The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-31
WAS FOUNDERS DAY,
Students of Kemper Hall Pay Tribute
to the Memory of the Departed
Founders.
BISHOP NICHOLSON PRESENT
Annual Flower Parade Occurred at Noon
and tne:Pictures of the Founders Were
Covered With Flowers.


Today was great day among the
students of Kemper Hall, it being the
annual festival known as Commemora-
ton. This is always the most enjoy
able of ali the holidays at the school,
as it comes as herald of the approach
| ing Commencement exercises.
In honor of the celebration large
number of the old scholars from Mil
waukee. Chicago ard other cities were
in the city, returning to honor the
memories of the founders and to greet
their schoolmates of other days.
The celebration with which the fes-
tiva1 of the day was opened was held
in the chapel of ST. Peter onthe beau
tifu1 Kemper Hall grounds The SER
vice was conducted by Bishop Nichol-
son and many other ministers from
other parts of the diocese were present
to assist. Among them were DR.. Webb,
President of Nashotah seminary, and
Rev. Mr.. Gilman, of Racine, who
preached the sermon.
Following the celebration at the
chapel the annual flower parade, which
is one of the main events of the college
year, was held; and the young ladies
clad in their prettiest robes and decked
in bright flowers of the summer sea-
son, wended their way about the
grounds and buildings singing the
Commemoration Day Ode, which was
composed for the occasion by Miss
Elizabeth Kemper Adams, of the class
of 1889. Following the usual custom
the pictures of all the founders of the
school were draped with wreathes OF
roses and smilax.
In the decorating of the pictures of
the founders of the school the story of
Kemper Hall was retold.
Kemper Hall is a memorial school
named to revere the memory OF the
Right Reverend Jackson Kemper, ID.
D., the First Missionary Bishop of the
American church who was consecrated
in 1885 for the charge of the church in
Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and whatever unknown
territory might lie still further west.
After thirty-fve years of hard, pio-
neer labor, during which time his
diocese was gradually diminished until
only Wisconsin remained to him IN
| 1870, Bishop Kemper was called to his
| long rest. His successor, Bishop Ar
nitage, desired to make for him l1v-
| ing memorial, and to this end he pur-
chased from Governor Durkee the
buildings known as the Durkee man
sion to be used as girls school. The
school was opened in 1870 and eight
years later it became the property of
the Sisters of ST. Mary. Among the
| founders who were honored at the
ceremonies today were the two Bish-
ops, Kemper and Arnitage, the late
Rev. George Everhart, D. D., DR.. De-
Koven and Rev. Mr.. Lance, a former
rector of the school,
After the pictures had been decorat-
ed with flowers the students repaired
to Armitage Hall, where the annual
commemoration day feast was served.
| The afternoon was holiday and was
| spent by the visitors in renewing the
old memories of the past. Reunions
of the different classes were held and
general reunion of the teachers and
pupils closed the day. The ceremonies
end this evening with the annual
dance given by the Junisr class. IN
honor of the celebration all the build
| ings on the grounds were deliberately
decorated.
Last evening the Kemper Hall ORA
matte Club gave their annual play,
the offering for the year being "The
Mouse Trap" by William Dean How
ellis. The play was exceedingly well
presented, the parts being taken as
| follows:
| Mr. Campbell 80 Miss Ruth Spencely
| Mrs Miller ....... Miss Jane Holabird
| Mrs Curwin ............ -. Miss Wollensak
| Mrs. Benis ....... Miss Roberta Fletcher
| Mrs. Roberts Miss Garberson
| Jane Miss Ada Bading
| Mrs Somers .............. Miss Cora Vawter