St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
ST. PATRICK's DAY BANQUET
Father Lynch Greeted Old Parishion-
ers of st. AlOysius Church
Other Speakers.

Father Lynch Greeted Old Parishion-
ers of st. AlOysius Church
Other Speakers.
St. Patrick's Day celebration in
! Pythian Hall last Wednesday night
under the auspices of the Alter So
+ ciety of ST. Aloysius church was
grand success and the attendance far
beyond expectations. Over four hun
dred partook of the bounteous repast
and in spite of the fact that the
spread was arranged on a generous
scale, many late corners were obliged
| to go hungry.
The hall was deliberately decorated
with Irish flags, shamrocks and green
lstreamers and the eight tables pre-
sented a pretty scene. There were
bouquets of jonquils and hyacinths,
Irish potatoes surmounted by nina
ture green flags, ferns and small
shamrOckS showered over the cloth.
The menu consisted of fruit cock
tail, crowned with green cherry and
small Irish flag, roast turkey with
flxings and lemon sherbet, colored
green, served with cake and coffee.
The doors were opened at $3.50 and
the diners marched into the hall to
the accompaniment of a nine-piece
orchestra. The orchestra played
throughout the banquet which was
followed by speaking. Father Dwyer
presided and in his opening remarks
referred to the mixed races present
as sign of better understanding
and the growth of brotherly love
among all peoples under the Stars
and Stripes. He also referred to the
cheerful and lighthearted nature of
the Irish people and their endur-
ance and proven ability to fight
against great odds. He thought that
their years of tyranny were nearly at
an end and predicted that before
1916 Ireland would be legislating for
itself.
Father Drouhin, the next speaker,
eulogized st. Patrick and held up the
record of his life of self-sacrifice as
an example to the present generation
and urged the people to accept the
responsibilities of life, especially the
young people whose duty he thought
it was to marry and rear up families.
Father Crosby of Hardwick told
a few witty stories and urged the
Irish people to emulate the life of
their patron saint. He was very OPP
tomistic for the future of the race
and referred to the fact that except
for days of a purely religious nature,
st. Patrick's day was more gen
orally celebrated than any other holt
day throughout the world.
Father Lynch, for many years in
charge of St. Aloysius church, was
present and was given hearty greet
ing. He complimented the ladies of
the church and expressed the wish
that the parish should be kept to-
gether under the leadership of Father
DWyer. Another wish was that he
be given the power to develop a taste
for reading Irish litel ature and the
history of the race in order that the
present generation might better IN
derstand what Ireland had been
through with. He believed that a
thol ough knowledge of their strug-
giles would benefit the people and
make for a better Ireland in the fu-
ture.
Following the speaking, a pleasing
musical program was rendered, in
Guiding selections by mixed chorus of
"a voices; vocal solo, "Erin's Greet
ing" by Mrs. James Cosgrove; cor
net solo, Melvin Lynch; vocal solo,
Killarney Roland insolvency;
violin quintet, Misses Peck, Genge,
.Menut, Masters Paul insolvency and
Raymond Howe; vocal solo, Little
Bunch of Shamrocks,' Kathleen Cox;
piano duet, the Misses Ryan and Gil
more; vocal solo, eff They'd Only
Move Old Ireland Over Here Wal
ter Cox; violin solo, Souvenir de
Wieniawaski," Miss Elizabeth Peck.
All the numbers were warmly ap-
plauded and the encores were gem
erously given.