Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
OF VISITATION
HonorS Conferred at the Annual Com
mencement Today.
Flowers and Plants Surround the
Young Graduates "A Program of
Great Excellence Presented.

| the Visitation, on Connecticut avenue The
distribution of the well-carned rewards for
| the years studious labors interspersed the
parts of the fine musical program, which
! is always a feature of exhibition DAYS of
this famed institution of learning. The ex-
ercises were held in the large music hail.
| The doors on the east balcony were open
| and gentle breeze and little streams of
sunshine filtered through the thick vines
| which clothe all that side of the building
! There were fine palms and potted plants
; on the stage, amid the pianos and the
| stands where the premiums were piled sur
mounted by the wreaths which later on
| crowned some heads and the gold and
! silver medals, the highest rewards
| The papal ablesate. Monsignor Satolli
| honored the occasion by his presence He
| was accompanied by his secretary Mon
| sgnor Sparetti. Rev. Thos Lee rector of
| st. Matthew's Church, who made the clos
| ing remarks; Revs McAtee, Bryne Keat-
| ing, Kervick and Williams were among the
| other clerSymen present, who We're group
| cd at the right of the stage The pupils
clad alike in simple white muslin frocks
! and blue ribbons, We're seated on benches
| in front of the stage, the young ladies of
| the first class having places of more distinc-
| ton on the platform. The program, which
! was splendidly rendered and greatly APP
| plaudei, was as follows:
The Exercises.
Marcia, ,"CorteggIo" (GounoD. first piano
Misses Bertha Carroll and Carrie Gibson
! second piano. Misses Dolores Morton and
| Adele Gibson Chorus, The Spanish Gypsy
| Girf Uassen). the class; piano, Miss C.
/ Gibson. Movement Religieux, "Lohen-
! grin" CWagner). first piano, Misses Kath-
crime Howard and Margaret Walker; second
/ piano, Misses Bertha Carroll and Katherine
Dyer. "Nymphs' Revels" (Chatterton). Miss
| Ross ''SphPrzp' Scbar
| first piano, Miss X. Howard; second piano.
! Miss Nj. Walker La Primavera" vocal
! solo CTorry), Miss Rosale Small; piano
| Miss X. Howard. Essay, Culture" Miss
Margaret Walker. Autumn Song" Ruben
stem. Misses Resale Small and X. How
ard; piano. Miss X. Dyer. The Blind Girl
! to Her Harp" Miss Genevieve Small; harp
Miss c. Ross. Spanische Tame. "Bolero
| tMoizkowskD. first piano, Misses Margare.
/ Devine and a. Gibson; second piano, Misses
| G.. Gibson and Evelyn Penn Junior chorus
! (SaronD. piano, Miss *. Howard. Corona
| ton ode, plano, Miss r. Carroll. Marche
Briilaate, kings Hussars' Rafael Leon
arb. first piano. Misses NJ. Devne and A
/ Gibson: second piano. Misses c. Gibson and
E. Penn.
| Academic HonOrs.
| The first honors of the senior circle con-
| ssting of crown and gold medal for ex-
| celence of conduct, were conferred on Miss
Mary Mudd and Miss Catherine Dyer; the
second honors Miss Agnes McGregor, Miss
Anna Phelps, Miss katherine Roach, Miss
Josie Foertsch, Miss Aimee Powell. Miss
| Mary DAILY. Miss Josephine GloetZner Miss
| Margaret Devine, Miss Edith Brown, Miss
| Marie Webster.
In the junior circle the first honors went to
Miss Genevieve Davis and Miss Alice Lar
| Combe; the second honors, Miss Sarah De-
| vine. Miss Mary Marmion. Miss Clair Kirby
| Miss Jean McGregor. Miss Bessie Marmion
Miss Annie Murray. Miss Mamie Gibson.
| Miss Mildrid Williams, Miss Minnie Reeves.
Miss Elsie Seymour. Miss Lucy Powell
| Miss Isabel May, Miss Edith ClaaEhan Miss
| Missouri Kesser, Miss Fannie Hardness
honorably mentioned, Miss Cordelia Gross
| A crown was conferred on Miss Barbara
Handy for being the smallest little girl
| in the school.
| For Christian doctrne.-In the senior de-
partment :he medal was awarded 20 Miss
| Mary Mudd; in the Intermediate depart
ment Miss Evelyn Penn; in the elementary
department. Misses Gertrude Gehsler Gene
| We've Davis Alice Lai ccmte, Juliet Ayres
| Annie Murray and Lucy Powell being equal
| in merit, the medal was drawn by Miss
! Gertrude Gensler: in the primary depart
ment the medal was awarded Miss Elise
| Heissell.
