The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-07

4 ~ l1s1oot ~ 0om ~
1890 ~ uo1e 6aOco1oful
ssS comlnoncomeut program
80 at q The villa Dc
]. 1SS5 10 hold there Saturday
~. whea 100 girls gather
~ oocfal events and busi-
sefing which c0ncluded the
neocement exerciScs. The
non ont Of the city began TO
!. ffiday evening. occupying
yIjla dormitGry which vas
~ .Sscant BY the departure Of
a srs dustes. They left for their
sE.sss m Evening and this morn
Ahout forty OF the number
~ iccal girls, others coming from
sSss lie state and from other
~ III svent was the solemn
~ moeSl held In the villa chapel
Sss-r61y morning, In honor Of the
s:s.sSai1Illen Of Saint Margaret
,ss.sv -. J.sJ. Quia1 eplebrant.
~ 4 eeeietUl BY Rev. Joeeoh Kelly.
ssseoa. ~ Rev. William Cleary.
Ht-leocon.
Tsers we're 40 girls present for
- hr1atfsst which followed In the
mn dining rooms. The remaining
~ we're given over to informal
ssclal times until 1 o'clock. when
49, Vas benedictiop In the chapel.
~ tri-city chapter Of the alumnae
saaociation Saturday evening enter
ssiaed members from out Of the city
4 dinner at the Long View chalet.
IN dancing afterward.
Elect Former Officers.
rAe bu. mess meeting Of the as
sseiation was held on Sunday morn
- 1t 10 o'clock. e this time all
n he former officers of the ass0-
ei,tiop we're reelected to serve an
efher term, and It was voted that
o0cers shall serve for . period Of
10 years hereafter.
Ths members Of this years grad
unting class were formally received
10 The association. Miss Elizabeth
Naucker, president Of the associa-
40. made an address Of welcome,
3 which . response was given by
YIss Marie Long. president Of the
naduating class.
Another action of the association
nambefs was the decision to hold
aDocial event, the receipts Of which
hall 70 ward the villa building
ind. The planning of the event
NJ left In the hands OF the execu-
ass committee.
Present at the dinner held 1t
ron In the Villa dining room yes
tsrdsy were 100 girls, with Rev.
Father Quinn, and sisters Of the
villA Who IRE members Of the asso-
cation. Toasts were given to Fa-
tAsr Quinn by Marie Long; to
Nether Agnes by Mrs. p. ]. Meers-
nm, and to Sister Borgia by Lor-
aa Rank. Z relic Of the Blessed
Margaret Mary was presented to
och Of the girls present. q gift Of
nsther Agnes and the sisters.
An impromptu program was held
b the villa Libraries at 3 o'clock
b the afternoon, when Miss Marie
Whiting gave . talk on her work
y secretary of . Y. M. G. A. hut
hlrance during the war. Musical
numbers we're given by Miss Angela
Dsiscoll and Mrs. Sam Erwin
nbs Gladys Bradley gave q read.
hg
Bsaediction ct 4:30 O'Clock. fol.
hNed by supper on the lawn, and
= informal lawn party concluded
u events Of the commencement
vsek.
4 substantial donation made t
y building fund was the gift o.
y class of 1920. Of $1,70O, col
leetsd In personal gifts and in re
5 eslD0 from the years activities.
Greetings were ready from ,
humber Of members of the asso
cation who were unable T. attens
y exercises.
The omcers who resume theil
mites for another year are: Med
eator. Mother Agnes; president
alsaoeth Maucker; first vice pres
nnt Marion Mackin; second VIC
Hestdent Grac- Fusch; third vic,
Iesident, Edna Burke: recording
heretary. Amy Buckley; CORES
coding secretary, Margaret Mus
uI0t. tPAos uror Eli1oho<h Doth