Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
SPECIAL TREAT FOR ORPHANS
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS TO FUR.
NISH THANKSGIVING FETE.
Annual Ball for Benefit Of st. Jo-
seph's Male Asylum Next
Thursday.


ing treat through the efforts Of the Cath
ball for the benefit of this asylum is to be
given Thanksgiving evening at Conven-
ton Hall. For twenty-six years the
love for the orphans.
st. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, with
its corps of sisters and over a hundred
parentless boys, receives no aid from any
official sources but depends largely upon
the donations of its friends for the funds
necessary TO. carry on the work. The local
branches of the Catholic knights of
America have taken special charge of this
oTphanage. The committee on donations
has asked friends of the orphans to send
money. clothing, fuel and food to the asy-
lum, II street between 9th and 10th
streets northwest, on or before Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The entertainment this year will ,onsist
of All address of welcome by Very Rev
Thomas j. Shahan, D. D.. rector of the
Catholic University of America: the rendi
ton OF patriotic songs and an exhibition
of calisthenics by the Oh han boys and
fancy dances, illustrative of the dances of
England, Scotland and Ireland, by the
five little Grove children. Following the
entertainment will be the ball the music
for which will be provided by an aug
mented orchestra under direction of Prof
j. I. Fersinger.
Committees in Charge.
The committees iii charge of the enter
tainment and ball are as follows:
Executive dommittee-Edward J. Han
nan. president; NJ. a. Mess, vice presi-
dent: n. II. Shea, treasurer; John A. Mad
igan. secretary. and Michael a. Keane,
chairman donation committed.
Officers of the BALL.. Henry Buscher,
master of ceremonies; William II: De
Lacy, floor manager: DR.. A. D. Wilkinson
and p. J. Nee assistant floor manager
Floor committee-Dr. w. P. Kenealy, P.
]. Haltigan, Thomas B. McNamee, E. P.
Harrington. Dr. John J. Rspetti. Dr..
Lowe. Thomas J. Donovan. F. j. Nc
Quade, George L. Dant. Edward Voigt,
Thomas X. Gallaher, Gregor kramm. j.
A. O'Shea. DR.. William A. Mess. DR.. Will
liam Z. Pairo Bernard Bussink, John j.
Charles Mueller, Charles ]. Columbus, An
drew Nolte, A. A. Weschler. William
kapperts. w. P. Normoyle, J. A. Berber-
ich, f. P. Schwartz, NJ. Frank Rupert
and DR.. j. j. Slattery.
Reception Of Guests.
Reception committee-Edwafd ]. Han
non, chairman: George r. Repetti, Will
liam Mcclure. B. Frank Saul, NJ. 1. We'll
Ter. Robert Berberich, John Ridden, Os-
car Luckett. j. j. Dermody, A. B. Copies,
L. Mangan, William Schwing, John
Schrughrue. A. c. Joy. Prof. Michael
Dowd, John Harrington, William Clark
son. Joseph Fl. Mckeever, Joseph f.
Roach. John B. Murray. P. A. Tobin, r.
r. White. NJ. A. Mess, John F. Reagan.
Edward J. Burke, John Craden, ]. L.
Spilman, J. j.. Burch and James A. Dill
Ion.
Committee on entertainment and press
William H. De Lacy, DR.. A. D. Wilkinson,
p. j. Nee. Charles ]. Columbus and Jo-
seph J. Murphy.
Hat box-James Considine chairman.
Door-L. z. Cook. chairman.
Committee on donations-M. A. Keene,
chairman. William Mcclure. P. ]. Nee,
Juhn Ridden. j H. Buscher. John Gilbert,
J. J. Fuller. T. A. Cannon, J. A. Rupert
NJ. j. Mccormick, a. J. Ronspies, W. A.
Simpson. J. c. Simpson, Joseph A. Re
petit, B. F. Michigan, p. Meehan. Martin
Lynch. J. Henry Rupert, Nicholas Auth,
John Lynch. James ". BARLEY, r. j.
Hartgan, ]. r. Spellman, John Ready,
William r. Downey. L. Mangan, p. r
Moran, D. w. McGrath, e. F. Buckley,
F. p May. D. Loughran. John T. Gala
CHAN. Arthur Small. W. J. Dwyer, George
j. May. ]. r. Galloway, w H. Morris,
John Finn, F. p. Madigan and Clement
krogman.
Committee of Ladies.
Ladies in charge of refreshment booth
Mrs. William Schwing, presiding; assisted
by Mines. j. A. Rupert G. W. Herold
and Boachmann, and Misses Iona Muller
Ella Herod, Fennell, A. Hess, Dorr. L.
Hess and the Misses Becker.
X. Miles Silby, director of st. Patrick S
Church sanctuary choir. will direct the
orphan boys in the rendition Of their song
program. and Miss katherine Lackaye
will have charge of them during their
calisthenic drills.