The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-29
PRIZES FOR LITTLE ONES.
st. Mary's Home Closing Exercises
Attended by Many People.


Attended by Many People.
The closing exercises of st. Mary's Home
were held at the school hall of Sacred
Heart Church yesterday evening. The little
ones looked fresh and sweet in their COM
mencement gowns of white and the pro-
gramme that they rendered was enjoyed
by the very large number of friends of
the home and its work. who lent the ex-
ercises the encouragement of their pres
ence.
The pupils of the school sang a number
of songs very sweetly and between the
songs the prizes that had been Won dur
ing the year and for excellence in the
closing examinations were presented.
Bishop Kelley was an interested specta-
tor Of the exercises and at the conclusion
OF the children'S portion of the programme
delivered a short address, filled with words
OF XIII Nv advice and encouragement to the
little oA-s who listened. The prizes were
awarded as follows:
Dolls, donated by a friend, were awarded
little Maggie Downing, Maggie Fahey,
Margaret Won Camp, Mary Roberts and
Laura Keller for, as the Sisters said, be-
ing very good. A gold coin, of the value
of $3.50, donated by Miss NJ. Pepper, was
awarded little Marie Won Camp for being
the best girl at st. Mary's Home The
receiver of this prize is three years old.
A gold coin, of the value of $3.50, for plain
sewing, donated by Very Reverend L. f.
y Bazin, V. G., Atlanta, Ga. was drawn
for by Mary McCluskey, Mary Cheval,
Lilly Landers, Mary Hopkins, Mary Cos
tello. Alice Coates, Dixzie Dowell and An
ME Downing, and won by Mary Nc
Cluskey.
A god coin for penmanship and free
hand drawing, donated by Miss NJ. Collins
was drawn for by NJ. Cheval, Annie
Downing, Mary Costello, Mary McCluskey,
Lilly Landers, Mary Travers and Lizzie
Dowell. and won by Mary Costello.
A gold coin, of the value of $3.50, for
catechism,d donated by Very Reverend l.. F.
X. Bazin, V. g.. Atlanta, Ga, was drawn
for by Mary McCluskey, Mary Cheval.
Lilly Landers. Kate Schubert, Mary Cos
tello, Ruby McGuinniss. Lizzie Schubert
and Mary Travers, and won by Mary Nc
Cluskey. A gold coin, of the value of s.
for Christian doctrine. donated by Very
Reverend l.. f. X. Bazin. V. G., was
drawn for by Josie Sheehan Maude Dow
ell and Sophie CheYal, and won by Sophie
CheVal.
A gold coin of the value of s., for i'm
provement in studies, donated by Very
Rev. l.. F. X. Bazin, V. c.. was drawn for
Smith. Sophie Cheval, Julia Downing Mary
Landers. and Lizzie Maley, and won by
Debbie Counihan. A prize Of 49, for i'm
provement in studies, donated by Very
Rev. l.. i, y. Balm, V. G., was drawn
for by Mary McCluskey, Mary Cheval,
Lilly Landers, Kate Schubert and Mary
Costello, and won by Mary McCluskey.
A gold coin of the calue of s., for con-
tests in spelling, donated by Rev. r. Ken
needy, Savannah, Ca. was drawn for by
Ellen Bayo, Debbie Counihan, Josie Shee-
han, and Mary Sullivan. and won by Deb
bic Counhan. gold coin of the value of
s.. for mathematics, donated by Mrs. A.
Bindewald, Augusta, Ga, was drawn for
by Anna Dowell. Julia Downing. Debbie
Counihan, Mary Landers, and Sophie
Cheval. and won by Sophie Cheval
A gold coin of the value of So, for needle
work. donated by Sisters of Mercy, st.
Joseph's Infirmary. Atlanta, Ga. was
drawn for by Josie Sheehan, Debbie Count
han, Ellen Bayo, Anna Dowell. Mary Sui
Ivan, Julia Downing, Judia Cheval.
Mary Landers, Sophie Cheval, Nellie Lam
ders Maude Dowell, Alma Smith, Lizzie
Maley, Nellie Morris and Mary Enright,
and won by Alma Smith
gold coin of the value of S., for do
nestle economy, donated by Mr. William
Herman, Augusta, Ga, was drawn for by
Ellen Bayo, Sophie Cheval, Josie Sheehan,
Anna Dowell and Mary Sullivan, and won
by Mary Sullivan. A gold coin of the
value of S., for neatness, donated by Sis
tiers of Mercy st. Vincents Academy. Sa-
vannah. Ga. was drawn for by Josie Shee-
han. Ellen Bayo. Anna Dowel Mary Sui
Ivan. Mary Costello. and Lizzie Dowell,
and won by Mary Costello. A gold coin
of the value of So for department donat-
ed by Rev W. Mayer, o. S. B., Savannah,
Ga. was awarded Lizzie Maley.