The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-06

MAY MISUNDERSTANDING TIE QUEENs-ExERCISEs
IN TIE ACADEMY OF VISITATION AND ST. JosErHs
ACADEMY.
The May Queens celebration at the Academy o., Vista
top in johnson street. Brooklyn took place the 25th
Of May.
At about four O'Clock p NJ the Right Reverend Bishop
Loughlin and the Rev. Fathers Cassidy Turner Hagan
and McGovern conducted TO the spacious porch
the Of the building to receive and the Queen
elect, Miss Mary OBren; her companion In honor Miss
Annie AuQan could not attend owing tohe death Of her
father The Floral Queens the Misses Belngham and
Oney and their atteLdan tho Muses. Agnes Pepper and
NJ Towvolinssy appeared first and after paying their
specs TO the Bishop, retired TO the opposite end Of the
porch then followed in order all the pupils of the Acade
my, eighty three in number Lastly came the Nay
Queen, preceded by her crown and sceptre bear.
ers, the Misses Kate Julie Kempston and A. LeAvitt
and followed by the rest Of her court Misses A.
and K. Harvey, S. Truly, M. McCabe, e. johnson,
IT, Sullivan and Nary Malone. When the royal train had
reached half way the porch an address man To
the Queen by Of her attendants at the end Of which
who gracefully conferred the honors Of the day the
Queen, who after receiving them Bonded knee stood
aside with her attendants until the procession formed
May Queen.
II then proceeded down the main walk OF the convent
garden the young ladies In the meanwhile separating
70 each side Of the pathway thus leaving clear space
for the Queen and her attendants On tho return OF
the procession each young lady, % she met her
to their Queen, who remained with her attendants
70 receive the homage Of her subjects for the
time being. This ceremony being concluded all
proceeded TO the saloon where two thrones had been
erectedtha Of the absent Queen being draped In black
GRAPE with her white veil thrown over It, on which
rested her wreath Of natural flowers and large bouquet
Ali having entered several complimentary addresses and
replies made between the Floral May Queens and
floral attendants, which were enlyened BY music. Re-
amused themselves, singing, playing and promeuading
the garden until O'clock when they all repaired
the chapel attached to the academy and after receiving
the benedcton Of the blessed sacrament returned 70
their homes quite content with their evenings entertain
mentS
THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOLS EXAMINATION.
The boys attached 10 the school of the Christian
Brothers Of st. James Brooklyn performed their annual
exercises three evenings Of last week. Those at the
Athen@um, Brooklyn, on Thursday evening, were very
entertaining and Convinced q crowded audience that
much taken instruct pupils not only in the
indispensable branches Of secular education but also
the accomplishments OF music and rhetoric The young
farce of the "village lawyer performed In man.
ner that would reflect credit upon older amateurs
FESTIVAL AT ST. JOsEPHS ACADEMY, WILLIAMS
BURG.
The interesting exercises attendant on the browning Of
the ay Queen selected from the pupils or st. Josephs
Academy, attached 10 the Church of SITS. Peter and
Paul, Second and South Third streets, Brooklyn D.
took place Thursday, May 20.
Several hundred children present, and the exer.
cEes evnced great talent and reflected much credit on
the reverend Mother and sisters Of St. Joseph who de-
vote all their time and energies TO the great work of az
fordng an education of highly elevated order TO the
female children Of the Catholics Of the neghborhood
only three there fourteen of them in the acade
my. The reverend Mother and her aids arc supported
and cheered on very cordially by the Rev. s. Malone the
esteemed pastor Of the Church Of Sts Peter and Paul