The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-08
ANOTHER SUCCESS.
Strawberry Festival
of the Young Mems
Lyceun.
HALL CROWDED WITH FRIENDS.
Feature Of the Evening Was
Exhibition Drill of the
Emmett Guards.
HALL CROWDED WITH FRIENDS.

The Catholic Young Mems Lyceum
held its annual strawberry festival in
Mechanics hall last evening and added
another to its already long list of So
cial and financial successes.
The hall was crowded with the friends
Of the Lyceum. The chief feature Of
the evening was an exhibition drill by
the local crack company of the Ninth
regiment, the Emmett Guards, and the
maneuvers on the floor of the hall were
repetition of its marching triumphs.
The company was applauded to the
echo as it left the floor.
The exhibition was given by "a men
under command of First Lieut. NJ. E.
Hines, who put the platoon through the
regular marching movements and fir
ing and loading, which caused consid-
cradle CONSERVATION among the fair
sex.
The company was furnished music by
the Worcester Boys Club drum corps,
which accompanied it to and from the
armory.
The winner of the ticket-selling con-
test was Miss Mary Lynch, who dis
posed of 936 tickets, The first prize was
SIS. Miss Polly Cotter took the second
prize, $S5, selling 791 tickets, and Miss
Clara Taylor sold 354 tickets. but there
was no third prize.
There was no voting contest. and no
vendors of tickets save for the ice
cream, lemonade and candy tables.
These tables were Drettily decorated
and in charge of young ladies. Miss
Julia Smith was general manager of
the two ice cream tables with Miss Ma
ry Pighue in charge of the table No. l,
and Miss Nellie Thompson in charge of
table No. 2. They were aided by the
following young ladies:
On table No. Mamie Lowrey, Mar
garet Buck, Minnie Fitzpatrick, Ma
ME McKenna, Katie Donahue, May
Donovan, Nora Courtney, Annie
Croake, Jennie Spencer, Josie Higgins,
Josie Connolly, Lila Danahy, Margar-
ct Leary, Josie McKenna, Margaret
Reed, Nora Croake, Lizzie Croake, Isa-
bel Reed, Minnie Sullivan, Sarah Love,
Sarah COrrigan, Lizzie Toomey, Lizzie
Cough, Katie Garvey, Gertie Wall,
Nora Daley, May Tracy, Jennie
Evans, Minnie Joyce.
At table No. these assisted-Mary
Quinane Mary Carberry, Lizzie Ken
nedy, Annie Carney, Minnie Whalen,
Margaret Winchester, Annie Lynch,
Agnes Brophy, Cora Parker, Mary
Kennedy, Lena Mccarthy, Nellie Gill
Minnie Brophy, Margaret CarberTY,
Margaret Keaney, Katherine Deedy,
Katie McDermott, Mamie McDermotl,
Katharine Sheehan, Mary Brown, Jo-
sic Hill, Rose Doherty, Helen Burke,
Lizzie Kelly, Mary Smith.
The candy table was in charge of
Annie O'ConnOr, manager, assisted by
Agnes Matthews Annie Carney, Mar
garet Higgins.
Il, r1l Nv T4vTfa
patrick, manager, assisted by Margaret
Redican, Katharine Danahy Kathar-
inc Mclaughlin.
Dancing was enjoyed to the music
of Chaffins Orchestra till / O'Clock in
the morning. The dancing was in
charge of President John T. Sheehan,
who was floor director, assisted by
William T. McCarron and DIR. Joseph
4. Smith. The aids were Bernard F.
Redican, Thomas F. Donahue Hugh
H. Brosnihan. Edward J. Carberry,
Hugh J, Black, Edward F. Connolly,
Martin A. Doherty, James J. Murphy,
Henry Hughes, John H. Smith.
The guests Of the evening We're looked
after by the following reception COM
mittee: NJ. T. Granger (chairman),
George F. Mccullough. Thomas F.
O'Reilly, Patrick J. LOTUS. John F.
Smith, Peter H. Breen, Robert +.
Carey, Joseph A. Hagerty, Thomas J.
NIcManus, John F. Sullivan, John J.
NuEent.
The committee of arrangements to
whom the success of the party is due
was composed of T. ]. Sheehan, chair
man: T. ]. Reid, secretary; W. F.
McCarron, J. J. Rkidy, A. J. Carney, P.
J. Tighe, T. F. Donahue, T. c. Koran,
P. H. Breen, H II. Black, S. F. Carri-
gan, Il. n. Brosnihan, Z. ]. Carberry,
P. J. Cashen, T. T. Dowd, NJ. A. Doher-
ty, H. G. Dolan. J. J. Fitzpatrick, T. f.
Foley, P. F. Fell E. 2. Connolly, NJ. Z.
Granger, J. B. Cough, W. F. Londer-
gan, N. n. Molloy, J. +. Lehaney. J. J.
Murphy, g. F. Mccullough, A. ]. Nc
Carron, j. McNally T. j. AIcManus,
J. a. Newcombe. p. J. Lotus, J. H
O'Connor, r. T. O'ReillY ]. Z. Daley,
]. J. O'Connen, J. T. Carberry, B. F.
Redigan, p. 7. Gavin, ]. z. Hanley. E.
F. Barker, J. J. Rour4e, J. H Smith
]. F. Sullivan DR.. J. A. Smith, ]. F.
Smith, c. e McEvoy