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Show Brifflancp, Beauty arid j of $ As welcome in a mother's breast For home-returninpr children rise. As .iov bids pladsome tears to start. Within the depths of loving eyes. So Alma Mater erects toniffht Her children nf the days far flown. And welcomes them with friendly rite. To hearts and rooftree still their own. Nov. 4, -'J'J. GATHERING OF THE GRADUATES. Saturday last was a red letter day for the graduates of St. Mary's Academy, Acade-my, who on that date met in the old, familiar halls of their Alma Mater to hold the first banquet of the recently arganized Alumnae A-ssociation. In the afternoon its members held a business meeting at the Academy to elect officers for the ensuing year; also to take action upon matters pertaining j to the well being of the asosviation and to set the. date foV the next banquet. ban-quet. The balloting for officers resulted as follows: President. Miss Nora Gleason; vice president. Miss Frances Phillips; secretary. sec-retary. Miss Marie Luce; treasurer, Miss Dora Kinney. The meeting over, the Alumnae assembled as-sembled in tha Study Hall, made up of the pupils and teachers. , Then followed the rendition of a short mu.sieal programme, brilliant as to selection se-lection and technique. PROGRAMME. Instrumental duet..;.;' Misses Folsom and Kane Violin solo Miss Kinney j (accompanist Miss Gleason.) i Poem. "Niblesse Oblipe" Miss Wood ' Vocal solo Miss Khret (accompanist Miss Do Chene.) Piano solo Miss Robertson The poem of greeting by Miss Myra Woods of the class of 1900, was as fol- i lows: l NOBLESSE OBLIGE. The harebell tells its secrets to the wind, Ar.fl nodding poppies paint the meadows gold The. radiant sun god round the earth hath twined A garland blooming over wood and wold. I . ! E'en tho' no perfume rare these wild-j wild-j wood flowers T'nto tho wings of passing zephyrs lend. Each heart doth feel their beauty's gen-I gen-I tie powers I And to tho shrine of. their sweet graces j bend. But when, by florists' art. unfolds a rose, i A flower exceeding perfect we await: Each opening petal sweetest fragrance I throws j And richer shades a richer bloom create. j For rules of rank oblige this sovereign flower To show the garner'd care of centuries. While now a sunny beam and now a shower Is all that nursed the harebell of the lei;. I j And so upon-life's hill or on her- plain j Whore human flowers blossom far and ! near 1 The care on each that's lavished doth or-! or-! da in The heauty which perfects each bloom's career. j Whm in the sunshine of lives noble, true, i The thoughts of budding youthtide fair ! expand, j Should they not image back that sunny hne I And scatter joy, like perfume, o'er the j land?. Xol.lesc, oblige and ns our rank doth lie I Nor in the broad estate nor sounding name, But in the cultured mind and purpose ; high. j It doth oblige perfection as its aim. Each noble action of a noble mind. Each kind word utter'd, each dire thought withstood Doth star-ward, nay, doth God-ward lift mankind, E'en to the happy, fiiwl goal of good. Your lives. Alumnae of St. Mary's, pay A tribute to your Alma Mater's heart, As do the waking flowers to the day. Or chiseled ma-rbk? to the sculptor's art. Here in these halls that late your footsteps foot-steps kr.ew. Religion science fair, and Art's sweet thrall " A veil of lofty thought o cr each life threw That waked your hearts to honor's faintest ull. j And as the. gray world speeds from day j to day flong the path of justice, mercy, truth Bv noble deeds 'tis lead upon its way Up toward, the high perfection of its youth. And now we members of n later band With vnu united, in hopes fair and high Salute you, while-desires each heart ex- Tocule tho heights that fade into the t-ky. AT THE BANQUET TABLE. A banque-t was given in the evening. In the Alumnae assembly room prettily decorate! in the colors of the association associa-tion blue, gold and white, the members met their guests; including Rt. Rev. Bishop Scanlan, Rev. D. Kiely, V. G.; the Rev. Father Yorke. chancellor of the archdiocese of San Francisco, and editor of the Monitor, and the graduating graduat-ing class of 1900. and all proceeded to the banquet room. , Tftere a brilliant scene met "the gaze. The parlors of the Academy were conJ 1 verted int9 a banquet hall, w.here color, lights, flowers and -music were pressed into the service, the - result being such as to give ieasure to the most aesthetic taste. f' A "rainbow luneheo., as it was technically called, and here at 6:30 p. m., beneath gracefully! sweeping festoons fes-toons of the seven primary colors in crepe tissue, the Alum'nae and guests seated themselves at thf; daintily spread banquet tables, the latter arranged in the form of a capital "I," Long ribbons of these colors extended from the chandeliers, a single streamer being caught at the place of each . guest, matching in hue the ribbon of the little lit-tle card presented each one before entering the banquet hall. On each of the cards