Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-01
A YEARS GREAT WORK

Large and Euthusiastic Gath ertng at the Exhibition and Social Session Of
 the Catholic wOmen's Association. Notwithstanding the excessive heat the first annual exhibition and social evening of the Catholic Women's association, which took place in St Patrick's hall last night.
 was attended by an audience that filled to it's utmost capacity not only the main hall. l but every available room in the building, 1 and althouug the thermometer was up in the nineties all seemed happy. One could
 scarcely tell which to admire most the
 artistic decorations in the hall and exhibi- ton rooms, or the handiwork of the pupils
 of the different classes. The former was
 complete triumph. Flags, streamers and
 bannerettes of every shade were artistically
 entwined over the main entrance and sus-
 pended from the ceilings and window cas- ings. This was the work of the Misses
 CalIaghan and Morrot and the Mssdames
 Edward Doocy and O P. Hayes.
 On entering the building the following committee assisted by members of the as-
 sociation, escorted the visitors into the ex-
 hibition room in the east end of the third floor: Mrs Augustus Jackson and the
 Misses Mary Stapleton, Alice OCoDnell
 and Katharine Callsghan. Here was. ex-
 hibited specimens of the work of pupils in
 the various classes. First was the triumph
 of the young ladies in dressmaking. con
 sisting of three classes of ten each under
 the direction of Miss Della Fitzpatrick.
 Miss I. 0. Qaigley. Mrs BArrette. Miss OB,ien, Mrs Mary Doran and Mrs William 0. Moore. The art class was presided over
 by Miss Alice Moore. Miss Emma Me
 Carthy was tutor of the class in bookkeep- ing. Miss Cecilia Roberts was teacher of
 the class in the study of the French Ian
 guage Miss Jennie O'NeilI taught the
 class in penmanship. Mrs Bernard Fitz-
 patrick had charge of the class in English
 grammar Miss Annie Coyle was in structor in arithmetic and Miss Kate Clos
 ter had a class of vocal music.
 No daily paper could devote the space
 necessary to description of the different
 articl which were placed on exhibition
 by the scholars in dressmaking. art and
 penmanship. Suffice it to say that it was a proud moment for teachers and pupils,
 as the spectators viewed and admired the various specimens on the show counters
 The work of all the teachers could not be put on exhibition on an occasion like this, but it is fair to assume that the
 other classes have been equally successful. and that the pupils have
 advanced wonderfully in their studies | Ourlnk tue EaSI SIX nCutuS. 1ucES "hS au average of ten in each class and the atten- dance of pupils and teachers was one ot the marked features of the meeting even- { ings.
 At the north side of the hall there was
 another exhibition which attracted consid, erable attention and once person was ad,
 mitted there be was not in much of a hur- . " to leave it. It was the lemonade and 3 cake exhibit. in charge of the Mesdames z L. Morrot. John Kilduf and c. Maloney 1 and the Misses Katherine Charters, Mary l Fox, Minnie Rush, Jennie Moore. Mary @ Coughlin. Nellie Leeney. Julia Roper and 9 Jennie O'Neill. The fair attendants dis 1 posed of the good things on the table with
 lavish hands and the young ladies did no 8 omit to mention to gentlemen friends tha I the toothsome edibles were the work o s their own hands and that they could du 6 plicate these things any day in the week But all the fun was not down stairs II D the main hall as many as could find room 0 | were listening 10 a rare treat during th' d rendition of the following programme
 Where are You Going, My Pretty Maid ? f by quartette composed of the following 5 voices: Mrs William J. Bergen. Miss Alice :. Hughes and Messrs w. J. Hughes and 0 ..' Maloney. Mrs L. Wolff accompanying ol h the piano; piano duet. the Misses Mo
 
 n chorus by the c. w. A. singing class; solo E .'Far From Home," Mrs W. J. Bergen; solo .. Master Mcknight clever paper on thu t work of the Catholic Women's association
 was read by Miss Emma Mccarthy, pre>i
 dent of the association. Ike exercise closed with q chorus by the vocal musi e class. Most of the Catholic clergymel were present and many from the differen II parishes who had not met in years enjoye' : a hearty hand shake and joined with eacl s other in discussing the great benefits de rived from membership in the Catholi u Women's association.
 It was the largest and most represents tive gathering of Catholic women We hsv
 ever seen congregsted in Waterbury. Al e the parishes were we'll represented anon f, the pupils, and the audience was made u D. of people from all parts of the city. Quit a good many members of other denomin 'e ations dropped in to see the exhibition an 2: on all sides there wal nothing but word Il of praise for the work of the organization IS The society was organized just one yea V ago and has now membership of tw le hundred, and the exercises of last nigh
 are sure to prompt a large number of tn " young ladies of the different parishes i. become affiliated with it. The committe n in charge of the soclal evening and annua !. exhibit was: Miss Emma Mccarthy, pres D. dent, Mesdames J H. KIlduff. Geo Marshal at Cornelius Maloney, Herman Heriugel P; and tine Misses Mary McCarthy, katherin $. Charters. Kate GloSter and Annie Coyle. le The annual election of officers will talk I place at the Convent of Notre Dame hR R. Monday evening.