Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-07-04
Great Reunion and Picnic For
the Benefit of Poor
Orphans.
Varied Amusements Speeches,
Music, Refreshments and
Fireworks.
MANY HANDSOME DONATIONS

AT least fifteen thousand people
are expected to visit the st. Vincent
Asylum grounds in Clifton today and
participate in the glorious Fourth of
July celebration and picnic that Will
be held there for the benefit of the
children of the st. Thomas and st.
Vincent Orphanages. This celebra-
ton is promoted by the newly or
gained Orphan Society and prom
inent laymen representing the
various Catholic congregations of
Louisville, and is expected to sur
pass anything heretofore given for
the little boys and girls cared for
by the noble and self-sacrificing
Sisters OF Charity.
For weeks past general meetings
have been held, when the work was
carefully distributed and rapidly per-
fected. Every detail for the con-
venience, comfort and entertainment
of the general public has been care
fully arranged, and every Chairman
has been surrounded with an able
corps of assistants. There are about
200 orphan boys and girls in the
two institutions who will aid in do
ing honor to the Stars and Stripes
and our national holiday, one that
every patriotic citizen will observe.
At the general meeting held Mon
day night.at Bertrand Hall the Rev.
William Gausepohl, of st. Mary
Magdalen's, was introduced by Presi-
dent Meehan, and in his short adj
dress and appeal for the orphans he
reused his hearers to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm. Father Will
lam commended the work of the
society and the ladies and gentle
men interested.
Chairman Thomas Tarpy called
for rel oTts from the working COM
mittees, when II was shown that
many elegant gifts had been re-
ceived from the ever-generous mer-
chants of Louisville. These dona-
tons will be distributed among the
numerous ladies booths and on the
wheels. Edward j. Bosler an
nounced that for his department
there would be unlimited awards and
that each would be looked upon as
prize. The linen booth will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. John H. Busche-
meyer, and the many and valuable
articles to be seen here will make
this booth the Mecca for all the
women and many of the men folk.
Committeeman Russell, who will
act as manager of the country store,
reported that his committee had
assembled a large corps of assistants,
and that their stock would contain
all of the necessities and most of the
Injuries of the household. Council
man Thomas Dolan, whose chief aim
% to amuse the little people, said his
committee had done active work and
secured a large stock for the fish
ponds. Lee Yates and his corps of
lady assistants have been busy all
week preparing for the dairy lunch
they will serve, and promise that II
will equal anything ever offered by
the Camp or Childs establishments.
In addition to the foregoing there
will be a number of exciting games,
music, an electrical illumination and
fireworks at night and everything
that would contribute to the enjoy
ment of the day. The donations will
be exhibited In the various booths
and on the grounds. James Greene
was donor of a mohogany library
table, a brass bed and handsome
lawn swing; S. NJ. Ratio, a kitchen
cabinet Herman Straus & Sons, a
supply of beautiful table linens.
Other merchants to whom credit
will be given donated lingerie.
waists, scores of towels and articles
of clothing, while John Hardy and
other grocers are giving all the
bread that will be necessary, and the
Whitesides Bakery has also been
most generous.
All who have the interest and
comfort of our orphan children are
asked 10 come today to their picnic.
During many years past It has been
said time and again that Inde-
pendence day, above all others, was
the time for an orphans picnic. Now
that the day has come and the pic
mic is a reality, let il not go on
history as having been a failure. The
new Orphan Society Is making
strenuous efforts to get the newly
company into shape. Let
us help them by giving our time and
our means toward building up it's