Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-02
CARDINAL OFFICIATES
AWARD OF PRIZES AND MEDALS
AT VISITATION ACADEMY.
Exercises Interspersed With Music
Large List Of Premium Winners
Church Dignitaries Present.

Cardinal Gibbons yesterday afternoon
made the annual award of prizes and
medals on the occasion of the commence
ment exercises of the Georgetown Con-
vent of the Visitation. The large lecture
hall was thronged with friends and rela-
tives of the graduates, and upon the
stage there sat many dignitaries of the
church, including quite a number of visit
ing Catholic clergymen.
The exercises began at $3.50 with the
'Marsch Aus Oberon,'' Misses Nano Col
ley, Mary Kelley, Anna Blake Bickers and
Mary Mccarthy playing pianos, and Misses
Elizabeth Barrett and Agnes McDonough
violins; Miss Lucy Jones, with a clearly
modulated voice and attractive stage
presence, read AN Address to His EN-
fnence James Cardinal Gibbons" which
had been written by Miss Florentine
Wills; then Miss Mary Casey of PennsvI-
vania sang "Oh, Dry Those Tears" in
contraltO of liquid melody, and Misses
Nano Cooley and Marie Ray played a
piano duo from "Lohengrin' with skill
and expression.
The program of music that followed
was interrupted at intervals for the read
ing or the names of pupils to whom
premiums and medals had been awarded
the names being announced by Father
Buell. and the prizes and medals being
handed to the fortunate young ladies by
Cardlnal gibbons, before whom each priZe
winner knelt in turn.
Miss Agnes Clark sang "Knowest Thou
the Land" from "Mignon;" Miss Eliza :
beth Barrett and Miss Agnes McDono,,gb
played a violin duo, "Berceuse," from
ooceiyn: Miss Julia Ashe sang Die Lo-
relei, by List; Miss Anna Blake Bickers
played "Valse de Concert" a piano solo:
the vocal class sang Calm is the Lake .
a chorus by Abt; Miss Nano GolIev Ma we'd
"aIdesrauschen.h a piano solo by List.
The Veledictory.
Then Miss Mary Hayden delivered tbe
valedictory. her subject being Dante and
Beatrice" The exercises closed with ans
Die Ruinen Won Athen." by Beethoven
Misses Nano Golley5i Mary Kelley Anna
Blake Bickers and Loretta Newcomb NAV
Ing pianos. and Misses Elizabeth Barrett
and Agnes McDonough playing violins.
Nm, inc Loretto medal-gtven by the late
Miss Marie Patterson of st. Iouis for
general excellence OF department and schol-
arship, was awarded to Miss AnnabelIe
quinn OF Arkansas, This is the highest
honor conferred by the school, and the
candidate is selected each year by vote
OF all the pupils. eE3
The first senior class, upon the members
OF which graduating medals were con-
ferred, was: Misses Annabelle Quinn, Ar
kansas; Clara DOnohue, District of Column
bia; Elizabeth Barrett, Maryland; Blanche
Kingsbury, Texas; Lucille Hayden-Synnon,
Nebraska; Hilda Booker, Virginia.; Alice
Ryan. Iowa: Mary Mccarthy, Illinois:
Florentine Wills, Indiana; Anna Rambo,
Pennsylvania; Teresa Lane. District of Co
lumbia: Carmen Mas, Michigan; Mary
Hayden, Nebraska; Mary Clark, District
Of Columbia; Lucy Jones, District of Co
lumbia; Marie McShane. Nebraska; Gene
We've Ryan, Iowa. and Ethel Dooly. Utah.
First and Second Honors.
Medals for first honors for department
were conferred on these members of the
first senior class: Misses Elizabeth Bar
rett. Annabelle Quinn. Genevieve Ryan,
Alice Ryan, Clara Donohue, Teresa Lane,
Blanche Kingsbury, Mary Mccarthy,
Mary Clark and Florentine Wills.
Medals for second honors for department