decorated with wild rose buds, and leaves was the following fol-lowing quatrain in script: QUATRAIN. The sky. star-sprinkled, and the laughing laugh-ing sea. The petaled rose, the cable's twisted length. In accents mute proclaim the fixed decree: de-cree: Beauty in harmony, in union, strength. Sister Superior. A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY. At the banquet board, the Alumnae colors were also in evidence. The candelabra intertwined with smilax and bearing wax tapers, the soft light of which shown through crepe shade lowing address in. reply to the above toast by Rev. Father Kiely:- The past, with its works, its glories and its memories, is the inspiration of the evening.. Our Alma Mater of the past salutes this happy gathering cf her Alumnae with that warmth "of greeting which is born of the pulsations pulsa-tions of the heart, and the flashes of that mind which the genius of education educa-tion ever keeps in life. Her history, though simple, is enshrined en-shrined in the hearts of .her devoted children. In the early seventies a band; of devoted de-voted Sisters, bidding farewell to their fellow-religious, came to the "far west" to cultivate this fertile spot of the Lord's vineyard. They opened a boarding board-ing school in Salt Lake City, in a modest mod-est little building known to us as the "Cottage," which -disappeaied only a few months ago; 'Of the rapid growth of the'institution under the direetion of those devoted teachers, I need not speak. The present extensive and well equipped Academy building, and, above all, the hundreds of young women who have gone forth each year from her halls, fully equipped to engage in life's stern battles, testify amply that the highest aims have been realised. We, her graduates, point with pride to Alma Mater, who has been such a potent factor in moulding our own lives and characters,, guiding us from your future work and your future .ri-ur-iDh. During the opening century hundreds of names will be inscribed on honor's roll. Among them, on the topmost lines, be your daughters, the pupils of St. Mary's. "HOW SHALL I SPEAK OF OUR BISHOP AND CLERGY?" Miss Nora Gleason, class 'SI, responded re-sponded to this toast. Most men exhaust their lives choosing choos-ing the pleasures of ministering to their ambitions or striving for fortunes. Our Bishop and clergy have given up selfish pleasures for the happiness of doing good; have merged their ambitions ambi-tions into a grand ambition to faithfully faith-fully serve the Master, and if they have a desire for wealth, it is that with it they may bind . up more broken hearts and wipe the tears from more eyes. They have given up this world to make more sure of the world that ia beyond Death's door. They stand before us always pointing upward, trying, try-ing, to convince us that to do the good Lord's work here, will bring us richer reward than is ever obtained from earthly desires. To our honored guests tonight we are indebted to the grand institution which we call Alma Mater. Their aid and counsel was ever given to the noble women who, many years ago, gave up ST. MARY'S ACADEMT. of blue, white, and gold, gave an added chaim to the scene; while the polished pendants flashed out from amid white and yellow chrysanthemums, throwing irredescent rejections on the beautifully beauti-fully decorated lobbies. During the banquet, a mandolin orchestra with harp accompaniment, made up of academy pupils, gave a musical setting to the poetrr of the feast, a pleasure duly appreciated by the listeners.-- Depending from the rainbow festoon-ings festoon-ings just over the central table, was a large representation of the medal awarded each of the Academy graduates, gradu-ates, the possession of which talisman entitled a -scat at the banquet. After the desert, the toastmaster of the evening, Rev. Father Kielv, in the manner characteristic of that geniel clergyman, proceeded to announce the toasts, punctuating his remarks with humor. The following toasts were proposed and responded to; each eliciting hearty applause: BISHOP SCANLANS ADDRESS. Rt. Rev. Bishop Scanlan, as the guest of honor, spoke in a manner fitting the occasion, and while not avoiding pleasantries, yet he sounded a serious note, dwelling as he did especially upon ! the good resulting from associations of i the kind, his pleasure in presiding at such reunions, and finally pronouncing ! the whole faultless. The evident pleasure and vigorous applause which greeted the Bishop's remarks were indicative of the high esteem, and kindly feelings entertained for him fov the graduates of St. Mary's. Rev, Father York being called upon to addrcr-s the - banqueters, complied gracefully, as he always does, but too briefly to suit his hearers, especially in -view of his fame and matchless eloquence, not too briefly however, to obscure the fact that great honors have not exaggerated in pronouncing him a man of high mental resources, with the proverbials Celtic warmth of heart and peculiar richness of speech. Just