Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-20
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Seventeen Young Men Take
Ordination Vows.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
CLOSING EXERCISES OF LEE
SCHOOL AT PEABODY HALL.
Premiums Awarded for Attendance
The Primary Grades-Mayor
Simpson Ill.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
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1Stry of that church today In the cnapel Oh
the seminary. The services, conducted ac-
cording to the ritual of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, were solemn and impressive.
The days exercises opened at 80 o clock,
when the students and professors assembled
in the chapel for the morning prayer. AT IL
o clock the ordination services began. A
musical program was rendered as follows
by a special choir: Prelude Andante Ora
zioso, Henry Stuart, Mr.. Fowler; process
sional hymn, collects, hymn No. 2S7.
At the conclusion of the singing of the
hymn the ordination sermon was preached
by Bishop H. Y. Satterlee Of Washington,
D. C. Then the candidates for deacons'
and priests orders were presented and duly
ordained. Bishop Peterkin of West Vir-
ginia officiated at the ceremony in which
the graduates were advanced to the lower
order of the ministry, and Bishop Gravatt
ordained a smaller class to the priesthood.
Those ordained deacons We're as follows:
Revs. Henry Bedinger Lee, IT., virginia
George Belsey, B. A., Kansas; Paca Ken
nedy, B. A., West Virginia. Morton Apo1los
Barnes, Virginia. Thomas Campbell Darst,
West Virginia: Edgar Harrison Dickerson,
diocese of southern Virginia; Charles Hen
ry Gross, New York; George Everett Knoll
meyer. Ph.B., Virginia; George Pickett
Mayo, NJ. A, Virginia; Robert Nelson
Meade, West Virginia; John Maxwell Robe
son, B. A., B. s., diocese of southern Vir-
ginia; Frank Leslie Robinson, Virginia;
August Schepp, Ph.D., Wisconsin; Robb
White jr Nj. A., Virginia; John Matthias
Hamilton, Virginia.; Henry H. Williams,
perpetual deacon, and John Edward Kuhn,
diocese of east Carolina.
Those Ordained.
Those ordained to the priesthood by Bish-
Cd Grayatt were Rev. Morris Stockwen
Eagle assistant minister at Mineral City,
Va; Rev. Elliott Benger Meredith. minister
of Christ Church, Middlesex, Va; Rev. VIII
liam Page Dame, assistant minister OF
Christ Church Charlottesville, Va, all OF
the diocese of Virginia. and Rev. Guy COOK
minister Of the Church Of the Incarnation,
Ronceverte, w. Va, and Rev. arthur Ma
chen Lewis minister at Powellton, w. Va
of the diocese of West Virginia.
OF the graduating class only one Will be
assigned to a foreign missionary field, Rev.
John Edward HUM Of Wilmington, n. e.:
who will 20 to Alaska. The exercises closed
with music rendered by the choir.
Closing of Lee School.
Peabody Hall was crowded this morning
at 0 o'clock with pupils Of the Lee Public
School for Girls and their friends, the occa-
sion being the annual closing exercises OF
the school. The program was divided into
two parts, one for the advanced grades ana
the other for the primary department; su-
perintendent X. Kemper made an aodress
the students ana tne Gel tliStlSo " 49,
tinction were presented by Clerk Hupert
Snowden. The exercises for the ADVANCED
grades opened with a chant, Ihe Lore
PRAYER" followed by the address oy the
the singing of Vacation" after which the
distribution of honors was made TO the MN
and sixth grades, taught respect1Vely Wy
Misses Smith and Payne. The schooi sang
Wear a Bright Face" and certihcates were
distributed to the sixth and seventh eraoes'
Misses RrOaduS and Grigg teachers.
