The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

Marion, May Especial )-The
wind and rain that swept over Marion
last night had little effect on the spirit
and enthusiasm of the Judson jubilee
visitors. as Marion has been the center
Of, storm periods just at commence
ment time during the past half century.
The Raptists show little worry over
what would otherwise be serious in
convenience. The change of programme
of last night which put forward the
grand concert and deferred the Sunset
pageant until tonight, was due to the
rain OF the day However, the manage
ment of the jubilee is prepared to give
this feature of the programme, rain or
shine, and tonight that portion that is
suitable to open air is being given in
the open, otherwise on the auditorium
stage.
The elaborate preparation that had
been made, together with the scope of
the entertainment has challenged the
admirationsof many visitors from other
colleges and a we'll known gentleman
from Harvard college remarked last
night that his college could easily i'm
prove their annual exercises by adopt
ing the present Judson jubilee.
This has been Alumnae day, and in
some respects similar to the many Tess
meetings and reunions of the tasssief
day, in which many visitors forf tre
set programme in order to look ie and
mingle with the girls who forr ID tae
little clubs during the earlier daSs
when there were not such largo scaaan
but when the enthusiasm was 8uss
great Particularly noticed aia las
night were the pupils who altad.a
the Judson from the years ~ issf te
1895. They were the creates in nam4
ber and represented one of toe gleatssf
periods in the history of the s-s1s1tfun
namely the Frazier and AveIst5 nefioa
down into the beginning of the q tliet
administration. Judson's Nest days
have always been the fire period but
Phoenix-like it rose again
The procession of alumnae in which
there were almost 500 entered the au-
ditorum during a processioral played
by Miss Mittie Lou Edwards at tine
grand pipe organ. The address of greet
ing to the visitors was delivered oy
the president of the Alumnae associa-
tion Mrs. w f. Lovelace of Marion
Responses We're made to this address
by the following colleges through per-
sonal representatives
Belmont college, Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. oberta Moore Borden; Howard col
lege, Birmingham, Mrs Martha Crump-
-Shelbroune; Montgomery City
school, by Miss Olive Rushton; CentIaU
Female college, Tuscaloosa. by Mrs
1T.
Louisiana of Baton Rouge, Mrs Sallie
Lane-Lee; Alabama Girls Technical in
stitute, Montevallo, by Mrs. Lulu Rain
er-Palmer; Mississippi Synodical col
lege. by Mrs. Loulie Gwaltney- Raymond II
The musical features of the programme
proved to be one of the most pleasant
events of the morning. as there were
well known musicians well as former
Judson girls who have madc a distinc-
ton for themselves since leaving Judson
The piano solo by Miss Katie McEachern
lS, "Tarantelle," by Scharwenka and
the magnificent rendition of a Beethoven
sonata by DIR. r. f. Ayers of Crozier
Theological seminary of Pennsylvania
who was at one time the director of
music at Judson. The voice numbers in
cluded an aria from saul" by Ferd Hill
ler; Hail, David, Our Deliy'rer," beau
tifully rendered by Mrs. Mabel Robinson
Welsh of Shreveport, La; an old ballad
by Mrs. Kate Miles Pierce OF Montgom-
cry, and a Thomas selection from Mig
non" by Miss Lucy Dickinson of Bir-
mngham.
Messages were read from the Judson
girls across the ocean who are serving
as missionaries in the foreign field They
were from Miss Willie Kelly, Miss Attic
Bostick, Miss Alice Huey, Mrs. Daisy
Pettus-Ray, Mrs. Lois Davies-Napier
Mrs. Annie May Cox-Taylor, Mrs. Floy
White-Adams, Mrs. Ella Warde- Allison
and Mrs. Dadie Pettus- -Hoose
The poem, composed for the occasion
and read by Mrs. Isla May Hawley.
Mullins, wife of the president of the
Southern Baptist Theological seminary
at Louisville, Ky, was given a distinct
ovation: