The times., 1899-05-29
THE CENTENNIAL OF
VISITATION CONVENT
The Opening Ceremonies to Be
Held This Afternoon.
James Cardinal Gibbons TO Preside
at the Commencement.
a Novel TabIeau Drama the Fea-
ture of the CeIebrntfon-The
Alumnae Reception.

with appropriate exercises the atumnae
and students of the historic Georgetown
Convent of the Visitation will celebrate
this week the one hundredth anniversary
OF the founding of the institution. The
centennial ceremonies begin this afternoon
and will continue until Wednesday. The
programme, as prepared. is very elabor-
ate, and will be q great event in the history
of the cloister
The graduates and pupils of the convent
will gather together from many States,
and will hail their good old alma mater
with rejoicing. Three hundred of the
alumnae will participate, besides the
nuns. the invited guests. and the present
inmates.
The feature of the exercises will be a
novel tableaux drama which has been writ
ten for the occasion and will be presented
by the young ladies of the senior classes.
The drama is entitled Alma Mater" and
will be elaborately presented and beautiful
ly costumed Rehearsals have been going
on for nearly three months and the produc-
ton will be witnessed by distinguished
audience on Wednesday afternoon.
Alma Mater" has been divided into
three acts. each of which contains many
beautiful tableaux and appropriate situa-
tions. Following is the cast OF characters:
Alma Mater. Miss Cecilia A. Delihant; Church,
Miss Mary 0'Brien; Faith, Miss Rose Shea; Hope,
Miss May Sullivan; Charity. Miss Stella Flynn;
Chastity, Miss Beatrice Brady; Prayer. Miss
Edith Dempsey; Humility, Miss Gertrude Rey
nolds; Learning, Miss Nanette Paschall; Song.
Miss Gertrude Hurley; Angel of Justice, Miss
Claire Kirby; Ignorance Miss Viola Palms; Folly
Miss Anne Booker; Vanity, Miss Helen Lavell
Prejudice, Miss Harriet Mannen; Envy, Miss Flor
ence Turtle; Calumny, Miss Agnes Romadka;
Persecution, Miss Susan Sullivan; Fear, Miss Mary
Grlham Temptation, Miss Edith Marmion; Dis
couragement Miss Valerie Etheridge Moran; Lib
erty Miss Agnes Hamlin; Unity, Miss Ellen Nc
Mahon; District OF Columbia, Miss Josephine
Walsh: Maryland, Miss Susan sullivan; Virginia,
Miss Anne Booker; Massachusetts,, Miss MAY
syivania Miss Mary Graham; California, Miss
Edith Aarmion; other States Visitation Houses.
eight little children, and four generations OF pu-
pills; Great grandmother, Miss Susan Sullivan;
Grandmother, Miss Helen Heinz Mother, Miss
Valerie Moran; Child, Miss Antoinette Ray; Senior
Pupil Miss \. Estelle Story.
The drama deals with the foundation OF
the convent in 1899 and the welcome given
by the various States. The vices conspire
against Alma Mater, but are defeated.
Liberty and Columbia greet her on the
occasion of the centenary and the triumph
is celebrated in tableaux and music. The
scenes range from 1893 to 1899.
The programme for the three days is as
follows:
Monday Commencement exercises at p m,
Cardinal Gibbons presiding; address to His Emil
nence, James Cardinal Gibbons; The See OF Bal
timore and the Convent" Miss Gertrude Rey-
nolds salutatory, "our Alma Mater Miss Ag-
mes Hamlin; award OF premiums, award of med
ais; valedictory, "A Hundred Years." Hiss \. Es-
telle Story.
Tuesday, l.ay 80. 1870 a. ,1.-Pontifcal Mass
at the Church OF the Holy Trinity. Celebrant OF
the mass His Emnence, James Cardinal Gibbons;
assistant priest, Rev. Thomas II. Lee; deacon of
the mass, Rev. William f. Caughey; subdeacon
of the mass Rev. John GlOyd; deacons of honor
to His Eminence, Very Rev. a. L. Magnien. $. S,
rector Of St Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Md;
Rev. John ID. Whitney, 5. j., rector OF George
town University; on sanctuary throne His Ex-
ceilency, Most Rev Sebastian Martiuelli Apostolic
Delegate; deacons OF honor. Very Rev. P. J. Gar
rigan, d. D., vice rector OF the Catholic Univer
sity, Washington, d. C.. Rev. John F. Galligan,
5. j.. preacher, Rt. Rev Monsignor Conaty rec
Master of Ceremonies, Rev. Hector Papi, 5. ].
Alumnae luncheon at the convent to be followed
by an informal gathering at p. m.
Wednesday. May 81, a m.-Solemn mass OF
requiem at Holy Trinity Church for the eternal
repose OF the souls OF deceased sisters and alum
nae. Celebrant, Archbishop Martineli. Reunion
OF aluinnae at 1880 a. m, when Miss Harriet
Monroe. OF Chicago will deliver the centennial
ode. Music, addresses, readings, etc, will pre-
cede the luncheon.
The musical programme will be as fol-
lows:
Professional priests march frc-, "Athalie,"
Mendelssohn, orchestra; Gounod's ''Messe Solen-
nelle' tSt. Cecilia, trio, chorus orchestra and
organ; ''Veni Creator" bass solo. At the offer
tory 'Jubilate Deo." Diabelli, soprano solo,
chorus, and organ. After the mass: Halle
lujah Chorus" from "the Messiah" Handel; re-
cessional march. Die Folkinger," Kretschmar,
orchestra. The soloists for the occasion will be
Mrs. Zadee Jones-Smth, Mrs. Armand Gumprecht
Mr. William Mcfarland, and Mr. James Nolan.
The following well-kn0wn singers will assist in
the chorus: Sopranos, Mrs. Armand Gumprecht,
Mrs. Clara Baker Smith, Mrs. Rosa c. Pennebaker
Misses Annie Grant, Mary Hesler Josephine
Phillips, Annah c. Began, Rose Kearney, Mary
keafney, Maggie Sweeney, Kitty Doering Nellie
Sullivan. Mary Harnedy, Gertrude Clements; altos,
Miss G. Edith Mccoy, Mrs Virginia Maher, Misses
Mamie Grant, Maher, Helen Doering Dora Collins
jamie Ullmer, Mary Tripett, Anne Iianley: tenors.
Aoysius Fennel Howard o. Cook, Ed Schwartz
Ed Turpin, James II. Forsyth, Stasus Meade
T. II. Maxwell; bases. Mariana Alaina Bernard
Ryan. Charles Z. Rice. Joseph c. Murray, Frank
Rebstock, Albert Murray, Waldo Gross. James
Duffy, Michael DonnelIy, w f. Olivet. l. NJ
Johnson. G.. II. Wells; organist, Mr. Armand
Gumprecht; orchestra of fourteen pieces. The
whole under the direction of Mr.. Harry Wheaton
Howard.