Invitation ProgramTop Monogram:Y L C A (Young Ladies' Christian Association)Main Text:Young Ladies' Christian Association,WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,Staunton, Virginia.ANNUAL CELEBRATION.Tuesday Evening, June 18th, 1872.Officers & Participants:President: Mary Calvert, N. C.Vice President: Maggie Redford, Va.Essayists:Sallie Russell, Ga.Leslie Doggett, Va.Jennie Rambo, Ga.Committee:Mattie Harris, Va.Mattie Bonner, TexasMaud Harvey, Mo.Effie Jamesson, Md.Sallie Walker, N.C.Cusseta McClendon, Ark.Mamie Daniel, D.C.Millie Cobb, Ga.Mary Wise, La.Bettie G. Epes, Va.(Printer mark at bottom left: SPECTATOR PR.)Image 2: Outer EnvelopeAddressed to:Miss S. S. MayAlexandriaVa.Image 3: Interior InscriptionHandwritten inscription:Compliments ofMary MayWesleyan Female Institute was a prominent 19th-century Methodist higher education institution for young women located in Staunton, Virginia (operating from 1846 until 1897). Programs from southern female institutes of the immediate Reconstruction era (1870s) featuring state-by-state student rosters are highly desirable for Virginia and regional genealogists and school historians.
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