The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-24
PLEASANT
Event Was The Sixteenth
Annual Reunion
Of St. Vincent de PauI'S
Alumni Association
Held Tuesday Evening In
New Auditorium

One of the largest reunions since its
organization was held by the st. Vim |
cent de Pauls Alumni Association in |
the new high school auditorium on
Tuesday evening, there being about |
sixty members present. The auditor
ium had been beautifully decorated
for the occasion with ferns and flow
ers, while streamers of purple and
gold, the colors of the incoming class
of 1910, and blue and white, the colors
of the association, were draped from
the chandeliers.
At eight o'clock the members COM
menced to assemble and tender a cor
dial reception to the Sisters and Faith
er Mulhane as well as the new class
and from then on the scene was one of
enjoyment. After almost an hour had
been spent in renewing school day
scenes the meeting was called to or
der by the president Miss Grace
Smith, '06' who announced the sing
ing of the Veni Creator by the Alum
nj chorus, which was followed by roll
call and the reading of the minutes of
1909 by Mr.. Chas. Drouhard, '09, the
secretary. Rev. Father Mulhane then
acted as toastmaster and announced
Miss Grace Smith, the president, who
gave the address, in which she well
coined the members of the new class,
Father Mulhane, the Sisters, Mother
Utropia of Nazareth, KY, Sister Dula
of Bowling Green, Sister Ignatia of
Circleville and Sister Ann Vincent of
st. Marys and Elizabeths Hospital of
Nazareth, Ky. This was fittingly re-
sponded to by Mr.. Jos. Henley of the
class of 1910, who thanked the pres
ident for the welcome extended them
and in the end of his remarks brought
forth in a witty manner the many
good merits of each individual of his
class.
The following program was then car
ried out:
Piano Solo, alpine Horn"-Miss
Agnes Kilduff, '02.
Toast, "Courage"-Mis Mary Linn,
'O9.
Solo, Goodbye, Sweet Day"-Mr.
Cyril Allerding, '05.
Recitation, "a Kind Word"-Miss
Margaret Weber, '05.
Piano Duet-Mrs. Guy Buckingham,
'O7; Miss Loretta Taugher, '0S.
Toast, "Reminiscences of st. Vim
cent de Paul's Academy Room"-Mr
Paul Durbin. OF.
At the conclusion of this we'll pre-
pared program, all the participants
of which acquitted themselves in a
very creditable manner, Father Mul-
spoke of the pleasure it gave him to
be able to welcome all to the new
hall and that it was hard to realize
as he looked around that all present
were the boys and girls of few years
ago. He said that the new classes
were only graduates last night, but
now they were Alumni and was sure
that they would prove an honor TO
the association. He then welcomed
Mother Eutropia and the other sis
ters and spoke of the fact that it
seemed such a short time since he and
Mother Eutropia, then sister superior
of st. Vincent de Paups, had planned
the first reunion and chosen the motto
of the association "Mea Conscientia
Mea Corona Est" and that the reunion
was held in the small academy room
of the convent. At the conclusion OF
Father Mulhane's remarks refresh
ments were served, after which the
happy gathering dispersed.
Those present from out OF the city
were Mrs. L. A. Downey of Colum-
bus, Mrs. M. S. Kelly of Lorain, Miss
Catherine Swingle of Danville, Misses
Grace and Nellie Smith of Hunts and
Miss Mary Dunn Of Marietta.
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