Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-12-16
St. Mary's Seminary Bulletin.
DEC. u. 1915.


With high winds blowing and the
temperature approaching freezing
point, a merry group left the Seminary
for Gross Manor" Monday evening,
where Mrs. Marie Manning entertain
ed at dinner party in honor of her
friend, Elijah Dale.
The cordial warmth of the hostess
created an atmosphere so genial that
the outside world was forgotten as the
guests proceeded to do justice TO a
dinner rarely surpassed even in South
ern Maryland, that section dedicated
to delectable feasts.
The table decorations of holly were
a pleasant reminder of the approach
ing holidays, handsome candelabra
with wax tapers. further enhancing the
color scheme.
In the drawing room, after dinner,
a handsome victrola ably seconded
Mrs. Manning's efforts as an enter
tainer, in u concert drawn largely
from Grand Opera.
The following numbers were given
with charming effect
lon With the Play-Pagliacci..
1.-THE Stars are Shining-T osca.
H-Duet from the Farce of Destiny
-Cruso and Scott.
IV-Schubert's. Serenade - Violin
and Violincello.
The Seminarians, after expressing
regret at an early leave-taking, re-
turned delighted with the Grason
household, in which ease aud distinc-
ton of manner have raised hospitality
to the perfection of fine art.
The guests of the occasion were the
following: Misses f. Dale, NJ. Ber-
nays, J. Plummer, r. Burroughs,
Hopkins, Chichester. ID. Grason and
Mr.. Chas. Grason.
On Saturday night Miss Moore was
hostess to sixteen of the students,
those who sit with her at table and
students from the table adjoining.
Arranged in the shape of a IT., the
beautiful board presented an appear
ance most attractive with it's central
decoration of Christmas tree gaily
decorated with tinsel and candles,
sagging beneath its precious burden
of Christmas gifts, each guest carrying
away a souvenir of the occasion.
After toast TO the feast, Lydia
Mortimer, as toast-mistress, called up
on the following young ladies, who re.
sponded in speeches felicitious anG
witty
| Miss Moore-Response by Kath
crime Parran.
1.-THE Christmas Hollis - Haze
Baily.
III-Our Christmas Turkey -Kath
crime Gator.
Iv-The Christmas Spirit Div,
Dent.
V-The Christmas Tree - Lorens
Croft.
This young lady was assigned thu
task of distributing the gifts which
produced much merriment as they cir
cled about the table, Olive Dent re
ceiving a handsome solitaire diamond
ring in anticipation of an event which
will surely come in the far-off future.
Place cards, hand-painted, made al
attractive feature of the table decora
tons, rejecting credit upon the skill
OF Misses Mortimer and Meredith.
The following committees dessrv
special praise for the success of Tia
evening: Finance committee, chair
man, Ruth Burroughs; decoration
committee, Ruth Parran, Beatric
Jones; refreshment committee, chair
man, Katharine Gator. With Mis-
Moore, the guests were the following:
Misses o. Dent, K. Gator. NJ. Welsh
NJ. Murphy, r. Parran, X. Parrar
r. Burroughs, Lillian Stevens, Lillia
Meredith, Beatrice Jones, Lydia Nor
timer, Lorena Croft, Hazel Baily. Ju
liza Dent, +. Adams, Josephine Hodge:
The menu, banquet of six course.
was as follows First course, creaI
: of tomato soup: second course, chicl
en-, stuffed potatoes and olives; thir
course, Waldorf salad; fourth cours'
: ielatine, whipped cream with Mara
r chino cherries, cake; fifth course, CO
: fee: sixth course, minis and salte
! nuts.
Il Under the auspices of the membe