Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
ANNUAL FLAG EXERCISES
PREMIUM AWARDED BY CATHE-
ORAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Hiss Helen Durant Church, the Win
ner-Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Presi-
dents Daughter, Second.

Miss Helen Durant Church of this city
was awarded, yesterday afternoon, the
banner which has flown for the past year
over the Cathedral School for Girls. at
st. Adams, D. c., for having the best
record of the year. and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt, daughter of the President, came sec
ond. The annual flag exercises of the
school were held in the amphitheater of the
cathedral close before a large audience OF
relatives and friends of the pupils.
The girls formed in procession and
marched from the school building to the
music of the Marine Band to the flag staff,
singing the class song. They formed an
attractive picture, with their white dresses
and bouquets. In addition to the graduates
of the school the procession Included all
of the other pupils, Bishop Henry Y. Sat
terlee. Rev. George Bratenahl, the faculty
of the school and many of the alumni.
Gen. Wilson's Address.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Bratenahl,
after which Gen. John NJ. Wilson delivered
the presentation address. He briefly out
lined the history of the American flag and
sketched some of the historical events in
which it has figured. The new flag was
then hoisted, while the girls sang Amer
lea" Gen. Wilson presented the flag to
Miss Church, and also presented the prizes
won by the pupils of the school at the
field day exercises on May "a. The win
ners of these prizes, which consisted of
silver medals and cups, were Misses Lottie
Patch, Christine Fox, Mallory Church,
Dorothea Moorhouse, Louise Norton, Ida
Patch, Charlotte Harding and Rosamond
Starr.
The Graduates.
The following are the graduates: Marie
Antoinette Aldrich, Carl Louise Bushby,
Mary Heard Chew, Helen Durant Church,
all of this city; Marie Louise Farmer of
Warsaw, n. Y; Madeline Carey Fellows of
New York, n. Y; Louisa GeiD of Stamford
Conn; Helen Scott Johnston of Terre
Haute, Ind; Elizabeth Caroline Egerton
kibbey of LipscOmb, Ia; Olivia Matthews of
Glendale, Ohio; Elsie Rathbone of Parkers-
burg, w. Va; katharine Doty Peoples of
Greensburg, Pa; Marguerite Nelson Taylor
of Belvidere, n. j.; Margaret Lucille Thorn
as of East Liverpool, Ohio; Kathryn Van
Week Townsend of New York; Leila Wittler
of Seattle, Wash; Catherine Woodward of
this city, and Mildred d. Plumer
For the high reputation which the Ma
tional Cathedral School has won among
schools of its class the credit belongs to
Miss Bangs and Miss Whiton who were
selected as its first principals with that end
in View. since they had won an enviable
reputation among educators by their work
in their own school in New YORK. city.
The uplifting influence of their work in
tional Cathedral School was felt in the other
private schools for girls in Washington.
Their reputation also procured from the
colleges the privilege for their graduates
of admission to college on their own certifi-
cate.
To record these facts detracts nothing
from the accomplished lady who is their
successor, but Is simple justice to those
who laid the strong foundation for the flu
ture to build on.
The graduates, who number eighteen, gave
their class day exercises in ST. Hilda's Hall
earlier in the afternoon. Miss Elizabeth
Egerton kibbey executed Gruenfelds "Ro-
NAME" sharp major on the piano. Miss
Helen Scott Johnston, the class president,
delivered a brief address of welcome TO the
guests. Miss Kathryn Van Week Town
send gave amusing statistics founded on
special weaknesses of each senior present
Miss Mary Heard Chew presented humorous
gifts to the various members Of the faculty
Miss Carl Louise Bushby caused merri-
ment with her Glass Prophesy," and Miss
Helen Durant Church delivered the vale
dictory. In conclusion Miss Marie-Louise
Farman played with marked skill Reineck's
'Ballade,' In A nat ma jor.