Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
BESTOWAL OF HONORS
Twenty-First Annual Commencement of
Academy of the Holy Cross.
Church DiGnitaries Present, Mgr
tion to Prize Winners-PrOgram.


exercises of the Academy of the Holy Cross
took place yesterday afternoon at the La
fayette Square Opera House, and were at
tended by an audience which nearly filled
the house. Mgr. Martinelli, Mgr. Sbarretti,
Rev. Fathers Lee, Bart, Gloyd, Caughy and
Hannah and DR.. Rocker of the papal dele
cation were interested spectators, occupy
ing boxes at the left of the stage. A num-
Der of the Sisters Of the Holy Cross, Sis
tiers of Charity, Sisters of St. Dominic and
other religious orders formed circle in the
mezZanine boxes
The program was of a most entertaining
description, and of an unusual order of ex-
celence and the youthful participants were
roundiy applauded. Its special features in
cluded a recitation, Joan of Arc by Miss
Ethel Hendershott, delivered very graceful
ly and illustrated by several beautiful
tableaux, in winch were posed a number of
the pupns, ranging from the smallest chill
dren TO the members OF the senior classes.
ColOred lights thrown upon them added new
beauties TO the pictures each time the
curtain was raised. Miss Grace WoCuburn
tilted 'Womanhood," which was greatly
applauded- The numbers given by st. An
geia's music circle were particularly enjoy
able
Order of Exercises.
The entire program consisted of: March,
op -, Mendelssohn; pianos, Misses A. and
NJ. McGrath, NJ. Egan and ]. Endres; vio-
Inns, Misses N. Dillon, NJ. Davis and G.
Harms; harps, Misses E. Bowden, l.. Will
son and H. Tourney. Solo and chorus,
THE Water Nymph,'' Rubinstein; alto solo,
Miss Grace Harms; chorus, vocal class;
companled by Miss Helen Tourney. Rhap-
sodie No. g, List; pianos, Misses Grace
Fowler and Ella Warthen. Vocal trio,
The Dragon Flies Bargiel, Misses P. Ev-
ans G. Harms and G. Woodburn. Poem and
tableau, Joan of Arc; ecitation, Miss
Ethel Hendershott; Joan of Arc, Miss J.
Endres. Caprice. OPP. 80, Raft; pianos, Miss
es q. Harms and S. Tiffany. Semi-chorus,
Serenade, Schubert; accompanies: Vio-
Inns. Misses n. Dillon and NJ Davis; harps,
Misses Z. Bowden and l.. Wilson; pianos
Misses a. McGrath and E. Warthen. Poem,
Motherhood" Miss Grace WOODBURY.. Vio-
lin quartet, Il Arrivee," op. IT'S, Dancla,
Misses N. Dillon, NJ. Davis, G. Harms and
Play" Pinsuti; solo, Miss Pearl Evans;
chorus, vocal class; accompanies: Violins,
Misses N. Dillon, NJ. Davis, G. Harms and
M Montgomery; harps, Misses H. Tourney.
A. McGrath and Z. Warthen. St. Angela's
Musical Circle, 'Elfentanz,' OPP. 3, Palas-
enc. Valedictory Miss Agnes McGrath.
Distribution of Honors.
When the exercises were finished, Mgr.
Martinelli, escorted by Rev. Thomas s.
Lee and Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, took a CEN
trail position on the stage, and the gradu-
ates and pupils received their honors from
his hands. The two young ladies, the
Misses Agnes Rose McGrath and Mary E.
McGrath, on whom were bestowed the
highest honors of the neutrality-suspicious.
gold medals and diplomas-kisSeG the ring
OF the prelate, which example was followed
by the rest OF the prize winners, making a
very pretty scene, as each came prominent
ly before the footlights.
The list of awards was read by Rev.
Fatner Bart and was as follows:
In the first senior class, first premiums
were AWARDED to Misses Pearl Evans Jane
Endres, Ruth Hendershott Mile Howl
son, Grace Harms, katherine Moran, Mar
garet Raleigh, Grace WOODBURY., Katherine
Tourney and Emma Clark; in the second
senior class, Misses May Berberich, Cecilia
Kennedy, Emma Honey and katherine
Specht; in the first preparatory class,
Misses Aimee Butler Glare Gillen, May
Howard, Florence Harms, Katie B. May,
Kathleen McMahon, May Madigan Elinor
Anna Priddy, Sallie Tiffany, Pansy Wilson
and Mary Wells, Misses Mabel Montgomery
and Stella Brett receiving second premiums
in this class; in the second preparatory
class those who received first premiums
were Misses Berenice Bailey Marian Bailey
Josephine j. Braendle Celena Greene Agnes
Hanley, Edgarina Hastings, Anna May
O'Toole, Anna Ryan, Ida Warthen and
Gertrude Whyte; in the third preparatory
class, Misses Louise Camaler, Mary Clark,
Bernadette Connor, Lulu Darr, Carmel
Egan, Anna Heany, Ethel Harms, Adele
May, May MOreland, Alice Norris, Frances
Shields and LIE Roy Shields; in the first
Junior class, Misses Eleanor Aveilhe Car
RE Bailey, Susie Bryerly Mildred Cain.
Marguerite Curtis, Edna Danforth Eloise
Dick, Gladys Mickey, Imogen Harms. May
hearney. Elizabeth Leech, Blanche Madi-
gan, Marguerite Morse, Maitland Piper and
Mabel Tally, Misses May Conroy and Mar
guerite Eysman receiving second pre-
miums
BY reason of the unavoidable absence of
senator Carter, who was on the program
for an address, Rev. DIR. Rocker made a
lew remarks full of excellent advice to the
graduates, telling them the church and the
world We're waiting for them, equipped as
they We're by the thorough training thew
had received. The world, he said depend
ed for the character of men upon the wo-
men.