Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-15
Holy Rosary Society
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The Holy Rosary Society Of st.
Mary's church held one of the most
spectacular presentation ceremonies
aver held in this city last night at
their a n party M dance held in the
New Auditorium when they presented
to st. Mary's church through Dean
William p. Cantwell their pastor a
sedan motor car.
Over half of the auditorium floor
were card tables at which bridge, five
hundred and euchre were played. Miss
Florence e. Donegan was chairman
in charge of the card tables and she
was assisted by Mrs. John Delaney.
Mrs. John N. Kelly, Mrs. Thomas
Christopher, Mrs. Ralph Seaman, and
the Misses Katherine Leavy, Blanche
Van SICKLE, Belle Dorsey, Margaret
Shean. There were about forty tables
of cards.
The other half of the floor was de-
voted to dancing to the strain of
Fred O'Brien's orchestra. Mrs. Hugh
REILLY was chairman Of the dance
committee. Between the cards and
the dancing at least two thousand
people were present.
Over fifty prizes were awarded for
cards. The chairman of the prize COM
mittee was Mrs. Thomas Ramsey as
sisted by Mrs. William Clapsadell,
Mrs. Joseph Hartung, Mrs. ]. Law
less. The bridge prizes We're won by
Mrs. Ralph Seaman. and the Misses
Agnes Hardiman and Clare McCor-
mick. The five hundred prizes were
won by Mrs. William Clapsadell, A.
M. Schock. Mrs, A. NJ. Schock, Mrs.
Mabel Kelly, j. V. Burke, Miss Os-
tyre, John +. Bergen, ]. ]. Lawless,
Mrs. DAILY. NJ. H. McAlinden, Miss
Ethel Holman, Mrs. w. H. Hoffner,
f. Faircloth, Mrs. Howard, M. Molen-
sor, Mrs. Molensor, Mrs. 2. j.. Burke,
Mrs. ] Donovan, NJ J. Donovan and
Mrs. Richard f. White.
In euchre the prizes were won by j.
J.. Morris, ]. Carroll. Jr, Mrs. ]. Nc
Inerny, Thomas Ford, o. c. Dickinson,
James A. Miller. Frank Sullivan, MISS
Mary Gallagher, r. ]. Calvin, William
Hallahan, J. Filler, Mrs. James Pen
der, T. Kelly, Miss Gertrude Hurley,
Raymond Seguine, Mrs. William A
Day. Louis BRIGGS, r. F. Stack, An
drew Buote, Mrs. r. j. Murphy, L. r.
Ramsey, Margaret Quin, Mrs. Il. Dal-
ton. Eugene Bird, III. E. Larkin, Mrs;
McDonough, Miss Margaret BIRD ana
Miss Mary White.
The prizes we're of the highest quail
ity even including that most precious
of all things q five pound box or sugar.
There were boudoir slipper, stockings,
lingerie and little boudoir accessories
A little after II o'clock following
the serving of refreshments of ice
cream, cake and punch by the com
mittee, Mayor Dorsey welcomed the
guests after the Star Spangled Ban
ner" was sung. He stated that in the
name OF the Ladies of the Holy Rosary
Society he had been asked to welcome
all who were there that evening and
to thank them for their generous
support in being the means or OBTAIN
ing the conveyance which was to be
presented that evening. He then pre-
sented Mrs. James White, the presi-
dent of the society.
Mrs. White, who made a charming
picture in a black velvet gown COM
pleted by q corsage bouquet made the
presentation speech. In the name OF
the president of the Holy Rosary So
ciety she stated she presented TO 81;
MaTv's church through Dean Cantwell
the sedan which was unveiled as she
spoke on the floor beneath and crown