St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-21
Ladies of St. Aloysius Serve
600 Diners In Drill Shed
of Armory
SHAMROCK AND HARP
MARK DECORATIONS
Fine Addresses and Musical Program
Places Occasion Above Any For
MGR St. Patrick'S Day
Event Ever Held
Hero

A little bit of Emerald Isle" was |
present at the Arrnory last evening
when the annual banquet in honor of
st. Patrick was held under TThe aus /
pces of st. Aloysius parish. Never
before have SO many been served at
one time at Il banquet in ST. Johns
bury, nearly 600 persons being seated
at the tables in the big drill shed.
Eight tables reaching nearly the
length Of the big dining room were
filled and seven smaller tables cared
for the overflow.
Besides the excellent menu served
by the ladies of the parish the event
was featured by able speaking, and
a-pleasing musical program. Rev.
John DWyer. rector of the parish
proved 4 capable toastmaster and the
speakers We're: Rev. FIR. E. c. Drou-
hin, DIR. c. A. Cramton, Frank H
Brooks, Charles f. Peck and Elisha
May.
The banqueting hall presented a
pleasing sight decorated with the
shamrock green of Ireland and the
| red white and blue of the Stars and
| Stripes. The walls of the drill shed
were draped with. the Irish banner
| bearing the harp of Ireland. and the
! color scheme carried to the tables
found a similar miniature emblem at
| each plate together with the sham
rock. Cut flowers and fern completed
| the pretty table decorations.
While the banquet was being served
II piece orchestra rendered a de-
lightful musical program. The or
chestra consisted of Daniel Noel, Ar
j thur Hawkinson, Paul Sargent, Car
! Isle Sargent, Glenn Mooney, Harry
Moore, Charles Hastings, Frank Lane
tot, Mr.. Tillotson, Lillian Ryan, Har-
old Coakley and Clinton Reed.
Among the musical features on the
program was a selection by a chill
drens' chorus and q violin solo by Ed
win Cleary. Miss Sigrid Elllof de-
lighted her audience with two classic
dances: an Irish dance and "the dance
of the hours" A patriotic climax was
reached in the singing of Wen
Stand BY Our Country" by Walter
Cox as Uncle Sam and Bessie McEnroe
! rs Columbia. and they were assisted
by a full male chorus.
Between addresses Mrs. James Cos
grove entertained with two delightful
solos, "As Sweet AS Tipperary'' and
Laughing Irish Eyes"
The banquet was served under the
direction of Mrs. E. j. Corbett, who
was assisted by Mrs. Walter Palmer
Mrs. Daniel Noel Mrs. Edgar STAN
ley, Mrs. V. e. Lurchin, Mrs. John
Banahan, Mrs. James Cox, Mrs. Den
MS Cassidy, Mrs. George Hall and
Mrs McCullum.
Mrs. James Cosgravc was chair
man of the decorating committee and
others on the committee were: Mrs.
. Frank Walsh, Miss Helena Brown,
Miss Mabel Lynch, Jack Hinch, Wal
; ter Cox, Edward Addy and Leo Roach.
, All the young ladies of the parish
assisted in serving in the dining hail
: ln\ introduction Father Dwyer
thanked all those who had IN any way
9 assisted in the success of the even
ing, and then in all interesting man
ner told of the historical significance
OF ST. Patricll's Day. He traced the
growth Of the days observance from
!, the days when st. Patrick began his
work on the island, down to the pres
, ent time, when it has become Il Worl(
, wide custom to honor the works OF
y Ireland's patron saint. Father Dwye1
also touched on hyphenated Ameri-
, canism, and was applauded when ht
:. said that in his estimation to be true
to the country of ones fathers would
= tend to make a man or woman bet
ter American citizen.
Father Drouhin in a stirring ad
!, dress ON liberty, referred to the figh
: that has been made by ireland TO
!. the past hundred years for home rul
and said: ''In the fight for home rul'
g Ireland has the moral support of til
. whole world" The speaker then wen
- on to enlarge on the subject and spok
- of the relation of the church to th
various developments that have aris
:, en-.
- DR.. Cramton interspersed his re
marks with numerous stories, all TIL
=, more effective because Of the broat
= Irish brogue which accompanie
. them. He spoke of the Irish bloo
h as a universal solvent of nations TIL
w spiritual and intellectual characters