Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-23
SOCIETY's SUCCESSES.
The First of a Week of Commencements
and Other Entertainments.

exercises of Mont Ste. Ursule, Oakland, were
celebrated at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
In addition to the exercises closing this
years work in this celebrated school for
young ladies it also marked an epoch
in the institutions eventful and useful
life the completion of the first OF
the department., or day-sehool, for boys.
The programme was most enjoyable,
and 600 visitors were in attendance in
the building, both to view the large exhibit
tion of works of art-pain tings, drawings,
needle work and embroidery, all exqu1sltely
executed - and to witness the exercises,
which were as follows:
Overture, Leonore &c. Merz), played on
violin, harp, harmonifiute, organ, pianos,
guitars and banjos by Misses Roake, Marie,
Martha Scaforth, Julia Murphy. Mary Hook
EFT, Alice Fetterman, Blanche Ihmsen, Cora
Gertrude and Sadie Jolly, Nellie Buckley,
Gertrude McCaffrey. Bertha Bertalott. Mary
Dunlevy and Julia Collins; Mont Ste. Ursule
Cadets, recitation, Masters William Rafferty,,
Albert BertalOtt, Stephen Lanahan, Walter,
Howard and Roger Dowling, William Con-
nelly, George Esterly, Charles Murphy,
Richard Law, Joseph Hoeveler. George
Barnec, Edward Mfhm, Edward Sieger,
Florence Mansmann and Clarence Land;
recitation, "Dickie's Breeches," by Dickie
Low. Chorus, pleasant School Days Over"
(Beardsley), by the cadets. Distribution Of
premiums. "Kronung's March (Meyerbeer),
on four pianos, by Misses Helena Zoerb,
Martha Seaforth, Sophia Lingaman and
Annie Lauringer. 'Gruss An Den Rhein"
Miss Edith Heating, Camilla Brent, Minetta
and Pauline Joyce, Della Esterly, Mabel
Buckley, Gertrude O'Leary, Katie Wefxel,
Mary Dunlevy, Mary McKeefrey, Gertrude
Buckley, Catherine Vilsack, Edna Beuser,
Edna Weixel, Mary O'Doherty and Mary
Alliverti.
Plenty of Excellent Music.
Then followed a chorus medley, Junior
vocal class, soloist, Marie Buckley; galop
militaire Top. III, Charles Mayer), on six
pianos, by Misses Edith Keating, Camilla
Brent, Katherine Vilsack, Gertrude Buckley,
Mary McKeefrey, Kate Bennett, Bertha Ber-
talott, Gertrude McCaffrey, Katie Weixel,
Della Esterly, Rose Laurent, Mary Dunlevy;
Come Again Nv. L. ThompsonJ, Misses
Gertrude Jolly, Mary Meehan, Mary Hack
ett, Kate Coll, Annie Lauringer, Bertha
Hauch, Alice Fetterman, Ellen Friel, solOist,
Miss Gertrude Jolly: miscellaneous exercise
in gestures and bugle song Junior elocution-
ary class; prologue, Miss Camilla Brent;
Rhapsodie Hongroise Qiszt). on two
pianos, by Misses Edith Heating, Camil
Ia Brent, Minetta Joyce, Mary O'Doherty;
recitation Franchise, Lafayette en- Amer
ique" Miss Marie Bruhl; yalse Brillante Top.
81. Schuloff), on eight pianos, by Misses
Helena Zoerb, Sophie Lingamon, Martha Sea-
Mary Hackett Annie Lauringer, Gertrude
jolly, Mary Meehan, Ellen Friel, Rebecca
Seaforth, Nellie Buckley, Mary Dunlevy,
Marie Bruhl, Bertha Hauch, Flora Schafer;
selections from different authors, senior
elecutiOnary class; prologue. Miss Constance
Heating; Salut Pesth Oh. Kowalski), on
eight pianos, Misses Martha Seaforth, Ger
trude Jolly, Sophie Lingamon, Mary Hackett,
Mary Meehan, Anna Keating, Cora Berna-
don, Julia Murphy; instrumental solo, Polo
naise," sharp minor (Chopin), Miss Helena
Zoerb; chorus, ''See! the Sun in Splendor
Shining" "a. Zedler), by the school.
The Rewards for Merit.
