The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-30
ST. MART's HOME CHILDREN.
Interesting Closing Exercise of the
SchnnI.

school.
The examination exercises Of the school
ar St Mary's Home took place yesterday
afternoon al o'clock, and were attended
by a number Of the friends OF the school.
The children. of whom there are now ls
IN the home, acquitted themselves very
creditably. The exercises we're presided
over By Rev. Father Mayer OF the Sacred
Heart church. Bishop Becker was also
present.
The programme opened with the Greet
ing by Maggie Costello. which was very
pretuly given. The Evening Hymn, a chO-
rus, was sweetly sung by the school The
little ones gave an exhibition Of their
knowledge Of the catechism and acquitted
themselves very creditably. Long Ago.
q recitation was well rendered by Lily
Landers. There was a contest in spelling
by the juniors in which they displayed
considerable proficiency.
The Song 1 Heard Last Night" was
sung by the school, after which there was
an exhibition in spelling and defining by
the senior class, which was very well
done indeed.
Rock Of Ages" was sweetly recited by
Nellie BayO.
The song Won't You Play House With
Me- was well given Marie Wilson's rect
talon of Something Great" was very
creditably. A contest in the multiplication
table by the Juniors followed. The song
when Life IS Brightest" was sweetly
sung by the school.
In the closing address by Miss Julia En-
right, the absence of Father Caferty, for
so many years the devoted friend of the
school, was tenderly and lovingly dwelt
upon and his unWavering devotion to the
interests of the school recalled.
The distribution of rewards was made
by Rev. William Mayer as follows:
right.
Dolls awarded the little ones for try
n no j rot a ia
Schubert Ruby McGuinnis and May
Rooney.
Prize for free-hand drawing. Miss Ber-
tina Suffer.
Gold coin for catechism, donated by Rev.
L. Bazin, Mary Landers.
Gold coin for Christian doctrine, do
mated by Rev. L. Balm, Miss Annie sui
ter
Gold coin for improvement in studies,
donated by Rev. r. +. Kennedy of At
lanta, Ca, Miss Marie Sheahan.
Gold coin for needlework, donated by
Sisters Of Mercy, Sacred Heart convent,
Augusta Marie Suffer.
Gold coin for neatness, donated by Sisters
of Mercy, St. Vincent Academy, Sayan-
nah, Julia Enright.
Gold coin for domestic economy, do
mated by Sisters of Mercy, St. Josephs
1nfirmary Savannah, Miss Kate Sanchez.
Gold pen for penmanship, donated by
Miss Philomena Mcintyre, Miss Annie
Chavel.
Gold medal for good conduct, donated
by Very Rev. r. Cafferty, awarded Miss
Katie Mullen.
Contest in Spelling-Senior grade, gold
coin, donated by Mrs. A. Bindewald, won
by Miss Marie Sheahan.
Contest in Catechism-Primary grade,
coin. donated by Rev. Father O'Callahan,
Augusta, won by Viola Wilson
Contest in Spelling-Junior grade, gold
coin, donated by Mss Allie Kennedy, Sa-
Yannah, won by Miss Julia Chavel.
Bishop Becker made a very pleasant
talk to the children, after the distribu-
ton of awards. He praised the showing
made by them in the examinations, and
especially the spelling. saying that they
had spelt some words readily which some
times puzzled him. This closed the exer-
cises.
Exhibitions of the work Of the children
in writing, drawing and fine needlework
We're displayed. The specimens shown
We're very good, some of the needlework
being especially fine. 1t would be hard
to find prettier work of the kind any
where.
A statue of a guardian angel and child,
presented to the home by Father CATER
ty before his death, was unveiled during
the evening. 1t is a handsome piece of
work. The blessing of the statue was
one of the last acts of Father Cafferty' s
life.