The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-17
A Minnehaba Picnic.

The members of the Saturday Afternoon
Magazine club were delightfully."- entertained
Saturday at ,Mirnehaha Park by Mrs. Wright.
They, were met at the car by Little Muriel
White with her pony cart, who took the boxes
and baskets. walk through the woods to
the river was followed by a ride in DR.
Wrights launch. A picnic lunch was.served
on the grounds. The years work was dis
cussed and Mrs. Jarvis gave some valuable
hints. Officers were chosen as follows: Mrs
Norris, president; Mrs. Jarvis. vice PRESIDENT =
Miss Moir secretary and treasurer.
The commencement exercises at st. Thomas
college were held this afternoon In, st. Paul
seminary. The commercial department has
two graduates, G. E. Moore and Arthur F.
Batz, and the classical department six
Michael Powers, Vincent Yenni, Jerome Daily,
Joseph Heinz Albert Z!skovsk and Michael
Perrault. Archbishop, Ireland presided over
the exercises and presented the diplomas and
medals: The address Of tn afternoon was by
John D. Brien. Michael Powers gave the
yaledictory and Joseph Heinz the salutatory.
Jerome Daily was the class poet. The pro-
gram closed with the fourth act Of Merchant
of Venice" presented by William II. Grace,
Edward Casey, e. G. 3o'Brien, P. Tibzar. J.
NJ. Nolan, NJ. Powers, ]. Heinz, E. OHara,
J.. Jiracek, j. E.. Ryan and L. Ryan. The
work of the, business department of the COL
lege was shown last evening in exhibits and
a program of exercises. Specimens of the
work were displayed in one Of the rooms and
comprised forms of legal papers, banking
books, mercantile, books, bills, notes, drafts
and receipts, such as are used In commercial
work j. H. Fitzsimmons conducted the ex-
ercises assisted by Professor George NJ. Nc
Kenna, and the pupils were subjected to a
severe mental test B. Morrison, a boy of IA
years, of age, particularly distinguished him
self. Tests in shorthand and typeWriting
were given and speed of 10 words a minute
in shorthand and thirty-five to forty In type
writing was maintained Archbishop Ireland
dictated (. -
The children of the Immaculate Conception
school gave an entertainment yesterday after
noon in the Bi1oug theater to mark the COM
pletion Of the years work. The entertain
ment was opened with chorus Of fifty voices
led by Misses Frances Vincent and Margaret
Donovan. Forty little tots in blue overalls
gave a motion song, "a Day in June and it
was followed by 1.-THE lNiolets, y by a cor
responding number of girls. The junior boys,
in ezouave uniforms, gave drill and sixteen
senior girls in Japanese gowns contributed a
fan drill. Misses Vincent and Echler sang
Of the dolls they held in their arms. and
Miss g. Shesgreen recited. A pantomine to
music was given by twenty girls in old
fashioned gowns and caps and the same
number Of younger girls represented "June
Roses A sword drill by twenty boys in
uniforms was. well executed. Eugene <Pauly
| sang solo and series of moving pictures
| showing the visit of Prince Henry was sex
hibited. -. 80. n, -.
| The program closed with an operetta, THE
| Whole Year Around The cast was as fol-
lows: Summer, Frances Vincent, Winter.
Clement Murphy; Autumn, Margaret Hefter:
Spring, Mary Gleason; A Stranger, Margaret
Donovan Queen OF the May, Kate Mousseau
! attendants, Katie WitcEie, Evelyn Gallagher,
| Virginia Vincent and James Richards; little
elves, Cecilia Donovan, Irene Cassin, Mar
| garet Collins, Esther sirois and Mary Quava.
Mrs. Charles Bebcock and the fBijou sor-
| chestra accompanied the performers. There
are eight graduates from the eighth grade this
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