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Show ; COLORADO SEWS DENVER. Office of The Intel-mountain and Colorado Col-orado Catholic, 409 Charles Block Curtis and Fifteenth Streets. Correspondence Cor-respondence for Rev. T. H. Malone should be addressed P. O. Box 1556 Denver, Colo. ' THE DOSTAL PRIZE READING. (''orrKomlonce Intermountain Catholic JVnve-r. Clo.. May i.In last yvwWs 'sp'.ip of The Imermountain Catholic, in speaking .f the Sacred Heart school v.,- mentioned the yearly contests for li.e "Postal Modal." Last Thursday evening saw the third ..lid irmst exciting of all these contests. Jl Wi!S l yourix ladies' prize reading-. Six fair maidens simply, yet beautifully, beauti-fully, gowned, held the vast audience that filled Ad. Iphian hall spellbound by th.-ir youthful elonueru-e. Mfore describing this highly interesting inter-esting ooinj., tition let us rive a short i,ist..ry of th- -Dostal Prize." It was established in isys by Mr. George O. 3'. ..--tal. a former pupil f the Sacred ib-att school. Kuch year he pivos two handsome ip.-dals to the pupils of the Sacred Ibrfit High s. h. ol one for excellence r. reading and the other, for oratory. Tie- f'M-ir-T contest is ot.eu to the; ;. oiijijc ladies and ule latter to the young gentlemen. 'I'll.' cojuest.'nts are chosen at a trial rtading" by ballot of their .-. hoolmatf s. This year Misses Stella Hants. in. Iliam-he Horan. Breta. Cn.ft. .Mary Ryan. Catherine Hackett and Kiia K.nnedy were chosen to compete i ;'-ir th.- young ladies' modal. It was awaided to Miss tjtella Hani- ! pan for !:er ex.-elKiit reading o, -M"i!;ts Waters." Miss Warn-no Ho-T-.ia's seb , t ion, "AsK-ep at the Switch." won second honors, while Mis Mar;-i:an Mar;-i:an chainvd her audience by her al-ii al-ii 'si p. rfe. t reading of "Littlo Car!.'' She has a sweet, childlike voice, pe- uiiaiiy adapted to the pathetic. "The Shores-of Tennessee," by Miss i;Ua Kennedy, received a lar.ee share of merited applause, and "The Forester of Het.v. fiie." lead by Miss Catherine ilaeU.'tt, was considered aa excellent i'!".nii! to the evening's entertainment. Ha. of aii these ymtiiff ladies most le.-.liy deserves as much credit as does ,M iss Hi eta Croft. i!.;- selection. "The Gladiator," was by far Ike most, difficult on the nro-.-i-anitne. and received less than a v fk's preparation. .M:ss v'rolt had nut entirely recovered from her recent illness until within a e. k of the contest. Judging by her a niion of "The Gladiator" one would ; ti-.ir.k it had had at least six weeks careful study. i'lt.o musical selevtions worf given by Misses Kuso Kisvnhart, Ursula Dt it-rich. it-rich. Helen llautsch, Anna Dunn. Sarah Sa-rah Hunt.!. Grace Hamcan. Maw i- nne-iy, Harriot Hanigan, Mary Eis- Tiiiart and Alexins Tremblay. Messrs. H.-.rrv t'orbett, Robert Th.mu..son, 7.' Malloy and Karl Wicks. The juds-s were Rev. leather Duffy. I who is in charge of the Lag-on avenue s ii. ol; J:ev. Father Murray, S. J., and Justice Mullins. Father Duffy. as chairman. an-:.-a;hcd the decision. Rrv. Father :.irry. in charge of the Sacred Heart :- iiooi. made the closing address, and . i.iiounced that the bovs' contest for ;a.- Dostal medal will occur May 19. ELIZABETH KELLY. |