The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21
COMMENCEMENT IS ON AT M0NTEVALLO O'Neal Speaker at Alumnae
 Celebration THE ANNUAL PLAY Many Alumnae Are Present at Ala bama Girls Technical Institute
 Festivities Which Con-
 tinue This Week
By E. H. WILLS

I
 inaugurated Friday evening with a
 brilliant reception to Gov. and Mrs. Emmet O'Neal at the home of Presi- dent Palmer. In the receiving line were Dr. Palmer, Governor O'Neal, Mrs ONeal and Mrs. Palmer. and the trus- l tees and the senior class, composed oi I Misses Corinne Heely, Ida Allen, Irene l Cleveland, Hattie Cargile, Donna Col
 Nora Green Sudie Kelly, Claude Dowl- l ing, Fletcher Dupree, Elise Haas, Mary
 and Merle McWilliams, Mamie Mer-
 oney. Pansy Nash, Eulette Parker. Elle i Peters. Evelyn Peyton, Gene Powell
 Minnie Lee Palmer, Daisy Rome, Les
 sic Reynolds. Katie Ruth Spigener, Ju-
 dith Thigpen. Bunnie Wills, kates
 Young. .sN
 The lovely home of the president was
 a flower garden of cut and pot plants | the parlor and dining hall thrown into one room, where the receiving line
 stood was decorated in nasturtiums and l sweet peas the hall was in gold and | brown, class colors, the library In crim- | son and white roses 9 The punch bowl in the hall, which
 was presided over by Misses, Ernestine Grote and Carolyn Rembaugh, was dec orated in white daisies. The Gbne on the
 porch was in college colors of purple
 and gold and charmingly served by Misses Henry and Sanders& {
 This morning at 10 o'ciockathe alumni of the Alabama Girls Technical insti- tue held their annual meeting in the dormitory parlor. In the absence of the
 president Miss Willie Jenkins of the
 university. Miss Ursula Delchamps. also of that institution, and vice president
 of the association, presided The pro- gramme was: Scripture reading; the UZxua ty- If rtb a1p1 r,TaV Be the Tie That Binds" Mrs. Parnell of Maplesville read a bright, interest ing history of tho alumnae. Miss Ken nedy and Miss Higgins spoke a few words of welcome and there were piano selections by Misses Margeurite Fisher
 Ethel Houser. Claude Bowling. The business meeting wassheld in the after
 noon when the following officers were
 elected for the ensuing year: Pres ident, Mrs. Parnell vice president Miss Bertie Allen; second vice president, Miss Irene Cleveland; secretary. Miss Ethel Houser: treasurer, Miss Corrie
 Hall; historian, Miss Gene Powell. Among the alumnea who are present in attendance on commencement are Misses
 Mary Cameron, Nell Cleveland. Ursula
 Delchamps, Clara Mimms, Nellie Collins,
 Mrs. Parmell, McArdle, Teddy Henley, Mrs Rowe. Mary Smith, Corrie Hall, Edith Patterson, Bertie Allen, Lucille FL lenburg, Kathleen Shrivers, Ethel Houser, Marguerite Fisher. At Il o'clock Govern or O'Neal addressed the school, visitors
 and alumnea, especially, in a forceful, pleasing speech The word of adnhoni- tion was that the opportunities of life | that seem to Sd many to be in the far I distant lands are, in reality. at hand and ! that ours is the duty to take tadvantage of them. He was hearty in his firm belief that schools are to train students to | think, not to learn facts already ex- pressed by others. The governor Is the staunch friend of all educational advance. Mr Pitts of Selma followedtthe govern or in a talk that belied his Introductory remark that he knew not what to say. To Montevallo people and the school MT. Pitts words of encouragement and ap- precjation were welcome indeed. He looked back to the schools sbeginning, summarized it's present condition, and prophesed great future for it. From 4 to 5:3O o'clock the Julia Sturd-
 wick Tutwiler club was at home in the parlors to alumnae members, new and honorary members. They proved them- selves charming hostesses. At o'clock the Castalian Literary society entertained its new, honorary and alumnae members. | Delightful refreshments were served. In the chapel at o'clock the oratory department gave its annual play. The | first part, "The Falcon by Alfred Ten nyson. was a representation of Italian life l in the fourteenth century. The stage decorations were the palms and statuary l typical of Roman homes and costumes were Italian robes. The dramatis per 1 sonae of this play was as follows. being the students that are graduating In ora l tory:
 l Count Alberighi-Evelyn Peyton. Frilipo. Counts Foster Brother-Kate Young.
 Lady Giovanni-El Elizabeth Hodges. l Elisabetta. Counts Nurse-Mattie Car gile.
 | In the second part the scene Of action I has changed from sunny Italy To the Scotch Highlands. This was four scenes from Scotts Lady of the Lake, the war between the Lowlands and the Highlands. lrhe decorations were woodland for the first three scenes. The last was a court scene. The costumes were Scotch plaid in the first and evening dresses in the last. The personnel:
 l Douglas. an Earl banished from Court of
 scotland-Evelyn Peyton.
 Ellen Douglas, his daughter-Kate Young.
 Roderick Dhu. Chief of the Appine Clan l-Glennie Hayman.
 Lady Margaret, his mother-lrma
 Dumas.
 Fitz-James, King of Scotland-Eliza-
 beth Hodges
 Malcolm Graeme. a youth in love with Ellen-Mary Mckenzie
 Allan Bane, the old minstrel-Mattie Cargile.
 Malise a messenger-Alice Longshore Miss Hodges as Lady Giovanni in Fal- con was charmingly natural, gracious, gentle; but she was equally good in the role of King James displaying the dignity and firmness consistent with the part Misses Kate Young, Mary Mckenzie de-
 serve mention, and Miss Matte Cargile,
 with her harp in the part of Allan Bare, i was quite a hit. ff
 Judge Austill of Mobile, Judge Dent, MT Yerby of Greensboro, Col Col D. Bloch oi l Camden, MT. Graham, MT. Joseph, MT
 Bouldin,. MT. Kumpe, MT. Parker are the trustees that are present at commence ment.
 Tomorrow morning at Il o'clock the commencement sermon will be precheat iby the Rev w. E. Evans. D. D., rector of the Church of the Advent, Birming Imam. The following is the music for thi. loccasion Kipling's Recessional set. tt music by Reginald DeKoven. ''Te Deun lLlaudamus,' by Charles Edward Steph ems, besides hymns for congregations
 singing.
 At o'clock this evening the senior class will conduct the farewell service ol the Y. w. c. A.