Evening star., 1926-06-06
LEWIS WILL DELIVER
ADDRESS FOR G. W. u.
Feature of Annual Commencement
Takes Place This Afternoon on
Grounds at 4 O'Clock.

President William Mather Lewis of
George Washington University, will
deliver the baccalaureate Sunday ad
dress this afternoon at O'Clock on
the university grounds at Twentieth
and G streets northwest, in the an
nual commencement week celebration
The institution is observing the one
hundred and fifth graduation oXer-
ciSeS.
Or. Lewis has chosen for his theme
the text from the twenty-second chap
ter of the Gospel of st. Luke, THE
Kingdom of God Is Within" More
than four hundred graduates. one of
the largest classes in the history of
the institution. friends. patrons. mem
hcr of the university faculty. the
board of trutees and relatives of the
graduates. will assemble.
The services are in charge Of Dean
William Allen Wilbur of the Colum-
hian College. The invocation and
honediction will be delivered by Rev.
L. s. G.. PIERCE. Music will be fur
nlshed by the University Glee Club.
the Choral Society and the stringed
quartet.
The commencement, week activities
will continue tomorrow. In the morn
ing members of the senior class, repre-
sentativcs of the university and
friends will take the boat at 10 am.
for Mount Vernon. At II am. Hus-
ton Thompson. Federal trade com
missioner. will deliver a short address
at the tomb of Gen. Washington. A
wreath will be placed on the tomb
by senior class representatives and
the exercises will close the annual pill
grimage.
On Tuesday at . pm. the annual
faculty Pyramid Honor Society base
ball game will be played on the
White Lot ellipse diamond No. 1. 1t
Is expected that President Lewis will
again essay the role of pitcher for
the faculty team. The game is an
annual feature of the June week
activities.
In the evening at Corocoran Hall
at s O'Clock the annual senior class
night exercises will be held. Jean
Gravatte is president of the senior
class. Wednesday afternoon from to
o'clock. President and Mrs William
Mather Lewis will hold the annual
reception to the senior class at the
Washington Club, 1901 X street
mort Invest Mrs. Lewis will be as
sisted by Mrs. John B. Larner' Mrs
Joshua Evans. ~jr., Mrs. Howard L..
Hodgkins. Mrs. William Allen,
Wilbur, Mrs. William c. Van Week,
Mrs. William Cline Borden. Mrs.
William c. Ruediger, Miss Henning.
Mrs Henry Kalusouski, Mrs. Elmer
Louis Kaiser, Mrs. John e. Larner
and Mrs. Charles w. Holmes. Those
VINO will pour tea are Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs Edwin B. Parker, Nine. Panare-
toff, Mrs. Louis Hertie, Mrs. Charles
Wopd Mrs Edward A. Hartman, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Dewitt c.
Croissant, Miss Sally Lewis and Mrs.
Frederick P. True.
The commencement exercises will
he held in the Washington Auditorium
on the night Of June 8. DR.. David
Allan Robertson, assistant director
of the American Council on Edu-
cation, will deliver the address to the
graduates. DIR. Lewis will preside. II
is estimated that more than 5000
persons will attend.
DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
deliver the invocation and the bene-
diction. More than 400 degrees in
course will be awarded. Diplomas
will be presented by President Lewis
and will be granted by DR.. John B
Larner, president of the board o:
trustees.
Announcement is made that tickets
for the exercises may be obtained
from the Office Of the secretary, Prof
Elmer l.. Kayser, 2100 G, street
northwest
Following the commencement on
Wednesday DR.. Lewis will go to
Winchester, Va. to deliver the grad
uation address at the Handley High
School.