The evening times., 1899-05-29
Graduating Glass Inaugurates
the Celebration.
The Famous Academy in Gala Dress
for the Occasion.
Elaborate Exercises in Which Car.
dinal Gibbons and ArchbfshOp
MartineIii Will Take Part.

that famous ecclesiastical and educational
institution-its centennial. In honor Of
the hundredth year of its existence the
Academy is in gala attire and the scene
is an animated one. with the many fair
daughters of 4 proud alma mater doing
honor to her by their presence.
The commencement Of the Academy Is
the initial event ON the centennial pro-
gramme, and Cardinal Gibbons is to pre-
sent the prizes to the graduates late this
afternoon. The graduates are: Misses
Agnes Hamlin, of Shelbyviile. ILL.,; jose
phine Moran, of Chicago; Gertrude Rey-
nolds, of Baltimore; Rose Shea. of Wash
ington: Estelle Story, of Gloucester.
Mass; Martha Thomas, of Carthage, NO.,
and Elizabeth Hornberg, OF Knoxville.
Tenn.
Nearly 400 of the alumnae and former
students have accepted the invitation to
take part in the jubilee celebration. A
great many whose homes are at q distance ?
came on last week. Others are expected
to reach here today. Among the alunnae
who have accepted the invitation are: Mrs.
Russell Harrison. daughter-in-law OF for
mer President Harrison; the two daugh-
ters of Former Senator ingalls,, Mrs. Blair,
Of Kansas City, and Mrs. Robert Schica.
of Reading, Pa; the daughters Of the late
Congressman S. J. Randall, Mrs. Charles
Lancaster, and Miss Susie Randall, Of
Philadelphia; Miss Harrie; Monroe. of
Chicago, Mrs. Joseph Thompson, of At
lanta; Mrs. Frank Gordon: daughter-in-
law of Gen. John B. Gordon; Mrs. Thomas
j. Semmes (nee Knox, OF New Or
leans, to whom the medal recently sent by
the Pope to the Bishop OF New Orleans
to be presented to the most devout woman
lal l,- nf u n
testants and Catholics.
Probably no institution in the country
can beast of more distinguished body of
alumnae. Prominent among them
are Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, the mis-
tress CT the White House during the Ad
ministration OF her uncle, President Buch-
anan; the daughters of former Gov. John
Lee Carroll, Of Maryland, one Of whom
is now the Countess Esterhazy; Kate Ir
wing the niece Of Washington Irving; Eli
"a and Isabella Walsh, the daughters Of
the Minister to Spain; the two daughters
CT Senator Ewing. of Ohio, the first Sec
retary of the Interior, one Of whom be-
came the wife of General Sherman, and
her two daughters, Ella and Rachel, Gow
Mrs. Thorndyke and Mrs. Thackera; Mrs.
Emily Warren Roebling. wife of the archi-
tect Of the Brooklyn bridge; Minnie Meade,
daughter of General Meade: the daugh-
tiers of Commodore Rogers, the daughters
of Comodore Cassin, the Bro1augh sisters,
one of whom became the wife of Admiral
Taylor; the Misses Bass. of Mississippi.
one OF whom married the Italian Minister.
Bertinalle: Adele Cults. who married Ste
phen A. Douglas shortly after leaving
school and after his death became the wife
of Gen. Robert Williams. She was one of
the most famous beauties ever graduated
from the institution. Another very beauti-
ful student was Lizzie Dahlgren, daughter
of Admiral Dahlgren. who died in the flow
er of her youth. All in the list of gradu-
ates previous to the civil war.
The list Of graduates since that time in
cludes Bertha and Ida Honore, the for
mer of whom is now Mrs. Potter Palmer.
and the latter Mrs. Fred d. Grant: Blanche
Butler. daughter of General Butler. who
afterward became the wife of Governor
Ames, of Mississippi; the Countess Won
Overlook, formerly Romaine Goddard
daughter of Mrs. Madeleine Vinton Dahl
gren: Mrs. Phil II. Sheridan. the Misses
McKenna, daughters Of Justice Mckenna
Miss Constance Edgar, the daughter OF
Mrs. Bonaparte and now visitation nun
in the convent al Baltimore: Miss Ella
Lorraine Dorsey, of Washington, and Miss
Rosemary Sartoris, a granddaughter OF
General Grant.
Besides the alumnae who since theiI
graduation have enjoyed social and lit
erary distinction, many who are equally
gifted have devoted themselves to the re-
ligious life. There are at present about
seventyfive nuns in the convent most OF
whom are engaged in teaching-the pa.
rochial school near the convent being un.
der their care as well as the academy.
There are three ranks in the order, the
Choir Sisters, so called because they sins
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the black veil worn over their black serg,
| habit: the Domestic Sisters. to whom fall!
the manual labor of the community whit
are distinguished by the white veil. ant
the Out Sisters, who attend to the busines.
affairs of the convent and who chaperoI
the pupils on their walks and in their ex
cursions to the city. The Out Sisters wea
the serge habit. with black cap in plac,
of the veil. The Out Sisters are the Cnl!
members of the order who are permitte,
to go outside the convent after takin,
their VOWS.
The Choir Sisters and Domestic Sister
are strictly cloistered, and though the con
vent owes its existence to the unselfisl
Iabors of the sisters, they will take n,
active part in the centennial celebration
With the exception of Sister NJ. Loyol
| O'Brien, the directress of the academy
| none of them will attend the public cere
monies. A special dispensation has bee
granted by Cardinal Gibbons to Sister NJ
Loyola, permitting her to attend and direc
the students during the commencement ex
| ercises, but the indulgence extends no fur
| ther Attendance even at the alumna
meeting is denied the sisters.
The commencement is being held in tn
academy buildings in Odeon Hall, whic
has been transformed into a bower G
beauty and fragrance for the occasion. To
morrow morning the alumnae and invite
| guests will assemble at the academy an
| will march from there to the church Of tn
| Holy Trinity few blocks away, where tn
| pontificial high mass will be celebrated b
| Cardinal Gibbons. Rev. DR.. A. L. Ma"
MEN, rector of st. Mary's Seminary, Balti
more, and Rev. John d. Whitney, rector {
Georgetown University. will be deacons {
| honor TO the cardinal. The assistant prizes
will be Rev. Thomas II. Lee; deacon {
the mass, Rev. William F. Caughey; sub
deacon, Rev. John Gloyd.
Two sanctuary thrones have been erecte
for the celebration. one of which will /
occupied during the service by Archbisho
| Martinelli, and the other, after the mas
by Cardinal Gibbons. 1t is believed ths
this is the first time two great dignitarie
of the church have participated. the on
pontificating and the other on the sane
tuary throne, in the same service in an
church in this country. The deacons {
honor to Archbishop Martinelli will bt
Rev. Dr. P. ]. Garrigan, vice rector OF tn
Catholic University and Rev. John F. Ga
lligan, S. j., rector of Gonzaga College. tn
city. Monsignor Conaty, rector of II
Catholic University, will preach the sci