Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-22
ST. MARY'S ALU hNAE HOLD
SECOND ANNUAL REUNION
AND BANQUET.
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Children again might we'll be applied
to the AIumnse who gathered 10 81.
Msry's hall 90 Wednesday evening for
the annual reunion and bsnkquei; for
from the hour OF six until nesrly mid
night the old school rang with the
laughter and song Of the happy crowd Of
beautiful, elegantly gowned women who,
throwing aside for the occasion the Dig
nity of womsnhood, entered into the
festivities with the spirit ofgsY, care-frec
school girls.
The social gathering from six to eight
O'Clock brought together school friends
that had not met for gears; old sceOes
were revisited, friendships, severed by
time and distance, renewed, aud hsppy
incidents of The past recalled; while the
Initiation of the Glass Of 1909 fnrnlsneo
plenty of fup 10 the members.
Rev. Fathers Cutler and Kelly non.
ored the occasion by their presence and
gave an added encouragement 10 the
aims and purposes OF the oTgsniz'-
ton by their hopeful wishes for future
development
Shortly otter eight O'Clock the mem
bers, taking ranks as 10 school days,
proceeded to the bankquet hall which
willing hands bad transformed into q
perfect bower. Stately palms and beau
tiful flowers were in evidence every
where, while national, college and (.
NJ. A. coIors blending together, gaVs
evidence oil the nature of the orgaui'
cation.
The banquet, in charge Of Rammel
Bros, was all that the most fsstidions
could desire and foil Justice was done to
the following elegantly served mem:
Menu-Blue points, oyster cocktail.
Celery. Sslads-Ohickeu a Ia Nor
msndle, lettuce and tomsto. OJsttr
pstties q la Seton, SmlthfeId ham.
Q 1een olives, Saratoga chips. Silted
almonds, bon bons Diplomatic rolls.
Nespolllau ice cream, biscuit glace.
Roquefort, BentS.
The favors were Aiumnse badges 10
the school colors, blue and white, which
are to be worn at all reunions aud al
the commencement exercises of TIE
Academy, splendid picture Of which lie
attached 10 the souvenir. At the con-
clusion Of the banquet Miss B. I.
Greene, of Washington, president of the
Of the Alump ae, announced the following
tossts:
"Our Guests, the Clergy" Miss
Mary Dewitt; response, Rev. Father
Cutler; "Auld Lang Syne," Miss Mary
Harlow; "Alms Mater" Miss Margaret
Greene; "The Spirit Of our Rank and
File" Miss Matte Chilly; "rhe Teach
ers Among U.s." Miss Margaret Bach
ford; Greetings to las. years president
and class of 1909" Miss b. Greene;
response from frat president, Miss Sal
lie Harlow; and response from class
1909, Miss Margaret DAILY.
The responses given by the youog
ladies were an evidence of the affection
ale interest felt 10 everything pertaining
! to their alma mater, and they gave proof
| that mem bersbip 10 the organization and
the consequent annual return to the
scene Of girlhood's hsppiest hours are
counted among ,ife's chief pleasures
The tossts we're interspersed by The sing
ing of "Auld Lang Syne," an alumnse
song, aud the Evening Hymn to the
Vitgin," after which the banquet closed
by the passing of the loviug-cup from
which each member slipped, pledging at
the same time to the memories OF the
days that sre dearest and promising f.
deity to the old school, whose best in
terests are 80 near their hesrts.
The following were present at the
banquet :
Rev. Father Cutler, Rev. Father
Kelly, Miss B. T. Green, president;
Miss Mary Harlow, vice president; Miss
Ella Hill, secretary; Mrs. Frank QainD,
treasurer; Miss Margaret Bedford, his
torian; Mrs. Martin Green, Mics Angela
hewitt, Mss Mary Dewitt, Mrs. E.
Adams, Miss louise Kesrney, Mrs.
Frank Besll, Mrs VIM. Brown, Mrs.
Philip Wsrreu, Miss Estelle Kesrney,
Mrs. VIM. Quinn, Miss Margaret Pow
ers, Mrs. jas. Bales, Miss Annie Bsstiie,
Miss Katie Aheru, Mrs. L. R. Brooke,
Miss Ssllie Harlow, Miss Matte OrilIy,
Miss Mary Sweeney, Miss Josephine
DAILY, Miss Rosa Orilly, Miss Margaret
Greene, Miss Emms Willis, Miss Mary
NugeDt, Miss Georgia lift, Miss Bena
dette Allen, Miss Mary Walker, Miss
Agnes Gilroy, Miss Ssllie Patterson,
Miss MelsDie Grammar, Mics Helen Cor
hett, Mas Nellie Studs, Miss Margaret
Dsly Miss Mary Ksvsnsugb, Miss Ma
rie Greene. Miss Alma Desio. Miss Rose
Lssh. Miss Nett.s-> Studds, Miss Esther
Kuhn and Miss Agnes Grammar.