Ravenhill Academy - Mariale Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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FLYING DOWN TO RIO On june 30, we started on the first leg of our wonderful trip to Rio de Janeiro for the 36th Eucharistic Congress After a short stay in Miami, we were off for Lima, Peru There we were met by Mother Milagro s neice and her husband, who showed us the capitol of Peru by early morning Soon we were off again, to Sao Paulo, crossing the entire width of South America Staying two weeks in the coffee capitol we met many Assumption students who were most hospitable Notre Mere arrived soon after lending excitement to the convent She was met by about 30 students of the Assumption in Sao Paulo, who were overjoyed to see her again We gave her bouquets of flowers and showered her with the cries of Viva Notre Mere Rio at last' This city of great beauty was filled with tourists from all over the world who had come to the Eucharistic Congress Assumption students from France, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, ElSalvador and Mexico, joined with the 300 000 people at the Congress in universal prayer The Papal Legate and the lugh dignitaries of the Church from far and near gave the Congress a regal atmosphere Sightseeing was a must The statue of the Christus, Sugar Loaf and Copa Cabanna will never be forgotten But most of all about our stay in Rio, we shall remember thatall peoples can be united in prayer What an impression it was to be present at High Mass in the Congress Square with thousands of students receiving Holy Communion from the hands of S00 priests! Our trip was almost over The plane left for New York on july 27th A whole month of new things and new places, new people and new experiences always to be remembered P

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A 1177111519 News The Alumnae year of 55 56 has been very actrve under our presrdent Dorothy Langdon Srrlev The big event of the year rs our Card Party and Fashion Show and we know tt w1ll be a fme success The models all from Ravenhtll who parttclpated tn the show last year were lovely Some of the models were Mary Frances Smrth McGuckm Na11yeBek1r Lllannf Kelly LCVU12 Mary Fllen Tolan Patty Close Hanover Flena Santa Marta and Helena Tlers This year our Fashion Show will b presented by Rowells featurmg a weddmg and trousseau I lzanne Kelly LeVrne has chosen gtrls from the un1or and Senror schools to model The brrde will be Mary Ellen Tolan and the flower girls Meg and Mary Lee Davls We thmk rt will be very excxtmg as Meg and Mary Lee will have had plenty of prac tlce at therr Aunt Grace s weddmg 1n Monaco We are also very happy that our prestdent Dorothy Sttley rs gorng to attend Grace s wedding Another excrtmg event this year was the Alumnae Basketball game Those who played for the Alumnae were Dorothy Langdon Sltley Vtr gmra Langdon udy Roberts Helena TICFS Molly Breene Ann Marte Fxnch Eileen Bonoma and Vlrglnla Breen Fven more fun was the Alumnae playing the Alumnae nuns This was a very close match although the Alumnae won The cheertng section for the Communrty was most enthuslastrc Reverend Mother Veronxca took an actrve part tn orgamzmg the team and we under Weddmgs stand they practiced qurte a but before the match Some of the nuns who participated were Mother Therese Margaret fSally Duros sb Mother Margaret Francis fPatsy Stewartl Mother Charlotte Mary fCharlotte Closej Mother Ann Clare CTerry Huldobraj Mother Regma fDavette Ryanj Mother Aloystus Mary fAn1ta Degnanj Mother Clare Teresa fGretchen Tjaderj and Mother Consolacron CGuadalupe Portrllaj Mother Regina fDavette Ryanl made her ftrst vows on the thrrd of April Her srster Coelr and Aldeen OMalley two of last year s graduates were there At the St Nicholas Bazaar on Dec 3 the Alumnae Booth outdld rtself under the charrman ship of Elleen Bonoma Not only dld we turn rn more money thrs year but our decorauons were outstandmg Kitty Taylor ordan again was rn better than ever We are proud to say that we have two daughters of the Alumnae graduating this year They are Kitty Taylor Jordan s Trrna and Eleanor Donahue Gallagher s Ellre We are also very happy to add some new names of chxldren of the Alumnae to our already large group m school at Ravenhlll They are Margaret Stewart Dougherty s Nanny and Derry Dottie Steldler Scullln s Drrssy Betty Stewart Dorsey s Cynthra Krtty Taylor ordan s Susre Ann Marte Costello Corrtgan s twms Ann and oan and Chrrstme Stewart Tonkmson s johnny Mary Elaine Mcllvame to Danny Smith Perl Beklr to Melvm C Wtlhams Garl Ralph to Luther B Moore Helena Tiers to Paul Andrew Lloyd Babzes Tony Roberts Curry fgtrlj oan Bononomx Gallagher fboyl Dede Danforth Hartley fboyj Vrrgxnxa Stewart McCarthy fboyj Glenna Costello Millar Cboyl Mary Costello Helmtg fboyl Muriel Steldler Doyle Cboyj Vlrgmta Foster ackson fboyl Ellm 0 Mallv Lang fboyj Mary Catherme O Mally Donnelly fgrrlj Mary Agnes Frank Hagan fgrrlj Shrrley Burns Krecker Cboyj jackie Green Knox fglfl, Sarah Vanneman Bradbury fgtrlj Bebe jones Goodall fgtrlj 1 1 - . - , . r I . , . . S 1 , A 4 . , , . . , 7 7 h 7 ' F' U , A A A A A . A . y .. . , . , . . A ' Y 7 A . A . I . A . ' . , .7 . . e y . ,A , , K . . Y Q i A. I J - ' - , , A A l A . . .A D , . y . A V A . - . . . J . . ' ' ' ' ' . . charge of the Bazaar decorations, and they were V D Y I . . . . - . , . ' 9 . . -V , , , . . . a I 9 7 A 7 ' 7 . . , . .. , . . , . , , . . , ., . A , l , A . . . . , . . . . J , ' Y . , . A . ' . .