The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17
SILVER JUBILEE OF
SISTER JULIA THERESA
JOYOUS CELEBRATION AT CON-
VENT OF NoTRE DAME.
Pupils and Former Graduates Honor
Their Lady Superior on the
Anniversary of Her Sis
terhood.

The twenty-ffth anniversary Of the pro
fessiOn Of sisterhOOd by Sister Superior
Julia Theresa was celebrated yesterday
with special exercises at the Convent of
NOtre Dame on Dolores street near Six
leenJA- An elaDOrdle programme OF liter
aIy ana musical numbers had been care
fully prepared by the pupils, under the
supervision OF the sisters the religious
services of the festival having been held
on sunday last The pupils to the number
OF go gathered IN the convent auditorium
IN the afternoon and together with their
parents ana some OF the former graduates
Of the convent who had been specially in
Nited, quite filed up the large hall. Sister
Julia Theresa personally received the
guests ana after the programme was con-.
cluded delivered brief address in which
she expressed her heartfelt thanks for the
honor that had been accorded her.
An interesting feature of the exercises
was the singing of joy Bells" by the ju-
venile chorus, numbering seVenty-five Of
the smallest pupils. The Jubilee Greet
Is rendered and in fact the musical num-
bers reflected great credit on both teach
ers and pupils.
A drama in three acts entitled 1.-THE Ju
bilee' followed, and all the characters
We're well sustained. The tableau and al
legorical pictures were beautiful and the
daintily gOwned young ladies earned the
unstinteG applause Of the audience, both
because Of their handsome appearance
and the hstriOnic ability they displayed
The programme in detail was as follows:
"Galop de Concert CHolsO Miss NJ Forbes.
Miss A. Kleeberg, Miss D. Merle, Miss NJ
Miller; Jubilee Greeting" (Wiegand), vocal
classes: opening address. Miss NJ Lennon.
Allegro and adagio-First mandolins Miss E.
Sresovich Miss c. Bayle; second mandolins
Miss r. Pistoles Miss NJ Stanley, Miss b.
GALL third mandoIins Miss J. BanRer1nan
Miss r. Theall; piano accompaniment, Miss j.
Craven. Miss c. Muggler; Joy Bells" tuve-
ollie chorus
"The Jubilee"-Dramatis personae: Dawn.
Miss II. Smith; Religion. Miss @. OTooe
Science. Miss A. Cleary; Evening, Miss NJ
Lynch. Night. Miss +. McCrystal; Sylvia Miss
a. Burns. Esther Queen OF Persia). Miss NJ
Miller; Zeitha Miss +. Miller; Mechia, Miss
Miss NJ. O Nell; Rachel. Miss p Husson;
Athalia. Miss T. Murphy Edena (alias Inonia)
Miss T.. PistOiesi LoJa (Inother OF Sylvia),
Miss i. Bayle, Haraph husband Of Zethia).
Miss q. Knight Eeens Officer IN the court OF
Esther), MISS x. ByrHe; officers, ladies of the
SQUIRT angels. etc
During the action Of the drama the fol-
owing musical and vocal numbers were
rendered; Fantase Brl1liante," Miss NJ
Carrick and Miss q. O'Toole; "Rhapso-
die Miss +. Sresovich and Miss NJ Car
rick; "Laudate Pueri Domino" Miss S
McHugh, Miss Z. Pistolesi and Miss 10.
McCrystal, and grand chorus accompanied
by Miss VI. Carrick.
At the conclusion Of the drama Miss NJ.
Carrick, Miss G. ST. John and Miss d.
Merle played "baraphrase de Concert +"
jubilee wishes to Sister Theresa were ex-
tended by Miss +. Banuerman, and the
final chorus Happy This Eve" was sung
BY the assemblage.