The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-08
COMBINATION FAIR.

Company II, the Montpelier Military
band and st. Augustine's church, as
has been the custom # these organiz-
ations for several years, had planned
to hold a fair this fall. Rev. w. J.
O'Sullivan, pastor of st. Augustine's S
church, conferred with representatives
of the other named bodies and stated
that his church would hold fair but
did not wish to antagonize the other
organizations; as happy solution of
the situation he suggested the COM
bination of all three, which sugges-
tion was gladly adopted by the com
pany and band. 1t was agreed that
the fair should be given under the
central management of st. Angus
tines church.. 1t is now settled that
the great combination fair under the
joint auspices of Comany H, the band
and ST. Augustine's church will be
opened in Armory all on Thursday,
October 30, and continued for two
weeks.
The object of the fair is to raise
funds for the best military company,
the best band and the finest church
edifice - the new st. Augustine's S
chucrch-in the State In the further
ance of the project, meeting of the
ladies of the church was held in con-
junction with the members of the st.
Vincent de Paul society, an organiza-
tion of st. Augustine's church, in the
commercial classroom of st. Michael s
school building at three O'Clock on
Sunday afternoon and the following
organization for the management of
the fair was effected:
President of the fair, Mrs. Eliza
Miller; for the st. Vincent de Paul
society, vice president, Mrs. James
Jerome secretary, Miss Margaret
Mooney; treasurer, Miss Anna Nc
Mahon; for the congregation depart
ment, vice president, Miss Ruth
Brown; secretary, Miss Agnes AL
lard; assistant secretary, Miss Sarah
McAvoy; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian
Giffin assistant treasurer, Mrs. Lucy
Kelleher.
The following solicitors of contri-
buttons have been named: Ward one,
Mrs Peter Conlin. Mrs. James Can
tillion, Mrs. E. E. Pattee and Mrs.
H. Magester ward two, Mrs. d. f.
Ryle. Mrs. H. T. Premier, Mrs. Her.
bert Lawrence and Mrs. j. @. Len ay {;
ward three, Miss Alma Fisher, Mrs.
Henry Gravelin, Mrs. Paul Terrio and
Mrs A. Galaise; ward four, Mrs.
william Murphy, Misses B. Mcmahon,
Mary Kelleher and A. Mcmahon; (;
ward five, Mrs. L. N. Wood, Mrs, N.
Dancause, Mrs. T. Terrio and Mrs.
G. E. Megrath; ward six, Mrs. w.
S. Choate.
The committee selected to visit the
business men in the interests of the
fair are: Mrs. Lucy Kelleher and
Mrs. Jessie King. The several ladies
named are expected to visit all the
townspeople, since the organizations
under whose auspices the fair will be
held believe all will be interested in
making it a success. The st. Jeande
Baptist society, Knights of Columbus
and Catholic Order of Foresters were
invitd by Father O'Sullivan on Sun
day to cooperate in making this
event successful The first named or
ganization, which held a meeting on
Sunday afternoon, responded by con-
tributing $75 OF this amount $50
will be made cash prize in gold to
be disposed of on ticket, and the re-
manning $25 will be applied as may
be determined later.
All of these organizations have
held successful fairs in past years and
their combination is bound to pro-
duce not only greater but better
and more successful event and one
which the pubic at large will support.