St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-01
GREAT RECEPTION TO DUBUC
French Catholic Association The
HOsts-Speeches BY Local Men.

French Catholic association The
Hosts-Speeches BY Local Men.
The French Catholic association did
themselves proud in their reception to
Jean Dubuc of Montreal, the we'll
known Detroit pitcher, last Thursday
night, and at the conclusion of this
most pleasant evening the guest of
honor said that he would not stay
away from home so long again.
Twenty-four years have interviewed
since Mr.. Dubuc left the town of his
birth and during that time he has de-
veleped from romping four-year-old
boy to one of the best known ball
players in America and on account of
his success in his chosen profession
a national figure. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Dubuc was sincere when he
said that although he had attended
many functions of a like nature, he
could not recall a more pleasant event
in his entire career than the reception
rendered him by the young men of his
native town.
The banquet was most excelIently
prepared by Caterer o. H. Smith and
as well served by an efficient corps of
20 young ladies under the personal
supervision of Albert Desrochers. The
hall was deliberately decorated with
streamers. festoons and. shields and it
was difficult indeed to imagine that
herein the boys were wont to tumble
and engage in such strenuous sports
as basket ball.
About Is healthy, hungry young
men were on hand for the affair with
a few older ones-that is, older in
years-to kind of steady the boat
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all were of one mind, that F. @. A.
had proven themselves royal enter
tanners.
Preceding the banquet Mrs. Will
kie's orchestra rendered a fine pro-
gram which was augmented by two
selections by the young ladies, who
were either selected as mattresses be-
cause of their musical talent or vice
versa. At any rate they acquitted
themselves admirably in both capaci-
ties and proved that versatility was
their middle name.
The post prandial was in charge of
DR.. J. A. Drouin, president of the as
ISOLATION, and he gave a short sketch
of the clubs history, starting from
the time when a few of the boys gath
cred on the vacant lot on ST. Mary's
street and played basket ball to the
time when the late FIR. BoissonnaulL
gave them the use of their present
hall. He praised both FIR. Dame and
FIR. Carrieres for their work in de-
Veloping the club and FIR. Drouhin for
his interest in the young men of the
parish.
The first speaker was Rev. E. c..
Drouhin who corrected the remark of
the POSTMASTER in saying that the
pastor claimed to know nothing and
care nothing about sports. Fr. Drou-
hin admitted his limited knowledge of
sports but denied a lack of interest
He thought that clean sport helped to
develop the young men and wished
that European countries as we'll as
America would indulge in them to a
greater extent. One point he brought
out was that a true gentleman paid
for ris sport and paid all his bills and
he claimed that the reason the club
was in better circumstances today than
at any time since its organization was
that it was self-supporting, that the
young men were made to pay for their
own fun. When thing is worth pay
ing for anyone appreciates it more.
He also referred to the fact that Jean
Dubucs father built Notre Dame
church and that the guest of honor
was baptized there.
Dr. Drouin introduced l.. n. Smythe
as the man of three B's-Bible, Bust
ness and Base ball-a man who could
talk on law, medicine, art or anything
else. Mr.. Smythe said that he always
has been interested in contests and be-
lieved that clean games brought out