The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-05
Day.

her i#vuTitr pupils. we Joined them
AMI received that kindly greeting
which Isak", one feel at home even
III tie midst ots;raugcr>.
Fimdin" II way 10 our old seat we
had time 10 mark Ike rhai'ses in the
platform or >ta-c. which wac neat
and very iaSiviu.ly decorated with
flowers and c~yrr-gTcen>: and in the
cc::tCT Stood the grand piano of the
Institution. oicn->.irnt aione-wait-
Ing for tie gcntlr touch of fingers to
awaken il m~aic>ii; tones that i'll the
mind with Iailurc.
The bel taps opened the doors and
ii" large hail "a> quickly filed o its
full capacity hy the elect of the city.
who ncvcr fail to turn ont in force
: hen ttr Convent gales arc opened.
The Rev. Father Nugcni President
of The College. accompanied by q
number oi Priests and teachers. took
their seals and Ill was ready.
1h'r Misses Dempsey and Weakly
made their uhri-.nce to the audience.
seated Themselves Ia the piano and in
III instant il sensitive chords were
>cli;iiIG forth tine .%rant March,"
aIi the vino" -chool by flies marched
o. ard arranged themselves in tiers
-s".ii - il tr'mt-around :he plat
form. and led by Ga" Young ladies At
:Lc piano. they filled the hall with the
-o"": "Wclco.Ee Erecting which
80, followed by ".>riIindicr's Wall"
hy Misses Euach, IIarcn and Speak.
and wei rcc.i,eL.
~~,inod-5yc tc Size Roses" vas sung
very >Hcr'iy. led ny Miss Dora kcchn.
Mis- Carol! acquitted herself will
n:Hch cradi; in iar recitation Of
~nohcrl Of sicily The delivery w9s
forcihIe aGI effective. and She
hrou.h: GA tie moral of the piece in
a vc: Impressive nne She was
dpi'Euicd with repeated cheers.
Ora Pro Nu!l>- was sung in grand
lyle 10y the Misses Wheeler. Thorn
;oa. Dempsey. Carroll. To;tcn. Glen
e.. men. v cakiy and Adams. Who were
ciiccred heartily.
"Dr7amimg Of to"cd Oacs': was
>nn@ very >wcctly. but rather solemn
and grave.
An order ."r a Picture. What
c;n We say about IS delivery. by that
modest. sweetest of sweet little girls.
Miss PHI! mine Dempsey: She
rar:ght the >p;riI Of line subject. the
vision Of home. the children. the
mother. the absent brother sailor boy.
lie old Tree. The nest. the hirds-they
Were all there. and painted in sucli
sweet anI exact language that Won
could aiIao>; >uc the figures Hitting
on the wall The speaker pointed to
with so mich caTncstnes> that the
audience followed the finger in alb
>oiutc silence and admiration. and
when tlc ci.d came their pcntup feel
ing> burst forth in repeated cheers.
II would take = column TO describe
the cause aad clcct. but we must lie
contcut with sa,inc. thrice. we'll
done.
The Broom Brigade of sweet lit
tie girls. lcdhy Ms Nellie Adams.
WIS very Interesting indeed.
The Murnuriug sea. was fairly
well sung by Misses Totem and
"rh" National Census" was the
browning effort of the evening. But
Grange TO say. the author left out two
Of our StatcS-IGaho and Wyoming
only representing fOrty-twO States.
However there were enough and to
spare. 1t was = fine sight. There
stood the tail. erect form Of CCium-
E!1. (Nii-> Annie Thornton). support
ed by the Secretary of the Interior.
Miss Dempsey. surrounded By forty
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two bright Young ladies, each holding
aloft the dear. precious flae OF our
countr! and representing The several
who in turn stepped to the
and in Il spirited way gave the
history of the State. This was inter-
spcrsed by national song9. Hail CO.
lumbia.' Yankee Doodle and then
The star Spangle Banner" was sung
in ma%nilicen; style. which warmed
up The old soldier within Us.
Miss Alice Weakly distinguished
herself in the recital Of tire .~I:ayeric."
She well entitled herself 10 the re-
cheers that applauded her
effort.
At the closing Of the evenings ex-
e~rciScs. Father EIgeGt in one Of his
pleasant addresses. thanked the
audience and gave the Young ladies
good advice. His words of counsel
from the heart.
Ia looking back over the quarter of
a century that lrls passed. and the
hundreds ofy0aan ladies that icsc
entered through the portals Of iA.s
favored Institution. WHO now ill tac