Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17
CECEEIAS ACADEMY
Interesting Closing Exercises at the Column
bis Thsater.
Program of MeEit Rrecedes Award of
Diplomas, Medals and
CeDfif1Ratese

The exercises which marked the close Of
the thirty-frst schoolfyear Of st. Cecilia s
Academy were held yesterday afternoon at
the Columbia Theater, and the audience
| which assembled crowded the popular house
! to Its capacity Monsignor Martinelli, the
| apostolic delegate to the United States, pre-
| sented the diplomas to the graduates and
the gold medals. He occupied seat upon
| the stage and was surrounded by dis
tinguished party of clergymen, including
| Mgr. Sbaretti, Rev. Dr. Frederick Rocker
and Rev. Fathers JIM. O'Brien, Thomas J.
shahan, Nd. P. Sullivan, J. B. Barrett, ]. F.
| Gaihgan, p j. Keiffer, P. j. Franciscus,
l.. Hennesey, P. j. Mcclure, E. O'Connor,
T. Carroll, P. J. Dalton and William ].
Duane.
| Attractive Exercises.
Inc exercises began at o'clock, the pro-
gram being as follows: "Marsch Militar,"
schubert-Tausig; first piano. Misses Franz
ces Tuohey and Mary Mccormick; second
piano, Miss Lulu Ryon and Miss Mary
Guild "Salutatory,'' Miss Sara Cecilia
Carroll. THE Fairie Queen. Misses Grace
Lynch' Mary Talbert and children of the
Rlndergarten class. Chorus. THE Gypsies,"
Scnumann; vocal class, accompanied by
MISS +. Tuohey. Faust" Schubert; first
piano, Misses l.. Ryon and M. Waltemeyer;
| oSSoiio Pidiio, MISSES Il. boyle ana A. Cross
Vocal trio, Boating" Geibel; Misses E.
McNerhany, NJ. Hurley, B. Higgins, &C
comparied by Miss Ashe. Recitation, 1.-The
| Lady OF Shalott.' Miss S. c. Carroll, &C
companied by Miss Mercedes Hurley and a
pantomime engaged in by forty-two young
| ladies' Spanish Dances q and ~, op. II,
| Moskowski; first piano, E. Moran and M.
perrott; second piano, A. Fitzhugh and M.
bert; (O 'serenade," Heinlein; violins,
| Misses H. Smith and C. Gloyd; guitars,
| Misses E. Boyle and e. Harding; first
mandolfns, Misses J. Smith and M. Eek
| lone; second mandolins, Misses B. Hazen
and A: Osullivan; pianos, Misses M. Hayes
and %. Moran. Second Mazurka,' God
ard; first piano, Miss Frances Tuohey;
second piano. Miss Agnes Ashe.
Valedictory address, Miss Mary Agnes
Connor.
Rev. DR.. Rocker delivered the address to
| the graduates after the young ladies thus
reWa1d ed, Misses Conner and Carroll, had
received their diplomas from Mgr. Mar
tinelH.
Gold Medals Drawn For.
Gold medals were then drawn for by
number Of candidates who had acquitted
themselves with equal honor in the various
departments They were as follows:
In the graduating and first senior classes,
| for correct department and regular attend
ance, Misses Mary A. Connor Sara Car
| roll, Mary Mccormick, Frances Tuohey and
Lulu Ryon.
In the second and third senior classes,
Misses Gertrude Higgins, Ellen Boyle, Ag-
| hes Howard, Annie Agnew Agnes Holland,
Louise Higgins Julia Smith and Mabel
Waltemeyer.
In the intermediate department, Misses
Helen Smith, Ada, Cross Margaret McCor-
| mick Clara Gloyd and Marie Mccormick
In the junior department, Misses Mar
garet Curtin, Marie Loeff1er. Agnes Jane
son, Ellen Lanahan, Caroline Dove and
Mary Dougherty
Tn the n,injm denartrept Misses IIelan
Weinberg, Mary Coleman, Dorothy Keleher,
and Florence Pellen.
Certificates Of Excellence.
