Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-09-14

The Catholic Festival ut FmmitS.
burg. The Festival for the benefit of St
.Josrph's Church held at Emmitsburg the
four last days of last week IN St Ninccnt's
Hall was a very crcditable affair and emf
ncntly successful. In the getting up OF
this Festival on SO short notice the ladies'
OF the congregation displayed great energy
and taste. Although the weather was ca
ceedin"lv warm the Hall was crowded in
the afternoon and evenings by large nun
bcrS of people who contributed freely to
the enterprise The ladies all done well
and were wreathed in their lmppicst moods
when u customer entered the Hall, and SO
bcguiling were their efforts that but few
could resist the inclination to drop Il dime
or two in aid of the undertaking.
The country farmers contributed a large
amount of cream; 100 gallons of ice cream
was manufactured on the spot, and as the
weather was intensely hot this cooling
beverage was par;aken of with grateful
JUNCTION. Mr.. Frederick McIntire of Rose
Cottage furnished good part of the ice
and cream, and Mrs. Jesse Scahrooks as
chief Superintendent of the Rcfrigeratory
department cXcelled in manufacturing a
superior article Of the sweet cooling nectar
CONNECTIONS and cakes of all description,
oysters salads, coffee, chocolate, tea, etc,
were on the table, together with grapes,
peaches, pears, apples and fruit of all kinds
in abundance. The celebrated Guess
Cake" made by Mr.. Cruel of Gettysburg
at cents a guess - guessing as to its
Hall of st. Nncent's was beautifully fes-
tooncd and decorated with flowers and
evergrecns with artistic design and EN-
Enlistment.
All the ladies of the congregation of ST.
.Joscphs, married and single, were deter
mined to make it a browning success
and to astonish Father ODonoghuc, their
newly appointed Pastor, at the extent of
their ability to make good their promise to
obtain means to repair their old church on
the outside with new coat of paint, etc.
There were tables in the Hall presided
over with grace and sweet civility of man
ncr by the resistlcss fair ones. In dispms-
ing of cakes CONNECTIONS, ice cream, oysters,
fruit, etc, they done Land Office business
TO mention names would seem invidious,
where all performed 80 agreeable II part
act well your part there all the honor lies ,
They illustrated this adagc in an admirable
manner. But to Mrs. Squire Mooney,
widow Of the late Maj VIM. Mooney, Il
lady OF II years of age, we apprchend we
give offence to none, when We say, she de-
serves especial commentator for the en-.
ergetic and handsome part she performed
in getting up the Festival; age and bcautify
alike contribute to swell the tullness of the
observation There is nothing beautiful
but truth" Messrs. Peter O'Donncll, of
New Orleans and Mr.. Broadbent and family
of Baltimore, and Miss Fannie Cadle, Of
Prince Georges county, Md, late guests Of
the Western Maryland Hotel, contributed
work boxes, musical boxes, writing desks,
wax flowers and other articles which are
vet to be "chanced off," which will swell
the total amount of the Festival to $500
$4,000 having been counted when the
Hall closed on Saturday night. Pretty
good work for the small town Of Emmits
burg.