Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10
HOLY CROSS COMMENCEMENT
MGR. FALCoNIo PRESENTS pI.
PLoMAS TO GRADUATES
Cardinal Gibbons Witnesses Exer.
cises Held in the National Theater
Yesterday Afternoon.

Ecclesiastic dignitaries and prominent
representatives from official and resident
society attended the commencement ex-
ercises of the Academy OF the Holy
Cross. held yesterday afternoon at the
New National Theater.
The pupils. each clad in the white sim.
pllcfy characteristic Of convent COM
mencements. were grouped at one side
of the stage. The footIights were banked
with palms and June roses.
His eminence Cardinal Gibbons accono
panied by DIR. Russell. rector OF 81. Pat
TICKS Church, arrived early and occupied
a box, his scarlet robes contrasting with
Inc somber black of other distinguished
prelates seated with him.
In an opposite box sat Diomede Falconio.
apostolic delegate. also in churchly robes
of rich gray and scarlet cap with a lew
eled cross on his breast With his ex-
cellency were Nev Edward A. Pace.
Ph-D.: Rev. T.. J. Shahan. DID. and
Rev. Father Brown of the Catholic Uni
yersity.
Other clergymen present included Rev
Father ii. J. Shandelle. S. j.. of George
town University: Rev. Father J. p. Ken
nedy. o. p. of the Dominican House of
Studies; Rev. James A. Smyth of ST Pat
rlcks church. Rev. Father Paul Griffith
OF st. Augusfine's Church Rev Father
Thomas s. Lee and Rev. Father Edward
L. Buckley of St Matthews Church. and
Rev. Father Walker s. Caughy and Rev
rather Thomas G. Smyth of ST. Ste.
phen's Church.
Professionals Accord Applause.
That the musical program was e,cel-
lent from a professional point of view
was evidenced by the applause given to
several numbers by members of the Aborn
opera Company who were present. This
was especially noticeable when the
'Miserere." from .Travatore was sung
by Miss Agnes Downey and Miss EVELYN
Pomar, assisted by we'll drilled semi
chorus- MISS Downey received special
appreciation also for her rendition of the
Polonaise. from "Mignon"
Though the cardinal took no part in the
exercises. his presence was gracefully
signaled by the five graduates who
after reading their class poems left the
stage and entered his box to receive his
blessing and to present him with tho
flowers they carried.
Miss Agnes Hamilton read an original
poem. ITO His Excellency, the Apostolic
Delegate, and upon its conclusion pre-
scented a cluster of red roses to Mgr Fall
COMO, who had appeared on the stage to
deliver the diplomas.
A feature of the awarding1of the honors
sister of the academy with five tiny. flow
er-like. girls. each of whom held a
diploma and medal. which she passed to
Mgr. Falconio as the graduate who was
10 receive it approached.
Five Girl Graduates.
The graduates were Miss Agnes Isa-
belle Downey. Miss Marie Anne Parks
and Miss Marie Rose MCGEE of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Miss Agnes Mary Ham
lton of Texas and Miss Imogen Frank
Harms OF New York.
Others who participated in the pro-
gram were NJ -ses Geline Macdonald.
Violet Hickman Ruth Ridgway. Margue-
rite O'Toole Suzanne VERIFY Marguerite
Curtis Irene Schaefer, Gertrude Muir
ply. Gertrude Eichhorn. Hattie Swari
Catherine Schaefer. Rose Clark. Wini-
fred Watts. Ethel Brown. Lillian Bern
stein and Pauline Pfuger.
The address TO the graduates was made
by Rev. Edward A. Pace. Ph.D., of the
Catholic University