Certificates were awarded as follows:
First senior class, Misses Mary McCor-
| mick, Frances Tuohey, Lulu Ryon, Helen
Donohce, Maude Blaine, Margaret Eek
| loffe and Edith Tate
Second and third senior classes. Misses
Gertrude Higgins, Ellen Boyle, Agnes How
ard, Annie Agnew, Louise Higgins, Mabel
Waltemeyer, Maj garet Holland, Agnes Hol
| land, Julia Smith, Ellen McAlhster, Eileen
Moran, Katharine McKenna and Laura
Yeager
intermediate department, Misses Mary
Mullin. Ada Cross, Helen Smith, Margaret
Mccormick, Marion Richards, Mary Guild,
Agnes Curtis, Clara Gloyd, Ethel HARDING
Mary Brown, Virginia Waltemeyer, Mary
Maloney, Katharine McAllister, Mary Per-
rott and Marie Mccormick.
Junior Observation-Disclosures Annie Touhey,
Marie Loefer Margaret Curtin, Julia Con-
| nor, Grace Lynch. Mary Talburtt, Ellen
Maloney, Mary Boteler, Elsie Buterbaugh,
Elizabeth Hazen, Blanche Langley. We
| ronica Lynch, Virginia Mudd. Adele Tor
| rens, Ethel Smith, Virginia Maloney, Ellen
| Sherman, Mary Dwyer, Mary Dougherty,
Cecilia NalIey, Goree Pellen, Marie john
| son, Agnes Jameson, Ellen Lanahan, Caro-
| line Dove, Catharine Giacchetti, Maude
| Walker Marie Neill Laura Lynch, Berna-
| dine Scott and Meta Berry.
| Minim department-Misses Katharine Ag-
| new, Helen De Lawrence, Gertrude Lynch,
| Mary Eckert. Ruth Darden, Ora Tschffeiy,
| Maurita Harvey, Mary Sebert, Margaret
Murphy, Helen Weinberg, Marie Higgins,
| Rose Schultise, Pauline Johnson, Alice
| Lynch, Iva Hows, Mary Lanahan, Dottie
| Tschifely, Theresa Hallon and Ora Tschif-
fely.
| Minim department premiums were also
| awarded to Misses E. Murphy, D. Keleher
| L. Weinberg, NJ. Winkleman l. Agnew, M.
! Lynch, " Hicks, f. Pellen, NJ. Gilbert r.
| Seibert, E. Conway, B. Haws K Tenely
| A. Kennedy, K. Waters, E. Cooke, NJ DAILY
| E. Breteny, B. Jameson, K. Hoffman and
e. Perry.
| Music department certificates for instru-
mental music We're awarded to Misses F..
| Tuohy, L. Ryon, E. Moran, NJ. Mccormick,
| A Cross, NJ Guild. NJ Waltemeyer. A.
| Ashe, " Padgett M. Richards. " Lock-
| wood, E. Massar E. Boyle, M. Perrott. M,
| Maloney, NJ Boteler. NJ Hayes, H. Durfee
| A. Fitzhugh E. Anderson, E. Harding, E.
Raymond, G. Reed, J. Conner A. O'Sulli-
| van, J. Smith. L. Becker M Brown. M,
Crawford. M. Loefler, b. Scott, N Lanahan,
G: Lynch, K. Boswell, NJ Madgan, v.
Waltemeyer, l. and A Richards, M. Dough-
erty, o. and D. Tschiffely, NJ O'Donnell
! and C. Dove.
| First premiums for music were awarded
| to Miss e. Boyle, Miss Clara Gloyd, Miss
p. Harding, Miss j. Smith Miss NJ Eek
loffe Miss B. Hazen and Miss A. O'Sulli-
van.
! Art department certificates were awarded
Hazen, r. Roeth, NJ. Mccormick, M enid
F. England, c. Donohoe, C. Gloyd, NJ. Der.
| ~, b. Hazen and b. Whalley.
S1.2o to Harper's Ferry and Return
| special tram leaves b. & O. depot $50 a.
| M, Sunday, June 49, Returning laavas
| Harper's Ferry pm, same day,-Advt.