For bcles-lettres. history, etc-In the
senior department a gold medal for bellies
/ lettres presented by Miss Emily Brooks)
| first prize, to Miss Mary Muid; a silver
medal for belles-lettreS. secord prize. 10
| Miss Catherine Dyer; in the second class of
! literature, composition and history, Misses
! Mary DAILY and Agnes McGregor being
! equal In NETT the medal was drawn by
Miss Mary Daily: in the third class of COM
position. Miss Nina Brown; i'm the division
! If the third class of composition, to Miss
Marie Webster. in the third class of his
tory, Misses Katherine Bryant Josephine
| GlCetZnar and Ellen Kirby being equal in
merit. the medal was drawn by Miss K2th-
! crime Bryant; in the division of the third
y class of history. Misses Aimee Powell,
Dolores Morton and Evelyn Penn being
! in ba I.l
| Miss Aimee Powell; in the fourth class OF
| history. Misses Anna Tibbets. Mildrid
| Williams. Louise Penn. Sarah Devine Sallle
! Burritt and Clair Kirby being equal in
me rit. the medal was drawn by Miss Anna
TibbetS; in the first class of Francl. CONVEX
! ss.tion, Miss Mary Mudd: in the fourth class
| of French ton, Miss Evelyn Penn:
/ in the fifth class of French conversation
| Misses Mildrid Williams and Clair Kirbv
! being equal in merit, the medal was drawn
| by Miss Clair Kirby. The other medal wa.
pre- scented by General Williams. In The
| division Of the fifth class of French CONVEX
sation. Misses Fairy Hcrkacss and Gene
We've Davis being equal in merit. the rna-,ul
WIS drawn by Miss Fanny Hardness The
ether medal was lreserted by Miss Mar
"aret Burke. In the sixth class of French
conversation. Miss Juliet Ayres: in the nrj-
mary claS5 of French cCaversa don Miss
Marguerite Dumaine; in The French class
! for beginners. Miss Carrie Gibson and a
medal for German to Miss Marie Webster.
Premiums and medals were also awarded
| for special subjects to Misses Mary Mudd
| Catherine Dyer, Margaret Walker Rosalie
! Small, Katherine Howard, Mary DAILY.
| Anna Phelps, Ellen Kirby, Josie Foertsch.
Katherine Roach, Louise Tucker. Nina
Brown, Elsie Mathews, Josephine GloctZ-
| ner, Edna Faiconer. Catherine BRYANT
Edith Brown. Margaret Devine. Marie Web
ster, Carrie Gibson, Dolores Morton, Aimee
Powell. Adele Gibson, Evr,yn Penn. Gene
! We've Small, Bertha Carroll. Mildred Will
! iamS Anna Tibbets, Louise Penn. Sarah
| Devinc. F.ances Jones. Clara Ross. Sallie
! Burritt, Clare Kirby. Minnie Reeves Cor
della Gross. Mary Marmion. GeneVieve
| Davis, Fanny Hardness, Jean NcCircgor
Zoe Davis, Elsie Seymour Katie WhitCsell
| Gertrude Gensier. Lucy Powell Lillian
Whelan, Mamie GibsoH. Juliet Ayrc3, Alice
La ,combe. Annie Murray Isabel Nay, Des-
sic Maruion. Missouri kesslsr, Elsie He!:;-
liel Anna Handy Marguerite Dumaine.
Edith Calla,han. Eleanor Gibson. Edith
Miller Helen Handy, Carrie Brooke, Mary
Sheridan, F,leGno- Handy, Joan Reeves
and Barbara Handy.
Before the audience dispersed the halls
where the work Of the pupils in china
painting. crayOn. oil and water colors Were
displayed became a very attractive spot.
! The spe ciIrens displayed. gave, great credit
TO both teachers and their young pupils
Miss Mary Mudi, who carried Off the
leading prizes. is the daughter of Mr..
Aloysius Mudd, the well-known newspaper
man.