The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13
A MERRY PARTY.
United Divisions Of
A. 0. H. Welcome
Their Friends.
FATHER MATHEW HALL FILLED.
Bazaar for the Building
Fund an Assured
Success.
FATHER MATHEW HALL FILLED.

Bright and golden shone the lights,
loud rang the sound of revelry through
Father Mathew hall last night. Gaiety,
pleasure, merriment, ruled the hour.
Auspicious was the occasion, auspi-
cious was the weather.
The bazaar of Division /, Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians, began last night.
and will continue until Saturday 1t
went off with eclat Had the hall been
twice as large there would have been
scarcely room enough for the young
people on the floor to dance.
Not in its history has the A. o. H.
conducted such an important event.
Not in the history of the order has there
been such an orderly, well-behaved and
enthusiastic crowd at one of its festi-
walls.
1t was not alone to prove that the
Hibernians are a power in the city, but
also to prove that charity is world
wide in its nature, unrestricted by
creed or nationality, that this bazaar
was held
1t was one of the most successful
events ever held under the direction of
a division of the Hibernians. All divi-
sions united to make it a success. Indi-
cations of last night go to show that the
Hibernians are determined to build a
home of their own. The money taken
in will go to swell the fund already in
hand for the erection of the Hibernian
building on the Trumbull street lot.
Father Mathew hall has never held a
merrier party. A man with the blues,
if he happened to drop in would go
away with his sorrows dissipated. A
glutton for good time would leave the
hall burdened with satisfaction. He
would feel like an heir to the will of
opportunity He would cash in large
check of pleasure.
1t was an occasion worthy of the
crowd. The hall, in tribute to the manly
young veterans of the Spanish war that
belong to the A. 0. H., was appropri-
ately decorated with the national col
ors. AS a reminder of their ancestry,
the Irish flag was conspicuously pres
ent.
1t was more of a social affair than a
fair. The word bazaar ordinarily carries
with it the idea of booths and corner
hooks, where the elusive dimes of the
unwary are entioed from their pockets.
1t was not so at this bazaar. Everybody
that came into the hall was heartily
welcomed and made to feel that they
were at home Small as the hall is,
had the whole world arrived, welcome"
would have extended its glad and en-
thusiastic hand
The crowd for the most part being
young people, of course there was
dancing. 1t began about the time the
nall opened. 1t was continued until an
early hour this morning.
The Eclipse orchestra was in attend
ance and most enjoyable program was
played. The boys and girls tripped
1.-The light fantastic" up and down the
floor. To them it was like May day
picnic. The word care" was erased
from the lexicon.
The hall fairly shook with applause
when Ulick Clifford past president of
the division, announced that Miss May
Gilhooley had won the $500 prize for
selling the most tickets.
The contest for the most popular gen.
tleman in the order, in which Martin
Riordan is pitted against Joseph Beahn,
will be fought to conclusion tomorrow
night.
The dancing was in good hands. The
floor director was p. j. Shelton, with
Terrence Griffen and j. c. Mahoney as
assistants, Cornelius Curran. John Car
roll, John Keliher, John Mccarthy Da-
vid Fleming and Michael Ryan as aids.
The reception committee was COM
posed of d. S. O'Callahan, Philip Kelly,
John j. Sexton, ]. A. Toomey and Ar
thur Welsh. Throughout the evening
We're served.