The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-06
COLUMBIA NOTES.

Commencement week of the city
schools Wednesday, May 2Sth, at Mt.
Lebanon Baptist Church, a cantata,
Growing the Fairy Queen" under
the management of Miss Mary Brad
shaw and Mrs. M. B. Frierson. Thurs
dAy, May 10Th, at the school building,
beginning at 1880 a. m. The general
day programme was rendered to a
very large audience. The chapel
was crowded and many had to stand.
After the literary exercises closed
every one repaired to the Industrial
Building, where a large and very
creditable display of needle-work was
on exhibition, under the management
of Miss Cornelia Johnson. In anoth-
er room of the building a committee
of the School Improving Society
served refreshments. Friday, May
both, at s o'clock, at St Paul A. M.
E. Church, the graduating exercises
of both the high and grammar
schools were held. Twenty received
certificates from the grammar de-
partment and seven from the high
school, as follows: Misses Willie May
Ewing, Italy Irvine Johnson, Lena
Earl Morton, Cora Leigh Tyler, Char
lotte Eugene Webster, Georgia Wheat
ley and Mr.. Charles Evans Collins.
DR.. L. ]. Johnson addressed the
graduates Prof. Harras, City Super
intendent of Education, presented the
diplomas and certificates. Mayor j.
M. Dedman made few very appro-
pirate remarks and expressed him
self as being highly pleased. Thus
closed the school year 1918. Misses
Long and Baugh left for their home,
Mart n, Tenn, after very pleasant
visit to Misses Cornelia and Eddie
Johnson. Miss Sadie King, of 9O9
East Seventh street, is still on the
sick LIST. After an illness of five
weeks she had a relapse. Her class
mates and her many friends regret
tel very mucn her absence from the
commencement exercises OF the high
school. Mrs. Emma Carter Hutcher-
sen, of Springfield, spent the week
end with her daughter Mrs Maggie
Doyle. Mrs. Mary E. Williams, OF
Hopkinsville, KY, is visiting relatives
and friends here. This being her
old home, she is always a welcome
visitor here. Mrs. Lany Webster
died at the home of her son. Mr.. Fe-
lix J. Webster, Williamsport pike
cfter an Illness of several months.
Mr.. Charlie Lee Williams spent the
weekend here with his uncle, Prof
r. C. Johnson. He was en- route from
Tuskegee, Ala, to his home, Hop
kinsville, KY. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Summers gave their daughter, Jen
ME Dee, a party for her 18th birth
day. Quite number of her little
friends enjoyed the occasion and aft
er several hours of games and othel
amusements they were invited to the
dining-room, where a three course
menu was served. Mr. Glib FriersoI
is in very feeble health ct his home
East Tenth street. Mr.. Quintart
Miller and Mr. Elmer Stevens, o
Nashville, were among tie many out
of.town visitors who att ended com
mencement here. The Fisk bal
team played against the local team
here last Friday and Saturday. MI
Hart, the Globe man." was here Ma
Both and attended Decoration eXeI
CT e and made a very interestin
talk on that occasion. His remark
were timely and well received by a
present, especially the old soldiers
The Fisk Glee Club was here to rel
der a program at the Opera Hous
last Saturday evening, but the storr
that reached here about p m pre-
vented their appearance. Mr.. an
Mrs. Peter Mcbride and Miss Claudi
May Davis, of Lewisburg, attende
the commencement exercises las
week