The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-06
DAVID WARK GRIFFITH

Mrs. William Henry Kettig, one of Bir- mingham's most charming and attractive women. who has recently returned from
 Philadelphia and ogontz, where she at tended the commencement exercises of tha' famous institution. relates with much charm and interest certain phases of her visit which include among other unusual experiences an acquaintance with the worlds greatest moving picture director,
 David Wark Griffith.
 Mrs. Kettig was in Philadelphia during the great Salvation Army drive, and at the Bellevue -Stratford saw the famous salvation Army doughuuts sell for mirac- ulous sums-from s to $50 apiece.
 In speaking of the commencement ex- ercises at Ogontz, Mrs. Kettig said:
 The Ogontz school is situated near Rydal, Pa, in walking distance of the
 Huntington CountSy club, in a beautiful rolling, undulating country, rich in land scape effects, amid fields white with mild daisies and purpe and white rododem- drums. The building proper is built Of gray stone and is old English in archi- lecture, with wide open terraces and courts. The interior is beautifully fur rished with carved English oak. mulberry dtaperies and upholstery, and rare tapes tries against a background of Caen stone
 The graduating class of 1919 numbered about 2S, and for the class supper the girls assembled in the long reception room on the second floor leading to the broad staircase, dressed in beautiful evening gowns and carrying huge bouquets ot roses and orchids tied with silver rib- bons. They looked like a group of lovely bridesmaids a wedding, and were quite as excited as if they were. At the ap- poin ted time. to the soft strains of muSlc
 they marched in twos, past the winged vic tory on the landing down the stair case, which was entwined with green ana carlands of hundreds of white blossoms, on to the spacious sun parlor, just off the reception hail, where a huge round table was placed amid a tropical setting of si- ga rtic palms and potted owering plants. where every little detail of a beautiful and we'll appointed dinner were carried out with much formality and dignity.
 The military drill is one of the most important and interesting features Of the commencement exercises, Mrs hettls sai i'd. "The battalion of four companies are drilled under strict military rules and regulations. It was a most impressive sight The uniforms are very attractive, of blue-gfay with gold and black braid, md black hat. The captain uniform IS dark blue with military capes lined with red satin. Hanging from the shoulders are many loops pl SOlu DIdiN, tilC Sf' Vi N dangling at the side, high military boots and gauntlet gloves completes very pie turesque costume They marched in com panies, accompanied by military band to the beautiful green campus, where the competitive drill takes place under the ttaining and direction of many otliclals of the regular army. l never before real
 ized what this drill meant to the girls
 IL teaches them discipline, to act quickly, tlie cft mind. if PNGS them the amount of out of door exercise that is necessary to good health It also teaches then; to walk and stand correctly.
 The closing night of the school eXer- cses beautiful out-of-door play was given by the members of the senior cass-Scotts 'Fhe Lady of the Lake Nothing could have been more enchanting, with a fitting background of trees <nd shrubbery, on the banks of the pretty lake within the private grounds of the estate. The grand finale of the weeks pro- gramme of course, was the awarding ot the diplomas, which took pace In the large lecture room. An interesting and touching little talk by Miss Southerland- Brown, principal of the school, and the closing address by pr. Edward Howard Griggs, who is so well known in Birming-
 ham, on Education for the New Era. With the artistic grace which character izes Mrs Kettigs personality, her de- SCription of everything that she saw uuI- ing her visit is charmingly revealed, and especially so of her meeting with MT Griffith and later seeing his marvellous photoplay, Broken Blossoms, which she declares is his masterpiece.
 With my tremendous admiration TOT Daviu Mark Griffiths genius and my in tense curiosity as to his appearance, hls personality and his temperament 1 pro- poui.ded dozens of questions a a time to my sweet friend with whom l had en- loved many similar experiences, and Tn reply to my first query as to his LOOKS, Mrs. kettig said.
 "Yes, he looks just exactly like all hls photographs, all and good looking. fte wore a blue suit, soft hat cane thrown carelessly over his arm and black shoes with tan spots, and he looks little Ike William Faversham. He spoke most en- Enthusiastically of the reception of hls new pit ture Broken Blossoms in New York, and said it had made quite a ,.t and he hoped I would go to see it. assured him I would and told him l had seen the Birth of a Nation many times, ana that some of the scenes were laid in ana around the old Virginia town where was born and that I knew personally Henry Walthall who took the part or the Llttle Cclonel;' also his younger brother Maj. Junius Walthall, who had made prli-