The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-30
THE HALL CROWDED,
Several Thousand at
st. Anne's May
Festival.
VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEN.
Young Ladies Receive
Handsome Presents for
Selling Tickets:

Over 5000 people attended the 18th
annual May festival of the st. Anne's
Total Abstinence Society last night in
Mechanics hall.
On either side of the hall, under the
galleries, the supper tables were set.
The candy and lemonade tables, dec
GRATED by John Dwyer and r. A.
Adams, in red and white, were stu
ated opposite the main entrance.
The stage was decorated with palms
and ferns, behind which Chaff1n's or
chestra gave concert from s to 9
o'clock. Dancing began at 9 o'clock
and continued until 1 o'clock.
Thomas ]. Carmody, John T. Nc
Grath, John F. Sullivan were In charge
Of the floor.
Following is the list of those in
charge Of the different tables, and the
committee of arrangements:
Supper table No. Mrs. c. J. Car
mody, manager; assistants, Mrs. Frank
Kane, Miss Rose Norton, Miss Sadie
Hanratty, Miss Madge Feehan, Miss
Minnie Joyce, Miss Rose Hanratty,
Miss F. Higgins, Mrs. Thos. Kenney,
Miss Nelly Scully, Miss Annie Carmo-
dy, Miss May Dowd, Miss Mary Risso,
Miss Anna Mclaughlin, Miss Theresa
Hagan Mrs. Henry Healy, Miss May
Butler, Miss Mamie Boiling, Miss Mar
garet Murphy, Miss Catherine E. Gaff-
ney, Katie Britt, Lizzie McDonough.
Supper table No Mrs. L. F. Bean,
manager; assistants Mrs. c. Fogerty,
Miss NJ. Brown, Miss K. Flaherty, Miss
K. Conlin, Miss A. Heffern, Miss ].
McKenna, Miss G. Murray, Miss K.
Connors, Miss B. Murray, Miss G. Raj
ferty, Miss Burke, Miss 1. Cronin, Miss
NJ, O'DOnnell, Miss A. Foley, Miss NJ
Hayes, Miss R. Bernard Miss L, Dona-
her, Miss NJ Joyce, Miss A. Roux
Ice cream table-Miss May Donovan,
manager; assistants, Miss Sarah Love,
Miss Mamie Cooney, Miss K. Nally,
Miss Sarah Mcfarland, Miss Katie
Kane, Miss Mary V. Quinan, Miss May
Tracy, Miss Lill Morrissey, Miss Sarah
McNally, Miss Maggie Kiely Miss
Maggie Kelly, Miss Maggie Kiely, Miss
Nellie V. Thompson.
Candy table-Miss X. A. Quinn, man.
ager; assistants, Miss Maggie E. Ryan,
Miss Mabel E. Day.
Lemonade table-liss K. G. McGar-
rell, manager; assistants, Miss Lizzie J.
Kenney, Miss Aggie G. Brophy, Miss
K. T. COnlin, Miss Bessie Kingsley.
Committee of arrangements-C. J.
Carmody John F. Sullivan, John F. Nc
Grath, Michael J. McNally, Thomas F.
Malone, Dr. L. F. Bean, Frank j. Kane,
James F. Regain, Edward F. Dolan,
Philip w. Johnston, Thos. Degnan.
The contestants in selling tickets
were divided into two teams of five
young ladies on a side. Following are
their names: Mrs. Fanny Hay, Miss
Theresa. Carberry, Miss Bridget Cronin,
Miss Nora Collins and Miss May
Fineran; against Miss Nellie Burke.
Miss May Callan, Miss Annie Dumas,
Miss May Curtin and Miss Ella Callan.
The winners each received a gold
watch and the losers each a diamond
ring. These are the most valuable
prizes that were ever given at a ticket
selling contest in Worcester.
The result of the ticket selling con-
test was announced at II o'clock. The
team headed by Miss Fanny Hay won
with a total sale of 1866 tickets. Miss
Nellie Burke's team sold 723 tickets. At
11.30 o'clock the result Of the voting
contest was made known. Robert c.
Dow, assistant superintendent Of the
QuinsigamOnd wire mill, won the diam
ond studied watch valued at $3.50,
with 214015 votes, against 500 votes cast
for Dennis J. Kennedy, conductor on
the Worcester Consolidated Street Rail-
WaV,