Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-11
ANNUAL REUNION OF
ST. MARY'S PARISH
OPENS At CITY HALL
Wednesday Evening Draws Big
Attendance and an Excellent
Program Is Thoroughly En-
joyed-Reunion Continues To-
night with New Attractions

The annual reunion of the st. Mary s
parish opened Wednesday evening at
City hall and as usual the affair was
u great success. 1t was an event to
which all members of the parish had
looked forward and the hall was we'll
filed A varied program was carried
but in Il manner that won much APP
plauso and. needless to say, all pres
cnt passed a very pleasant evening.
II was 4 pretty picture that was
presented to one entering the hall, the
several booths being trimmed and
lighted in a very attractive manner.
The booths were well patronized dur
ing the evening and by the sale of the
articles = good sum was collected.
The program opened by a chorus Of
40 rnernbers of the girls choir, who
marched in and rendered a selection
entitled, Voices OF the Night in a
very praiseworthy manner. Miss
Mary White accompanied on the pi-
ano And this was followed by a Sc
lection entitled We are jolly Black
Smiths" sung by a boys chorus of Is
voices.
4 feature of the program was a
pantomime, THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," in which the following ladies'
took part: Mrs. NJ. p. Cullinan and
Mrs John Allison behind the scenes,
Marguerite Hickey, Madeline Allison.
Dorothy Stone, Adrienne Theberge,
Beatrice Roderick, Phyllis Morrissey,
Agner Golfer, Marie Simpson, Doris
Buckley, Resale LevasSeur, Annie
Faulkner and Doris Williams.
4 duet entitled Hard Times in
Boyland" rendered by John Albison
and Joseph Shirley scored a hit and
was followed by a hoop drill, "Revel
of the Naiads," executed by the fol-
lowing girls: Beatrice Pickett, Marga
ret Lynch, Dorothy Regain, Frances
Murphy, Annie O'Brien, Grace Kane,
Elizabeth Daniels, Bernice Berran,
and Jennie Faulkner.
Duets were prettily rendered by Marie
Simpson and Martin Fox. Catherine
Campbell and Marion Shirley.
A very pretty scene entitled "Tableau
of the Virgins" was then presented by
the following young ladies: Agnes Muir
ply, Marion Murphy. Josephine Frawley.
Louise Brennan, Edith White, Agnes
Williams, Margaret White. Mary Dowl-
ing, Mary McManus. Cecilia Buckley.
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram deserve great praise for the excel
lent manner in which each number was
carried out. On this committee were:
Oliver Cote, Miss Margaret Dunn, Miss
Harriet Enright. Thomas Enright and
Martin L. Fox. The pianists were Reuel
Cram. Misses Mary White, Helen Harris
and Dorothy Regain.
There were the usual number of booths
about the hall at which fancy goods, ice
cream cake and coffee, candy, punch
and fancy goods were sold. Each booth
presented a very pretty effect and the
manner.
The committees in charge Of the booths
were as follows:
Women's Charitable society-Fancy
work: Miss Margaret Field. Mrs. J. NJ.
Kehoe, Miss Sarah Leary.
knights Of Columbus-Punch: Grand
knight Joseph Smith. Deputy Grand
knight Oliver A. Cote, John Kehoe, Law
renee L. Colgan.
Drexel Society-Fancy work: Mrs.
Charles Murphy, Mrs. Thomas Buckley,
Mrs. William Ryan.
A. o. H-Punch: J. P. Grener, ]. A.
Guptill. Marcus Frawley.
Sunday school-candy: Misses Frances
Larkin, Jennie Frawley, Agnes Murphy.
Marion Murphy. Cecilia Buckley.
Altar Society fancy goods: Mrs. Char
les Dill. Mrs. Dennis Donovan, Miss
Josephine Powers.
Ice cream: Mrs. John Coughlin, Mrs.
Margaret Cullinan, Mrs. James Bren>
nan. Mrs. Catherine Larkin, Mrs. John
Houlihan, Mrs. Isabelle OConnor. Mrs.
Elizabeth Percival. Mrs. Elizabeth AL
len.
Candy: J. Edward Sullivan. J. E.
Hanson.
Program For This Evening
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