The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-05
CLOSING OF HIGH
SCHOOL AT PULASKI
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev.
w. A. Ayers-Finals at
Dublin Institute.
[ Special to The Times ID ispatch. ]

tspeciai 10 The Times Dispatch.
Pulaski Va. May i.--The commence
ment exercises Of the city schools be-
gan here this morning with the bac-
cainureate sermon oy Rev. w. ~.
Ayers. pastor OF the Baptist church
at Lynchburg, the service being held
In the local Baptist Church. The con-
Guiding exercises will take place Mon.
day night at the Elks Theatre. when
diplomas viii be awarded to Margaret
Cox Lands, Willie Grace Palmer
Lucy Williams Livingston, Eva Inez
Vaughan, Annie Pearl Thomas. Burial
Stanley Stevens. Nellie EstelIe Lindsey,
Basil Moore Dixon, oscar Perry Jor-
dan, Walter Lee Mccormick and Ray
mond Hunord Frye. Addresses VIII
be delivered by Professor a. NJ Dobie,
of the law faculty OF the University
or Virginia. aud Professor X T.
Stearnes, Superintendent Of Public In
struction
The commencement exercises OF
Dublin Institute, Dublin. began Fri
day night. and Will conclude Monday
night. Friday was the intersociety
night, consisting Of literary and inusi-
cal program by members o, the two
societies. Saturday evening ,ne little
foiks or the primary StaI.x gave "a
most excellent program ot music, reel
tations and declamations nh, hnc.
calaureate sermon was delivered this
morning by DR.. George II. Gilmer, OF
Diapers valley. The graduating exer-
cises VIII take place Monday morning
at 10 o'clocn. The address will be de-
iivered b. r. c. Stearnes, OF Richmond
one graduates are stella Hogan Curric,
l-auchlin NJ. Currie. Madeline Eliza
oeth Gutherie. Lois Augusta SPOTS
and Letitia Renick Withrow. Gradu-
ate in Music, Madeline Elizabeth Guth-
rte Monday evening a dramatis exer-
c1se viii be given by the best h'stronic
talent in the school, which will close
the program arranged for the close
OF the session Of 19l213.
Rev. Carl s. Matthews, pastor of
the Pulaski Presbyterian Church, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the church at Ma
rion on Sunday morning and evening
The local churches closed the morning
service here to-day, on account OF the
baccalaureate serman before the high
school graduates.
The Round Dozen Club was enter
tanned for the closing meeting OF this
Year Saturday afternoon, BY Miss
Handa Larew at her country home. y
special iive-coursc dinner was served
the guests. Musical features were
given by Misses Maud Darst and Lii
liam Oglesby, Those who were guests
for the occasion were: Mesdames o.
=. Jordan. Il. II. Woolling, George K
Cheves. j. y. Howard. W. II. Trolinger
j. \. Bosang. {. H. Hoback, henry
dunlap and Jennie Larew and Misses
Daisy West, Julia Leache, Belle Hiltz-
heimer, Maud Darst. Ethel Steger. Lii
iian Oglesby and Elsie Wallace
Charles p. Macgill native of this
place. but now located at Galveston
Texas. and member of the l.egisla-
ture OF that State, spent several days
with friends in this place. He LETT
Saturday for Washington. where ne
was en- route on some business mat
tiers.
Saturday afternoon there was a bur
lesque game of base ball here be-
tween local teams. for the bencht OF
the volunteer fire company OF the city.
AS a result. $3.50 was realized For
two hours during the afternoon all
business houses closed. and the en-
ployes attended the game. Pulaski
has had several near-bad fires within
few weeks. and the people are unan-
imous for the development of the nre
equipment.