The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-07-04
BETHLEHEM ACADEMY.
First Meeting of Alumnae Held a,
,Faribault.

On June oath the former pupils of
bethlehem academy. Farilmult. MIMI.
assembled in response to the invita-
tons issued by the faculty of the in
stitution. The parlors We're thrown
open to visitors. and soon merry voices
rang through the building as each an
rival was greeted by the friends of
former days, and ma,rons and maidens
met to renew acquaintance. Every
class was well represented, from the
students of early days who were ac-
companied by their daughters, the
graduates of recent years, to the class
of 1903, which had remained for the
occasion. At 2:3O u. III. the guests
were summoned to the spacious study
hall, where Mother Veronica, in a brief
but touching address. babe them vel
come in the name of the present
faculty, as we'll as of their former
teachers. She then explained the OBJ
ject of the association. namely to pro-
mote Il stronger feeling of friendship
and unity amongst the students and of
fidelity TO their Alma Mater. At the
close of the address the meeting pro-
ceedel to business and the officers were
unanimously elected:
President-Alrs. Il. f. Mclaughlin.
OF Waseca, class of So. First Vice
President-Mrs. NJ. II. Harrington, of
Minneapolis. Second Vice President
Miss Mary Cook, of st. Paul, class
of so. Recording Secretary-Nliss
Bridget A. Coughln, Faribault, class
of '94. Corresponding Secretary-NIiss
Katie Donalue, Faribault. 81. Treas
urer-N1iss Agnes Mclaughlin, Fari-
bault, 'SG.
The proceedings were interrupted by
the arrival of a telegram from Rev.
Z. Danehy, expressing greetings to
the alumnae, and regret at being I'M
able to attend the meeting. The dis
cussion of business affairs being over,
the students were granted access to
all parts of the building and grounds.
with permission to break all former
rules, and soon the assembly was scat
tered in groups about the lawn, and
recreation rooms. recalling episodes of
school days or taking note of the
many improvements which have been
made around the institution in the past
few years.
At six O'Clock, the ringing of the
school bell brought the guests together
and, forming in line according to
classes, they marched to the dining
hall, where the guests of honor, the
Rev. ]. j. SlevilE Rev. f.. Elshorst
Rev. r. V. Kennedy and Rev. r.
Raut were already assembled. Rev.
b. Monge was unavoidably absent
The hall was a bower of beauty, the
recesscs of the windows being banked
with ferns, the tables decorated with
cut flowers, while festoons hung from
the chandeliers.
After dinner was served Rev, T. T.
WV III NAoSS. tlnNl LIN IL clcNtr little
speech, proved himself a master OF
post pr;lndial grafton. He colgr:ltu-
lated THE members of the alumnac on
the organization of the association.
and on the number present at the first
meeting, and cXhorted them to be
faithful to the obligations which the
superior advantages resulting from
Christian education imposed upon
them; to do their share in the work of
uplifting humanity. for this is the mis-
sion of women, since woman can no
longer be considered the inferior. but
the equal of man. At the conclusion
OF his address. which was greeted
with prolonged applause, the guests
reaSSemblcd i'm the recreation roam
where few hours were spent in the
enjoyment Of old-time pleasures, after
which they departed, expressing the
qualification they had felt in the whole
OF the days proceedings.