Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-10
DIPLOMAS FROM MRS. HARRISON
The Graduating Exercises of the Nor.
wood Institute.

1t is not often that a church presents such a
gala appearance as did the Lutheran Memorial
Church last night. A crowded auditorium.
bright lights, white frocks. great heaps of
beautiful flowers and rows of equally beauti-
full girls combined to make a scene that was
noticeably brilliant even during the commence
ment season. The occasion was the annual
closing exercises of the Norwood Institute, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabell had every reason to feel
proud of the general interest that attached to
the event. Long before the hour for COM
mencing arrived the church was filed with the
friends of the school and the scholars. and
when n little after 8o'clock the members of the
various classes in the school to the number of
more than n hundred filed into the church to
the strains of a lovely march from the Marine
Band every seat in the large edifice was filled
and late Corners had to stand around as best
they could. Thirty or forty of tho pews in the
center of the church had been rallied off with
white ribbons and reserved for the members
and IL few of the more intimate friends of the
institute. All the young ladies were dressed
in white and it was a charming sea Of faces
that each speaker in turn looked into from the
platform.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
On the dais were a number of prominent
people who had been invited to grace the &C.
casiOn. At the right hand end sat Mrs. Harri-
son, who had accepted the invitation to attend
and TO present the diplomas to the young
graduates Justice Miller Of the Supreme
Court, Rev. julius Z. Grammer of Baltimore,
Rev. John II. Elliott of Ascension Church and
Nr. and Mrs. Cabell also had seats Oh the plat
form.
Rev. DR.. Elliott opened the exercises with
prayer, after which Mr.. Cabeli delivered the
certificates of distinction to the young ladies
who had earned them by receiving a grade
mark of af lausf TX in a pApoihJo h.nI.aJ - A.
different studies.
On THE ROLL OF HONOR.
Those who had reached this point of honor
were: Misses Bertha Aukam. May Adams, Belle
Bolton, Lizzie L. Barr. Beverley Barr. Ellie N
BeaIe, Florencs Beale, Lucy Bayne. Maud
Black, Anna Ballenger, Ethel Blanchard, Flora
Cluss. Louise Cockerill. Anna Cockerill. Emma
Cole. Nina Cabell. Margaret Cabell. Noela T..
DilwOrth. Grace A. Downing. Ruth Dolph,
Maize G. Dandy, lone Dryer. Eva Darneille,
Mabel Evan. Maggie Fox, Edith Maud Foster,
Florence Fulton, Emma j. Farnham, Mary
Gay, Maria Garrett, Ellen Garnet, Cora f.
Hunter. Mary Hrme, Annie Hoge, Edith Har-
ris. Louise Joseph, Maggie Johnson, JessIca
keene, Sarah Z. Kendcll. Corveyn Kenyon.
May Libbey. Ethel Libbey. Mary F. Miller,
Antoinette Mueller. Bell MelIoy, Edith Morgan.
Mary Morgan, Romanie Mannix, Rose Melon
aid, Maud Milburn, Gertrude Perry, Lillian
Pike. Hattie Parker, Louise Parker. Julia Refs
niger. Elizabeth r. Riley, Ida H.. Riley. Bertha
l.. Robinson. Edith Roberts, Bessie NJ. Roberts,
Ella Rouss, Helen NJ. Smith, Juliet Stewart,
Laura SchoTel. Hermine SchoyeI, Lucille
Strong. Anna NJ. Scott, Pauline Scott, Jennie
Stier, Ella Stickney, Helen Lee Stevens. Eliza
beth Tyler, Cora Thompson, Mary Thompson.
Bertha NJ. Thomas, Mamie Trimer. Ethel
Trimer, Maggie Duvall Watkins. Ansena Whit
man. Blanche Willard, Constance Williams and
Jessie l.. Virgins.
At the conclusion of this part of the exer-
clses Rev. DIR. Grammer delivered an address
eminently suited to the occasion. in which he
spoke OF the beauties of education for women
and of the many avenues that lead to fame that
are open to them In open competition with
men. ana IN which SO many reach as noble
goals as do their brothers In the race.
Mr.. Cabell announced that Mrs. Cabell was
deslrous OF giving some special tokens of her
esteem to certain Of the scholars for tlieir ad-
mlrable conformity to school rules. and conse-
quently he presented a handsome book to each
of the following misses. Anna T.. Graham. Re-
becca Vi. Chandler. Lizzie X. Rilevo Emma g..
Cole, Marion Hughes. Louisa Cockcrill. Noela
+. Dilworth and Lizzie Il. Barr.
10 httle Miss May Llbbey a COLL medal was
presented for her promptness. attendance and
for standing first on the roll of honor.
MRS. HARRISON PRESENTS DIpLoM AS.
Justice Miller then made a brief ad dress.
after which Mrs. Harrison came forward to
the stand In the center of the platform and
taking the rolled diplomas from the hand Of
Mr.. Cabell, who stood beside her. presented
them TO the eight members of the graduating
class. who had occupied the seats i'll the
front pews. Mr.. Cabell spoke the name
OF each graduate in turn. who then
stepped forward and received the simple
testimonial that told OF years well spent in
fruitful labor. The graduates last night were
Misses Maggie ID. Watkins. Maud Milburn,
Flora Cluss. Rose Mcdonald. Louise Cockerill.
Elizabeth Iyior, Carolyn Kenyon and Mary +.
Miller.
The exercises of the evening and OF the year
were then closed with IL benediction by Rev.
DR.. Elliott.