The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-17

College Of NeuD Rochelle
VIII Observe Founder s Day

Ceremonies will begin at 8 a. m
with a Missa Cantata, which will be
sung by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis
! Walsh, v. f., LID, president, of the
college. Following this there will be
an academic procession Of the ESQ
students to the sports building.
where the members Of the student
advisory board, the undergraduate
governing body, win take their oath
Of ONCE. An address by Rev. Mother
M. Ignatius, dean, will conclude this
part Of the program.
! More than 500 members Of the
Alumnae association, representing
the twenty chapters, which now
comprise more than 5000 members
in all parts Of the country, will as
semble on campus during the fore
noon. Many will attend the exer-
cises on the morning program, while
the executive members will hold a
board meeting.
At 1890 p. m. the alumnae will
hold their annual Founders day
luncheon In the dining room Of
Maura hall, under the Craftsmanship
of Miss Mary McDonough. %, Of
Plainfield, N. j.. vice-president Of
the Alumnae association. The Rev.
John r. White, college chaplain, and
the Rev. Joseph e. Brady, former
chaplain, and now rector Of the
Church Of st. John and st. Mary,
in Chappaqua, will be the guests Of
honor, while Msgr. Walsh will be
the guest speaker.
Election of officers will take place
at the business meeting IN the
science lecture hall at 2:30 p. m,
after which there will be the official
closing Of the alumnae drive for
funds 70 rthe Mother Irene Gill
Memorial library, which will be in
spected for the first time by the
alumnae on Founders day.
simultaneously the undergrad
yates will hold tea dance in the
sports building under the auspices
Of the sodality.
The aIumnae, after a formal tea
in Leland castle at 4 p. m, will
Join the undergraduates, faculty
and guests in the college chapel at
benediction Of the blessed sacra-
ment at $3.50 p. m.
Prior to the Founders day exer-
cises the traditional investiture cere-
mony In which the freshmen Of
hcially receive their caps and gowns,
and the members of the advisory
board, the blue and white tassels
designating their ofiice, will take
place Friday evening, October 81, at
1880 o'clock according to Miss Helen
Jones, Lowville, N. Y, chairman.
A colorful feature of the ceremony
Is the procession Of the juniors, who
carry lighted candles as they march
in academic dress and chant col
lege songs. Father White, who will
preside with Mother Ignatius. dean,
and Mother Loyola, assistant dean,
will deliver an address at the con-
clusion of the program.
Connecticut alumnae assisting in
clude: Mrs. L. Cremin Gaynor, and
the Misses Rita Burns, president Of
the Bridgeport chapter Of the
A u m n q e association: Madeline
Reddy, Katherine Flanagan, Kath-
crime Honeider and Agnes Scully,
lvice-president, all Of Bridgeport; Jo-
sephine Armeno, Stratford; Eleanor
Farrell, Long Hill; Barbara Ciglar,
Fairfield; Catherine Broderick. presi-
dent of the Greenwich chapter;
Rose Hennessy, vice-president; Dor.
othy Mamie, Eleanor Enright and
Dorothy Sullivan Of Greenwich;
Margaret Sullivan, Mary DAILY,
Eileen Burns, Marion Cannon, AL
bina Cappiabianca, Helen Clark,
Ruth Gleason, Barbara Kane, Alice
Rogan, Catherine Rutledge, Mary
Ryan, Mary Ryle, j. Bibiana Stark,
Margaret st. John, Mrs. Matthews.
Mrs. Edward Mccullough OF Stam-
ford.
And the Misses Elizabeth Doyle,
Edna Harmon, Mary Mulcahy, Mary
Schmidt, Imelda Cronin, Leona o.
Neil Maureen Luddy, Mrs. A. w.
Jones, Mrs. Wallace Cameron and
Miss Mary Schmidt, Waterbury; the
Misses Helen McDonough, Nauga-
tuck; Katherine and Mary Kenney,
New Britain: Margaret Reardon,
North Grosvenordale; Luisita Smith,
Hartford; Dorothy Sullivan, New
Haven; Mrs. Henry valieant, and the
Misses Dorothy Kelly, Ellen s1t-
gerald (West porD and Isabelle
Welcke Of Norwalk.