The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-01

Samoan cyclone and "The Wreck o. the
vandalia-"
The Reunion Of ST. Mary's 'Bene-
dictine Academy.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of thu
| week lust closed were gala days at St.
Mary.s Benedictine Academy. this city,
| where reunion of the pupils OF thirty
wears was held for the purpose OF FORM
inr an Alurnnae Association. On Thurs
| dav number Of the old school girls
| met to decorate the halls. and ere the
close OF day. their fertile brains ana 'del.
!. fingers had the old school rooms ar az! ano
| music rooms fairly Transformed INTO
bowers OF beauty
Friday. at the appointed hour, guests
(. began 70 arrive; and-soon the halls echoed
! and re-echoed with merry greetings ana
! laughter Of old-time friends.
i Addresses. music ana readings render-
ed by those who proudly look upon ST.
! nlary's as their Alma Mater, were OF me
J. highest order and most entertaining, AZ
4 ter the conclusion of this programme
business meeting was held, kilograms ana
regrets from those unable TO attend ware
4 read, and the officers Of the association
fell to the following representative p r,l,
of the school: Honorary President, sisle
NJ. Phtlomena McG1ll; President MES.
Fred sitterding: < First ~ Ice Prasident
Miss alice sHierholzegt. Second Vice Eres'
idenr.4 Miss Katie iScheppeTs; Third vice.
president, Mrs A. IL Vonderlehr; Fourth
Vice President: Mrs Josephine Meyer;
Fifth vice-Presldent, Mrs. Henry Nolte;
Recording Secretary. Miss Mamie sitter
Z ding: Corresponding Secretary, MISS MA I
[ mic IIungcrford; Treasurer, Mrs. iona IL
EgBliley so (,
; Under the wise direction Of these gentle
ladies' it seems safe to predict Drlll1ant
future for the alllmnae Of st Marys. al
. 4 o'clock chocolate with whipped cream
? and cake were daintily served ana while
- !. enjoying the refreshments, many amusing
: "reminiscences were recalled.
!, Saturday was devoted to the clos'ns
exercises OF this most interesting unc
. happy meeting Promptly at O'CLOCK
d the present pupils OF the institution open
ea = recital which reflected great honor
G TO those for whom 1t was intended u
we'll as great credit to themselves, sho"
ing that. although they stand but at TN
= shore line of the vast ocean OF me- tte'
ore determined. under the guidance o
their faithful instructors, to launoh thei
barks so successfully, to adjust the SAL
so skifully, and to steer thcn' arlsh
through tho Gains and the stor1ns' W
waves and the tides OF the restless uees
| that so QlSlantly, Dut AZ ~ ~ -
them.
= II Is hoped that a blessing may rest upo
i tho work which was SO favoraply beguf
and that It. like the mustard secu ma
fructify and reach its fullest tFu.l'on !
err this perfectly formed Alumnae -Assoc'a
oh tlon,
no Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake and MRS
IL Philip Yeutman, Of Norfolk, VA cam
CHI Ia Richmond yesterday for the putpo o..
y. re organizing a Richmond branch OF "
's. jamestown Ladies' Asso cia ton.
IS TIC meeting held In the Jefterso1
oh t7otel salon was not we'll attended, an
H., the ladies' left yesterday afternoon WIZ
q, out having effected the organizauon. e
which, however, they made s'tou
ed plea,
''tte "a Az tho meeting OF the colonla! Dame
as hold IN the rooms Of the Virginia Eli
torIcal Society last Saturday, IT was q
nided 10 follow the custom OF other sta'
societies ana have the annual nesting
tha Virginia society next April, Wh'
a. the election of officers will be hela'
= Mrs H,,rbert A, Claiborne has Ju
99 returned from attending. as nation :!
afS pre sident tho tenth anniversary % ~ :.
Connectlc Colonial DANES az Fia ~. 10y
and from a subsequent vislr 70 INC Aia''s
chusetts society, ,.,,,o,,a !,
She leaves this week for Maryland al
psnnsyIyania, where her duties as pre-;
n dent call her. She may VISIT NeW : "
before her return.
Miss I,oykin gave the Danes charl
INC description Of her being entertain
wh,le in New York by Mrs. AtterpuF
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