The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-20

OF Mothor Superior NJ. Rela and Sister
NJ. Aloysius. who have since 1867 been
connected with tho St. Josoph's schools,
took place, aud tho celebration was an
event that will DO remembered by all
who wcre so fortunate as to DO present.
And maybe there wasn'talargo crowdin
attendance. Tho hall was utterly ade.
qua,o to hold the people, and many
were unable to wodgo themselves
through the entrance. Tho pupils OF the
school wcre, Of course, there numerous.
ly and among tho othors were many OK.
pupils Of both the mother and sister.
The decorations werc elaborate and
handsome and attracted much iavora.
BILE comment. Mr.. Joseph A. Weitzcl
and Miss Mario Weitzel were responsi.
bic for this part OF the evenings sue.
cess. Tho scroll! work was by Mr.. John
OConnell.
The entertainment began with ailver
Jubilee celebration entitled Mystical
Gifts" in which Miss Gertrude Riestor,
the Spirit OF Music, sang the solo in m
attractive manner. This young lady
was costumed in cream null with doc.
orations OF forms. and n charming pic.
turo was presented on the appearance
OF the remaining characters, ms follows:
Tho Spirit OF Flowers, Miss Anna Crib.
ben, in white robe wreathed with smi.
lax; the Spirit OF Poetry, Miss Mary
Carney, in blue drapery. and carrying u
Tyre typical OF the Muse Eraso; tho
Spirit OF Prayer. Miss Catherine Hughes,
clad in white. and carrying n smoking
thusible; the Spirit OF Lsratitude, Miss
Margaret McFadden. in pink robe; this
young lady read in an impressive man
ner the Poem for Silver Jubilee. The
chorus was excellently well sung by the
pupils, at tho opening OF which twenty
five little girls carrying long stemmed
Gala lilies came in trippingly and pre-
sented tho flowers to the jubilarians.
A very bright little play, Lost
Among the Fairies" was next enacted,
and the little tots in bewildering mass
OF white and silver were heartily en-.
cored. Their names are: Nellie, the
disobedient little girl, Little Loretto
Greene; Fairy Queen, Miss Anna Jep-
son.
FaIries-Rose Leaf. Bessie Welty; Sill.
yer Star, Agnes Smith; Lily Bell, Ger
trudo iiasenaucr; Dove Wing, Gene.
We've Campbell.
Fairy Acknowledgement Welty,
Stella Douohoe, Katie Gribbeu. Helen
Reilly, Mary Gaus, Frederick Gcnther,
Matilda Jamison, Ada Gaus, Sadie
Doyle. Blance Gihooly, Sadie Barrett,
Loretto Owens, Martha Arthurs. Bertha
Foose, Nellie Weitzel. Lizzie Lawther,
Katie McAllister. Margaret Finnegan,
Lorotto Truschcl.
Jesus Lover OF Ny Soul" the well
known hymn. was beautifully sung by
Miss Katie Garther. and pautomimed
in harmonious poses by the following
young ladies: Misses Nellie Black,
Anna Gribben, Catherine Ilughes,
Mary Carney. Margaret McFaddcn,
Elenora Loechcr. Rose Lotus, Gertrude
Riestcr, Maggie Jones, Lucic Cameron,
Beulah Smith. Nettio Barclay. Gertrude
Schaub, Helen Farley and Gertrude
Loccher.
The tableaux from Grecian history
and mythology were ten in number:
"lIomc Scene" "Thc Niobe Group"
"The Toilet OF tho Bride" "The Sacri.
fee OF Iphigenia." "Apollo and the
Muses." "Ihe Tribute to tho Mino.
,aur," "Bacchus and the Bacchantes,"
"The Fates." The Parting Of Orpheus
and Erydice," 1.-THE Gauls' Last Straits"
and Nigh. aud the Fatcs."
Tho tableauX dart were well received,
and. with tho Roman tablcaux. formed
n most interesting feature OF tho even.
ing's programme. One OF the best
numbora was tho Biblical tabIeau, "Ihe
Five Wise and tho Five Foolish Vir-
gins" tho plcadings OF tho latter being
sung in thrilling tones by Misses Annie
Betz and Mary Donahue. whilst tho re.
sponses Of tho former were given in
pathetic notes by Misses d. McFadden
and Gertrude Roster.
Tho LYNN OF Praise with piano,
mandolin, and guitar accompaniment,
was a most appropriate tinalo TO tho
celebration, and the many friends OF
the young ladies OF the Academy ten-
dorcd their thanks for being among the
invited to witness the "Sivor
Jubilee Celebration
Tho decorations were very fine, tho
inscription over the Stage in silver lot.
tcrs being, "Silvcr Jubilee" To tho
right and left OF the stage were 1850
and 1880" Silver aud evergreen deco.
rations were distributed ut almost every
available point in the room and the
whole formed beautiful ecene.
Many friends of tho mother and sister
from out Of tho city were present and
tho presents wero numerous mud valua-
bio. Archbishop KUN. OF ST. Louis,
Bishop Donuhue and othor mombors oil
tho Catholic clergy occupied prominent
places.
Tho mandolin aud CLEO club, com.
posed Of Messrs Charles Houston, Xii.
liam Kreitcr, George Wcitzol. Gus vii.
helm and Charles Dick, did much to
contribute to the evenings enjoyment
Mother Reta gnd Sistor Aloysius. in
whose honor tho celebration was hold,
cnmo to Wheeling from Ontario, Can
ada. Before they ontored tho nOviliato
hero in September, 1867, Mother Rila's
name wns Miss Benson, hor homo being
Barro Lake, Ontario, while Sis,or Alloy
sills, whose home was AT ST. Cathorlno's,
Ontario, WINS Miss AMMO Lynch. In
addition To entering tho novitiato to.
golher IN 1867. they wore both vested in
tho hnbi, II, 81. Jnscph's Cathedral On
Fubrnnry 10. 1868. RI. Row. liahop
Whelnn presiding ut the reception.
Tho lina! VOWS "f tho two noviccs were
pronounchcd on March 80, 1870, in the
Chapel Of tho Wheeling hospital. Both
iiavn sincn boon connected with tho ST.
Josepi,'4 school aud acadrmy and are
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