The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
AMONG PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Commencement Week Is Filled with MANY DELIGHT.
full Social Occasions.

| VIII be awarded to the Misses Margaret
| Lillian Allen, Helen Eliza Bowman, Fran
ces Amelia Dorsey. Mary Phoebe Layton,
Margaret Rowland. Alice Mary Stone.
and Marion Ella Ward.
|
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Invitations are out for the conferring
Of degrees by his eminence James Car
dinal Gibbons. at Trinity College, O'Con-
nor Hall. Thursday morning, June /, at II
o'clock
! mass will be sung by the Most Rev.
Diomede Falconio. apostolic delegate.
| The assistants are Rev. Thomas v. Moore,
c. s. p. Phi. D.: deacons Of honor. Rev.
Thomas E. Shields. Phi. D.. and Rev.
William Turner, D. D.; deacons Of the
mass. Rev. John W. Melody, D. D.. and
| Rev. Charles F. Aiken, D. D.: master Of
] ceremonies, Rev. William ]. Kerby, Phi.
u, and Rev. Patrick ]. Waters. Phi. NJ.
| all members Of the faculty. The mass
| Will be followed by the baccalaureate SER
mon, to be delivered by the Very Rev.
| Edward A. Pace. Phi. D., instructor in
philosophy.
On Monday, May .. at 4:15 o'clock
| cert. Tuesday at the same hour the
dramatic society will present Shakes
pears Merchant Of Venice"
There will be an annual meeting Of
the alumnae association on Wednesday
May 81, at 10 a. m. At Q p. m, there
will be a meeting Of the Trinity College
| advisory board, and at Ais class day
| exercises will be held. The first issue
Of the Trinilogue. which has been en-
ticipated with unusual interest, will ap-
pear just previous to these exercises.
| In the evening at 8 o'clock. the senior
class will have the annual banquet.
Thursday morning, following the con-
| ferring of degrees. the Hon. Michael F.
Girten, OF Chicago, will address the grad
yates. At the close Of the exercises each
day, the O'Connor Art Gallery will be
open to the guests.
Last Wednesday afternoon. the seniors
had as their guests the children Of the
Washington Christ Child Society.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage Of Miss Elsa Coblenzer,
ex-11. to Mr.. Milton Strasburger. a prom
inent lawyer of this city. on Monday.
May %, at Rauschers, Rabbi Simon Off
ciating.
Invitations have been received for the
wedding of Miss Margaret Mary Flani-
gan. ex-'11, to Mr.. Martin Francis Nc
Dermott. on June s. at st. Lawrence's
Catholic Church. Pittsburg. Pa.
Among the alumnae who have returned
for commencement week, are the Misses
Margaret Cummings. '07: Mae McGrane,
Martha Logan, '09: Clare Kennedy, Kath-
arine Kerby. Elizabeth Bailey, Pauline
Haggerty. Rose Finn. Marie McNally.
and Gertrude Schofeld. 10. A number
Of entertainments are being planned for
them. Yesterday afternoon, Miss Laura
Yund, 'Oe. and Misses Marie McNally, Ger
trude Schoaeld. and Katharine Kerby.
10 were the guests OF friends at the
game between Georgetown and the jap
anese athletes of Keio University.
HOLY CROSS-DUMBARTON.
Last Monday evening the members OF
the Phi Kappa Chi Sorority were host
esses at a very pretty May dance. The
sorority rooms In Dumbarton Hall were
tastily decked in spring blooms and wood
green's Lantern light was used. and
the walls were hung in local and other
school emblems and pennants. It was
typical school party. During the evening
the Girls served a light supper and class
songs and toasts were sung. About thirty
couples were dancing till late hour.
Mise Margaret o Shaughnessy has left
the City to spend several weeks in New
York before leaving for her home IN New
Orleans.
On Wednesday evening, at s o'clock. the
pupils who will receive certificates in
music gave a recital at Dumbarton Hall.
The programme was of high order. and
those participating were received with
much enthusiasm. The girls finishing in
music are Misses Mary Christine Esher,
Ethel May Brown, Harriet Ward Swart,
and Mary Cecilie Palmer. At the close
of the programme Vice President Sher-
man, who was among the guests. made
an interesting address to the girls.
Last night a large party of the Holy
Cross girls were present at the senior
play at Western High School.
The date for commencement has been
set for June s. The graduates are Misses
Katharine Esher Katharine Machen,
Viola Mallet, Della Burdine. and Irene
Schaefer.