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Show Annual Alumnae Reunion of St. . Mary's Academy. . On Saturday, Nov.' 6,' St. Mary's ap-pearei ap-pearei en fete to. welcome the "home coming" of her cherished alumnae. With each recurring year, these annual -reunions at Alma Mater are marked by a depth of warmth, loyalty and devotion devo-tion calculated to draw still closer the bonds of enduring friendship contracted during the period of happy school days, and to cement the" union - existing between be-tween Alma Mater and her children. Those who responded to the invitations invita-tions issued . by the officers of the association as-sociation were' Mrs. 'Eliza Wearing-Van Dyke, Mrs. Uzzie- Guthrie-Heywood, Mrs. Mary HuaterrHoward. Mrs. . Lena Schatz-Jeffers, Mrs." - Lilly Ferguson-Dunyon, Ferguson-Dunyon, Mrs. . Margaret Robertson-Kerr, Robertson-Kerr, Mrs. Julia Hayes-Hoge, Mrs. Alice Fischer-Davidson, Mrs. Helen Santschi-Bassett, Miss Frances Phillips, Miss Minnie Folsom, ; Miss Mae Kane, Miss Nora Gleason, Sisters M. Berenice and Dorothea (Bruneau), Miss Martha Plumhof, Miss. Mary Sullivan, Miss Margaret Shields, Miss Grace Sullivan, Miss Florence Donahue, - Miss Anna Rotzler, Miss Ethel Bixby, Miss Rose McDonough, Miss Margaret McDonough, McDon-ough, Miss Katie McDonough, Miss Lola Guthrie, Miss Kittie Brennan, Miss Edna Camomile, Miss Ella Wood. At 5:30 p. m. the business meeting of the association was called, during which the biennial election of officers took place, with the following, result: Miss Rose McDonough, president ; Miss Minnie Min-nie Folsom, vice-president; Miss Mae Kane, secretary and treasurer; Miss Anna Rotzler, assistant secretary and treasurer. The social feature of the reunion has its expression in - the , "alumnae . banquet." ban-quet." The committee on decoration, composed of members of the second, third and fourth academics, had effected ef-fected a complete transformation of the banquet hall, the assembly room and the seniors' recreation room, which were tastefully draped In gold and blue the alumnae colors with bouquets of chrysanthemums chrys-anthemums the - alumnae flower-with "Old Olory" much in evidence. Covers were laid for forty-five, with pretty place cards, conveying the Thanksgiving Thanksgiv-ing idea. At 6 p. m. the banquet was announced, and the following menu served: Grape fruit cocktail. Bouillon. Toasted crackers Turkey. Potato, croquettes. - Timbles peas. Punch. Hot rolls. Salted almonds. J Olives. Celery-Asparagus. Celery-Asparagus. Salad. Cheese straws. Bavarian cream. Cake. Coffee. Before the last course was served Mrs. Jeffers, toastmaster of the occasion, arose and proposed the toast, "Our Guests." Mrs. Ferguson-Dunyon, in response, re-sponse, spoke substantially as follows: "Last night at 7 o'clock when our most worthy chairman of the refreshment refresh-ment committee requested me to respond re-spond to this ' toast, I did not know whether to feel complimented or not; for it showed one of two things either that she had great confidence in my ability, which is to be accounted for by the fact tiat she,- being one of the younger alumnae, does not know me very well; or else that my reputation has been so carefully handed down that she concluded I could do as well on short as long notice. Be that Is it may, I choose to take it as a compliment, and shall show my appreciation of it by not afflicting you with many words. "Now to 'Our Guests,' the graduates of 1910! With loving .hearts we bid you welcome to our midst, and esteem it not only a pleasure but an honor to have you with us. Summers not a few have passed o'er some of tis since we stood where you stand today the goal of your school-day ambition almost reached; and, my dear young friends, when you do reach it and step out into the world you will meet many perplexities, per-plexities, perhaps trials, but of this be assured that the remembrance of your school days will ever bring a smile to your lips and a happy throb to the heart. In these days you form sweet friendsships, and as time goes on will find them, as some of us here have found them, the truest and best of your lives. But also remember that we must be just as careful to keep our friends as to make them; and this is the chief object of our association. "In the near future you will feel just as we 'old girls' do that it is a great privilege to be able to come together in this happy reunion, for " 'He who has a thousand friends Has never one to spare." "It is good to have you with us. Some, not including myself, of course,, are reaching that stage in life when a nice cushioned chair in a quiet corner looks very inviting, and so we need your fresh young spirits infused among us to keep up young, to make us forget the years that have rolled away and take us back to the day when we were 'sweet girl graduates, appearing upon j that stage in the rear end of the study hall, suffering with palpitation of the heart and palsy