previous to leaving the banquet hall, each Alumnae and guest was presented pre-sented with a. souvenir of the reunion, re-union, consisting of a copy of Murill's i Immaculate Conception," our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, being the patroness of tho school, also a photograph photo-graph of the Rt. Rev. Bishop, and j another, of the Academy building, to- I gether with a few metrical lines of I greeting. '. j "OUR ALMA MATER." . I ,:,Mi!3 Rant, claes 'S5, delivered the fol- ' childhood to maidnhood by precept, and still more, by example, as the philosophers philoso-phers of old say: "If precept . teaches, exampie persuades." In these educators we behold all the qualities that a' Christian should possess, accentuated and crystalized within these walls.' The highest honor of Alma Mater lies in the fact that she even inspires with an enthusiastic love of Christian education, edu-cation, an education in which are embodied em-bodied the "good, the-beautiful and the true." Looking over memory's love-inscribed pages, many halts may be made, and tears might be shed, because of the absence of these cherished souls whom "none knew but to love," but after all-those all-those who have gone to their reward in the world beyond have left their monuments mon-uments which tells of their life and labors la-bors living monuments in the true and noble women of today, who. like- the valiant women mentioned in Holy Writ, distinguish themselves by their sterling qualities, their useful lives, and the influence in-fluence they exert over those who f ome within the sohere of : their activity. Others are laboring as selflessly in other fields. Some of our former associates have heeded the loving call of the gentle Savior: "Hearken, my daughter, and , forget thy people, and thy father's house, and the King shall long for thy ! beauty, fcr he is the Lord, thy God, whom all adore." Thus God draws souls j to himself, and they, in turn, .vill draw-others draw-others to' his sweet will, even through thorrs and brambles. Others ere still on the very thresh- old of life, in the spring time of youth, gazing with ansius and wondering eye upon the limpid water of life's river; I their sweet, pure lives still untried; but each of us, no matter where our . lot be cast, turn with fondest recollections recollec-tions and heartfelt gratitude, ta the happy school days spent 'neath. the sheltering care of Alma Mater, under j the kind spiritual ministration of Bishop Scanlan. Father Kiely and' our , devoted teachers, who are ever ready to use their influence for our spiritual and material welfare. j Alma Mater! You hold- a first claim i on our hearts' deepest gratitude .and devotion. May thy beacon light eon- I tinue to brighten our pathway tnyough life's dark labyrinth. Mav your influence and power for good "increase year by year! ' It is with pride that we can paint to :you as hav- ing fought the battle of education 'on ! a lofty plan. Peerless- Mother, whose twenty-five silver yeans of loyal service in the cause of true education have already al-ready reaped a golden harvest. We hail all that held life dear and bravely faced western privations, thereby giving giv-ing us the golden opportunity of learning. learn-ing. We will never forget how they all wear out their lives to accomplish their work, and my belief is that, as the light goes out from their eyes, a softer light shines down upon them; and whon the farewells are spoken here, the last tones blend with the welcomes i that sound down to them from the land ' where there is always music and light, land the joy that comes to those who, putting aside the world's allurements, consecrate their lives to the Master's .service, and, taking up their cross, bear it faithfully to the end. "A WELCOME TO THE TWENTIETH TWENTI-ETH CENTURY." Miss Mary Luce, class '91,. in responding respond-ing to the above toast, said: How we have longed for the twentieth twenti-eth century, and now it is at hand. What a hearty Avelcome we will give It. We have built many dream castles for that grand century; how many, think you, will be realized, how many shattered? But we are not going to cemsider that question. We are going to look for nothing but joy and happiness happi-ness a.nd all good things. Let us take a peep into the twentieth 'century and see what we are to expect; what it is to give us. In my rapidly moving automobile it will take but a few moments to show you the most interesting improvements. Great, massive buildings, in all the most artistic styles, meet the eye on all sides. The sidewalks are clean; no more peanut venders or fruit sellers; no- more blind 'or lame, with their excruciating ex-cruciating music boxes, obstruct the walk and make life a burden. Horseless carriages, drays, carts, etc., are hurrying to and fro. No more horses to be seen. Oh. no, they are relics of a past age, found as curiosities curiosi-ties in zoological gardens. . Toles and wires no longer adorn our streets. There is no need for thorn, for 