and of Miss Keough of Roch ester N. r.. for the sixth and seventh grades, having been secured. MT. Miles of the athletic club had also been engaged to take charge of the athletic department of the school.
 The audience was then requested to pass through the residence and on emerging in front, witnessed a lovely finale to the exercises. Along the path leading to the street stood the children of the first, second, third. fourth and fifth grades, all dressed in white, their arms filled With flowers. On the open porch above the side door the older girls were assembled. While Calman's orchestra, stationed on the veranda of the kindergarten, played an inspiring march. Emerging from the side porch the girls of the grad uating class in single file, walked down the pathway, their comrades above showering them with blossoms, while the little girls on either side strewed flowers before their feet.
 An informal reception on the lawn then wound up these most charming commencement exercises the lovely young graduates making a picture long to be remembered as they moved among the groups of visitors laden down with masses of exquisite flowers, presented by their friends
 Enthusiastic comment is heard on all
 sides regarding the artistic presentation of ''As You Like It" by the pupils of the High school on Wednesday evening The handsome auditorium was crowded to it's full capacity with cultured and appre-
 ciative audience. Many were in their seats as early as o'clock and remained
 through four hours which included in-
 tervals between the acts, none of which
 were surprisingly long for an amateur
 performance. With the exception of a
 slight disarrangement in the scenery in the pathetic sene between Orlando and
  Adam, nothing occurred to mar the pre-
 sentation of the play, and owing to the admirable presence of mind of the young gentleman who was cast for the part of Adam, this incident was made to ap-
 pear trivial in the light of we'll rendered role. MT. Joseph John played the part of Adam, and just in the midst of his lines the door of Adams little house, which had not been adjusted se- curely, dropped from the frame Some of the little folks in the audience were audibly amused, but with the presence of mind that would have done credit to an experienced actor, MT. John, without changing from the stopping attitude of
 the aged Adam, put the door in place, and went on with his lines, as if nothing unexpected had occurred.
 Capt. Henson Estes of the Twentieth infantry U. S. A., is the guest of his