The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, May 30.-(Speeial)-Th grad
 uating exercises of St. Aloysius Convent school were held this morning at St.
 Aloysius Catholic church, following mass when Miss Frances Weller. having com pleted the course of II grades, received her diploma The presentation speech
 was made by the Rev Father M. E. Kit
 trick in his usual gracious manner. Other
 prizes were awarded as follows: For best
 examination in eighth grade, Miss Lillian DOrvall in senior sixth grade, Miss
 Annie Claire Sullivan; in junior sixth, Miss Clara Nettleman; in fifth grade.
 Miss Georgia Laughlin and Miss Ellen D Rourke; prize for Christian doctrine. won by Miss Julia Nettleman; prize foc spelling, won by Miss Hildred Hatcher
 and Miss Agnes Durick; for typewrting, Miss Agnes Durick; prize for application merited by Miss Nellie Wheeler, Miss Mary Comerford, Miss Marion Hayes, Miss Rose CeraVelo, Miss M. Cutcliffe, Miss Maud Thomson, Miss Ellen F'itz- patrick, Miss Helen Best and Miss Cora Burke; prize in fourth grade, won by
 Miss Julia Comerford; in third grade, Miss
 Erin Hatcher: medals and prizes for per
 feet attendance drawn for by Marie, John, Joe and Leo cutcliffe, Ellen ORourke, Clara Nettleman, Joseph M. Hagerty,
 Julia Comerford, Jack Guarnerie and
 Stephen Colpack and were won by Miss
 Ellen O Rourke, John and Joe Cutcliffe. The prizes given this occasion were donated by Dr. F. P. Lacey, Hugh Me Ceever, r. Murphy, Mir Moore and sev-
 eral friends.
 Other prizes were awarded as follows:
 Gold cross for sacred studies drawn by
 John Cutcliffe, Dan O'Gara, Peter Ro-
 mano, Joseph Hagerty, William Tomerlin.
 and was won by Peter Romano, each
 having attained an average of 9S; gold
 cross for highest average in senior boys
 class room awarded to Master John Cut clfffe, average, 96.5; a prize for the high est average In the sixth grade, awarded to Joe Rivona, average 95; prize for high
 est average in fifth grade, awarded to Joe O'Gara, average 93.3; prize for highest
 average in spelling contest awarded to Dan OGara, average 100. next in rank. ! John Cutcliffe, peter Romano, James O'Gara, Joseph Hagerty, Joseph Bivona a prize was awarded to Peter Romano for the highest average in composition, 9S.5; prize for application awarded to Bernard D Orvall; prize awarded to Joe Cutcliffe for highest average in fourth grade; prize to Leo Costello for highest
 average In sacred duties in fourth grade;
 prize awarded to John Cutcliffe for high est average in typewriting.
 A wedding which came as a surprise to the many friends of the contracting par ties was that of Miss-Pauline Kirkpatrick of this city to MT. Emmett Day, which took place last night at the apartment of MT. and Mrs. John Leland Cross at the
 Ridgley in Birmingham, Dr. A. J DiclSin-
 son officiating. Miss Kirkpatrick is the
 daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. A. Kirk |, patrick of this city, and was well known
 and very popular.
 l Mrs. Davis Trotter entertained num- | Der of friends yesterday afternoon at her | home on Berlkley avenue in honor of Miss | Estelle Bond, of Eutaw, the house guest
 Of Miss Corinna Trotter. Among those
 present were: Miss Bond, the honoree;
 Miss Ruby Ragsdale, Miss Isabel Curry,
 Miss Sadie Sturdivant. Miss Corinna Trot-
 ter, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Humpton. ! The Womans Missionary society of the 1 First Methodist church will meet Mon day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the base ment of the church at which time all
 members are urged to be present as sev- eral matters of importance will come be- | fore the society