The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-03
Finish Their Schooling in st.
Marks Hospital.
10 GRADUATES IN CLASS
APPROPRIATE REMARKS BY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Ceremonies Were Concluded With a
Dance in St. Marks School House
Second Day of Episcopal Con-
vocation-Boise Bishop Presented
to the Ecclesiastics.

St. Marks school house was a scene
of sDlendor and beauty last evening.
when the class of 1900, supplemented
by the "99s and the nurses of st. Mark
hospital. filed into the building to take
part in the third annual commencement
exercises of the training school From
the entrance to the rostrum the large
room was decorated, the colors adopted
bv the class. blue and white, and the
American flag being most conspicuous
among them FestOOns of synilaX, pains
and notted plants had been utilized ex-
teDsixeIv. and the sweet girl gradu-
ates' and their juniors in uniform, SIT
ting before the bank Of floral pieces,
formed a picture long to be remem-
bered.
There were in all ten graduates. two
of them. Miss Beatrice Smith and Miss
Eva Jennings, having finished the
course last year. The class or 1900 con-
sists Of Miss l.. II. Hard, Miss Ahce
Slavan, Mrs Mary Davies. Miss Clara
Raht. Miss Reuta Wilson. Miss Cora
Adds Miss Edna Rawhauser and MISS
Ella Verdin.
The graduating young ladies were es-
corted into their places by the doctors
who compose the staff of the hospital,
the latter taking seats with Bishop
Leonard and the Rev. A. II. Henry on
the stand An orchestra was in at
tendance, and the exercises opened with
music.
Invocation was offered by Bishop
Leonard, who then introduced Mr.
Henry, who threw a few Oratorical bou-
quets at the nurses, one of which was
TO the effect that after looking upon
the picture before him, he could not
think otherwise than that a 'sOjourn'
at the hospital should be anticipated
with pleasure, rather than with dread.
Mr.. Henry's Remarks.
Mr.. Henry then launched the more
serious side, and his tribute TO the life
work which the young ladies have
chosen was beautiful
Bishop Leonard presented the di-
plomas and the class pins, his accom-
panying remarks being of great inter
est and very appropriate He called
upon DR.. BascOm TO present the prizes
won by three of the graduates the
other day in a bandage contest, and
while the doctor responded with a mag
nifcent extemDoraneOus talk, he felt
compelled TO turn the prizes over tC
DR.. PinkertOn.
know what a bandage was, and finally
the good -natuTed bishop himself made
the awards. They went to Mrs. Mary
Davies, Miss Slavan and Miss Raht
the gifts being instruments of common
use to trained nurses.
a reception and dance, including re-
freshments, completed the festivities OF
the evening, being participated in by
the nurses and officers of the inStitu-
ton and its many friends.
Second Day of Convocation.
The second day of the Episcopal con
vocation was opened by the celebration
of holy communion at St. Marks ca
thedral at 100 a. m. At $3.50 morning
prayer was conducted bv the clergy
men, and Bishop Funston of Boise City
was presented to the cOnvocatiOn.
In reply to his presentation, Bishop
Funston expressed his delight at beinl
able to attend the services here, anC
congra tulated those in charge on tn,
possession of such a good force of en-
ergetic workers He compared hi
work as he had found it in the cas-
to that in the west with very Favorable
comment for the west.
At 10 o'clock the second business ses
sion was opened at St. Marks schoo
house. The session was devoted TO TIL
completion of the appointing of com
mittees and the assignment of business
matters to them to be reported on a
the final business meeting on Monday.
This morning, at St. Marks Bishol
Funston viii deliver the commencement
sermon to the graduating class of Row
land Hall, and in the afternoon ne an,
Bishop Leonard will talk to the chill
dren of St. Pauls.
This evening there will be a genera
missionary meeting of all the EpiscOpa
churches at st. Marks. Addresses vii
be delivered by Bishop Funston, Dean
Eddie and Rev. Charles +. Perkins