The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
LEGISLATIVE ExcgnMoN TO MT. DE


A Pleasant ntertainment-.lI Members 0
the Legislature Admitted 10 the PRIV
aey OF the Monastery, and Feel All IN
Better For II, 1..e.t
On last Monday Speaker Moffett receiv
cd a letter from Sister Mary Agnes Gubert
Directress Of Mt, de Chantal, inviting III,
members Of the Legislature to visit tha
institution, and requesting them to FIX tn,
time. The House Of Delegates in respons,
to the invitation adopted a resolution fx
ing Saturday afternoon as The time, anc
requesting the Speaker to notify thu
Sisters Of the acceptance, which was ac
cordingly done.
Capt. Deyries, general agent Of the B. &
Q. R. r. Go. to this point, placed special
train at the disposal OF the Speaker for
the accommodation Of the Legislature, and at
o'clock promptly the train left the
Capitol, with the members Of the Legis.
lature aboard, accompanied by lumber
oiprominent citizens OF the city, including
some forty or fifty ladies'. The train was
under the special direction OF Capt.
Devrles, and the excursion under the
charge Of Speaker Mofett Reaching
Mount de Chantal the party, insisting
oil about two hundred persons in all, pro.
ceeded to the institution and were met by
Bishop Kain, Father Walters and mum.
Der OF Sisters, who escorted their guests To
the large music hall on the second floor,
where all OF the pupils were drawn up In
line 10 receive them. The spectacle of
the young ladies In their tidy uniforms
was very pleasing one. L.t.l..
After the audience had been seated
Bishop kain appeared upon the stage and
welcomed his guests in an exceedingly
neat little speech. lie announced, to the
disappointment Of the audience, that Sister
Mary Agnes, owing to q severe indispOsi.
ton from which she was just recovering,
would not be able to sing, but promised
that they should have o musical entertain
ment instead, which would please them.
His promise was certainly fulfilled by the
following programme: lIii MIA
Plano Duet" -"Kalkheuuor'' r''-Two Slslers. -ul
Vocal puet-Wtlsh Melody Misses 3. Btaeewoll and
Harpso -"saaS Senlrde MlltOa',-MIss Kate Mcarsth
Veal "ssparatlon," BY RNssinl-MItt B;rtia
Vocal sGiS"ioi, Fair DOye,-Nis Ida Aborcromb,.
Vocal Quartette-"G001 Night" from NarthS- SIsses
Nellie Welsh, Berlii BF4ceRGlI Kate Mc(irathi and
Ida AUefcromble. .UIH - ifHiIg tlii
The instrumental music was most artis.
tically performed, and Miss McGratll was
loudly encored in her harp solos. The
singing OF Misses Bracewell and Aber.
crombie was simply elegant. Miss Brace.
well is q young lady OF rare vocal talent
and bids fair to excel in that department.
Under the training OF Sister Mary Agnes
it Is confidently predicted that she will
ere long stand unequalled in the United
States. All were delighted with the entire
performance, and gave loud expression TO
their delight. One enthusiastic member
POSSIBLY from the land Of Vaughn wished
TO know what kind OF musical instru.
ment the harp was, and innocently en-.
qutred II 1t was "giter, evidently with
guitar" in his mind. sa Fl
After the musical performance was over
refreshments were served in the dining |
hall below, and bountiful repast proVid. |
ed. Themembers OF the Legislature, TO
the exclusion OF other and more impious
visitors, were conducted by the Bishop in
to the monastery and shown through the
apartments OF those secret chambers.
Some OF the wary and suspecting ones
were constantly on the, look out for trap
doors, but discovered none. They de.
scribe the apartments as bearing o most
cheerful aspect and giving no evidence Of
the gloomy and iorbidding appearances
so often ascribed TO them by the. uninitiat-
ed. While the floors were uncarpeted and
tho furniture plain, yet everything was
comfortable and light Of cheer and hap.
py contentment pervaded everywhere.
The excursionists returned to the city
about o'clock, all feeling the better and
happier for the visit. f3 5fl f6ll