"The Scholars Hold the Fort was rer-
dered by the school before the distributor
of honors to the seventh and elghth graots
in the room of Mrs. Mcdaniel, the pr1nci-
pal pleasant Smiles and Chances
Bright" rendered by the school, preceded
the presentation of medals. The superin-
tendent's medal. awarded for excellence in
scholarship, was given to Miss Melanie
Grammar. Miss Villa May Hammersiey
had an equal right to the prize, both hav-
ing made a percentage of 80. but it was
awarded to the former, as the latter re-
ceived it last year. Teachers premiums to
the five students making the highest per
cent after the one receiving the superin-
tendents medal went to the following:
Misses Willie NJ. Hammersley, 80; Blanche
M. Pullman, 9s; Lavalette Sewers, 81; Amy
Heisley. "a, and Mamie Hume, 94.
Premiums Awarded.
The teachers premiums for perfect at
tendance were awarded to the following:
Misses Maggie Grammar. Willie M. Ham
mersley, Blanche M. Pullman. Lavalette
Sewers. Mamie Hume, Mary Nagel, Katie
Smith. Amelia Wollberg, Lena Waters,
Cora Duffey, Annie Thaler, Isabel Lang
ford Julia Colvin and Mary Mills.
Superintendent kemper also made an adj
dress to the primary grades. The program
opened by the singing of Vacation by
the school, following which the award Of
honors was made to the first grade, taught
by Miss Davis. Singing by the school in
toe
to the following grades: Second, taught by
Misses Bowie and Smith; third, by Misses
Bruce and Ficklin, and fourth, by Misses
F1ckln and Bontz. This part of the pro-
gram closed with the singing of lis An
niversary Day
Musical Recital.
A large audience gathered in the Opera
House last evening to attend the pupils re-
cital of the class of Will H. Starnell, who
was assisted by Mrs. w. L. Wilson, Miss
Edna Scott Smith and Mr.. John Humbird
Dufey. The following program was rem
dered: Trio. Danse Eccoise. Misses Florence
Ohlert, Ruth Spinks, Helen Leef; solo, song
without words, Louise Matthews; duet
French quadrille, Ethel Remington and
Daisy Pierpont; duet, Notre Dame March,
Annie German, Pearl Crook; duet Witch
es Flight, Nellie and Jessie Besselievre:
duet, Traineau's Mazurka, Cleone Riley and
Bessie Reeves; soprano solo, IL Bacio Mrs
w. l.. WILSON, duet, Fire Bells, Berthe
Baader and Ethel Larmond: duet On the
Race Course, Addie and Carl Mcfnturf;
solo, Chapel In the Mountains. Ethel Davis;
duet, Pearl of the Sea, Miss Piggott and
Mr. Starnell: duet, Festival and Birthday
Ball. Mary Harrington, Louise Matthews;
solo, Nearer My God, to Thee Mabel Bo-
sarth; baritone solo, selected, Mr.. John
Humbird Duffey; duet, Fresh Life, Miss
Jasper and Mr.. Starnell; solo, Valse Helen
Leef; duet. March de Pompier, Mabel b.
| sarth and Erwin Schwarzman; trio, Golden
Band March, Oracle Chauncey, Edna
| Schwarzman. Marion Beach; solo, Shep-
| herds Evening Song. Bertha Keene; con-
| tralto solo. Lieti Signor, Miss Edna Scott
| Smith; duet, Out Vive, Miss Rowe and Mr..
| Starnell: solo, Merry Bells, Florence Ohlert;
duet, Cymbeline, Jessie Besselevre and Per-
| cey futile; solo. Sweet Bye-and-Bye, Eve
Ign Lloyd; bass solo, selected, Mr. Whitney;
duet, Sleigh Ride. Miss Rowe and Mr..
| Windsor: duet, Mutual Friends, Clarke
Starnell and Albert Rawlins; solo, Barco-
role. Vance Sullivan; duet, Galop. Bessie
and Raymond Reeves: vocal duet. selected,
| Mrs Wilson and Mr.. Duffey. Accompanies
Miss Mason and Mrs, H. S. Barker.