The Washington times., 1911-06-06
FAIR GRADUATESOF
CONVENT DISPLAY
MUSICAL ABILITY
Georgetown Girls Are Heard
in Program at Commence
ment Exercises.

Before an audience of high digni-
taries OF the church, priests, friends.
and members of their families, Bishop
Corrigan, Of Baltimore, presented the
diplomas to the graduates of George
town Visitation Convent yesterday on
the occasion Of the 18TH commencement
OF the institution. The graduating
class was a very large one, and its
members come from all over the coun-
try.
Before presenting the diplomas Bishop
Corigan made an address to the grad
yates.
Musical Program.
The commencement exercises opened
with Meyers March Triomphale,"
played on pianos by the Misses Lorena
Brooks, Marguerite Carter, Adele Hem
ritz and Queenable Gardiner; vielins,
the Misses Evelyn Jones, Marguerite
Banner, May Twohy. and Catherine
McMullen; 'cellos, Misses Nathalie Dav-
Is and Dorothy Blattner. Miss Rita
A keane. Of Washington, gave the
salutatory.
The Grand Galop Chromatique." by
Liszt, was played on four pianos by
the Misses Marjorie Baumgartner, Ell
sic Norris, Marguerite Carter, and EN-
lily Tompkins. Dancia's "LArrivee, Op.
LIS, No. =" was given by a violin quar-
tet composed of Misses Marguerite
Banner. May Twohy. Evelyn Jones, and
Catherine McMullin. A piano duet was
executed by Misses Marjorie Baum
gartner and Elsie Norris. and Miss An
toinette Ray sang a solo. Miss Lillian
Antoinette Ray. of Washington, gave
the valedictory.
The Prize Winners.
The following received medals:
Miss Lillian Antoinette Ray. of Wash
lngton. d. c.; Miss Rita Antoinette
keane, of Washington; Miss Marguerite
Louise Carter, of Spokane; Miss Sarah
elizabeth Grace, Of Little Rock, Ark:
MISS Catherine Genevieve McMullin, of
Cumberland, Nd; Miss Madaline Keb-
bin banner, of Spring Grove, Pa; MISS
Juia Stelman Crosby, of st. Louis, and
Miss Katherine Aloese Lyon. of NeI
son, Neb.
The Loretto medal, given by the late
Miss Marie Patterson, of St Louis Cor
general excellence OF department and
scholarship. was awarded to Miss Sarah
Christian doctrine. given by Mrs MAJ
ion Cutting, Of New York, in memory
OF Sister. Bernard, was given TO Miss
Marguerite Carter The medal for bellies
ietters' given by Mn. Emma Etheridge
Rita keane. The medal for intellectual
nhiIosophy. given by the late Mrs, M
+. Scanlon, Of st. Louis, also was Won
by Miss Rita Keane. Miss Sarah Oracle
won the medal for moral philosophy.
given by the late Mrs. Josephine Dick
son Walsh, Of st. Louis. Miss Antof-
nette Ray, was awarded the medal for
science, given by Mrs. Katharine Mo
ran Hendrie. Of Michigan
The medal for ancient history. given
by Mrs. Helen Abel Baughnan. of
Frederick. Md, was bestowed on Miss
Cathsrine McMullin. Miss Julia Cros-
by, OF Missouri. won the medal for mod
ern history. given by Mrs. Ellen Walsh
Maffit, Of st. Louis. The medal FOR
Christian doctrine. in the second senior
class, given by the late Mrs. Carrie
Watson Hamlln, Of Michigan, was given
20 Miss Katharine Stouehton, of New
York. Miss Lorena Brooks, of this cify.
won the medal given by Mrs. EIizabeth
Mary Cammack. of Washington, for
Christian doctrine, IN the first inter-
mediate class. The medal for French.
given by Mrs. Myra Knox Semmes, OF
New Orleans, was won by Miss Antoi-
nette Ray. OF Washington.