Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-18
.F|FTEENIGRADUATES
/. RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Fiftieth Annual Exercises
of St. Mary's Academy
Held
REV. GAssON SPEAKS
Alumnae Presents $1,000 to Alma
Mater.-Miss Ethel Adams Gives
Toast to Class of 1919.

Diplomas of graduation were con,
ferred on a, class of fifteen graduates
at the annual commencement exelcis-
es of st. Maryis Academy held yes
,terday afternoon in the assembly hall
of that Institution.
Rev. Thomas Glassoa, S. J. of Wash
ington, addressed the graduates, tax
ing for his subject christian Woman
hod' Rt. Rev. D. j. O'Connell, bis
hop of the diocese of Richmond, who
was expected to address the graduates
was unable to be present.
Diplomas and certificates of dis
tinction were awarded the pupils by
Rev. Louis Smet, pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church. Attending the ex-
ercises were a large number of
friends of the graduates and members
Of the ahnlnae, the occasion being
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the organization of St.
Mary's.
At the alumrae supper served fol-
lowing the exercises eighty members
Of the alumnae were in attendance.
Miss Tthel Adams welcomed the
members and Miss Catherine Crilly
responded on behalf of the class of
10. Miss B. T. Greene, of Washing.
ton, responded to the toast The
Golden Jubilee; Miss Ella Hill was
toastmistress. Members of the alum
nae with $1,000, this being collect
ed by its members through private
subscriptions. Exercises were conclud
Ell with benediction of the most bles-
sed sacrament celebration was
one of the most successful ever held
by st. Mary's.
The following is list of those who
will receive diplomas of graduation
in the academic. course:
Misses Canadida Fence Acerboni,
Middletown,i Conn.,; Margaret Mary
Burns, Washington, ID. C,;: Catherine
Margaret, CriEby, Washington, D: c.;
Regina; Eoretto: Fannon, ;Alexaniria;
Va; Agnes Catherine Franey, Har-
risonburg, Va; Christine Agnes Mic
hols, Washington. D., y c.; i >Leuiss.
Agnes Robinson, Philadelphia; Ella
Celeste league, Birmingham, Ala;
Georgianna Virginia, Warren, Wash
ington,. D.. c.; Margaret Boyd ,Wiby
irt, Rosslyn.
,Graduates in the Commercial course
were Misses Catherine Mildred Brock;
annapolis, Nd; Florence May Hooper
Washington, D. C.;'Agnes Cecilia Jen
kins, Alexandria, Edna Marina Nc,
cauley, Del Ray, Va; Ruby Emma
Yates, Baltimore, Mo.
Certificates in stenography and ty-
pewriting were awarded misses Mary
E. Lee, North Fork. Va; Gladys
Gaines, Alexandria, Va; Gertrude Nc
Dermott, Alexandria, ya:; Elizabeth
Blackwell: Victoria, Va; Carniile
Hughes, Washington, D.: c.
The program given foloWs:.
"Jubilee" March, Wagner; Bearers
OF the Fiftieth Mile: Stone, Misses K.
Crllly and R. Fannon.
Observation-Disclosures Graduates.
violirs--Chss. Pianos-Misses E,
and ]. Ramage, R. Burke.
"The Story of Fifty Years"-Mrs
Naude Roach Warren-St. Mary's
Alumnae; Ensemble, Papini; violins
Misses W.; Bayne, M.:Lee, E. Stack
f. Franey, G. Nichols. E. Blackwell
J. Ramage, A. Mackey L. Triplett, A
Samuelson. Pianos-Misses A. Frame!
L. Robinson.
Internede, Charminade. First pian'
Miss A. Reed. Second Piano-Mis
o. Robitaifle.
Chorus, "Blue Danube" Strauss
Voca! Class.
scherzo, Pankhurst. Violins-Misse
G. Nichols, E. Blackwell, F. Frame
]. Ramage. Irish Harps-Misses
Reed, NJ. Lee. Piano-Miisss v Rlc'
ardson. -. ..-E,: 81. 91 !.
yaledirtory-ssWe Pass the Fiftie
M;lestoren Academic Graduates.
Awarding ,of Commercial Cerht
Gates, Medals and Diplomas to CIR
duates.