Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15
HOLY CROSS ACADEMY
ITS GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD
YEsTERDAYsAFT
Pupils Receive Applause of Audience
Award Of.HonOrs-List of
Premium swimmers.

The commencement exercises OF the
Academy of the, Holy Cross, under the
charge of the Sisters of the Holy Cross,
took place yesterday afternoon at the
Lafayette Square Opera House before
large audience. which literally rewarded
the pleasing efforts of the pupils by fire.
quent applause. A number of clergymen
and members of religious orders occupied
the boxes near the stage. The floral Of
ferings sent The young ladies of the gradu-
ating class made a fragrant heap within
the footlights, but they did not distract at
tention from the pupils themselves. who.
after the stately measures of the entrance
march, took seats on the stage.
Inc SIX graduates, who sat to the front,
were naturally the bright particular stars
or the occasion. TIcv were Miss Jane Ce-
celia Endfes, Mis- Anna Pearl Evans, Miss
Ruth Tilden Hendershott, Miss Miliicent
Richards Howison, Miss katherine Loreto
Ioumey and Miss Grace Beatrice Wood
burn. The most envied of all graduating
Miss Grace Beatrice WOODBURY.. daughter
OF ex-Representative WOODBURY. of Nevada,
whose verses breathed a charming senti-
ment and were most gracefully delivered
Another Interesting number on the program
was the rendition by the Delsarte class Of
The Bride of the Greek Isle" the read
1ngs by Misses Hendershott and Tourney
and the part Of Eudora by Miss Endres
y
applauded.
Other Features.
The remainder of the program consisted
of 'Ungarischer Sturm Marsh,' F. Lszt:
pianos. Misses NJ. Howison, J. Endres, G.
Fowler, X. Mcmahon, NJ. Casanave and
F. Harms; violins, Misses N. Dillon, G.
Harms. NJ. Davis and NJ. Montgomery;
harps, Misses 70. Bowden, NJ oToole and
5. Tiffany. Spinning Wheel, frying
DutchmaQ, n. Wagner. solo, MISS +.
Evans; chorus, vocal class; accompanied
by Miss Helen Tourney. ''Ballade In
Dur Chopin. pianos, Misses G. Fowler
and f. Wilson. Semi chorus, melody in F,
Rubinstein; ac' ,mpanists. violins. Misses
n. Dillon and NJ. Davis; harps Misses u.
Bowden and S. Tiffany; pianos, Misses NJ
o,Toole and q. Tourney. Harp solo; .Rus-
Violin solo. Air Varie, Op. us Dancia,
Miss N. Dillon. Vocal trio, ''Barcarole."
Campana; Misses P. Evans. G. Harms and
G: WOODBURY.; ACCOMPANYING by Miss -
Wilson. St. Angela's Musical Circle,
waltzes, Victor Herbert; Polka de la Refine,
Raft; pianos, Misses G.. Harms S. Tiffany
and NJ. Egan. Chorus, Water Spr1te
Serenade." lvanovici; accompanlsts, Vio-
Inns, Misses N. Dillon, NJ Davis and NJ.
Montgomery: pianos, Misses NJ OToole
and S. Tiffany.
The graduates received the highest hon
ors Of the academy-gold medals and diplo-
mas-from Rev. Thomas S. Lee. rector ofSt.
Matthews Church, the assistant rector,
Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, announcing the roll
of honor DIR. Maurice Francis Egan made
the address to the graduates, and after
congratulatfng them upon their success
gave expression in his characteristic style
to practical views on the career of women.
Premiums. Awarded.
In the other classes premiums were
awarded for success in various stud 'es 20
Misses May Berberick, Emma Jane Honey.
Nellie Nolan, Stella Bret, Amy Butter,
Ethel Cain. Clare Gi.en, May Howard.
Florence Harms Kate r. May, kath,' en-
Mcmahon, Mabel Mon gomery, EiiEor Mo-
Rarity. May Madigan. Marguerite OToo!e,
May Pierce Julia Shana nan, May Wells,
Pansy Wilson, Mary Worick, Josephine
Braendie Bernice Bal ey, Marian Bailey.
Mary Casanave. Celena Green, Christina
Dobberts, Agnes Hanley. Edgarina Hast
Anna Ryan Gertrude Whyte, Ida War
then Bernadette Conor, Louise Gambler,
Lulu Darr, Catherine Donovan, Carmel
Egan, Catherine! Hurley. Anna Heaney.
Ethel Harms, Adele May. May Moreland.
Gertrude Mentally, Alice Norris. Marguerite
Curtis Mildred Cain, Edna Danforth Ella
Dick, May kearney Elizabeth Leech. Malt
land Piper Lolita Robinson, Carrie Bailey,
Estelle Brick, Agnes Downey, Imogen
Harms Blanche Madigan. Eleanor Aveilhe.
Annie Bronson, Mary Downey, Cornei1a
Fersen, Jennie B. Finn, Nellie Cannon,
Amelia Garet, Jessie Krogstadt. Angela
Mcmahon, Katie Schaefer and Helen
Whyte The exercises closed with the vocal
rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in
honor of flag day, during which the audi
ence arose and Joined in the singing.
pretty incident was the dropping OF huge
flag curtain at the rear OF the stage while
the anthem was being sung.