Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-06-07
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pal OF the school, under whose direction
all the arrangements were made.
Promptly at 3 o'clock Father Halligan
entered the hall accompanied by Fathers
Smith OF Taunton, Mahoney OF Central
Falls, Redhsn of Sc. Joseph's and Lem
non and McKenna OF st. Mary's, this city.
The appearance OF the reverend pastor
was the signal for hearty applause for
considerable time and his surprise was
betokened on his joyful countenance at
the arrangement of the place. rhe rev.
erend gentlemen we're conducted to seats
reserved for them in the centre of the
hall.
AS soon as the party was seated march
was played on piano and organ together,
with Miss Rosie Little presiding at the
organ and Misses Annie McCready and
Essie Mccarthy at the plano, and the
children, two bytwo, walked down the
center aisle and, breaking off to either
side, marched in single file around the
interior, and meeting again at the door,
went two by two to the stage where they
took their places, and the programme was
begun by the singing OF the chorus, "All
Hail"
Miss Tessie McMahon then delivered
beautiful address To the pastor congratu-
lating him upon the silver anniversary of
his ordination and presented him with a
basket OF flowers to which about % ele-
gantly dressed young misses, wearing
silver trimmed sashes, contributed one
rose each, all walking from the platform
and placing the rose in the hands OF the
pastor who added it to the basket.
The next was neatly arranged dialogue
participated IN by several young ladies of
the senior grade who, as it were, came
from the various places where Father
Halligan officiated and, meeting by acci-
dent, told how they came to congratulate
him upon the occasion OF his jubilee.
The next part was exquisite and repre-
sented the various events and scenes i'm
the life Of the pastor OF st. Mary's. They
were made known by shields carried by
little boys. The first was inscribed
"Aroagh," his birthplace, and was fol-
lowed by "Niagara," "Holy Cross" "Troy
Seminary" indicating where he received
his education for the priesthood.
These were followed by ones showing
where he has ofiiciated as a priest the
first being Rockville, Conn.," next was
"St. Joseph's, Providence" These were
followed By nine shields bearing the
names OF the nine parishes or missions In
Washington and Kent counties which
were attended to by him alone 20 years
ago.
Next came 10 little boys bearing shields
representing the l3 years he has spent
here az pastor of st. Mary's.
They were followed by little group of
visitors from the Holy Land which Father
Halllgan visited on one of his vacations.
AS each of these scenes were brought for
ward neat addresses were made testIfying
to the good work performed by him in
each place.
Among those particularly and speaking
| creditably were Masters Charles Farrell,
Joseph O'Brien, Leo Richards, Joseph
| Richards and Miss Queenie HAYES.
A short congratulatory address was
made to the children, after which three
cheers were given by the bows for their
teac hers, their pastor, his assistants and
Father Smith, who was present and whom
they all remembered as a former assistant
here.
The proceedings were brought to close
by the singing of the "re Deum" by the
school.
Too much praise cannot be given the
worthy teachers, the Sisters OF Mercy,
particularly Sister Mary Genevieve, the
music teacher for the careful training the
children received and which made every
thing pass off so smoothly and success
fully.