The San Francisco call., 1903-12-28
HAPPY CHILDREN
At ST, MARY'S
Archbishop Montgomery Gives
Prizes to Sunday-School Pu-
pills and Gifts to Teachers
PRETTY ANNUAL CUSTOM
Event Which Little Ones and
Their Spiritual Tutors Look
Forward To With Pleasure


J One of the most interesting features
! of the Christmas celebration at ST.
| Mary's Cathedral is the awarding of
prizes to the children Of the Sunday
school who have won distinction by
| their diligence at study and regularity
! Of attendance throughout the preceding
! twelvemonth. 1t is an event to which
about 600 little ones to say nothing of
their parents and teachers, look for
ward with hopeful anticipation from
! the first preliminary hint of the hoi-
days, and it has never failed. to draw
a crowded house. The pupils themselves
make UP pretty big asemblage, and
when their fathers and mothers and
sisters and brothers and other relatives
and we'll wishers add their numerical
strength to the congregation there is
sure to be demand for even standing
room.
| The jam in the spacious schoolroom
showed this yesterday afternoon, when
Archbishop Montgomery, assisted by
number of priests and Sisters of Mercy,
| DcSdn luC IcNdTuS Ol
merit. On the platform with the Arch
bishop were Fathers Prendergast
| ORyan, Dempsey and Hannigan and
several Sisters of the Holy Family, un-
der whose management the school has
attained such large popularity. Sur
rounding them were the prizes-great
stacks of books and pictures and boxes
of candy-and facing them sat the
made to preserve the Sunday-school at
mosphere or to restrict the eager spirits
of the youngsters so long as they did
not approach actual disorder.
DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZES.
The proceedings were opened with
a hymn, and then the Archbishop and
his aids took their respective positions
amid the wealth of gifts and began the
distribution. superintendent A d.
Kenniff was summoned to the front
and given a picture so big that he
could hardly carry it away, and then
Chief Usher Gomez was made the re-
cipient of chair so heavy that he did
not attempt It's removal. Each of the
presentations was Justify applauded by
the children. Then the teachers were
called up, one by one, and given a
handsome book, box of candy and a
kindly smile by the Archbishop, and
as each lady accepted the gift she was
tenedered a shrill ovation by her pupils.
After that the boys who had won prizes
two of which were awarded to each
class-went up to the platform empty
handed and walked away from it bear
ing each a picture or book and box
of candy. The girl pupils We're SINH
larly treated, the very little ones re-
ceiving dolls instead of books and then
every child in the chamber was given
a remembrance of some kind and the
inevitable box Of candy.
The ceremony consumed about two
hours, and the Archbishop, the priests
and the sisters seemed to enjoy it every
whit as much as did the children.
BRIGHT GIRLS.
This is the list of prize-wnners
among the girls:
FIRST DIvISION-BIBLE HISTORY.
Miss Dunkee's class-First prize, Angelo
Coyle; second prize Marguerite Saglaw.
Miss Aherns class-First, Mary Christol.
Miss Maniton's class-Ieirst. Grace Sullivan.
Miss Cabrero's class-First, Pauline Rich
ling: second, Geneveve Larkin and Loretta
Miss Riva's class-First. Eileen Hennessey
and Eileen Duggan; second, Agnes Mckinney
Miss Brennans class-First Henrietta
Gross; second Nellie Allison
Miss o. Dea's class-First, Lydia saglow;
second Margaret Kelly.
Miss Brady's cass-First Loretta Simmons.
SECOND DIVISION.
Miss SaIazar's cIass-First. Mary Noteman;
second. Irene Meehan.
Miss Blaneys class-First.' Maude Goodban;
second, Rose Clauss.
Miss Powers class-First, Evelyn Casey;
Miss stevens class-First. Hazel Donnelly;
second Abbe Gould.
Miss DriscolI's cass-First. Lizzie Gould;
second Sallie Dunn.
Miss sullivan's class-FTrst. Margaret Taut-
phaUs; second Isabella Warnock.
THIRD DIVISION.
Miss Cabreros class-First. Mary Riordan;
second Irene Wynne.
Miss Agatha Cotters class-First. Mary
Heron: second. Josephine McCabe.
Miss Conways classSFiTst. Gertrude Geist
ing: second. Blanche Tobin.
Miss Anna Cotters elass-Flrst. Mary
WeIch; second Winnie McGoldrich.
Miss OConnors class-First. Mary Wanek;
second, Alice Gleason.
Miss Dermodys class-Firsr, Mary Heyne- !
man: second. Ethel Caster.
Miss Hoehan's class--Frrst. Marie o Brien;
second Margaret German.
Miss McCiolgans class-First, Marion Rich
ards: second Cora Thorpe.
FOURTH DIVISION
Miss Lemons class-First, Bessie oBrien;
second Alice Mckinney.
Miss Davies class-First Camille Sresovlch;
second Marie Verdier.
keenan,
second Catherine Gormley
Miss Horgans class-First. Geraldine HIM;
second. Marie Martinez
Miss Gallagher's class-First, Mae Bell; sec
ond, Alice Henry.
Sister AIaries class-First. Marion warnock;
second Frances Fftzgerald.
Miss Barry's class-First Ursula Kelly; sec
ond, Alice Debn
Miss Gearon's class-Ffrst, Claire Deutch;
second Cecil Treat.
Miss Madden's class-Ffrst. Bertha Andrie;
second Mary Bourke.
Miss Cabrero's class-Flrst. Genevieve Stack;
second Eva Sa%law.
Miss Ryan's class-Ffrst. Lucy Mcdonald;
second Lizzie Tracy.
second Eleanor Dalow.
Miss Beauchamps class-First, Armadine
Verdisr second Ella McDopald
Miss.Clancy's clEss-First Teresa Nicholson; |
second Irene WEIGH.
Miss Casey's class-First. Evelyn Taylor;
second. Thelma Dutch.
Miss Fegans class-First, Irene Booth; sec
end Irene McCullou2h-
STUDIOUS BOYS.
The boys who won prizes are:
FIRST DIVISION.
MrA McKinley's class-First prize. George