Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-25
NOTRE DANES ANNUALs.

ment exercises of the Congregation of No- Ire Dame were held at the convent last | night and attended by an audience that filled the place to the outer steps of the main entrance. The hall was tastefully decorated and the programme was without doubt the most varied and in- teresting ever prepared by this famous institution of learning. The exercises lasted almost four hours, but verything was done in such a systematic manner and the different parts were so admirably sus- tained that the time glided swiftly by.
 Vicar General J. A. Mulcahy presided and there were present all the local clergy and the Revs P. E. Ray of Hartford; Fred erick Tetreault. New York; James Nihill. Bridgeport: NJ. J. Daily. Thomaston. and J. Fl. ODonnell, Watertown. The exercises opened with a march played on pianos, mandolins and other instruments by forty. two hands. This was followed by a vel come song in which it seemed a chorus of one hundred we'll trained voices partici pated. The music of the operetta "Fran- caise" was beautifully rendered in the French tongue by a number of children who skipped about the stage with fantastic revelry in costumes suggestive of their theme. The drama, "Emerald," was pro- duced in a most satisfactory manner, the dClOES hDuuudhN pEOOL Luht Iucy had been well drilled in the subject by master hands. The singing and declama- tions during the performance of the drama were remarkable not only for the sweet melody and perfect enunciation. but be- cause of the feryor and earnestness with which the words were spoken. The cast of characters was as follows:
 Countess of Thorpe, Miss A. Kiely; | Aletha, her niece. Miss A. Cross; Rose Desmond, Miss NJ. Kane; Eyelyns O 'Brien, Miss D, Bsbus; Madame Elizabeth, forewo- man of the lace msnufactory of the Coun- tess of Thorpe. Miss E. Byrne; Alice her daughter, Miss E. Holohan.
 | There were five acts in the drama, and 1t would be difficult to tell which best told the story of Ireland and her wrongs. Miss D. Bebus. as Evelyna O'Brien, an evicted tenant, with all of her loved ones sleeping in the village churchyard. gave the best interpretation of the real heart broken Irishwoman ever seen on the local stage. She spoke with a vim and earnest ness that would do justice to one of the characters in Carleton's Black Prophet" and the group of walters that gathered about her made up a most pa. thetic picture.
 Miss NJ. Kane. as Rosa Desmond. told the story of Ireland to the little lace makers in a most effective manner, She recited
 John Boyle O'Riellys "Ireland-lSS2," with
 touching effect and good elocution. and
 when the little ones desired to hear an
 Irish song. said she was too sad to sing
 herself, and called on Miss Lizzie Lawlor
 who delighted the audience with Moore's
 Let Erin Remember the Days of Old"
 Miss E. Byrne. as forewoman of the lace factory was good character and acted a
 difficult role in a clever manner.
 Miss E Holohan, as the daughter of EGZ
 sbeth. had a thorough conception of hel part. but seemed to be too chicken hearted
 to suit her old mother She acted her par
 we'll
 One of the marked features of the play was the solos of Miss A. Cross. whose swee voice was heard occasionally with pleas
 ing effect.
 Mi.s A. Kiely, AS Countess of Thorpe
 who presided over the factory in EnglatC
 where all the lace makers weIe employed had popular part and she made the mos
 of it. When she discovered the treacheFN of the forewomari sre WAS dismissed sum marily and os' Desmond, who haC ! previously left her l. use because a los j. nc lace of the G. uI,tc.s was found in tn, pocket If Eyelypa Q Brien. her friend
 who was accI tG Of stealing it | the Madame Eliz lbcth. the forewoman
 was installed in h,r place to the grea
 delight of all the employees.
 During the performance Miss Bebu
 sang some excellent selections with goot
 effect.
 At the closs of the drama Louise Martin { a little tot of six years. walked up to tn, $ fnotlIghts and sang Papa What Woul
 You Take for Me" Tn a manner which as s tonished the audience and elicited unstint ( ed applause.
 The distribution of premiums to the in termedlate senior and sub senior depart : ments was an interesting feature of tn
 programme. The maids of honor for tn { former were the Misses Evelyn Eist nhsr $ and Mary Mcdonald. and for the latte
 the Misses Lauretta Ryan, Margaret G ail 5 foile and Anne Llwlor. The principa ! prizes were awarded AS follows: Christian
 doctrin. Miss Helen Monogan. Heroes an
 Heroines of America" contributes !. by the Rev Father Martin; needl ! work. domestic economy an French. Miss Catherine Bowling, Bau
 gauds Life of St Francis d Chantat, tn
 the gift of Father Lynch: needlework :. drawlug and French, Miss Gertrude Cur A tiss of Springfield, poems of Adelaide Ann s Proctor. contributed by Father Downey h Christian doctrine. Sarah Bennett. Lit "a of the Virgin Mary, the gift of Father Keu Y. nedy: assiduity. ladyl like department. Mis- . | Agatha kiely. The Mirror of Tru Q Womanhood." presented by Father Dug gan. The Misses Mary Mcdonald an n Katharine Bowes received the same kin s. of books. which were given by the Re
 Fathers Murphy and Kennedy. Miss |
 Bebus vas awarded a copy of the "Mirrc
 of True Womanhood," for proficiency i t drawing, needlework, French and vocl U and instrumental music
 l. Miss NJ. Kane, daughter of the lat d Francis J. Kane. formerly principal of tn U old East Main street school. and Miss E c Wallace, sister of Miss Nellie Wallace, d popular teacher of the center district, wer d the graduates Their prizes consisted c
 Defenders of Our Faith" by John
 Shea. the gifts of Vicar General Mulcah
 and Father Treanor. and their maids c @ honor were Miss Katharine Bowes an y Genevieve Hayes. Miss Kane read val, Q ditory iu French and Miss Wallace delivere n the English valedictoay. Each was couche D D in the choicest language and exceedingl U we'll read. Miss Lizzie Lawlor then az e pearsd and read an address to Vicar Gene
 al Mulcahy on behalf of the graduates,
 the close of which the graduates wake
 from the stage and presented to the vicf l. general huge basket of beautiful rose l. Miss Catherine Bowling read the sehoC farewell and then Vicar General Mulcah . treated the meeting to few instructiy ! U remarks. He was pleased with the exhib tion which he had just witnessed, He hs l' watched the progress made by the gradr
 ates of Notre Dame for the past tV ent.
 three years and noticed that those who lei 0 theIr alma mater believing that thel n was still much for them to learn were tt D most successful from every standpoint. H
 exhorted the graduates to still study dil
 gently and to so shape their conduct thi
 every influence which surrounded the
 school life should produce the desired r