Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-07
ST. MARY'S PASTOR
BANQUETS CHURCH WORKERS


John H. Fitzmaurice, rector of st.
Mary's church rendered his assistants
in parish labors a banquet at the
Wauregan House on Monday evening
and like previous events it proved a
delightful occasion. Covers were laid
for fifty people.
The party gathered in the parlors Of
the hotel for an informal chat at 7.30
o'clock and shortly after eight Eled in
to the room to music furnished by
| Swahn's orchestra of four pieces.
| The tables were arranged in the
form of the letter U and the decora-
tions were carnations and poinsettas
with an evergreen inscription st.
Mary's Choir 10" the length of the
main table. Baskets Of ferns and
poinsettas were grouped around the
room.
Seated at the head of the table was
the host, Rev. John H. Fitzmaurice and
at his right sat his energetic cIIrate,
Rev. William H. Kennedy. while On
his left was John T. Sullivan, the
senior trustee of the parish.
Grace was asked by Father FitZ-
maurice and the following menu was
served in faultless style by the Wau-
REGAIN House staff,
Fruit Cocktail
Cream of Lettuce Soup
Roast Vermont Turkey, Giblet Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Turnips
Supper Rolls
Country Club Ice Cream
Petit Zones
| Coffee Cigars
Following the feast Senior Trustee
John I. Sullivan arose and conveyed
the thanks of the party to Father
titzmaurice for his hospitality in a
few we'll chosen words. Father Fitz-
maurice responded in a happy vein
He thanked the various departments
assembled for their untiring labors the
past year and for the previous years
since he came to the parish and asked
further hearty cooperation for this
year. The excellent condition in which
the parish now finds itself he said wa.
IN great measure due to their work
The party cheered the esteemed rector
as he took his seat.
The following musical numbers were
! then rendered and were heartily ap.
piauded: The Rosary, Sergt Nicholas
j: Spellman; The Kiss il the Rain
Miss Eleanor Donovan; Out of tn
, Depths, Horace f. Corning: (a) NJ,
) ROSARY For You: CD piano selection
! tor left hand, sextette from Lucia
Henry La F'ontaine.
Chorus numbers were then render2.
; by the assemblage as they We're sat
ed, opening with It's Long, Lon
: Trail and closing with The Star. Span
sled Banner, the party standing an,
sergt. Nicholas J, SpelIuan at til
, piano.
$ Good old fashioned dancing brougl1
the delightful evening to close.
q Those who enjoyed the pastors hos
|
Eedy, Trustees John IT. Sullivan an
Francis j. Murtha. Mr.. and Mr:
Thomas J. Healy, Mrs. Timothy
. Donovan, Misses Maria Sweeney, Sa
+ rah Kelly, Kathr, ne Bray, Julia I
i Malone, Rose V. Malone Emma Tor
= telance. Ozelia Robillard, Eieanc
= Donovan, Lucy Woods Jennie Rec,
), Marion Reed, Mary FcntUn, Ma,
= SWanton May Morrison: Marie Boud
= reau, and Messrs. P9trick /. EIarti
, Horace F. Corning. Sergt. Nicholas
Spellman, Louis Jarvis, John HoDa
:, hue, Jr., Daniel Donahue, William
* Mahoney. Cornelius J. Downes, Pa
rick J. Sullivan. Johr F. Barry, Joh
e f. Malone, Peter D. Sullivan and j
seph A, Dcnnelly.
=; The orchestra who feasted in 6
= adjoining room during +he interim
>; sion was composed Of John NJ. Swah
i cornet, William j. Malone, violin, i;
+; vid Ltvigsntone. clarinet and Hen
I La Fontaine pianist.
- To the regret Of those present Sc
y eral were indisposed or had provio
engagements which prevented the
~ attendance. They we're Mrs. Mary
le Moriarty, Misses SIDE A. Drisco
e Marguerite DTiscoll. Mary E. Ricardo
0; Delima Cyr and John c. Fontaine. E
4: ward T. Connolly, Thomas J, SufIiya
0; John J. Connolly.