Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-16

The ANIMAL commencement exercises of the
Academy of the Holy Cross brought together a
large and enthusiastic audience of the friends
OF that popular institution. The exercises were
held yesterday afternoon at Albaughs Opera
House, where the immense stage made posi-
BILE more than usually interesting and elab-
crate program.
The exercises opened with the grand entrance
| OF the pnpils. clad in gowns CT dainty white
and marching to the strains of the main theme
! from Mendelssohn's march from "Athalia- "
This was rendered by the Misses Saum, Gan
non. Loughran. Maggie Loughran. A. Cannon,
! Irieon, Trainer and Gwynn on the pianos, and
the Misses n. Keickhoefer S. Cannon, o BrieE
and Tricon on the violins, together with the
harps Of the Misses Lafferty and Crosson.
The vocal class, to Miss Mary Gannon's &C
| compartment, sang II Waited for the Lord"
| the trio being sung by the Misses II. and A.
Small and A. Lafferty.
Miss D Brien chose for the subject of her
bright and suggestive essay Honor" and
| Magnets was the subject of another by Miss
Pope and read by Miss Mary Miller. Miss
| Saunders and Miss Sickles presented a very
terhies among the various flowers that were
| represented by members of the minims dressed
In gala attire in the pretty garden scene.
The vocal solo, 'Swiss Echo Song" by Miss
| I o "'e "sn reeeNeu' as was also the
| dered by Misses r. and A. Small
SOME EFFECTIVE TABLEAux.
The most ambitious and at the same time
successful part of the afternoons entertain
ment was the presentation of Tennyson's
dream of Fair Women" which was well read
by Miss Marie kieckhoefer and illustrated by a
number of tableaux, in which some extremely
pretty young girls took part. Miss L. Saum
made statuesque Helen OF Troy: Miss Harvey
was lphigenla; Miss L. Tricon. Cleopatra; Miss
Kramer, tine daughter OF Gliead; Miss Mary
Gwynn- fair Rosamond Miss Mary O'Brien,
Margaret Roper. and Miss Maggie Loughron
handsome Joan OF Arc.
court scene showed the fair Eleanor, the
part being taken by Miss Crosson, the wounded
EdodTo Personated by Miss NJ Scott, and the
attendants by Misses Sallie johnson and Mamie
heane, besides number OF court ladies.
Inc closing chorus was Rubinstein's Water
N!mph' oy the vocal class. great part OF Its
success being Que TO the skill OF Miss Agnes
Lanerty, the soiolst, and Miss Lillian Saum, the
accompanies;
hev. III. Shappeile OF st. Matthew's church
piesente9 the premiums In neat and pretty
eOinmendatory speech
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The prize winners were the foIlou;ro.
First senior class-,I;ssss IiI;an sony, u,-r
A''iiai o""i,,, nay
O"hhoh' MAT Sare' LauShran mary " brien,
Mary Harvey and Laura Tricon.
Second senior class-Misses Alice Cannon
Mary Mulcahey. Marie Scott. Sadie White.
Marie Meme. Mary Miller. Mary Crosson. Agnes
Lafferty. Lucy Pope and Nellie Pope.
Premiums IN the third senior class to
Misses Marie and Bernardine Kieckhoefer,
Marie Gwynu. katherine Trainer. Margaret
Rudden. Rosalie Small Made White, Annie
DAILY. Louise Burns and Mamie Ebert
Premiums in the first preparatory class to
MisseJ Mary Shea. S. johnson. Myrtle More
land, Mary Mulhall Louise Specht Lizzie Neu-
ne.er; Elnei nooah nate 1aIieE, lSaoei Sin-
Josenbine Garner Mamie K;eckboefer Ma
Connell. Angela Small, Lizzie Cleary, Mary
DAILY and Julia Booth.
Premiums in the first junior class to
Misses Bertha Burns. Regina Becker, Maggie
Shea. Annie Martin. Belle Maloney, Iona
Specht, Sallie Cannon. Rose Berberick. Mary
Tricon. Gertrude Adamson. Mary Hartnetf
Josephine Glotzner and Nellie Tourney.
Premiums in second junior class to Misses
Annie Green, Lily Seitz. Heloise Crossfield.
Vincentia Harrington. Lillian Small, Madeleine
Small. Carrie Niernsie, Alicia Trainer, Tuna
Saunders, Fannie Leary, Helen Magee, Mary
Bryan, Mary Murray, Mary Collins, Mildred
Parker, Mary McCardle, Annie Ashby and
Annie Hill
Premiums in the first division of the minim
class to Rose Shea, Katie Loughran, Sadie
Walsh. Evelyn Sickles, Florence Mccarthy Marie
Maloney, May Trainer, Mary Mcmahon. Katie
Tourney. Fannie Elliott, Alverta kenrick and
Marie Plant.
Premiums in the second division Of minim
class to Bell Pierce Maud O'Donovan, Ethel
Howard. Zelda Smith, Blanche Miller, Nellie
Hill. Bridget O'Brien, Daisy Hartnett, Nellie
keane, Lucy Collins and Mary Burns.
Premiums in the third division of minim
class to Elsie Dugan. Cathleen McMahon
Blanch Burns, Emily Felter Ada Parraday
Gertie Woods. Catharine McMahon, Austina
Mason, Abbie Gowans and Helen Dorsey
SPECIAL, PREMIUMS.
c,,oo;.1 ,-o,,,;,,.,, :,
'Pe' III 'oi,Po',.ioh a"arueu
ex@quo 10 MISS L. lricon ana L. rope; second
to Miss Marie Meme. Special premiums in
various subjects were awarded to Miss Mary
O'Brien. Miss NJ Mulchahy. Miss Marie Scott
Miss NJ. Rudden, Miss VI Keane. Miss Mary
Shea. Miss L. Specht, Misses N. Kieckboefer
Lizzie Cleary. MARY Daly. Miss MYRTLE More,
land. Miss Anne DAILY. Miss Marie Kieckhoefer,
Miss Resale Small. Misses Maggie Rudden'
Mary Shea. NJ. Keane. n. Toumv. X. Berberick
Louise Specht. NJ Collins. Maggie Shea. and
Tuna Saunders, Misses n. Tourney, L. Spechr.
NJ. Collins. NJ. Shea +. Leary and V. Harring-
ton Misses s. Cannon NJ Tricon J. Gloetzner