Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-24
AUGUSTA LOCALS
F0RTY-F|VE STARS
IN SERVICE FLAG OF
ST. MARY'S PARISH
Banner Is Presented by
Holy Name Society at
A uaI Entertain
ment - Big Audience
Enjoys Patriotic Pro-
gram

An impressive l,@tlIrr r. lie lh.rd
annual entertainment o. -. Mays
he1y A@rie Society, given last evening
a ST. Mays ball, was the presenta-
ton ~ ire Society to lev. Fl. Thomas
J Michigan, Icr tic parish. Of "A service
flag bearing stars 4" 'ac number Of -
the number Teprescntin" the parish
in the various branches Of service,
ranking from colonel to private. The
presentation was made by J. +. Hanson
and the responsc by Rev. Fl. Michigan.
Mr. Hanson spoke a follows:
Reverend fathers, ladies' gentlemen
and children: rcrmIt me TO call to
your attention th;s blackboard on
wh.tl - arranged st. Mary's roll of
honor. - in number. How many Of
lIs req iizrd that we had such large
percentage OF eligible representatives
# this parrish actively engaged in this
great struggle" We should all look at
Those names and think Of those heroes
with a feeling Of great pride. The
young boys and girls Of this parish
should he ms pired with this same feel
in- and he proud to boast Of the fact
tliat they have Il father. brother or
uncle. II matters not what his relation
may bo. II he rs in his countrA's scrv-
icC. These brave men are in every
branch Of service Of both tho army and
nav. ranking rom colonel to private,
one equally essential t. the other-not
a conscript among them. the markings
OF generals
on this ron Of honor is also the
name Of ono Of our Young ladies, Miss
Helen Dunn. whose chosen profession
and keen sense Of duty finds her
standing shoulder to shoulder with her
stronger brothers all for the one great
cause.-The love Of humanity. There
fore, a ; u token Of love and esteem 1T
gives me great pleasure on behalf of
- Mary's Holy Name Society to pre-
sent to our beloved pastor, the Rev.
Father Nei.Gan. for II. Mary's parish
ON service fac.
orchestra music was furnished by
tho Misses White. who played in their
usual charming manner. The Silver
tity Quartet of Watcrville gave sew
e'al selections and responded to many
'ncorcs, but evidently not enough to
satisfy the audience The patriotic solo
10y Mark Wakefield Of the United
states Aviation Corps. greatly
pleased the audience. and Mr. Wake
field was compelled 10 respond to en-
cores. Very entertaining and mystify-
ing were the illusions presented by the
DemerS brothers Of Gardiner and Miss
Burgess of the Same city
Boys from st. Marys school sang
America" as the opening chorus and
Ia The star Spangled Banner" which
they sang in closing, they were joined
by the audience
The large audience included many
clergymen from ncighboring towns and
His Honor, Mayor Willis T.. Swift.
The parishs honor roll is as follows:
Vol Edmund Leary. capt. Thomas
NJ. j. Enright. Lieut.. Leo f. Dunn.
William j. OConnor, Ensign Charles
=. Allen Miss Helen T. Dunn. nurse.
Fred Benn, Ernest l.. Bicllford. Perry
Blckford, James l.. Boyle, Walter
FREEMAN, Charles +. Choate, Bert J.
'ogan. Orrin Golfer. John A. Costello,
Eugene {. couehlin, John c. Coughlin.
Lloyd y. Dickson. Allen A. bowling.
Charles \. Bowling, Henry A. BOWL
ing. Sylvester G. Drew Edward A.
DGgan, Edward j. Dugan, George
Emerson, James Fitzgerald, Leon
FLETCHER, Bernard fortier. 4. L. Good
heart, Earl T. Grcnier, Henry 4. Hop
hins' John Hopkins. Everett NJ. How
ard William +. King. John A. McNal-
~ Patrick j. Meehan, Harry 4. Muir
ply. Norman +. Murphy, James f.
Murray, Robert l.. Murray. John w.
oBrien. Carl Scanlon, Vincent w,
STANLEY. Mark f. Wakefield. Mortimer
Wakefleld lselected for West PninN