The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-28
The Sisters Of ct. Joseph

The Sisters Of ct. Joseph
Editor Morning Star:
Honored with an invitation to the ANNA
%4istribution given at the Academy of 81
.JeSeph, on Galvez street, attended promptly
last Thursday morning, with the design o
letting you end your readers know what tran.
sFired there.
Tho exercises on that day were given by the
xo%rders exclusively, and were quite as inter.
esting as could be expected but as another
aLy has been set apart for the dsy-scholars
shall attend .hat also and then give you my
.ia,psession Of the whole.
To-day 1 will intrude upon your space no
E1rther than to say that the advantage of hav-
..Gg in our midst suoh O teaching order as the
48sters OF St. Joseph, seems to be fully appre-
sia. sd by both pupils and parents, and it will
@Ra 3 happy day when branch houses shall be
established in various parts of our State, as
ttEsey are at present in Mississippi, notably at
asasr charming Sea Side Convent at Bay St.
E4oQis.
while witnessing Thursdays exhibition
'wsa struck by several very noticeable featur es
qsculiar to this institution and it's government,
1zd shall take pleasure in detailing them fully
N my next communication. -#
Tho annual exhibition of the yonpg ladies of
t4hs High GLASS of st. Alphonsus' School, under
Sts direct ion of the stt ,rs of Mercy, ook place
Eass Tuesday The exercises were opened wish
- voluntary by Miss Pauline OFT. Then fol-
bowed hymn by the pupils. The salut tory,
1An elegant composition, was delivered by Mss
III. Murphy gradual with the ttrictett regard
gsO elocu tonary requirement. Miss n. Welch,
S,J' mar .ianlamation uTreasures of the Deenn
ta4ici1ed COL tinuous applause. farce, "No
sg&Ire, No Pay" was acted with exceptional
ability by the young ladies who par ticip- ted
tshscein. The Misses NJ. A. ByrneA, t. Jennings,
40 uinn and E. o'Lsary Gall graduates) were
SAe leading spirit. in the plsy. The songs
=xcre very we'll rendered, showing considerable
Jssste upon the part of The pupils aud exq uisits
5SAgment upon that of the Sietsre. An intsr
vaa.InE dialogue, in which Misses ID. A, Lucas.
N. cannon, II Delaney, E. OLeary and d,
TEeIss were the characters, was very we'll
'IssNken.
-"The .GrGcian Bend" an excellent comedy,
>sss received with unexpect sd delight upon
Eshe palt of the auditors. A defamation by
Aiss v. Golden ELECTED great applause. A
GyESvReoaa tableau, with the usual accessories of
sage appoint ner -, calcium and Bengal ligt t.,
-~aa The Finding of Moses"
The valedict Dry was spoken by Miss T. Jen-
.1inga. The awarding of IN edals came next in
S,rasr, Miss Mary Ann BryneS (graduate) re-
vaSiSiug the gold medal; Miss Kate Mcdonnell
gof Che frat CLASSY the silver one. Thereupon
,1onoWed the awarding of diplomas to Misses
;aEGy Ann Byrnes, Mary Murphy, Ellen
1Leary, Annie Quinn and Theresa Jennings.
AII these ,young ladies graduated With like
. Aenote, neither being moro proficient nor more
=. deserving than the others.
Last week we adverted to the exhibition Of
st. kary's school of the 4:h District. As the
daGir occurred on ThuISiAy evening, lsih
ERas., and continued mp to u O'Clock mid
aieht, we were unable to give it that DOtiee
y sEhich it deserved. The fret part consisted Of
Arusrtette named "Rappelte Rausch," SunR
/" with exquisite tsste, and an opsrettS entitled
9gShe Lost Son" Germany. In this pieoe Mas
snsr Geo. Vending bore off the honors. he VA
zMEsSg supported by Masters G, Wilt, o. Arm
N@Czster, L. Vsrenholt, George schAeffsE, h
rHsalscher, and Seven young boys who person
,auGsG the e"Seven Deadly Sins. :" The aocompanist
VVAs aRr. r. Hank, organist Of sc. MAry's As
sHunption Church. Part second was introduced
sby . piano performance, Varieties" i" played by
saEaster = 90. Jenevein. The remainder of thiI
sloction of the programme was taken up by
<Ssey interesting drama, in acts, known al
'@:Cho Capture of Major Andre" and written il
, ,asGAligions vein by young Bsnediotine FSthe
.ssE-&his country.
gGhs characters were cast to the best of th
s.rUhSors resources. We do not wish to indivi
.,dxalize where all did 90 well. The e"tr' dctc
rwao enlivened by piano performances by MAJ
asar Jenevein, songs by Master Vending, ant
rRi0Ein sOR by Nessrs r Hank and A. g. Gard