Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-13
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
Dinlomas Presented to Ten Young
Ladies at St. Mary's Academy
Address by Hon. c. c. Carlin.

noon, June II, at 4:3O. rev. Lo"is
smet, presided. The following pro
gram was beautifully rendered;
Ensemble Papini: Violins-Misses
W. Bayne, F. Franey, ]. Ramage, NJ
Lee, ]. Robitai.le, and E: McCllntock
Alumnae Address-Miss .Iary
Kavanaugh, President OF st. MARY
Alumnae.
Concert Etude-Moszkowski.
First Piano-Miss Gladys Game!
Second Piano-lMiss Virginia Rich
Reading-"song of the Mystic
| Father Ryan, Miss Florence Evans.
Andante Religiosa-F. Thome.
Violin-Miss w. Bayne.
Pianos-Misses Agnes Franey, L.
Robinson.
Lucia-"Sextette", Donizettl, arr
by Rhys-Herbert: M;..
Vocal Class-First Soprano-Mls!
E. Lavinia Nugent.
Pianos:-Misses May Brock Ar
butus Reed.
Valedictory Poem-Ll1e Anse
lus", Class of 1917.
Address--The Hon. Charles Crelgh'
ton Carlin, NJ c.
Young graduates, ten in all, eight
academic and two commercials, clad
in purest white with no ornaments
but their beautiful shower bouquets
of pink rose buds, made picture OF
true lovliness as they stood grouped
for tleir valedictory poem and to
receive the graduating gold medal
and diplomas, for which they had
striven through many long years. A
pretty feature. not mentioned in the
program, was little patriotic
march. The under-academics forming
guard, held garlands of flowers and
arches decorated in the national
colors. Beneath the arch the acad-
emic graduates passed through the
hall to the stage to the strains OF
Tannhauser's r",rch and after greet
ing the audience with a bow. they
saluted the flags held on either side
of the stage by the two graduates in
the commercial course. At the close
of the program the following awards
were made:
Layiliere donated by the alumnae
equally awarded to w. Baync, A.
Cook. H. Cook. G. Davis. =. Har-
rington, NJ. Kelley, G. Lash, NJ.
Brock, H. Ro.and, R. Summers, c.
Fegan, V. Webster, W. Williams, L.
Robinson, E. ,McGahey D. Nugent.
Drawn by Mary Kelley.
Medal for Christian Doctrine
awarded to NJ. Wibirt.
First Aid Certificates issued by
the American National Red Cross
awarded to Misses O. Pullin, 4.
Franey, E. McGahey, NJ. Dugan, f.
Hayden, A. Cook, l.. Robinson, f.
Puckett, E. league, V. Warren, R.
Yates, F. Evans.
Certificates in Shorthand and Type
writing awarded to A. Cook, l.. Die
melt, C.. Fegap, P. Harrington, NJ
Hayes, L. johnson. R. King, G. Lash
S. Murphy, R. Summers f. Rich
mond
Diploma for having completed the
two wear Commercial Course awarded
to May Elizabeth Brock, Helen Cor
man Roland.
Graduating Gold Medal and Dip
Iona for having completed the .Aca
Lemic Course conferred upon "lal'
fred Louise Bayne, Anna virginia
| Cook, Helen Frances Cook, Gera.d
inc Fairfax Davis. Florence ANITA
Evans, Margaret Mary Kelley, Geor-
gianna Maria Lash, Mary Pearl Har
rington.
After graduating the class and
speaking kind words of commenda
tion for St. Mary's Hon. c. c. Car
! lin closed the program with STIR
ring address on the vital world ques'
tions of today. Those present at thf
address who left the hall unconvinceo
of the good faith, the foresight, WIS
dom, and true patriotism of the mer
guiding the destiny of our land today
were slow to grasp the basic prlncl
piles of the liberty for which America
! stands the brightest star IN the
worlds armament of nations today
/ Besides many out of town guests
and clergy, close to seventy-hv
members of St. Mary's Alumnae at
tended the commencement. These a
six o'clock entertained the new elias
ses at an Alumnae tea.
Miss Mary Kavanaugh presiding
made charming toast-mlStress
Others who delivered toasts Wer
! Misses Ethel Adams, Geraldine la
Wis, Mary Harlowe and Mesaame
NJ. R. Warren, and R. L. scroth.
Miss Bowie, of Washington, an aoi
and enthusiastic I. F. c "A. WORKER