Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04

The commencement exercises OF the
Academy of the Visitation, No. l109 Del
aware Avenue, were largely attended last
Thursday afternoon.
The guests were escorted to the assem-
bly, room upon the second floor. By
O'Clock the apartment was so crowded
that numbers Of visitors had to stand iu
the Railways. The room was prettily
decorated in green. In either corner OF
the open space in front OF the audience a
pretty fairy grotto EMPOWERED in branches
Of oak and maple had been tastefully con.
,truoted. Tall structures Stimulating
branching candelebra bore numerous
white floral crowns and gsrlands.
Bishop Curtis with Vicar. general
Lyons occupied front seats. Surrounding
hem were Fathers Fallon, Birmingham,
Flynn, Kelly, Farley (Hockessin)
GRAND bohemian Manor). Among TIE
others present were Senator John P,
Oonahoe and tie Misses Katie, Agnes
)scelia and Lillian Donahoe, Mrs. DR.
fohn o. Fshey, Patrick Fshey and Mrs
eshay, n. ]. and Mrs. Gallagher, George
md Mrs. Messick, Thomas Ourley, Mrs
John Guthrie, J. J. Pie, Mrs. Pic and th,
Misses Mary and Ida Pie, Il. Pie, Newark
/ DEL; Miss Jennie EAston, wiliiamsport
Peter J. Ford and Mrs. Ford, Colons
md Mrs. Thomas Ford, Misses Alice anC
Mary Ford, Alfred Byrne, Mrs. Jan
Murray, Miss Kate McMenamin, Mia
Annie Murray, Misses Lizzie Callahan
Day Lindsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Patricl
Sesry, j. j. Smyth, Miss Julia Murray
Uisses CLARA Jeferies, Ella Horiss
Bessie Jetferies, Mary Horisk, Jenni
Lindsay, Mamie Gallagher, Michae
Byrne, Michael Reilly, Miss Hubert an
Mrs. j. J. Dougherty.
Father Fallon acted as master OF cert
monies, announcing the various exei
cises and when the time arrived for cor
ferring diplomas and of presentation c
prizes that gentleman introduced the n
cipients to the bishop.
The graduates were Miss Agnes Curle
and Miss Phoebe Byrne, both Of this clty
Following is complete programme {
the afternoons exercises with the list {
honors and prizes:
Entrance march-March de mi
Tntts"halk, Misses Cecilia Callahan, Kai
Farren.
saiutetory-Written and read by Mi
Agnes Curley.
Vocal trio-"yerbum Caro- Bellin
Misses Mary Oonnor, Nellie Mcdowell
Fannie Gallagher, Dean Pie.
Premiums. - tJ<,T
Graduating class. 1-is..'.'''S
Honors.
A crown and gold medal for the con
pletion Of the entire English course vi
awarded TO Miss Pimbe Byrne and Mi
Agnes Ourley Of Wilmington, Del.
Prizes consisting Of books and media
rere awarded to the young ladies' who e,
celled during the past academic year.
First class in English, medal awarde
10 Miss Kate Donahoe OF Wilmington.
Second class in English, medal awarde
70 Miss Ella Byrne OF Wilmington.
First class OF English literature, med
wsrded to Miss Kate Farren Of Bostoi
Mass.
Distinguished, Miss Kate Donatoe on
Hiss Frances Gallagher.
First class geometry, medal awarded
Miss Agnes Curley OF Wilmington, De
Distinguished, Miss Phoebe Byrne, Mi
Frances Gallagher.
First class, grammar, medal awardt
to Miss Frances Gallagher.
I
Miss Gertrude Byers Of Philadelphia, P
Distinguished, Misses Ptcsbe Byrn
Ha's Donahoe, Mary Moore and Ell
Byrne.
Third class OF Christian doctrine, med
awarded to Miss Julia Murray of Wi
mington, Del.
Distinguished, Misses Eelen Whine
Madeline German, Dean Pie, Nell
Ford, sadie Newell and Mary Duncan.
First class Of arithmetic, mt dal award,
to Miss Lizzie Lee of Wilmington, Del.
Third class Of music, medal awarded
Miss Cecilia Callahan of Wilmipgto
Del.
Distinguished, Misses Dean and Regil
Pie.
Prizes consisting OF books awarded Il
following young ladies': Book-keepin
louble entry, Miss Frances Galiaght
oooE keeping, siugle entry, Misses Liza
Lee, Mary Moore and Alice Fahey.
Third class of modern geography, Nj
Loretto Bottomer.
Third class of arithmetic and Frenn
Miss Agnes Donehoe.
History OF the United States, Mi
0 Madeline German.
Bibio history, Miss Kathleen McDo
!. uell.
!, Piano solo, scherzo Opus, 81, Chop
Mss Agnes CuE!sy.
Nooal trio, La Favorits. Dorizat
Misses F. Gallagher, Gertrude Bye
Dean Pie, Annie Long, Amelia Lonerg1
, PREMIUMS.
First class o. English. First premi,
y in mythology, classical geography a
- chemistry, awarded to Mise Kate Fari,
First premium in book keeping a
grammar, second in arithmetic award
10 Misc Mary Mcmahon.
l. First premium in English litera,u
:, history grammar and arithmetic, Bucu
" III music awarded to Miss Kate Donah
q Second class Of English, first rrerIi
u in otthography, grammar, physi
geography natural philosophy, agtr,
= omy, arithmetic and French, awarded
Misc Mary Moore.
/ Fist premium in physical geograpl
J., natural philosophy and Gstronon