The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
ST. JOCBPH'S WILL
BENEFIT ORPHANS
Donation Party to Be Given
on Thanksgiving Night.
LITTLE ONES WILL PLAY PART
which for FOrty-six Years
Has Sheltered Homeless Ones,
VIII Give Annual Function In
Convention HaII-Ban VIII Fol-
low-List of the Committees.

For forty-six years st. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum, H street, between Ninth and
Tenth northwest. has been a shelter for
orphan boys from seven to fifteen years
old, and In that time hundreds Of Or
phaned ones have been fed, clothed,
educated, and prepared to earn a liveli-
hood 1t has more than 100 boys under
the charge ofsa dozen sisters. For TWEEN
ty-eigtrt years the Catholic Knights Of
PAmeTica have given on Thanksgiving
night a donation party for the orphans.
!: 80, ThiG Years Function.
The donation party. this year on
Thanksgiving night VIII be held in Con-
vacation. Hall. The address OF welcome
will be delivered by Rev. William J.
KsFey, d. D., Of Catholic University. An
entertainment Of songs and drills win be
given by the orphan boys under the
direction of Miss Kate Lackey. Follow
ing this there will be a ball, with music
by Prof. J.. 1. Fersinger's Orchestra. Re
freshments. confectionery, and flowers
win be On sale at booth under charge
Of Mrs. A. B. Coppes, who will be as
sisted by Mesdames J. 4. Rupert, NJ. !.
Weber. 20. r. Repetti, Leo Finn. r. Fos-
bender, HeFold, and Brockniann. and
Misses Iona Miller, Ella Herold. Marie
Holden, Agnes Holden, A. Hess. L. Hess,
Becker, Door, and the Misses Miller.
Following are the committees:
" Northumberland J. Hannah, presi-
dent; Michael A. Mess, vice president;
p, A. Tobin, secretary, and N. H. Shea,
treasurer.
'Reception-E. ]. Hannah, chairman; NJ.
l. Weller, B, F. Saul. George r. Repetti.
William Mcclure, Robert Berberich, John
Ridden, George Killeen, John Shughrue.
Oscar Luckett, John ]. Dermody, A. B.
Coppes, l.. Mangan, William Schwing, A.
C. Joy. J. A. Madigan, E. e. Fisher.
Michael Dowd, NJ. NJ. Doyle, F. P. Mad
igan. NJ. Mccormick, P. F. Nelligan. ].
Rauscher, James F. Shea, and NJ. Kins-
low.
Donation--M A. Keane, chairman:
William Mcclure. J. Henry Buscher.
George Killeen, w. A. Simpson, NJ. J.
Keane. John Ebert. J. A. Madigsn.
James Lackey, J. Hadley Doyle, Frank
Wisner. John Cady. John F. Costello. ].
A. Herbert, John Ridden. p. ]. Nee,
z. o. Castell, l.. B. Cook, William Neu-
land. and Caspar Giebel.
Omcers of Ball.
The officers Of the ball are J. H.
Buscher, master of ceremonies: William
H. De Lacy. floor manager; Or. A D.
Wilkinson and P. J. Nee, assistants.
Floor commlttee-Dr. William p. Ke-
neaIy. p. J. Haltigan, T. B. McNamee,
f. p. Harrington, DR.. Thomas F. Lowe,
DR. {. E. O'Connor, Z. J. McOuade,
George L. Dant, Edward Voigt, T. K.
Gailaher, Gregor Kramm, DR.. W. T.
Pairo, DR.. William A. Mess, John J.
German. G. J. Columbus. b.. Bussink. d.
J. Connell. Theo. Himmelberg Charles
Miller, Andrew Nolte. w. p. Normoyle,
Joseph 4. Berberich, E. p. Schwartz. NJ.
Frank Rupert, DR.. J. J. Slattery. Will
lam ]. Tobin, J. V. Cogan. ]. p. Dawson,
John Lynch. James Nolan. Joseph F. 4.
O'Brien. and Charles n. Fisher.
Press cofnmittee-Judge William H De
Lacy, DIR. A. d. Wilkinson, P. ]. Nee,
j. J. Murphy, and c. J. Columbus.