'lympatheoie telegranhy is now used. Faithful wives need worry no longer: for them sleepless nights are at an end. The green-eyed-monster must vanish. The twentieth century typewriter is run by electricity, and fascinating girls in pretty -toilets no longer rule in offices of-fices whero in days gone by they reigned, supreme. . Oh! all. you girls who rushed to Hy-, men's altar in the rineteenth century, listen while I unfold to you a wonderful wonder-ful tale of things you might now have, had . you not hurried so. , I You might live in a model fiat which is- heated, lighted and entirely controlled con-trolled by electricity. You press a button but-ton an electric current creates sufficient suffi-cient breeze to fan ail dust away from furniture and bric-a-brac. Your home is beautifully furnished by the corporation corpora-tion that owns- the flats. In the center of your dining room floor is an inlaid square of rare design, which excites admiration; around the room are chairs and costly ornaments; but no table it visible. When the time for dinner arrives ar-rives you press a tiny silver button by the door, and heboid! the Inlaid square has disappeared and in its place is the table all set for dinner. You have all you can wish for and no worry over bad cooks and stupid maids. Oh! joy of joys, no more crying babies. ba-bies. In their electric cradles with musical attachments, they are gently rocked to sleep, lulled by sweet music, and your temper and vocal organs are both spared. ' A tiny electric light is in the key hole of the front door, so your slumbers are never disturbed by your husband's frantic endeavor to find that very elusive elus-ive little place wher'e the key belongs. Submarine vessels show you the wonders won-ders of the deep, and pneumatic railroads rail-roads take you across the country at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour. There is nothing slow in the twentieth century. Electricity controls everything, every-thing, and speed is the main considera tion. When tired of things on earth, we take our air ship and soar to realms above. As we are drifting and gazing at the world below us we hear the voice of a crier. Let us listen to what he says: Step right up. ladies and gents. Into my intellect shop. Buy, at the slightest expense. Bargains in culture. Pray, stop! Come, here's theology canned; Any religion you choose. I keep a stock of euch brand. Mention the kind that you use. Smith's fiction tablets the be-st Put up in sets new and old. Buy! They survive every test Mwke your Mood run warm or cold. Tinker's Poetical Plums. Metrical, sweet, never sour! Here's to the first one that comes! Try 'em, they're fresh every hour. Star brand of history pills. Safe, chronologically pure. Decades of dates each instills. Try 'em Just one tney are sure. Listen! This speech I rehearse By taking a ponder to tit. You can talk mild or perverse; Try my prescription for wit. Books, did you say? Dear me. no! They are long since out of date. Come.- come, step up: don't be slow! Brains supplied while you wait. "OUR ABSENT TEACHERS AND MEMBERS." Miss Francis Phillips, class 'SI, in speaking on the above beautiful toast, said: - We are mot this evening to celebrate the first annual banquet of the Alumnae Association of St. Mary's Academy. I have the honor to be one of the "youngest" graduates here, who attended at-tended school in 1S75 the opening year where I remained- until 1881, the first six years of the existence of our Alma Mater. Under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to respond fittingly to the toast, "Our Absent Teachers and I Members." Since leaving school, many years have passed and many changes I taken place with which I am not famil-! famil-! iar, and with a three-minute limit, I i fear I cannot do the subject justice. Some of our members are separated from us tonight by many miles; some who reside in the city .have1 home duties that prevent their being present; while a number of our teachers and one of our graduates have passed to the Great Bevond. It is to be regretted that all our classmates class-mates cannot participate with us in this feast. We hope that they may join us I at the banquet of 1900, to which we shall extend them a most hearty royal welcome. But we feel assured that the absent members are with us in thought and spirit. Their letters express their best wishes for our success and their desire to be present. They dwell in memory dear tonight. The associations of those "happy days gone by" rise uppermost in our thoughts. We are school girls once again. We recall our little sorrows, our little joys; we laugh and romp; we tease and torture: we play the same old pranks and the absent ones play with us. What delight to return to those good old "daysH-though it be in retrospection only. But in recalling the absent cnes, there is much of sadress mingled with our joy. This is particularly so to the e'ass lof l&Sl, which has suffered the lost of a dear companion: and loving schoolmate in the death