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Show Reunion at St. Mary's. In response to the invitation recently addressed the alumnae of St. Marv's academy a large number of the graduates gradu-ates returned to their alma mater Sat-urdf.- afternoon for their regular reunion. re-union. Enjoyable as' those yearly gatherings always are, there was unusual un-usual pleasure on this occasion owing to the presence of several members who had not been able to attend the alumnae exercises for many long years. After visiting the old familiar places in and about the academy, the members mem-bers assembled in the library, where the president. Miss Frances Phillips, 'SI. called the meeting to order for the usual business affairs of the society. At the conclusion of the business meeting all repaired to the banquet hall, where a most elegant lunch was spread. The room and tables were Aery tastefully decorated in the alumnae alum-nae colors, gold and blue, and the autumnal au-tumnal flowers in glowing profusion among ferns and palms. Needless to relate how delightfully the time passed around the festal board. The conversation naturally turned backward back-ward to the years that are gone, and each cla-s. of course, had reminiscences reminis-cences of its own. The next feature of the reunion was a program rendered by the students in the peneral assembly hall. The feature fea-ture of this little program was the presentation pre-sentation of St. Mary's Journal, the first number of the year. This paper is edited by the graduating class, and its reading is usually one of the most interesting events of school -life at St. Mary's. The Idea in this number was rather a novel one the dignified members mem-bers of the class of '09 opening to the audience a realistic view of their class room, and presenting the usual matter of a school journal in a playful dramatization drama-tization of the composition class. In the absence of the regular teacher, the president of the class substitutes, and hears the reading of the weekly themes. All her criticisms are discovered discov-ered to- be in surprisingly fluent verse. There was abundance of wit and humor hu-mor in the dialogue, as well as many a sly hit among. the locals, and in the original comic songs and parodies, that bore the weightier themes along on a stream of interest and amusement that, terminated all too soon in a "good night" chorus. This thoroughly enjoyable production had a most charming setting in, the midst of a delightful musical program. Miss Pearl Humphrey, a general favorite favor-ite with St. Mary's audiences, was heard in Mendelssohn's "Concerto in E," on the violin. The numerous chromatic chro-matic and octave passages found in this solo were fxquisitely brought Vrth. She was ably accompanied by Miss Maud Taylor at the piano. In response re-sponse to an encore. Edwards' "Love Song" was given by the little violinist. A piano solo. "Denorah." by Hoffman, Hoff-man, was well rendered by Miss Katie Chipman. one of St. Mary's aspiring pianists. The sweet voice of Miss Catherine Brennan was heard in "The Bee's Courtship," bv D'Harelot.- a very pretty pret-ty and taking song. Beins: called out again, she sang "Love Is a Bubble" with her usual grace and charm. A vocal duet, "Tell Me, Merry Birds." by the Misses A. York and A. Jacob-son, Jacob-son, was also highly enjoyed by the hearers. The vocal students brought the program to a close by a couplet of choruses. "Beudemeer's Stream" and "The Goblins"U Git You." which were listened to with the genuine appreciation apprecia-tion always accorded to the class singing sing-ing heard at St. Mary's. PROGRAM. Piano. "Caprice de Concert." Meverbeer-Hoffman ..Miss Chipman Vocal." "O Tell Us Merry Birds of Spring" White Misses York and Jacobson. St. Marv's Journal. Part 1 The Graduating Class Violin Concerto. (3rd movement) Mendelssohn ........ Miss Humphrey Piano, Miss Taylor. Vocal. "The Bee's Courtship" Guy D'Hardelot ...... Miss Brennan St. Mary's Journal. Part-2 The Graduating Class Chorus fa) "Bendemeer':? Stream." A. S. Gatty-Parks (b) "Tbe Gobblins Parks Vocal Students. At about 9 o'clock the guests descended de-scended to the recreation floor, where, the rest of the evening was passed most enjoyably in a round of gaieties and pastimes arranged' and carried out by the girls of the first commercial class, who expect to win their diplomas diplo-mas in June. . PROGRAM., , , 1 Grand March. . :' 2 Pumpkin Contest. 3 Waltz. . 4 Two Step. " : 5 Cake Contest. ' 6 Barn Dance. 7 Two Step. S Waltz. 9 Stunts. . 10 Virginia Reel. 11 Two Step. 12 Waltz. Thus the alumnae reunion of 1908 was brought to a happy close, and when the hour came to go it was with evident evi-dent reluctance that the "good nights at last were said, and there were many "au revoirs" for the next reunion. |