of the knees. You will understand, my young friends, that I refer to the girls of ancient days, for, of course, we know that no such ererm or microbe attacks the young ladies of today. "So, once again, we welcome you as our guests, and a thrice hearty welcome one year hence, when we take you by the hand as full-fledged members of the Alumnae Association of St Mary's Academy, Salt Lake City." Miss- Nora Gleason and Sister M. Dorothea Dor-othea (Bruneau) were called upon, and, though their responses were necessarily impromptu, they were marked by wit and the assurance of the pleasure experienced ex-perienced in being once more on the dear old home ground. Responses to the toasts, "The Old Girls" and "Our Alma Mater," were made by Miss Adelaide Ade-laide Sun and Miss Margaret McDonough, McDon-ough, both of the class of 1910. " After the banquet the members repaired re-paired to the assembly hall of the academy, acad-emy, where they were entertained by the class of 1910 with a clever original orig-inal playlet: entitled "The Missing Member." . The program was announced by Miss Minnie Reno, who gave the prologue. The cast of characters were as fol-lows:Miss fol-lows:Miss Margaret McDonough and Miss Bertha Michaelis, sisters of the Holy Cross: Miss Angeline Heckart professor of English and superintendent of education; Miss Mena- Reno, millionaire mil-lionaire miner; Miss Marie Hughes, the newly . wedded bride of a marquis of France; Miss Adelaide Sun,, the senator from Wyoming; Miss Florence Sullivan, preceptor of physical culture and hygiene; hy-giene; Miss Nellie Smith, a leading physician; phy-sician; Mis Rhea Whatley, a famous artist; Miss Winnie McDonough, a noted litterateure; Miss Mary Sullivan, an astronomer; Miss Lillie Brayles, the inventor of an airship, and Miss Lydia White, a famous composer of music. Their respective roles were interpreted with perfect ease, grace and naturalness. natural-ness. Though the chief object of the performance was reached In the pleasurable pleas-urable entertainment' of the "Ider daughters'" of Alma Mater, the object lesson it was destined to convey is amply expressed in the words of Milton: Mil-ton: '"The end of learning is to know-God, know-God, and out of that knowledge to love Him, and to imitate Him, as we may, the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue." The musical numbers of the program, as usual, were deservedly well received. The opening couplet of choruses. "Yachting Glee," by W. Culbertson, and "The Venetian Boatman's Evening Song," by J. T. Holton, rendered by the vocal class, with Miss Eugenia Mercier as soloist, accompanied on the piano by Miss K. Chipman, on the violin by the Misses McDonough, Brayles, Topham and Jacobson, called forth genuine appreciation ap-preciation and hearty applause. Miss Lydia White's rendition of "Autumn," by Thomas, on the harp spelled art, beauty and grace. "Tarantella," by Nlcode, was the piano solo selected by Miss Alice Weldon. In this difficult number the performer's technical skill and interpretation were displayed most advantageously. Miss Margaret McDonough Mc-Donough sang "Springtime," byWooIer, with great feeling and expression. She was accompanied on the piano by Miss L. Ruvane. "Has Sorrow Thy Young Heart Shaded?" by Taylor, was played on the harp by Miss Marie Hughes. A very pretty vocal duet from "Semira-mide," "Semira-mide," "Dark Days of Horror," was sung by the Misses C. Montgomery and H. Hicks with pleasing etffect. In response re-sponse to the Insistent encores which recalled re-called them, they sang "Autumn Wind," by RoeckeL In her violin, solo, "Romance," "Ro-mance," qy A. Heitch, Miss Margaret McDonough expressed the very soul of music. Her delicate, exquisite shading, alternating with full, sonorous strains, made the instrument a very part of her gifted mind. We hope soon to have the pleasure of hearing her agpin. With this number, this delightful feast of music, song and love was brought to a close, and. the auditors were led to the spacious recreation halls, which were tastefully festooned and brilliantly lighted, where the rest of the evening was passed in delightful social entertainment When the hour for departure de-parture came all expressed their pleasure pleas-ure and satisfaction in the evening's proceedings and the hope that another year would find them reunited at their Alma Mater, their number augmented by the class of 1910. 1 As a sequel to the honor enjoyed by the graduating class being the guests of the alumnae at their annual banquet, ban-quet, a delightful luncheon was provided pro-vided for them on Sunday, through the generosity of Mr. F. Reno of Reno, Idaho. e The students of the class in geology tender a vote of thanks to the Rev. Theodore Roser, S. M., curator of the museum at All Hallows college, for the pleasure afforded them by the exhibi- tion of his rare collection of specimens j and other curios during their recent visit to the college. |