of Miss Rose Daft. We miss "Topsy" (as we used to call her) here tonight. Many of the Sisters who taught us in former years now reside in other States wherever duty calls them devoting de-voting all the strength of their lives to the noble work of education. It is to thee dear teachers we refer with hearts filled with deepest gratitude for their untiring efforts in our behalf. Among them are Mother Superior Augusta :and Sister Raymond, who came to Utah In 1S74. and it was by their faithful work that St. Mary's was established: Mother Ann.unriata. one of our most earnest teachers; Sister Alex- i is, one of our music teachers; Sister" l Josopha, our sewing teacher; Sister S Anna, who taugh the Minims; Sister Gertrude, our German teacher: Sister j Eugenia, who taught us to say "Parley t Vous Francaise:" dear Sisters Martha and Maudwina, who taught us to look S for "goodies" as we passed the refec- I tory, and many others quite as dear to I. our hearts. But it is not only these teachers who I j live in memory. There are those who j I have gone to their well earned reward. J Among the most loved and revered e'C l- the latter is dear Mother Charles, whoso t feast we celebrate tonight and well we i might, for it was she who built up th.s splendid institution, who continued the work only well begun by Mother Au- i gusta. It was by Mother Charles' ener- I getic. capable, devoted and unceasing toil that St. Mary's became one of the superior schools of- the West. All who I were fortunate to come under Mother's care and influence have in their 'eart.- j for her a deep and lasting feeling of ! love. As a Superior she ruled with firmness, yet with gentleness. Of tho many pupils attending the Academy. f she manifested interest in each and every one. She watched with care ami affection not only our mental and moral development, but our physical well be- ing. always giving to each one a full share of her attention. In her death f the Acolemy lost its greatest benefac- f -rMj t'nt ITnthr. -'V..-..!.,.' .. - ,:ii f continue to Jive among us. and we shall ever cherish her memory. Anions others w ho have passed away are 'Sister Pauline, who recorded the first roll of St. Mary's; Sisters Fidelis. i Benita, Digma and Laugori. some of our most devoted teachers; little Sister ' l Gonzaque, our French and painting teacher, whose life we shall always re- j member as a picture, shedding the most j beautiful of lights and the softest of shadows. I But they all lived to realize the ! blessings earned by their labors their harvest of glory was gathered they I lived .to see St. Mary's one of the brightest stars in the educational Hrma- ment of the intermountain States. Let us not deplore their departure j rather emulate their example; and pray that our lives may reach the same de- J gree of perfection and usefulness. 1 So live when thy summons' comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take Hi" chamber in the silent halls of death. Though go not like the quarry-slave slX. night. Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothec" By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave. Like one who wraps the drapery of hi.3 couch About him. and lies' down to pleasant dreams! . IN THE RECREATION HALL. At the close of the banquet a picas- j am leaiure ii uie evening was me au- t. journment of the graduates to the rec- j reatiom hall, where, to the sound of appropriate music and song, they sur- I rendered themselves to amusement. f There the merry moments passed un- j. til the time that had elapsed sine;? t their graduation seemed forgotten, and 5 they were again- carefree schoolgirls as I in the "days that are no more." But partings were finally in order, yet I not without i..r hope of meeting again in November, 1900. under the Academy I rooftree, to draw closer together in tho J bonds of good fellowship and love. j ST. MARY'S ALUMNAE. i The members of the Alumnae Association Associ-ation of St. Mary's Academy are as fol- 1 lows: Sister Mary Mercedes. cla?s '88: Sister Sis-ter Mary Denyss, class "Ul; Sister Mary Doreathea, class '!)!; Sister Mary Berenice, Ber-enice, class ,(J4; Mrs. Louis Benziger, class '06; Mrs. A. R. Hey wood, class 'SI; Mrs. R. Chamberlain, class) '!)")', Mrs. It. N. Dunyon. cla:-3 '9:i; Mrs. Howard, class '90; Mrs. J. R. Sharp, class '86: Mrs. W. Thatcher, clas.-? 'SI; ' Mrs. H. Sneigrove, class '84: Mrs. J. C. Sullivan, class '91; Miss. Marie Luce, class '91; Miss Nora Gleason, clas.s '91: Miss Frances Phillips, class 'SI; Miss Mary Sullivan, class '99; Miss Margaret Clinton, class '89; Miss Martha Buboltz. class '9f; Miss Lena Clinton, class 'S7; Mis.s Mary Farlinger. class '99; Miss Alice Fisher, class '99; Miss Minni Folsom. class; .'03: Miss Julia Hayes, class .93; Miss May Kane, class '9"; Miss Dora Kinney, class '9S; Miss Clara Raht, class 'S6; Miss Lena Schatz. class '96. The reverend Sisters of the Academy I present were the Sister Superior. Sis- f ter Roberta. Sister - Octavia, Sister I Blanche. Sister Alacoque. j |
