The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-01
The President, Officials, and
Legislators Leave Desk
for RoStrum.
TAFT WILL SPEAK
AT TRINITY COLLEGE
Apostolic Delegate to Confer De-
grees at Exercises This Afternoon.
Programs at Other Schools.

The National Capital today is wholly
under the sway of the sweet girl
graduate. who is queen OF every June.
Roses and peOnies bloom for her.
Adoring friends, relatives, and raw
youths pay tribute to her. Members
of Congress, even President Taft him
self, and other men high in public
life. find time to lay aside the duties
Of state in order to admonish her And
the interest OF the audience centers,
not in the advisory words which some
statesman delivers for her benefit but
IN the graduating essay, with its
Ideals and enthusiasms COuched in
faultless rhetoric. The boy graduate.
too, is here. with his proud father and
mother, his determination and his
ambitions.
President William Howard Taft Is
expected to deliver the address to the
graduating class of Trinity College
this afternoon, when Most Rev. Do
mede Falconio, apostolic delegate, will
confer degrees upon twenty-three
students. The stage will be decorated
with white peonies, roses, and ferns,
carrying out the class colors of white
and green, and in honor of Fresi-
dent Taft flags viii also be used in
decOra ting. The annual meeting Of
the alumni of Trinity College was
held this morning at 1890 o'clock
Class Day Program.
The advisory board Of the college met
yesterday afternoon. and. following the
board meeting. class day exercises were
held. The Misses Miller opened the pro-
gram with an instrumental duet, Miss
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read an address, Miss Rose Finn was
class historian, Miss Brady read the
class essay. Miss Kerby the class poem,
and Miss Meagher the class prophecy.
The class song. words written by Miss
Sullivan and the music ny Miss Nc
Keough, closed the program.
With Monsigneur Falconio presenting
the diplomas. twelve girls yesterday
were graduated from Holy Cross Acad-
envy The exercises were held at the
New National Theater. where the stage
had been converted into a floral bower
by the bouquets sent the young women.
Those who received diplomas are;
Academic course-Elois Jean Brett,
Ethel May Brown. Grace Cornelia Duke,
Mary Christine fischer, Alice Margaret
Hoover, Florence Marie MacCarthy,
katherine Conner Mccarthy, Edna
Frances May, Gertrude Loretto Murphy,
fannie Barbara StinsOn, and Harriet
Ward SWaTt.
Conservatory Of music-Violin, Miss
ImOgen Harms.
DIT. Harvey W. Wiley. chief Of the
Bureau Of Chemistry. delivered the sd-
dress Of the afternoon. He declared that
women could do much for the better
ment OF their country. He urged them
to conserve their health, and, above
all things, to learn to cook. Living in
the open and taking plenty Of exercise
we're urged as a means to good health
and usefulness
Three young women, Miss Marjorie
Merritt Lent, OF New York; Miss Cecile
Belle Shreve, Of Pennsylvania, and Miss
Mary Porter Earnshaw, Of Washington,
comprise this years graduating class Of
Belcourt Seminary. John Barrett, di-
rector Of the International Bureau Of
American Republics, spoke to the class.
he declared that students in Washing
ton possessed an advantage over stu
dents in other parts Of the country, in
that they have the opportunity of see