The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-12
At St. Mary's School

commencement exercises Of st.
Mary's school were held last EVENING"
at st. Mary's hall before . large |
crowd that filled the hall. Previous
to the awarding Of the diplomas, . /
musical program was given In which |
children from all grades Of the school
participated and which proved toy be
very interesting.
Eight pupils received certificates Of
graduation as the class Of 1914. They
were: Mary Bevering. Colleen Mills,
Marie weier, Marie Oertel. Ralph
OBleness. Edwin Busch. Bernard
Deiling. and Marie Adams. The class
address was given by the Rev. g. |
Ginglinger, D. D., who presented the
certificates to the members OF the
graduating class following hts address. |
The program opened with due. BY
Misses Gertrude Dillon and Mary Ii
Dillon. First Regiment March" Fol-s
lowing this chorus of children from
tho sixth, seventh, and eighth grades
sang "Guten Abend." Joseph Marders
and Joseph stahl gave violin and
piano number, queen Of the Valley,
Little Quakers Drill.
Little Shaking Quakers," song
given by number Of little girls from
.he first. second and third grades,
was one Of the most enjoyable num-
bers on the program. Tho giEls wero
all dressed in little Quaker dresses
of white and gray with Quaker hats
to match. Those who took part in II
were: Mary Cameron, BeatriceI
Franks, Margaret Lorig. Margaret
Smith, Elizabeth Cameron. Rose Nary
Ewers. Dorothy Kruse. Margaret MIL
Ter. Mary Reilly, Louise Abel, Eliza
beth Bevering. Catharine Brueckmann.i
Wilmar Cahill, Leora FRANKIE, Mary
Hurley, Martha schwiete. CathannsI
Sirkush, Emma West.
Drill by the Boy&
A trio, Birthday March" was giv.I
en- by Colleen Mills, Helen stahl. and
Elizabeth Brueckmann, following
which hoe drill and song was given
by twenty-five boys of the first, second
and third grades. The boys weref
dressed like farmer boys, with over
alls, blue shirts, bandana handker-
chiefs, and straw hats, while each
carried a garden hoe. Their drill and
song was very amusing and won large
applause. The following boyst were
In the number:
Harold Arnold. Carl Ewing. Albert
Kraus, Delbert Lally, Louis Miller.
George schwiete, Francis Smith.
Henry Ewing, Elmer Heinz, John
Maerz, Joseph Neyens, Joseph O'Shea,
John Reimbold, Joseph vogel, Tim
othy Boyle, Ernest Busch, Stephen
Davenport, Francis Deiling, Anthony
Franks, Francis Hurley, Edwin Laub-
ersheimer, Joseph Roam.
The Peddfers Parade.
A trio. Evergreen March," was
played by Florence Belt, Margaret
Wilson and Grace NeEens. The Ped
dlers' Parade given by the children
Of The fourth and fifth grades, was one
Of the very interesting numbers Of
the program. The costumes used in
this were very elaborate, the children
being dressed in costumes of differ
ent nationalities The following took
part:
Fourth and Fifth Cradles: ("pas
Kuriose Maennschea,' Joseph Mar
der; Pie Vender, Grace Neyens;
Lemonade vender, William Dailing:
Cake Vender, Emma Metternich;
Old Soldier, Verl Busch; Fortune
Teller, Elizabeth Brueokmann:
Backing Brush Brigade. George
Belt, Nicholas Deiling, Harold Lau-
bersheimer, Raymond Madalaine,
Carl Schwiete, Arthur Smith, Louis
Tonlinson, Philip Vogt, Carl Weier.
Darby Wilson, John West; Baker,
Richard O'Shea; Indian Woman,
Marie Iehmer; Blind Musician.
Jos eph Marder; Pickle vender.
Marie Azinger; Fruit Seller, Carl
Winkler; Flower Girls, Martha
Brady, Laura Lorig, Elizabeth
Reimbold, Gertrude Reinbold. Clara
Weber Margaret Weior. prcaorvo