Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26
Echoes from Notre Dame.

If ever the musical talent of the pupils at Notre Dame scored s bril- liant success, 1t surely occurred on last Monday, when the customary obsery- anee of St. Ceciiia's feast day was held with time-honored festivity al the Academy.
 Music has ever been held in highest esteem here. The N. D. A. orchestra needs no introduction. It has made for itselfIa reputation as far-reaching as that of the school. To Miss Eleanor Breen of Bridgeport was allotted the part of the Address of Welcome which was warmly applauded. She said in part: "In this age and country-stern, practical and prosaic-many of those beautiful religious customs which have lent to other ages and to other coun- tries . deeper shade of fervor and de votion, have gradually grown less and less general, until now they have al- most disappeared, therefore, when one does meet with such an occasion as the observance of this feast, 1t makes an impression upon the mind which neither time nor tide can efiace.o Readings, classic in choice and perfect in rendition, were given by the Misses Madden, Walsh and brennan. The first of these young ladies particularly delighted everybody with her interpre- tation of "Roman Martyr," which was as pathetic as it was apropos and during the recital there were many moist eyes. koelling's Serenade, a violin selection by the Misses Farrell, Naude Pitte and Kane was very pleasing number and for amateurs it's execution was of the highest order. The majority Of the audience looked askance when Miss Aline Nande Pitte, impersonating Romeis greatest orator, voiced Cicero's fiery invective against Catiline in the Consul's own inimit- able Latin. The oration was prefaced by brief explanation and translation by Miss Margaret Dunn of New Brit ain. The entire school united their eff. forts in the chorus, "Sweetly Echoes Ring and, indeed, the echoes did ring, as the voices blended exquisitely in harmonious melody. The character of the program here changed, as did also the serious expression Of the audi ence, when Miss Howely, as Nora, the maid, announced the arrival of the Shakespeare club. The worlds re- nowned tragedian could hardly refrain from laughter had he seen the strenu- ous efforts of these wonld.be interpret CTS of "true art" as they appeared in what proved to be a veritable "Comedy of Errors" Those who took part were: Miss Marion Madden as Miss Caroline, Miss Alice Sullivan as Miss knowitall, Miss Louise Fitzpatrick as Miss Rose Budd, Miss Marguerite Farrel as Nan Giddy, Miss Marion Lindley as Miss Daisy Hghtheart, Miss Catherine Me Guire as Miss Neathervane.
 Al the close of the entertainment lle INtNGltHu dsiOi ioiil tdttiitSQ tiiS pupils on their excellent program, fa- cetiously remarking that the eeiebra- ton kept in touch with the worlds history from the beginning of Christi anity, since the saint of the day was a martyr of the early church; during the beautiful congregational singing al the morning mass, one of the anthems sung in Gecllia's honor was composed in the seventeenth century, while the aroma of coffee, which now pervaded the atmosphere, was positively thing of the present. After this comment he accepted their pressing invitation to partake of the Coffee lunch he had So humorously announced, and the entire school thoroughly enjoyed the last, but by no means the least, feature of the days round of pleasure in honor of St. Cecilia.
 JENNIE DRENNAN, TO.