The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
Society

ing school will give the graduating
class of this school at the Mechanics
institute on Saturday. May slst, at 6
o'clock. Miss Susie Mccarthy will
be toastmistress, and Mrs. Mason
White, president of the association.
has appointed the following commit
tees. Decoration committee, Miss Alice
Smith. Miss Lucy Duke and Miss
Florence Stewart; refreshment com
rnittee. Miss Bell Gayle. Miss Inez
Fox and Miss Lydia Taylor. The
graduating class Of this year includes,
Miss Mozelle Brock, Miss Ethel Long
Miss Mary Zolllkoffer, Miss Hazel
Hamilton Mise Elizabeth Craigh!n
and Miss Vera Ramos.
Art Exhibit
The commencement exercises II the
woman's college opened yesterday
afternoon with the annual art exhibit
and reception in the college studio,
which was a brilliant gathering OF
lovers al art to see the splendid work
which the students have turned out
this year. The public was invited from
4 to 6 O'Clock 10 see this exhibit, and
from s TO 10 o'clock there was big re-
ception and exhibit by / invitation
only This evening at S:15 O'Clock
there will he q delightful concert
riven in the college chapel; Friday
morning at / o'clock class day Will
be held. when the usual custom or
planting the tree and having bon
Are Will he preserved. Miss Ioutina
Williams. Of North Carolina, Is presl-
dent of the class, Miss Helen Starke.
Of Richmond. historian. Miss Mar
gsret Hathaway. Of Gloucester, class
prophet: Miss Elizabeth staplekamp'
Of Clayville. Va. satutatorian; MISS
Lena winn, Of Mathews county. class
poet: Miss Mary Johnson. of Boston,
class orator: Miss Evelyn Justin, or
Virginia, class lawyer; Miss Margaret
James. of Richmond. valedictorian;
Miss Bessie Strause, Of Richmond,
tree orator; Miss Ira Osborne, or Lou
ooun county bonfire orator. The
tree will he dedicated to Mr.. Rug
giles Nelson, business manager Fri
day evening at S:f5 o'clock the prep
aratory exercises will be held: Satur-
day at O'Clock the allumnae
luncheon will he given at the Jef'
ferson hotel. at which Miss Mary Car
ter Anderson will be toastmistress
Saturday evening at SIS o'clock, IT
the college chapel, the class of expires
sion will present two very attractive
PLAYS. called 1.-The Fortune OF War
and THE Superior Sex; Sunday. june
ST at \ T. M, lT. tffoERc W wv
Daniel will deliver the baccaiaureatt
sermon at the First Baptist church
Monday. June I'd. S:f5 o'clock, clos
ing exercises, comforting OF degrees
etc. will be held Mt the Academy 81
Music. Or II. u. c. Maclachlan beine
orator for the evening,
Interesting Meeting.
A very interesting meeting OF the
Confederate Memorial Literary So
cfety was held yesterday morning nj
the Confederate Museum for the cleo
ton Of officers, chairmen and vice
regents The following officers We're
elected: Miss Sallle Archer Ander-
son. president: Mrs a. NJ Gwathmey
yfce-president: Mrs. II. w. Jackson
second vice president; Mrs. Hunter
Mcclure. third vice president; Mrs
John Mason, recording secretary
Mrs J. Enders Robinson. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. II. Theodore ELY
son. treasurer: Miss Susie r. Har-
rfscn. house regent. Invitation to an
nuai commence of the Medical
College Of Virginia. was received. Miss
Mary Custis Lee was present and
showed the members three exquisite
miniatures OF General Robert #. Lee
Owing 10 the depredations OF chill
dren, the gates to the museum
grounds will hereafter he closed, but
anyone Wishing to see the grounds
will be admitted.
Mrs James K. werth reported fol
Mrs w. S. Reid a flag given In mem
DRY of Mr.. Reid and his uncle, Major
Samuel Venable Reid. for the Ken
lucky room. The flag is the origina
one used by the Kentuckians during
the war. A motion was passed. re
questing all grandmo others to perpetu
ate the society by enrolling theil
grandchildren as members, The fol
lowing regents and vice-regents were
elected for the different State rooms
Alabama--Regent. Miss Mary Clay
ton; vice-regent. Mrs. James III
Drake.
Arkansas-Regent Mrs. L C. Oar,
donelle vice-regent, Mrs w. r
Miller.
Fforfda~~ReEent Mrs F. P. F'iem'
ing; vice-regent. Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson.
Georgia-R Regent. Mrs, r. l.. Mes
hit: vice-regent. Miss Katherine C
Stiles: alternate. Mrs. NJ. II. Tiglham
entucky-Regent, Mrs. Kate r
Perry Mesher: Y1ce-regent- Miss Mat
tie r. Harris.
I,ouisiana-Rege Mrs. W. J. Be
han; v1ee-regent, Mrs. j. Fenton Tay-
lor.
Maryland-Regent. Mrs. John r.
Poe; flrst-regent, Mrs. c. 0. p. Co
wardin.
ississippi--Regent Mrs. Daisy
McLaurin Steven; vice-regent. Mrs T,
A Cary
Missouri-R egent. Mrs. L. 3. Val
liant; vice-regeut, Mrs, l.. II. Yonge.
North Caroliua-~Regent, Mrs, Letta
G. Johnston: vice-regent. Mrs J. Al
lison Hodges.
South Carolina~-R eEent recently
died new regent not yet elected.
Nice-regent, Mrs. w. r. Cox; alter
nate. Mrs. Bernard Guest
ssee-Regent. Mrs, T. II Ba-
ker. Jr.; vice-regent, Mrs. N. V, Ran
dotph,
Texas-ReGent, Mrs Jos r. Dibrels;
vice regent. Mrs w. A. Harris
u. NlrGlHlias~-Begent, Miss Mary Gusts
Lee; vice-regent. Mrs, J. Taylor Ely
son.
solid South Roorn--Regent. Mrs.
Charles Herbert Silliman; vice-re-
gent. Miss Minnie A. Boughman.
Mr.. John Mason was mad a mem
her Of the advisory board The Solid
South Room has been endowed with
$4,000 by two sisters, Mrs w. j.
Kimball, Of Seattle, Wash, and Mre.
w. J. Andrews, Of Raleigh, y. c.
Interesting Recital
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