Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
DIPLOMAS To A LARGE CLASS
MOUNT VERNON SEMINARY
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Address Delivered by Rev. DR.. Wood.
Tribute to Bishop Satterlee.
Vocal and Orchestral Music.

Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, delivered the
address to the graduating class OF '0s
of the Mount Vernon Seminary at the
commencement exercise held n the ball
room of the New Willard at IL o'clock
this morning.
The large class of young women, at
tired in dainty gowns of white, seated
upon the stage. with its background Of
beautiful palms and cut flowers, illu-
mined by many lights of different hues,
made scene that will live in the mem
DRY Of those who attended the exercises.
DIR. Wood paid a glowing tribute to
Bishop Satteriee. VINO delivered the adj
dress at the exercises last year and ue-
clared that he believed that the late
churchman. who strove SO nightly for
God in this life. is now pillar in the
eternal temple of God on hisn. He
spoke of the heights capable of attain
ment by the womanhood of today and
urged the graduates TO greater effort il.
the life in the home.
performance of Gounod's Professional
by an orchestra. under the direction of
Joseph kaspar. followed by the overture
from Weber's Der Freischutz."
After an invocation by Rev. DR.. Sam
uel H. Woodrow. pastor of the First Lon
gregational Church. Miss kaspar sang
Handel's Angels Ever Bright and FAIR.
Following DIR. Wood S address the or
chestra played D@libes' 'lntermeZzo.
and Miss kaspar sang Haydn's With
Verdure Clad
Presentation of Diplomas.
Mrsl Somers. principal of the seminary,
then presented diplomas TO the follow
ing members of the graduating class
Misses Dorothy Landers Beall New Ro-
chelle, y. Y: Minnie Lou Bryant, Den
ver Col; Brownie Elizabeth Baum, Oma-
ha, Neb; George Hemphill Baum. Pitts
burg, Pa; Blanche Banks, Evanston. III. {;
Margaret Fuller Burdick, Cheyenne,
Wyo; Elizabeth Virginia Bulen, Frank
ill., Pa; Mary Dickinson Brown, Denver,
Col; Fannie Lutcher Brown. Orange,
Tex. Evangelne Gardiner Casteel Rock
Island, III; Jean Elizabeth Cudahy.
Omaha Neb.; Persis Earl Davis,
Fall River. Mass; Sybil Eldred
Dugan. Chicago. H.: Mary Donald
son. Minneapolis. Mimi: Josephine
Florence Eddy. Indianapolis. Ind
Nora Forthman. Los Angeles. Cal; Mary
Isabel Kelsey. Toledo. Ohio. Marie Alicia
Minor Kansas City. Mo-: Phila Nichols
Milbank. Los Angeles. Cal. Maud Mar
guerite Marvin. New York city. \. :,
Linda MuSSer- MuSrdtlile. IOWA, MAI 1 ie'
Mason McGill. Chicago. H., Anne Eliza
beth Oeland Brooklyn. y. y: Frances
Fielding Oldham. Washington. u. =;
Emma Templeton Tebbutt. Albany. \. I :;
Helen Cnger Newark. y. j.. Charlotte
Marian Webster. Girard, Pa; Julia Cath
crime White Mount Carmel. Pa. and
Ethel Marguerite Weller, Washington,
D. c. :,
The orchestra played Handel's Largo
and Rev. DIR. Woodrow pronounced the
benediction
Following Meyerbeer's consolation
March" by the orchestra. the class sang
the school song. TO NJ. \. s, written
nv Miss Dorothy Landers B6all of the
class of 'OS The music was the German
air 'Tannenbaum.
The class officers are Miss Helen
Unger of New Jersey. president: Miss
Linda Musser of Iowa, vice president:
Miss Mary Donaldson of Minnesota. sec
rotary. and Miss Phila Milbank Of Cali
fornia, treasurer.