Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
ON THE.THRESHOLD.

| Bright Grad yates Give Their Views Of What
Life Ought to Be-High School Com
mencement Exercises at Homestead and
Braddock-Gossip OF Society.
The commencement exercises of the
Homestead High School graduating class of
eight members were held last ening in the
Fifth Avenue Opera House ut that place
Following was the programme: Overture,
Euphony Orchestra; prayer, Rev. w. L. C.
Sampson: salutatorr, Miss Bertha Lloyd,
subject, "Without Sound of Hammer or
Ax:' piano solo, Alice" Asher Miss Nellie
G. Risher: oration, Charles Morton, prog
ress of Ages:'' essay. Miss Belle Patton,
practical Education:' recitation, Miss
aas ma kuhnj ALBERT u'f M EuphESny ETsyyons ne
Architect OF His Own Fortunes"
essay Miss Mamie Cronin. PLANT
While 1t Is Seed-time:" piano duet, l"Les
Nellie and Annie Risher; oration. John Shat
Jennie Adams: oration. Claude Barton,
Orchestra; vaiedictory, Thomas Tierney,
so Endeth Our First Lesson:" address, Rev.
w. L. c. sampson; piano solo, "Serenade."
Moszkowski, Miss Annie Risher; address by
the Hon. Henry Houck, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, which was in the
nature of baccalaureate exhortation. The
diplomas were presented by the President of
The commencement exercises of the Brad
dock High School graduating class of ten
young ladies, were held last evening in the
First NJ. f. Church at Braddock. The bacca-
laurate address was mads to the class Sun
day evening by the Rev. DR.. Isaac c. Ket-
tier. President of Grove City College, l,600
exercises was especially interesting. The
Edgar Thomson Steel Works Orchestra
furnished music, and Miss Elise Warren.
the noted Chicago oratorio singer, sang two
solos.
AT meeting of the Department Presi-
dents of the Ladies OF the Grand Army, yes
terday afternoon, it was decided to hold the
annual jubilee at the Hawkins Home, Thurs
day, June %. There will be Is tables de-
voted to the sale of fancy work and refresh
ments. and each table will be in charge OF
the ladies of q different circle. The lawn
fete at the Home at Hawkins is always de-
lightful. The place is one of the prettiest
suburbs of Pittsburg, and the ladies always
exert themselves to make the occasion en-
toyable. At previous anniversaries the at
tendance has been large, and q neat sum has
been realized for the benefit of the Home,
and there is no reason to expect anything
less this year.
THERE is every probability that the
musical and literary entertainment Dy the
members OF the Edgewood Presbyterian
Church in the rev schoolhouse on Friday
will be a pleasant and interesting occasion.
Among the well-known artists that will par
ticipate are Mrs C. C. Mellor Miss Margaret
crouch, Miss NJ. Orr Mr. W. Cliff McCaus-
land, Mr.. E. J. Lloyd. Prof. Roberts, elocu-
Zionist, and Mr.. Griffin, cornet. The pro-
ceeds of the entertainment will 30 into the
building fund for the new chapel. 1t will be
a neat edi1ce, on Swissvale avenue, and will
seat 500 people.
A RUSSIAN tea and New England lunch
will make up the entertainments to be given
under the auspices of the ladies Of the First
Unitarian Church tomorrow evening and
Friday and Saturday, corner of Ross and
Diamond streets. The tea will be served on
Thursday, when It will be prepared i'm the
Russian style. There will be Russian
booth, in charge of Mrs. Langley, Mrs. Hold
ship and Mrs. Fleishman. The aids will
wear costumes of yellow and black, the i'm
perial colors, and will dispense strawber-
rfes and cream for those who do not care for
caviare and Russian delicacies. There will
be real samovar, Russian caravan tea, an
icon-a sacred pioture-etc. Altogether, the
entertainment will be something not met
with every day. As for the New England
lunch, everyone knows that that is a de-
lightful thing.