Merit was rewarded as follows, not fnclud-
ing the IS decorations given for excellence
in certain studies: Premium and crown of
excellence, to Miss Clara Owens; music
premium, grade /, first, Misses Sophie Linga-
man, Martha Seaforth and Gertrude Jolly;
second, Miss Annie Keating; Grade II, first,
Misses Rebecea Seaforth, Kittie Bernadon,
Camilla Brent, Edith Keating, Annie Laurin-
ger; note reading and assiduity, Miss Julia
Murphy and Miss Mary Meehan: Grade III,
for application and execution, Misses Mary
O'Doherty and Kate Weixel; Grade ", first,
Misses katherine Vilsack and Gertrude
Buckley; second, Misses Mary McKeefrey,
Gertrude O'Leary, Della Esterly and Cath
crime Bennett; Crane V, application,
Miss Mabel Buckley; Crowns for
good conduct to Misses Lottie CuppS,
Mary O'Doherty, Annie Gels, Effie Glon-
niger, Frances Fitzgibbons, Julia Murphy,
Cora Bernadon, A. Fetterman, Martha Sea
forth, Irene Low, Edith Schmidt, Rose
Laurent, Mary Alliverti, Mary McKeefery
and Annie Keating; crowns for good con-
duct and punctuality, Misses Camilla Brent,
Mary Schmidt. Katie Weixel and Della
Bennett, Miss Rebecca Seaforth, Miss B.
Wells. A gold harp drawn by Miss Annie
Lauringer, presented by Mr.. J. d. Buckley:
silver medals, for application, awarded to
Miss Annie Gels, presented by Mrs. j. Nc
Caffrey, and to Miss Effie Gloninger; for
good conduct, awarded to Miss Gertrude
by Mss o Mar pnn
Meehan, presented by friend, and to Miss
Lottie Cupps, presented by friend; for elo-
cution, awarded to Miss Camilla Brent, pre-
sented by Miss C. Frauenheim, a former
pupil; gold medals: for elocution, awarded
to Miss Constance Keating: for French,
awarded to Miss Martha Seaforth; for Chris
tian doctrine, awarded to Miss Nellie Buckley,
presented by Miss NJ. Carr, former pupil;
Miss Cora Bernadon, presented by Miss A.
Coll, former pupil. For good conduct, ap-
plication and department., awarded to Miss
Blanche Ihmsen, presented by Miss Mahon,
former pupil, and Miss Gertrude Jolly, pre-
sented by Miss Gallery, a former pupil.
Eight cadets received premium decorations.
Bishop Phelan presided, and there were also
present Is of the clergy. The Bishop made
an eloquent address to the graduates.
SUPERINTENDENT d. THOMPSON, of the Sec
ond U. p Sabbath School, Allegheny, was
taken advantage of last evening by the
teachers and officers of the school In man.
ner that seriously embarrassed him for
time. The gentleman was lured to the
church parlors on the committee meeting
plan, an d upon his arrival found about 80
teachers there, arrayed in their holiday at
tire and wearing smiles suggestive of every
thing else but committee meetings. An i'm
sod
of composite parts and representing every
lady in the school, was first presented to Mr..
Thompson with the compliments of the day
and wishes for many happy returns OF the
same. About that time it dawned upon the
noted singer and superintendent that it was
the first anniversary of his connection with
the Sabbath school. Endeavoring to thank
the ladies, however, he was cut short by ad-
ditional addresses of congratulatiOn deliv-
cred by various gentlemen present. So Mr..
Thompson quietly remained seated and en-
joyed the showers of compliments with
which he was sprinkled, or rather deluged,
and then was ushered off to strawberries
and ice cream, altogether deciding it was
lovely to be a Sunday school superintendent
and have an anniversary.
The gay tourists representing the Wofnan's
Club and The Travellers, who left the city
Friday at 1880 for jaunt in the mountains,
returned home early Sunday morning, unan-
i'm GUS in the verdict that everything was
lovely" Each individual woman who was a
member of the party. and there were about
AZ, thus expresses herself. On their trip they
occupied two private cars and through the
kindness of Mr.. Walt were permitted to re-
main at Cresson few hours, and then con-
tinue their journey to Altoona witha special
engine. At Altoona the Press Club of the
city waited upon the ladies through
a delegation, thinking that the
Woman's Press Club, of Pittsburg,
was of the party, and considerable
was felt when it was found
it was not represented. Saturday was