The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-26
MERCER ALUMNI TO
MEET HERE JUNE 9
Judge w. F. George, of State su
preme Court to Deliver Prin-
cipaI Address of Day.

Macon, May 25.-"We are receiving
cards of acceptance for the arrua!
almuni dinner to be held Monday.
June 9, from Mercer men from every
part OF the state" said Louie New
ton, secretary Of the Alumni Associa-
ton last night.
We mailed the cards out this week
and the very first mails back brought
number of requests for plates at the
dinner which will be put On this year
lin the college dining hall Oh the cam
pus," he continued
The meeting this year promises 10
be largely attended and to assemble
one Of the most representative groups
of Mercer men ever seen at the Bap-
fist institution.
Class Reunions Are Planned
Beginning with the class of 1854,
with Judge George f. Hillyer, of At
lanta, as the speaker, every reunion
class viii have a speaker to respond
to a toast to the men OF that year. The
classes whose numerals end in 9's and
As will have reunions this year.
. Among the well known Georgians
on the program to respond to class
toasts are Augustus FELTON,, Sr., ordi-
nary Of Macon county, and one of the
oldest living Mercer men. Mr.. FELTON,
has a grandson graduating this year.
Mr.. FELTON, will respond to toast OF
his class of 1869.
Dean ]. c. Hinton, of Wesleyan Col
/ lege, of the class of 1874, will repre-
sent his class.
DR.. P. A Jessup, of Eastman, will
respond to toast for the men Of
1879 This is one of the largest class
es that graduated at Mercer in the
earlier period \of the college and there
are number of the men Of that year
living within easy access to Macon. It
is expected that there will be good
attendance for this class.
Henry S. Jones, well known lawyer.
of Augusta, will respond for the class
of 1884. r. c. Jordan, of Macon, is
working for large representation OF
7 this class.
Dr. John G. Harrison, of Macon,
secretary Of the Education Board OF
the Georgia Baptist Convention, will
respond for the class of 1889.
Normal College Head to Speak
President R. H. Powell, of the South
Georgia Normal College at Valdosta
is the speaker for the men Of 1894
President Claude Gray, of Locust
Grove Institute, and Dr. B. J. w. Ora
| ham, editor Of the Christian Index, are
working as committee to get this
| class together.
H. r, Lawson, prominent attorney
! CT Hawkinsville, will speak for the
men of 1899
Editor Charles E. Brown, of the Cor
dele Dispatch, will be the speaker for
the class Of 1904. Mr. Brown has
written every member Of that class.
! Dean John r. Miller of Bessie Tiff
| College, is the speaker for the class
! of 1909. These men will gather for
| a luncheon at noon on the day of the
meetin.
John L. Westmoreland, Of Atlanta,
one of the best athletes who ever at
tended Mercer, will be the speaker for
the men of 1914.
T. NJ. Smith, editor of the Orange
and Black for this year and member
of the class of 1919, will respond for
the present graduating class.
Judge w. F. George, associated
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceor.
gia, will be the principal speaker for
! the meeting this year.
E. Glen Powers, Of the Macon bar,
will be the speaker for the memorial
! to the men who fell during the great
war 1t is planned to establish a me-
mortal fund to the honor of the men
who gave their lives in the struggle.