The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT ExER-
CISES ar ROSEMARY HALL.

ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EYER
oISES AT ROSEMARY HALL.
Four Young Ladies Were Graduated
turned From Their Wedding Trip
Robert Bridget Appointed Postal
Clerk-PersonaI Mention.
The annual commencement exercises
at Rosemary hall were held yesterday.
Early in the day the guests began to
arrive, many being present from New
York, Brooklyn, Albany and neighbour
ing cities. The exercises began with an
address by Bishop Coadjutor Brewster.
who also awarded the prizes and diplo-
mas. The members of the graduating
class are Miss Anna Rotan, Miss Ethel
Clinton, Miss Grace Douglass and Miss
Minnie Marsh.
After prayer and benediction by Rev.
]. ]. Blair of the First Congregational
church the scholars and guests adjourn
ed to the school tree, where songs We're
rendered, the words being compositions
of members of the school, set to popu-
lar airs. The members of the gradual
ing class entwined the tree with gar
lands of daisies.
Misses Rotan, Clinton and Douglass
have taken examinations for entrance
to Bryn Maur, which institution they
will enter this fall. Miss Marsh's ex-
animation was similar, but was taken
at the school, and it was equally as diff
ficult
The prizes awarded included one for
cooking and sewing, given by Mrs.
Choate, founder of the school. Other
prizes awarded were: Science, Miss
Marsh; French, Miss Ethel Clinton;
honorable mention, Miss Anna Rotan
and Miss Elizabeth Richards; German,
Miss Bessie Kendrick; honorable men
ton, Miss Harriet Spencer and Miss
Elizabeth Pruyn; mathematics, Miss
Cornelia Wilcox; honorable mention,
Miss Elizabeth Richads and Miss An
ma Rotan; Latin Miss Grace Douglass;
honorable mention, Miss Madeline Bell;
Greek, Miss Anna Rotan; honorable
mention, Miss Ethel Clinton; English.
MISS EllZaDetn Hruyn
The exercises in the afternoon con-
cluded with a play by the members of
the school at the gymnasium, 1t being
scenes from Shakespeare's Much Ado
About Nothing"
The cast had been drilled for some
time past by Miss Anna Richards
daughter of Professor Richards of Yale
university who is a teacher at the hall
and who also arranged the dances and
coutming. Music was discoursed be-
tween the scenes.
These exercises mark the close of an
other successful year of the school.
Miss Caroline Runtz Reese, who has
been preceptor of the school since it
was founded by Judge and Mrs. Choate
of New York, has proved most ardent
worker. From small institution the
school has rapidly grown into one of
the leading educational institutions for
young ladies in this state Those who
who were in attendance yesterday were
very enthusiastic in their praises of the
rapid advances made by this institution
during the past four years, and with
the present efficient management 1T will
soon rank with the leading young Ia
dies Summaries Of the east.
Quite delegation from the borough
went to Hanover yesterday afternoon
and saw the New Haven team defeat
the Meriden team by a score Of to 1
in closely contested and well played
game. George Gardner made one dan
dy base hit that helped to bring in a
run for the New Ravens.
There was quite deal made here by
O. w Ia
comes the owner of two houses and a
tract of land 161x150 feet on Washing
ton street and Clifton J. Morse is in
possession of Booths three trotting
horses, Ben B., Wallingford Boy and
Blackbird.
Harry Haywood and bride arrived
home on the 1929 train Wednesday
evening from Torrington and amid a
blaze of red fire safely reached his
new home on South Main street.
1t is probable that the rose festival
of the Ladies' Library association will
have to be postponed on account of
the rains and lateness OF the season.
Robert Bridget of North Orchard
street has been appointed to the posi-
ton Of clerk on the railway postal SER
vice. His many friends extend their
hearty congratulations.
Beginning on Sunday the train leav-
ing here at 1924 will leave at 1927 a. M,
and the changes in week day trains
will be the 8:53 a. m south will leave
at S:4S. The 1926 and 1921 train north
will leave five minutes earlier.
The graduation exercises of the high
school class will be held in the opera
house Friday evening, June "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Hull of Chi
cago will arrive here about July on a
visit to Mr. Halls parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Hull of North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Cook have gone
to Ashland, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Doolittle of Ma
sonic avenue have a son and heir
which arrived yesterday.
The Wallingfords will play in Win
sted on Saturday.