The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-09
REWARDED FOR
ATTENTION To
THEIR STUDIES
Sunday School Chill
dren Given Prizes.
MANY WIN SILVER MEDALS
AWARDED YESTERDAY AT ST.
MARY'S CATHEDRAL.
The Annual Christmas Tree Festival
Meets With Success-Names OF
Sunday School Pupils
Specially Honored.

Twentyeight pills Of st. Mary's Ca
thedral Sundav-school were awarded
medals for excellent scholarship In Chris
tan doctrine yesterday afternoon at the
annual Christmas tree festival in the
basement chapel of the cathedral. Over
QUO more were presented with premiums
and various appropriate prizes, consisting
or pictures of the saints, pearl rosary
beads and bisque holy water receptacles.
In addition to these tokens In apprecia-
ton of their work of the past year,
each pupil was presented with a box of
candy. The young ladies and the Sisters
OF the Holy Family in charge of the diff
ferent classes were also remembered, each
receiving a magnificent present.
Those who received medals were as fol-
lows:
James Ryan, Gusse sieverlich. Walter Cos
tello, Hugh Carter. Robert Rogers, Miss May
- Donnell. Miss Loretta Fenton, Miss Anna
Sullivan Miss Beatrice Fogeth, Miss Nellie
OConnor. Miss Mary Murray, Miss Clotiida
Besby, Miss Mary o;Connor' Miss Nav Finn
Miss Camille Byrne, Miss Helena Bellew Miss
Grace McGuerney, Miss Florence McInerney
Maud Muller, Miss Margaret o Donnell, Miss
Minnie Otto. Miss Marie ellsworth. Miss Ad-
Rodgers.
First prizes were awarded to the pupils
in the various classes as follows:
Miss Gibbons class. Miss May Healy; Miss
Smiths class, Miss Maggie Yarrow; Miss Dur
KEGS class, Miss Irene Otto Miss Sullivan s
class, Miss Tillie OConnor; Miss Aherns class
Miss May Kelly; Miss Shelly's class. Miss Ma
mie Harper: Miss DriscolPs class Mss Anna
Miss Wards class. Miss Lizzie Hogan; Mrs
Reeves class, Miss Elizabeth Henroule
Miss Curran's class, Miss Grace Tobin; Miss
Boyle's class, Miss Teresa Ryan; Miss Quig-
ley's class Miss Lille Wauek; Hiss Stevens
class, Miss Lille Murphy; Miss O'NeiI's class
Miss Kathleen Hogan; Miss Fesel's class. Miss
Gertrude Winthrop; Miss Quatman's class,
Miss Daisy Boehme; Miss Doyles class. Miss
Elsie Lichenstedt; Miss Larneys class. Miss
Nora Sandy; Miss c. Byrne's class. Miss Ma
bel Watson; Miss Cabrira's class Miss Kate
Mann; Miss 3. Byrne's class, Miss Margaret
Bravender; Miss Fenton's class, Miss Rita
Coleman; Miss vulicevichs class. Miss Irma
Geisting; Miss Stevens class, Miss Elvira
Stevenson; Miss X Gibbons class. Miss Mar
garet Gowan; Miss Ryan's class. Miss Gertrude
Gcary; Sister Fensas class, Miss Aileen Dug
gan; Mrs. Murfey's class, Miss Mary Done
Miss Whites class. Miss Margaret Doody;
Sister Amelda's class. Miss Genevieve Colman
Miss O'Dea's class Miss Ethel Anderly; Miss
Desmond's class. Miss Agnes Otto; Miss Ryan''s
class, Miss Alvina Scheble; Miss sullivan 5
class, Miss May Riordan; Miss Barrett's class,
Maud Goodban: Miss Dorgan's class, Miss
Miss Maggie CLANCY; Miss Gallagher's class
Master William Costigan; Miss McKinley's
class, Master Edwin Hyde; Miss Connolly's
class, Master William Murphy; Mr.. Flynn
class, Master Harry Rimlinger; Miss Hay s
class, Master Joseph ONeill; Miss O'Brien s
class Master Jerome Donegan; Miss Shafer S
class Master Rudolph Francis; Miss Eagel s
class Master Paul Gudet Miss Ratigan 3
class Master William Ryan; Miss Stevenson's
class Master Edward Mullins; Miss White 8
class Master William Casey; Miss Paisley
class Master Edward Davis; Miss Hurley s
class, Master Ephram Wade; Miss Finnigan
class Master John Gbin: Miss Mitchell s
class Master Thomas Stevenson; Miss Curtis
class Master Walter Colgan Miss Sanderson s
class Master Louis Henrioulle; Miss Aud S
class Masters Victor Ferrar and William Wat
son; Sister Roses class Master Jaspar O'Far-
rell Mrs McKnstry's class, Master John Muir
ray: Mrs Coyle's class, Master Joseph Seec-
chitain Miss O'Malley's class, Master Eugene
Riordan: Miss McCarthy's class, Master wal
ter williams: Sister Gabriels class, Master
Henry Clarity; Miss Conways class Master
Maurice Finn; Sister Raphaers class, Master
Joseph Tracy: Sister Mary's class, Master
James Riordan.
The festival was presided over by the
Rev ]. J. Prendergast, vicar general or
the archdiocese who was assisted by
Fathers Dempsey and Hannigan and the
superintendent of the Sunday-school. F'a-
Their Prendergast delivered short adj
dress on the purpose of the custom Of an
nualIy bestowing gifts upon the children
who attend the Sunday-school and faith
fully pursue the various studies