Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-10

tionary ability, had the ring OF loyal
love of country to which she paid a
glowing tribute. That her effort had
struck a responsible chord in the
hearts OF her audience was evidenced
by the hearty applause they accorded.
The valedictorian. Miss Kathryn
Theresa Brill, whose intellectual de-
velopment is entirely the work of St.
Mary's, all her school life having been
spent within its walls, chose for sub
ject the closing lines OF Coleridge's
sublime Hymn in the Vale Of
Chamouni''-" Earth with Her Thou.
sand Voices Praises God"-and her
splendid poem in blank verse to whose
recitation she lent the sweetness Of her
voice and manner proved her worthy OF
all honors Alma Mater could confer up
on her. At the close Of her poem she
paid tender tribute OF love and de-
cotion to Alma Mater in her touching
farewell The success of her effort was
amply rewarded by prolonged applause.
The closing number, Alma Mater,
Fare The Well, sung BY the three grad
yates without accompaniment was Il
beautiful close Of their school life and
IT their final commencement. Rev
Father Cutler gave the address to the
graduates in his usual interesting man
ner wishing them God Speed" in the
voyage OF life which, he said, would
not always be calm one, but which he
hoped the blessings Of Heaven would
make a prosperous and successful one.
He then conferred the following honors
Graduating gold medal and diploma
IN the Academic course is conferred
upon Kathryn Theresa Brill, Ellen
Florence Murphy, and Katherine Car
roll Waller. Graduating gold medal
in the music course conferred upon
Lola Fitzhugh Ashton and Katherine
Carroll Waller Diploma in the Com
mercial Course conferred upon Rather
me Joanna Weschler, Theodore Fisher,
Ada Pauline Middleton, Alice Theresa
HaniIl and Corrie Marie Tyler. Cert
ticates in bookkeeping presented by the
Southwestern Publishing Company to
katherine Weschler. Ada Middleton,
Alice Hamil and Julia Kerby
Certificates in stenography and type
writing awarded to Lottie TIGER, Lucille
Goods, Elizabeth Hale, Elizabeth Payne
Eliza Perry. Nrttie Savage, Gertrude
Newton, Elizabeth Kite, MoselIe Goods,
Rachel Smith, Mabel Hanback,, Lena
Bolton and Reubie Hammersley.
Certificates in the Palmer Method OF
Business writing awarded to katherine
Wcschler, Ada Middleton, Alice HamiIl.
Corrie Tyler, Edna Perry, Mabel Han
back, Moselle Goods, Lottie TIGER, Eir-
ginia Downey, Marie Grammar,
Pauline HclImuth, Lizzie Nugent,
Helen Mayer. Gold meta! for highest
average in Christian Doctrine presented
by the Reverend Father Payne, OF
Clifton Forge, Va awarded to Kathryn
Brill. Gold medal for highest average in
Christian Doctrine won last year by
Eva Crilly renewed. Gold medal for
having completed the National Graded
Course in music awarded to Bessie
Davis and Lillian Hill.
Honor medal for general excellence in
the senior class, presented by the class
Of 1910, awarded to Katherine Waller
Gold medal for excellence in typewrit-
ing, presented by the Remington Type
writer Company, awarded 10 Lottie
TIGER Gold medal for roll OF honor
in the senior department, presented by
st. Mary's Alumnae, drawn by Mary
Dougherty; in the junior department
drawn by Genevieve Adams. Gold
medal for attendance in the senior de-
partment presented by Miss Bernadette
Alien, of Washington. D. c.. drawn by
Dora Fisher; in the intermediate and
junior department drawn by Pearl
Harrington. Honor medal for excel.
fence in class standing presented 10
Grace kavanaugh by a friend Gold
medal for department in the boarding
department drawn by Julia Kerby; in
the junior boarding department drawn
by Bertha Schiller. Prizes for highest
average in the senior composition
cass, presented by Miss Ella
Hill, awarded to Katherine Wal
Ter. Prize for scholarship in the
graduating and first senior class pre-
scented by Miss Matte Crilly, drawn by
Mildred Hellmuth; for complete COM
mercial course scholarship, presented
by the class Of 1910, drawn by kathe-
rine Weschler; in the one year com.
merclal course, presented by Mary
kavauaugE, drawn by Lottie TIGER: in
the second and third senior classes,
presented Ivy Miss Theresa Waters,
drawn by Sue Florance; in the first and
second intermediate classes. presented
by Miss Rosa Crilly, drawn by Ethel
Adams; in the fifth aud sixth grades,
presented by Miss Sallie Harlow drawn
By Gertrude McDermott.
lost TEN THOUSAND IwLLARs.
Joseph Martin, of Philadelphia,
charged with being one OF three men
who iieeced Joseph Brodskey, OF New
York out Of $4,000 at a fake faro
game in a North Broad street house
Thursday was held in 81, 900 bail yes
'erday. Detectives are searching for
the other two men.
Brodskey said he was visited by Ma
than Wester, in New York. Wester
took him to the WaldorfAstoria and
introduced him to Martin. Louis Weiss,
and William Stewart. They told him
with $4,000 they could break big
gambling den in Philadelphia 1t was