Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-21
ANNUAL FA|RM0NT
GRADUATION HELD
DR.. Van Schaick Addresses
Members of Seminary
Class at Exercises.

The annual commencement exer-
cises In honor of the nineteen men,
bers of the class Of 1919 of Fairment
Seminary We're held last evening with
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick. jr. former
president of the board of education
and until recently American Red
Cross Commissioner to Belgium, deliv-
sing the commencement address.
DIR. Van Schaick gave the large and
some of his numerous and interesting
experiences in the western war zone
during the past several years.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Rev. DIR. ]. ]. Dimon. rector of
st. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
Church. made the opening prayer and
also pronounced the benediction, while
Dr. Arthur Ramsay. principal OF the
school, presented the diplomas to the
following graduates:
Helen MarcelIe Aaron, Pennsyl-
vania: Phyllis Moreno Badgley. Mich
igan: Gladys Wells Gordon. Arkansas;
Helen Eugenia Hamilton. Illinois:
lorene Hardee. Florida; Margaret
seward Haymaker. Pennsylvania
Helen Josephine Howarth, Pennsyl-
vania: Mildred Viola Lane. Dominion
of Canada; Pallie Elizabeth Lehman.
Alabama: Charlotte Richie Marbold,
Illinois; Margaret Eliza beth Milford,
Illinois: Margaret Sangster Roach,
mississippi; Agnes Smith, Indiana;
Aileen Carolyn Smith. Illinois; Mary
Hall Stewart. Kentucky; Florence
Helen Fann, Alabama: Rena Vincent,
Mexico: Margaret Elizabeth Wertz.
Ohio. and Doris Willis. Ohio.
officers elected by the latest cass
to leave the Washington institution
are as follows: Helen Eugenia Ham
ilton, president; Florence Helen Vann.
vice president; Charlotte Richie Mar
bold. secretary; Gladys Wells Gordon.
treasurer, and Rena Vincent, ser
geant-at-armS.
Festivities in connection with the
end of the current school year began
last Saturday. when Junior class day
exercises were held at Great Falls
These took the form of a May fete,
with a performance by the Fairmont
ministries as the principal feature.
Those appearing in the various num-
bers were the Misses Finley Elder and
Rena Vincent, end men; Miss Helen
Schmidt. interlocutor. and the Miss
Mildred Lane. Harriet Mcmillan. Flor
ence Vann, Lucy Boyd. and Marion
Hague. Margaret Haymaker and An
ma McKelvy.
The baccalaureate sermon was de-
livered last Sunday morning.
Salvation Army Benefit
A garden party was given at the
seminary Monday afternoon in honor
of the workers of the Salvation Army.
The committee in charge was COM
posed of the Misses Pallie Lehman,
Florence Vann. Margaret Haymaker
and Lucy Boyd. and the main attrac-
ton was little play with the scene
laid in France. entitled AUX Tour
lourous."
The cast included the Misses Nc
MILAN. Bagley, Aaron. Marbold. HaE-
dee. Howarth. Vann. milford, Wertz,
Lane, Stewart, Hague. Earle, Gordon
Rice, Lincoln, Willis, McKelvy and
Hamilton. A large sum was realized
from this performance for the benefit
OF the Salvation Army.
At a large luncheon given by the
alumnae of the seminary yesterday
afternoon at the Willard in honor Of
the graduating class Mr.. Hans Sui
Deerin Call. executive secretary of
the American Peace Society, and
Chauncey NJ. Depew. former senator
from New York, were among the
speakers. Mrs. Alexander j.. Stuart
presided as mistress of ceremonies.
Establishment in Geneva, Switzer-
land. of branch of the Fairmont
Seminary was announced by Principal
Arthur Ramsay at the luncheon. 1t is
planned to open it next fall.