Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-20
BELFAST
ST. Francis Lawn Party Nets
S300-Planning Fourth Lib
erty Loan.

The lawn fete given on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings by the
riembers of st. Francis (Catholic)
Iarlsh, was very successful and will
ret about $500. a most gratifying re-
suit. The little group OF parishioners
worked industriously and were aided
by number of summer visitors and
members of tho various Protestant
parishes of the city and all who at
tended on either or both nights were
well pleased with the entertainment.
On Friday night there was a much
larger attendance than on the night
tefore owing 10 the showers on
wednesday and the following pro-
gram was given:
Dance, Columbia. Miss Olive
Morse; reading, Tribute to the
Flag" Miss Agnes Hill Scotch
Eance, Ernestine Weber; piano solo,
Miss Marguerite Owen: interinis-
SION. Part Two, informal address,
Thomas f. Shea; soprano solo,
Thelma Smith; reading, Robert Serv-
ice poems, Miss Sabra Dyer; song,
The Little Gray Home in the West
Edna Robinson; dance. Sailors Horn
pipe, Ernestine Weber; solo, The
Daughter of Mother Machree, Helen
Toy; Patriotic Tableau, Columbia
the Gem of the Ocean; Star Spangled
hammer
In his brief address Thomas E.
Shea gave a short history of St.
Francis church. and what it stands
t6r in the community. He spoke of
Lis first visit here 80 years ago be-
fore there was a church. and of at
tending services in hall down town.
This was when he was on the sam
mer circuit with his company. wh'cr
so many people in New England 90
Wtll remember. He spoke of his
meeting with Belfast girl who later
became his wife and of their we'd
ding which was the first to be sole.u-
nlZe6 in the new church Mr.. Shea
th'n went on to tell of the Catholics
WHO have been found fighting is,
every cause in which humanity has
BEEN interested, citing especially the
ware IN which America has had a
part and bringing it down through
the years to the present time when
SO many Of the faith are now fighting
III France or on the seas. In the re-
construction period which is to come
they will also have a great part he
said. M. Shea closed his remarks
With that most dramatic of Ameri-
can war poems, Sheridan's Ride.
Father OMahoney also made a
/ REF speech in which he thanked all
present fer their hearty cooperation
Many OF those taking part were
from the other churches as well as
many in the audience and in behalf
OF st. Francis parish he thanked
then- lie spoke OF the splendid en-
cocraSemeDt in his work he has re-
ceiv"d since coming to Belfast re-.
Gently stranger. and paid a glowing
tribute to Mr.. Shea, of whom he
spoke as the "honored guest of the
evening. In addition to the concer,
lhere was sale of fancy articles. ice
cream, hot dogs, punch, etc. a grab
nag' shooting gallery and an anus
ing game by which one won CANDY or
cigars by knocking down doll with
base ball. FIR. Ackhart OF Prov;-
otnce, and Mr.. Morrisy of Toronto
" no are here for the month. assisted
IN the games. The grounds were
brIiilant with colored electric I;shts
ana the decorations were in the NJ,
tionai ooiors. A unique stage was
formed by a platform built in frop.
81 the garage, in which was +ba
ft"no ana also served as DRESSING
J oons "'hs