Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-06-29


was delivered with great grace and conf
dence and bore marks Of training and care.
l take pleasure in reproducing it here.
SALUTAToRY.
By Aiss Maggie Combs
Cherished friends, loved parents and Rev
erend Fathers. would that my tongue pos
sessed the eloquence Of Demosthenes to ex-
press in most forcible terms the welcome /
fain would extend 20 each and every one
assembled. Since such is not the case, /
will offer the school, girls simple greeting,
welcome; thrice welcomew Oh, how
our childish hearts have longed for this
happy day. For months, the weeks, the
| days, nay the very minutes have been
counted, when we would again be united
| % home and friends. And now, It's come,
It's welcome, and with gladly beating hearts
we greet you all. Oh. parentsl who have
trusted the treasures of your hearts % St
Mary's tender keeping, see, she now yields
back each precious charge, and now, du
ring vacation months we will try 20 make
compensation for your many loving sacri-
| fees.
Kind friends, It's JOY to hail you to this,
our own loved Convent Home" for your
smiling faces give every encouragement TO
our childish attempts. Our program is
quite varied. and / sincerely trust that il
will not prove tiresome even 10 the most
| delicate At least, we have endeavored TO
make il pleasing TO all. and should flaws
be discovered be lenient towards us, as we
are by no means professionals. The first
on the program is "Gratitude's Offering to
our State, our Nation and our Faith" by
the young ladies of the Senior Glass, in
which the trials, advancements and glories
of our own Maryland and of our Nation
are portrayed. We will see that one was
a helpmate of the other. and by it peace,
happiness and plenty have descended upon
us. This is followed by comic drama,
"a Century's Change" contrasting the
manners and customs of the quaint little
Colonial maid with the fashionable follies
of the present day.
THE COstof Promise" will cause many
a heart TO follow the heroine with pathos
and interest. These dramas, interspersed
with music and song, will, / trust, while
away pleasant hour.
Now, loved companions, let US mingle
our voices in merry song % greet our hon.
Ored friends and make hill and dale re-
sound with our glad Welcome
The part of the exercises about which
great interest centered was the part entitled,
"a Grateful Tribute to our State, our Ma
ton and our Faith" rendered by Messrs.
Louise Parsons, representing Maryland !;
Miss Violet Mattingly, the United States,
and Miss Mary Loker, Faith These young
ladies were tasteGslly dressed in colors to
represent the parts taken by them and each
bore the appropriate flag. What few in
the audience knew was told us on the &C.
casion, and that was that only two States
in the Union claimed the privilege of hav-
ing distinct flags, and those were Maryland
and Texas. The flag of Maryland is very
beautiful in the oriole colors and has TO-
lated cross on the lower margin. The
Papal flag was seen by many in the audi
ence for the first time. In this piece the
addresses of the young ladies who repre-
sented the different parts were original
and were well delivered. The idea run
ming through them seemed to be that the
flag Of Maryland could be borne by the
side of the nations flag and with them the
flag of the Faith and that all three could
be thrown to the winds OF heaven and float
together without being inimical to the per-
petuation and glory of our Republican in
stitutions
We take pleasure in giving below the
addresses delivered:
| MARYLAND.-MIss LOUISE PARSONS
Deep in the hearts of the children of ST.
Mary's lies tender love for the flag that
reminds them of the noble spirit of liberty.
which, taking refuge in the ARK" from the
flood of European persecution, found a
resting place on the shores OF the Potomac.
With mingled feelings of pride and re-
verence may we scan the pages dedicated
TO the heroism Of our ancestors, or listen to
the tales of toll and triumph that tradition
mas carefully handed down to us, through
the few score years of our nations short
existence.
Like the sunrise DER the blue hills of our
mother state, which does not steal through
the imperceptible degrees of dawn, but
after moments hesitation on the silver
crested mountain bursts in full splendor
DER the soft green wales beneath, so the
roseate hues of liberty's dawn beamed
forth in freedoms splendor.
Europe groaned under intolerant rulers,
and even on this side of the Atlantic dark
clouds Of oppression hung heavily over the
sturdy pioneer who had chosen rather to
brave the wave and the hardships of the
trackless wilderness than TO submit to the
yoke of tyranny. Twelve years before a
little band had landed on New England's
rocky shore. The barren cliffs were to
them an asylum of peace, for they had
found what they sought, freedom to wor-
ship God" Soon others, beaconed by the
same alluring light of liberty, trusted them