The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-11
TWO INTERESTING EVENTS,

Commencement Exercises and Mission
Flower Day at Deer Lodge.
DEER LODGE, June 1O.-[Special. Bar
ring the examinations. the commencement
exercises began on Sunday afternoon with
the baccalaureate sermon. The sermon was
preached by DR.. D. J. MCMILLAN, pr esident
Of the college, and was listened to with the
greatest attention. Yesterday evening Rev.
F. d. Kelsey, of Helena, lectured before the
literary societies of the college, his subject
being "Ivanhoe.'' He told the beautiful
story of Ivanhoe, and then commended the
tion of womanhood. Throughout the leo
ture was a good piece of word painting and
delivered with splendid voice and magnif-
cent acting. Tonight the concert
of the musical department took
place at Cottonwood hall and was
largely attended. It was under the man
agement of Mrs. D. j. Mcmillan and Miss
Kate Calvin music teachers at the college.
The performers were the teachers in the
musical department. The programme was
entertaining in every part and exhibited
great faithfulness ON the part of the teach
ers and the greatest progress in musical
culture, both instrumental and vocal ON
the part of the pupils. Tomorrow night
the undergraduate exhibition will take
place.
To-day was mission flower day in Deer
Lodge of the w. G. T. q. Visits were made
to all the sick of the town, to the hospital,
to the Jail and to the penitentiary. The
services at the penitentiary were elaborate.
There were about eighty ladies and girls
present, besides many men. There was
special service held, which was not ON the
original programme. Edward Brady, a
prisoner who had been but recently sem
tenced from Silver Bow county for burglary
and forgery, died this morning at B
o'clock from the effects of injuries
received in jumping from the train
when being brought from Butte. 1t was
concluded to hold the funeral of Brady
while the ladies were there, but before the
in the coffin. and placed at the end of one
of the long corridors, and the prisoners
marched in and seated themselves almost
filling the corridor. The funeral sermon
was preached by DR.. s. E. Wissherd, of Des
Moines, Iowa, who happened to be present.
The sermon was practical, but impressinR.
After the funeral services the body was ta-
ken to the prison graveyard, south of the
buildings, four prisoners acting as pail
bearers. This service being finished, the
mission service began. Many beautiful
songs were sung, in which the prison choir
participated. Mrs. Charles Kich, of Boze-
man, superintendent of prison work
in Montana for the w. q. T. u, then
gave lengthy, but interesting
talk to the prisoners. Flowers in profusion
we're then distributed to all the inmates
with good Christian advice. After the ser
vice was finished the visitors were invited
to take seats upon the Lawn in the shade on
the west side of the prison to be entertained
by the prison choir. The piano was brought
out upon the steps and for one hour at least
the audience listened to the most excellent
music. The voices of heprisoners are we'll
trained and the prisoners make as good
choir of men as can be found in Montana.
Tom McTague and Frank Conley, the war
dens, did everything in their power to make
it pleasant for the visitors.