Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-06-01

and St Mary $ Academy. Asthe pro-
cession IN the neighboring parishes
had already been held, there was a
large influx ofvisitors and devout pill
grims to witness the same event here
which is always an important one IN
The annual round ~ parish history
The day was exceedingly hot, more
Ike July than mild and balmy May.
Bnt the impending storm did not
sweep over the county until the pre-
cession was over and all we're safe
10 the church
At $40 p. nj, The line formed at ST..
Mary Aeadciny. headed by the Cross.
bearer and Aeolytcs Tho Sanctuary
boys formed The FIRST division, aud
their white and Cardinal cassocks
gave the first touch 81 color 70 4 pro-
cession that was strIkIngly beautiful
and presented pleasing succession
groups, tableaux and color schemes.
The lloats we're prettily decorated in
addition TO the bright tableau viyant
that each ono carried wI'hc one re-
presenting the Blessed Virgin. pre-
sen.ing the scapular to ST. simon
Stock, was rather unusual but very
pretty Another showed thp Blessed
Virgin seated and surrounded by
Mothers and their little ones, like
the famous scene Of Christ blessing
The little children The labieau Of
OF Pcntecost showed the iirst sodality
the apostles in tie company and
under tic protection Of the Blessed
Virgin, receiving The Holy Spirit.
over the group was a bright sunburst
and the Dove stlnboliaing the Holy
Ghost, and each bore a halo sur
mounted by a ray Of light
The seniors OF the Aeademy formed
thc choir and the Flower girls, who
were arrayea 10 varicolorcd costumes
aud each carried the flower she was 70
present 70 Mary, The gtr4t Queen 81
May This scene, when all had ar
rived before the Shrine 10 ST. Alloy
sius Church, was most devotional and
inspiring. The Angel and The May
Queen stood bolore Tie shrine aud the
tableuu characters crown and garland
bearers and flower girls were arrana.
ed 10 pretty groups about them. The
church was crowded by the doors
with sodalily members. about so hav-
ing matched 10 the procession. The
program OF exercises ia the church Is
given bciow Towards she close ~
4 Father Quirk's eloquent sermon, tho
storm broke outside. but nothing dis.
tnried the conhdnnl and earnest deeo-
tion Of lhai Ihrong Of Mary's Children
kneciiug for ihe blessing other Divine
Son, after Tins honoring His Mother
and Use spiritual Mother ~ all
The order ~ march and tie tabieaut
are given below
Cross.bcarcr, Fred McC;cc; AcolyicA
senedict Drury and Charles Duke
Tho Anuunciatinn Float
/ Abga Gabriel Della Jrnkia~
blessed virgln, E,tnlle Drarg
Angels Sodality section FIRST
John Duke bearing Banner
White Boys White Girls
I Angel Guardian Float Angel Guar.
dian, Kathleen Ceal
Shilduan. Mary Catherine sarilpM
Atc Locker
I Angels sodalisy second section
Colorad Boys Colored Girls
/ The Nativity Flnat. Infant "a Crib
( Bieecd Vrgao, katherine htrch;
Saint Ioseph Helen Swami: Angel Of
tl,e Nativity, Eiizaheth AallheNs
Students 81 Leonard fiall
%ayorIan brothers
! Tho d g. seapnlar Float S.
simon stock May MatilnNiy Bicsed
VIRGIN, Grace Greonweil
Students " ST. MARY Acadcny
Sisters ~ Charity
/ Blessed virgin blessing HHae CHI,
4 dru Fioab Bless-,l virgin, Marie
MalflnQly Mothers lilaachc na3 den,
( Marie wheeler, GLADYS Howard.
/ Chnann, Erne,tipn Payne. Films
Sterling Josephine Sterling Miriam
\ Drury, snsm l.nker, Agnes Downs,
4 Masters Yates Norris Charles isee.
wick Foley Drpry Aipi,eos Dtsc,
John sterling
White Men White Women
Colored Men Colored Womes.
81 Aloysos -. v. sodnliiy. =, H.
I Gough, Project bearing fsanuer o.
scent 90 ,ba Holy Ghost or Peniecosi
i Float; Blessed Virgin, viginia Boy
Ekiu Apostles Robinson Dunbar,
Louis Jenkins Marsball Myer, Arthur
4 Murphy Gustav Breen, John Wilson,
Eugene Collins, James Maiiingiy,
John Canencld, Joseph Bryan. fIaroid
Robinson, and Paul DonIhee
81. Mary Academy Choir
orgaulst Elizabeth Dorsey; Choris
iers, Mary Brent Hamilton, iielent
lGreenwell, sallie Grccnwcli, Loretta
Burch. Marie Betheil Virginia Pagan,
Mary Maguiret Helen Mcguire Rieh
| les Ching
FloRcr Girls: Presentation Of u,
Flowers 60 the Blessed Virgin; th,
Angel Of Presentation, Mary Magnire
| Pinks, Richley Ching violets, Mar,
Wallace cireenwell; Red Roses, Lor
eta Butch; Eycrgrcens, Helen Ma
gairo; Ivy, NJ. Edna Combs; Gorani
nms, Helene Cromwell; White Roses
Anita camalier; miles, sallle Green
we'll; yellow Roses, Mary MeCully
Forget-Me-Nots, Louise Norris
Garland bearers attending Ma.
Queen; Margaret Hobbs, Sophi
MattiuglY, Helen Bgrne, Ehzabetl
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