The Washington times., 1895-06-15
SWEET FACES MID FLOWERS
Graduating Exercises at Georgetown
Academy of the Visitation.
One of the Finest Exhibitions of Oil
and Water Color Paintings In the
Schools History

One of the most enjoyable commence
nlents of the season was that of the George
town Academy of Visitation at the exhibi-
tion hall yesterday afternoon. A large
an fashionable audience was in attendance
and manifested great interest in the eXer-
cises The capacious platform was beau
tifully decorated with tall waving palms
and many kinds of sweet smelling flowers,
and was occupied by the members OF the
graduating class.
In the first four rows, daiutily attired
in white dresses aud blue ribbons, sat
the entire school The programme was
an unusually entertaining one, being made
up as follows: Marche de Paix, Wag-
ner; pianos, Misses Jose phi ne Egan,
Maude Cleary, Nina Squire, Katharine
Kerby; harps, Misses Evelyn Sick les,
Edith Marmion; viollus, Misses Margaret
| Shea, Mamie Pullman. Saluatory. Miss
Bernadette Kelly. Chant, Religeux Faure,
| Misses Cuyne, O'COunoT, Squire, Don
nelly, Smedle Y, Loughlin, Vhay,
Kearney. Overture, Fngalshoehle,
Mendelssohn Misses Eagan, Cleary, Squire
Kirby. Vocal solo, Miss May O'Connor.
Trio for harp, violin and mandolin, Ser
| enata Francia, Misses Marmion, Pullman,
d emonet. Vocal solo, Miss Lura Don
nelly. Harp solo, Miss Evelyn Sickles
Quartet, Anne Laurie" Miss Squire,
Kearney, Donnelly, Kremer. Piano solo,
"Emani," Verdi-Lszt, Miss Josephine
Eagan. Vocal solo, abide with Me-"
Miss Mary Loughlin Valedictory, Miss
Maude Cleary. Final march, Titus
Mozart, pianos, Misses Eagan, Squire,
Cleary, Kirby: harps, Misses Sickels Mar
mion; violins, Misses Shea and Pullman.
A short address TO the graduates was
then delivered by Rev. Jerome Dougberty,
after which Father Fox read the names
OF those to whom premiums would be dis
tributed.
The awards Of medals We're as follows:
For Christian doctrine, Miss Josephine
Eagan; intellectual philosophy, Miss Maude
! Clcary; natural science, Miss Mary Warde;
ancient and modern history, Miss Berna-
dette Kelly.
The art exhibition of the year is perhaps
the finest in the history of the school.
Many excellent water colors and oil paint
ings were on exhibition in the big display
room Among the artists are Miss Anna
belle BraZelton, Miss Margaret Burne, Miss
Florence Bowles, Miss Josephine Eagan,
Miss Mary O'Brien, Miss Julia Ashford and
Miss Dorothy Flynn, Miss Mary Coulson.
Those who received diplomas were: Miss
Marie Hayes, st. Louis, Mo. Miss Florence
Richolson, ottawa, III; Miss Maude
Cleary, Washington, d. c.; Miss May
Eyck, Lansing, Mich; Miss Josephine
! Eagan, st Paul, Mimi, and Miss Berna-
dette Kelly, Minneapolis, MINI.
a pretty scene was pres entcd at the COM
meucencnt exercises of the Convent of The
Visitation, on Connecticut avenue. The
platform upon which the young lady gradu-
ates was seated was tastefully decorated
with exquisite flowers, The academy hail
was thronged with parents ard friends,
and a delightful musical programme was
rendered. Many premiums msandmedalswe
awarded, while a number of the girls
received Crowus for excellence Of conduct.
The closing exercises OF the junior classes
of the Holy Cross Academy, Massa chusetts
avenue, also took place yesterday, and
were largely attended. Flowers decked
the hall aud formed pretty background for
the fresh young faces OF the graduates.
At the close OF the interesting programme
Pror. j. O. Howard, OF the National His
itoric Society, made a short cougTatulatory
address to the pupils. The exhibition of
art work by the pupils VIII continue until
Monday.