Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
WEARERs OF THE GREEN.

St. Patroks Day Celebration Was a Great
sueeess-Fine Program Rendered-List
Of Prize Winners.
St Patricks color predominated in Fes-
tival hall last night when the annual fair
of st. Michaels Roman Catholic church
was held. The hall was festooned with
green and white, which, with the pretty
booths and gay crowd made festive
scene. The decorations on the stage
were particularly effective, a huge green
and white canopy covering the stage
from end to end. The exceedingly effec-
tive decorations were planned and carried
out by Timothy Aher, Michael CaYanaugh
John Cavanaugh and John Blake, assist
ed by John Lynch and James Denning
The hall was filled all the evening and
the patronage at the various booths was
generous both before and after the pleas
ing entertainment, given by the young
people. The program included piano
solo by Miss Agnes Blake; recitation by
Miss Marguerite Haus; song by a chorus
of tots from the first and second grades
in the school selection, who's turn"
by Joseph Aher, Bernard Dunlevy and
Louis Kaine, which was one of the hits
of the evening; songs by the senior pupils
and by the Junior pupils; recitation by
Harold Shea and an Irish dance by eight
little girls in Irish costume. They were
Rose Derosia, Josephine Clarity, Alice
Filion. Julia Filon, Eleanor Sheehy, Ce-
ella Burke, Rose Pellerin and Marion
Long.
The real hit of the evening was the
regulation minstrel show by the boys.
Edmund Haus served as middeman in
true minstrel style, and his work was ably
seconded by the end men, Bernard Dun
levy, William Welcome, Louis Kaine and
H. Smith. The chorus consisted of j.
Aher r. Lynch, w. Yauvey, T. Austin.
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Fftzgibbons. Miss NJ Yauvey and Miss
4. Blake served as accompanies
Another feature of the program which
met with high favor was the singing by
d. Frank Shea and Edward ]. Snyder.
The hall was nearly surrounded by
gayly decorated booths. The most pre-
tentious was the large fancy booth deco
rated in purple and white. where wide
variety of pretty things was offered for
sale The booth was under the direction
of Mrs. David Meany, Miss Nellie Grady,
Miss Katherine Calvin, and Miss Margaret
Moran. The candy booth was one of the
prettiest in the hail. its green and white
colors being frightened by profuson of
shamrock leaves. The booth was in
charge of Mrs. T. F. Denning, Miss
Marion Denning, Miss Dorothy Denning,
Miss Mary Long, Miss Mary Austin, Miss
Nellie Austin and Miss Katherine Flem-
ing
A fish pond, gay in the national colors,
was presided over by Miss Helen Leahy.
Miss Mary Moylan, Miss Zeta Ryan and
Miss Mary Ryan. Lemonade was served
from a pretty green and pink booth by
Miss Mary Doyle, Miss Helena Rate
Miss Katherine Brosnahan and Miss
Katherine Manning. The flower booth
decorated in green and white, was in
charge of Miss Susie McGrath, Miss Helen
Fenton and Miss Bertha Pellerin. Cake
was sold by Miss Eliza Grady and Miss
Agnes Cavanaugh. The ice cream booth
was in charge of Mrs. d. NJ Brosnahan
Mrs. Martin Dunn and Mrs. Mchae
Lynch Tea and coffee were served by
Mrs. Timothy Aher, Mrs. ]. p. Ferritel
and Mrs. Nora Manning.
Much interest centred in the drawing
and voting contests. The prizes and the
winners were. Dress suit case, Miss Anna
Smith; barrel uf flour, John Aher; tor
of coal, DR.. E. R. lynch; IS gold piece
Miss Alice Guiheen; lamp, S. w. Knight
blankets, John P. FentoL: IS worth o
goods, T. H. Ryan; box of cigars, Johr
Curry; umbrella. Miss Annie F'itzmorris
rocking chair, Miss Maysie Calvin; pic
ture Mrs Annie Burke; sister doll, Mis-
Helen OConnor of Dorchester, Mass.
shawl, Miss Abby Grady; cushion. Mrs
Timothy Aher; pair of shoes, John Blake
tr: one-half dozen silver knives, JOIN
McNulty; silver tea service. ]. L. Griffin
lemonade set Miss Alice Manning; batl
robe, Miss Marion Long.