Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-05
TRINITY GIRLS HEAR
TALK ON SUFFRAGE
Catholic Editor Denounces
Cause at Commence
ment Exercises.
TWENTY-SIX GRADUATES,
! GET BACHELOR DEGREES
Bishop Garrigan of Sioux City, Iowa,
Distributes Diplomas and Pro-
nounces Benediction.

As an outgrowth of materialistic and
socialistic movements, aiming at the
destruction of the home as the con-
servator of individual property. suffrage
for women was denounced by Dr. Condo
b. Pallen, managing editor of the Catho-
lie Encyclopedia. addressing the gradual
ing class of Trinity College, at It's COM
mencement exercises held this morning
in OConnor Hall
Men do not vote from choice. he said,
but from necessity. He would not
drag women down to the lower level
where men stand in the political world.
and make them share in the re-
sponsibility which all who vote must
when he clubs his prisoner and that
of the executioner putting to death a
murderer.
Woman is queen of the household
only In the Christian world. he point
ed out. In the home she is supreme,
her status superior to that Of Presi-
dent, who is servant to the people.
while she, as mother, is governed by
no rules and solves the problem Of
motherhood and collaborating with abb
solute freedom.
Bishop Garrigan Oficiates.
Bishop Garrigan of Sioux Falls, Iowa,
distributed the diplomas said the open
ing prayer and pronounced the benedic-
ton. He also made a brief address, tell
ing of his interest in Trinity College since
the inception of the idea which called it
into existence. and declaring it had more
than fulfilled the highest hopes Of it's
promoters. ROBBED in scarlet and with
the biretta of bishop on his head, lie
was seated in the center of the stage
Many Catholic clergy and laity were also
on the platform
Among the graduates were two Wash
ington girls. These We're Miss Madeline
Jeanne Carpenter and Mary Ellen Con-
molly
Miss Mary Cecilia McEnnelv of Hop
kinton. Mass, received her degree as
master of arts. She was graduate of
the class Of 1912. Trinity College. Her
thesis was The Style of Tactus in the
Annals as Influenced by His Use OF the
Dative Case.
Twenty-Six Graduates
Twenty-siX graduates received degrees
as bachelors of arts, and two as bache-
Tors of letters
They We're: Margaret Alice Barrett,
Louise Lucy Becker. Frances Blake,
Antoinette Katherine Bosch, Ethel
Adelaide Cabana. Frances Catherine
tier Margaret Genevieve Connolly.
Mary Ellen Connolly. Helen Agnes
Cronin, Mary Catherine Cummings,
Alice Louise Donovan. Blanche Kath-
crime Driscoll. Elizabeth Teresa Friel.
Ruth Elizabeth Kean. Rita Mary Nc
Dewitt Anne Claire NcNeelis, Dorothy
Cecilia McQuaid, Mary Lucille May,
Irene Collins Moriarty. Erin Rose Nor
rison, Margaret Catherine Norman,
Margaret Mary O'Donnell, Brighidin
Trumblc scallon. Helen Germaine
Stokes, Alice Elizabeth Sullivan.
Bachelor OF sletrers-Ffnrence Honora
Clarke and Lorine Agnes Seaman.
The exercises began with an opening
anthem by the girls choir. Rev. DIR.
William j. kerby of Catholic University
made a brief address. The Very Rev.
Edward \. Pace of Catholic University
announced the candidates for degrees.
An anthem Of thanksgiving closed the
ceremonies when the graduates and UNI
dergraduateS filed out of the assembly
hall The O'Connor art gallery was
opened to the visitors after the exer
discs