The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-18
HOLD JUBILEE
CELEBRATION.
WESTERN MARYLAND TO HOLD SEMI
CENTENNIAL In CONNECTION WITH
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES-GOV.
HARRINGTON TO CONFER DEGREES
DIR. GOODNOW TO MAKE ADDRESS.

The semi-annual anniversary and
Horty-seventh commencement of the
Western Maryland College will be held
from June to 13 with the following
program:
Friday, June $500 p. m. Freshmen
and Sophomore Contests in elocutiOR
for the Norment prizes, and certih-
Gates and honors Of the Preparatory
school will be awarded.
Saturday, June $50 p. m. Class
day exercises and unveiling window
In Alumni Hall by class Of 1917; 6.Oo
p. M Presidents dinner to graduating
class, and 500 p. m. Freshman Class
cremation.
Sunday, June 10-10.30 a. m. Bacca-
laureate sermon, President Thomas Ii.
Lewis; 500 p. N. Sermon before the
Christian Associations by Bishop J.W.
Hamilton, D. D., LII. D.. Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Chancellor OF
the American University.
Monday, June 11-10.00 a. m. grad
uate recital in Music and Elocution;
, p. m. Literary society reunion, and
s p. m. Society contests.
Tuesday, June 12-10 d. m. Annual
meeting OF the board of trustees; l.30
D. m. base ball game. Alumni vs.. Col
lege team; p. m. Annual business
meeting of the Alumni, and S p. IN.
recital by Mabel Garrison, class Of
1903, now of the Metropolitan Opera
Company
Wednesday, June 13-COmmence-
ment and Semi-Centennial Celebra-
tiOn; $50 a. nj. Procession Of trustees,
Faculty. Alumni, Students and Guests;
Award of Undergraduate HonOrs;
comforting of degrees by His Excel
lency Emerson G.. Harrington, Cover
nor OF Maryland; CongratulatOry ad-
dress-President Frank J. GOOdnOW,
LII d., of the Johns Hopkins UniVer-
sity, representing the Colleges Of
Maryland; Daniel Webster Herring,
Phi. D., LII. d.. Emeritus Dean Of the
New York University, representing
former members of Western Maryland
College faculty: Miss Mary Belle
Cochran, A. g.. of the class of 1898,
teacher of expression, New York City,
representing the Alumni; Mr.. l. Daw-
son Williams, A. b.. ILL., B., of the
class Of 1902, attorney at law, Wash
ingtOn. ID. c., representing the Alumni.
Following is the graduating class:
John Alco Alexander, Keymar; Frank
lin Murray Benson, Crisfield: James
Irwin BillmyeT, Union Bridge; John
Russell Blades, POcOmoke City; Levi
Bowen Burdette, Hobbs: Hugh Lati-
mer Elderdice, Jr., this city; James
Wallace Engle, Ellicott City; Joshua
Tracey Fenby, Woodensburg; Thomas
Edgar Grace. St ATichaels; Thomas
Leroy Hooper, Manasquan, n. j.; Paul
Jacob Horick, this city: Jarold Kemp,
! Bloomington; Hirl Adelbert Kester,
Shickshinny, Pa; John William Lease,
Baltimore; Charles Ellsworth Guthrie
Moylan, GAINESVILLE: Earl William
Roop, this city; Worthington Johnson
StultZ, Catonsville; John Benjamin
! Thomas, Delta, Pa.
Emily Kathryn Dryden, Snow Hill;
Helen Carter Etzler, Linwood; Ellen
Madge Hayman, RockaWalking; Dor
othy Leah Jones, Baltimore; Madeline
/ Jones, Temperanceville, Va; Mary
Lee Melville, Sykesville; Hilda Rachel
Ostrom, Cecilton; Ruth Huffer Rein
ecke, this city; Nellie Elizabeth Roy
er, this city; Helen Marie Shippers,
Germantown; Marion Gill Smith, Bal
timOre; Eloise Somerlatt, Cumber-
land