The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-20
PLANS MADE
FOR CEREMONY
Program For Corner Stone
Laying.
BUILDING OF WoMEN'S COLLEGE
Work Progressing IN A Most
Satisfactory Manner.
nDnterssls Are Arriving Daily ana
DvsrysAi.g WIN ne Ready for the
ore.s.g Of school Next Sep
tenber--Dr. Morton WIN
Come Here.
BUILDING OF WOMEES COLLEGE

The mailing OF the program for this
laying OF the corner stone ceremony
Of the woman.s college to take place
Thanksgiving afternoon at O'Clock,
marks the progress that IL being made
In this movement OF statewide inter-
est.
A visit to the grounds reveals re-
markable progress In the actual con-
struction OF the main building which
IL to be designated. rs the John J..
Flowers memorial building This
building is designed after the first
models and the architecture II the
most approved Gothic style. 1t meas
ures 1913 feet across the front and
contains capacity for $50 matriculates
In the administration department.
The front IL beautifully decorated
with con-figured stone work and will
in this particular. excel anything. pos
sibiy. In this section OF the country.
This main building has three floors
and two basements--one under each
wing. The floors will embrace the
parlors. offices and teachers depart
ment. class room art studio and the
like. One basement will contain the
heating plant, coal bins, and similar
departments. The other basement
win be finished in the most approved
modern style and will house the lab
oratory which II Is proposed to make
one OF the leading features OF the In
stftution.
The music department will be fin
ished according to the most approved
modern ideals and methods and when
the Institutions opens this will be
made q very important feature. The
auditorium which Is connected with
and fnerEes into the main building
from the Woodley road approach, will
be one OF the handson1est I'm the city !.
This auditorium will present what lie
known as rear, front which will be
finished to correspond with the main
approach which overlooks the valley
crossing the Woodiey road ana run
ming into the Thomas property.
with the brick that win be hauled
10 the grounds this week, there will
be enough on the site to complete the
building. In addition other supplies
are ordered and will be sent to the
site as rapidly as needed.
DR.. w! e. Martin. president OF the
Institution. has written he will be in
Montgomery Monday and will assist
in the work of securing funds for the
construction work and will remain in
Alabama organizing his faculty. WIS.,
iting conferences and arranging for
the equipment for the institution SO
that everything may be ready for the
opening next September.
the exercises Thanksgiving Day:
Assemble at College Site, 500 d. m.
Master of Ceremonies. Rev. A. ].
Lamar. ID. ID.
Musical Director. Prof. Riensi
Thomas.
Prayer. Rev. Z, N. Glenn. D. d.
Scripture Lesson, Rev. r. r. Gull
yer. Rev. J. s. Robertson.
Invited guests on platform:
QfahnH II MoPriann n
Members of the College Commits
sion and trustees.
Pastors Of all the churches OF the
scity.
Visiting preachers.
His Exceilency, b. b. Conner, Gov
ernor: and State officials.
His Honor. Castor Gunter, Mayor.
and city officials.
Hon. f. 8. Ball. president: Hon. A.
G. Forbes. ex-president, and all the
members OF the Commercial Club.
Editors of local press and news cor
respondents.
Address. Laying Corner Stone -Bish-
op H. C. Morrison, d. d.
Deposit, Bible and Discipline-F.
NJ. Jackson.
Copies Church Periodically. D.
Moore.
Document. Name of Institution,
Members Of Commission, John Mas
sey. LII d.
Doxology, Choir and Congregation
Benediction, Rev. Henry Trawick.
The site can be reached by taking
street cars and alighting near the
Country Club grounds.