The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-12
MERCY SISTERS
FESTIVAL DREW
LARGE CROWD
EXERCISE.

The niuch-heralded harvest festival of
the Sisters of Mercy OF Providence and
Pawtucket opened in Harris Grove. near
Admiral avenue. yesterday.
The festival was begun at noon and un-
til the rain came at o'clock there was
quite large attendance Because OF the
unpleasant weather, II has been decided to
hold the affair over one day. The regular
features Of such an affair were present.
including cane-ringfng stands ball-throw-
ing games and several others.
Among the novel features of the affair
will be a voting contest for ticket TO
jamestown and the contestants will be
Miss Wynne, Miss Lynch and one each
from the department stores OF this city
The principal committees are as fol-
lows:
Executive committee-Mrs. John Mo
Clinohy Mrs. T. II McNally. Mrs. Fred
erick Ryan Mrs. Patrick Maroney. Mrs
NJ. j. Kelley. Mrs. Charles Tanning,
Mrs. William II. Bannon, Mrs. Charles
H Tierney, Mrs. William III. Cullinan.
Miss Clara Craig and Miss Catherine
Music-Joseph Dunphy, Joseph Taylor.
John. Taylor. Philip Taylor, Misses Mary
and Lillian Taylor.
Joseph j. Dunphy, Arthur Hoye. w. II.
Mclaughlin. w. j. Donilon, DR.. z. A.
Carroll. James Burns. G. A Beirne,
Frederick Bradley Vincent Murphy. ID.
T. Carroll, Daniel Farrell, John r. Nc
Nulty, William H. o'Neii John Kane,
2Ghn ar i y6r MsssrT 1s rylg9T Joseph
Kingsley, Miss Matte Nesbit and Miss
Lillian Kane.
Gates-James T. Egan. Thomas r. Coo
ney, james A. Cahill, John +. McNulty,
Joseph Tally and Thomas Curran.
Ticket offioe-Misses Helen Y. Kings
ley, Matte Nesbit and Lillian Kane.
Amusements for children-Arthur Hoye,
Joseph Tally.
Japanese game--C. A. Beirne and John
Art booth-Mrs John B. McKenna and
Thomas r. Cooney, Mrs Michael F. Doc
ley. Mrs. James t. Egan. Mrs: John
Prior, Mrs. George Mclaughlin and
asses Ap9s aSen ssas Mary Morou M Hns EsTy
Barry, Ursula Barry, Alice Midgley and
Emma Midgley.
Aprons and fancy articles-Mrs p. Ma
roney, Mrs. NJ. ]. Kelley, Mrs. f. Ryan.
Miss Clara Craig. Miss Mary Meegan,
Miss Rose Feeley, Mrs. j. Dockery, Miss
Mary Walsh. Miss Teresa O'Donnell, Miss
Catherine Mccormick Miss Mary Kenney,
Miss Padien, Misses Tetrault, Miss Mar
garet Doran. Mrs. J. @. Cunningham, Mrs
j. Peters. Mrs. F. Kromweid, Mrs ID. Kel-
ley, Miss Gilday, Miss O'Conncr, Miss
Cabe, Miss Barlow. Miss Hughes. Miss
Sadie Mcmahon Miss Flynn, Miss Agnes
Boand, Misses Kelley, Mrs. Robert Jones
and Misses Dwyer.
Burnt wood-Mrs. j. J. Moriarty, assist
ed by Mrs. NJ. w. Norton Mrs. w II
Culinan Mrs. Frank Canning. Mrs. John
McKenna, Mrs. Mary Hurley and Miss
Jennie Mccormick Philomena Johnson,
Greta Hurley, Margaret Blessing. Mary
Blessing, Mary and Annie Moriarty and
Nellie Donnelley.
Candy-Mrs. Charles Tanning. Mrs. w
III. Bannon. Mrs. Mary McGougs, Misses
Annie Rooney. Raftery, Monahan, Hogan
McGuirk. Bella Connelley, Mary f. Crot-
ton. Helen Hurley. Mollie Cosgrove. Anna
McGrath, Sarah o'Hare. Christina Morri
son.
Lemonade-Mrs. T. f. Monahan. Misses
Katherine Monohan, Louise O'Brien and
Helen French.
Chowder-Mrs. Joseph Murray. Mrs. Ed
ward Grimes, Misses Minnie Teehan Eliz.
ebeth t. Harrington. Anna Harrington
Mary Harrington, Minnie Gibbons, Alice
Monohan, Della Monohan, Mary Coffey