The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-31
Graduates of ST. Peters High Schoo
Have Association Which Came
Into Being at Enthusiastic
Meeting.
MANY CHARTER MEMBERS
Plans Being Made for Entertainment
and for General Program to be
Observed by Men,
bers.

| At meeting Of former students OF
! St Peters school, held last evening In
the reception room of st. Peters par
iish house, an alumni association was
formed, to be known SIS ST. Peters
Alumni association.
! Robert P. Greaves, acting chairman.
was member of the first class from
st. Peters, having graduated in 1905,
together with Luke w O'Brien. Mr..
Greaves told about the good that
could come from such a society OF
men, and impressed upon those pres
ent the necessity of organizing IN
order to secure the best results.
He related some of the history OF
st. Peters, from the time OF the old
school to the present one; how the
late Very Rev. Thomas O'Reilly had
worked hard for the new school and
raised its standard: and how the Very
Rev. James W. Gillespie, is continu-
ing the good work started by Father
O'Reilly, and has built up this institu-
tion of learning to its high standard,
ST. Peters now ranking with the best
high schools in the country, and being
affiliated with the Iowa state uniyer-
sity at Ames-
Much credit is also due to the thor
ough training of the kind Sisters of
Charity, who, by their uuTiring eff
forts have brought their students to
a high state Of efficiency and have
fitted them for the battle of life. Mr..
Greaves recalled the fact that one OF
St. Peters graduates, 2 young man
now studying for the priesthood, had
won an international prize for pen
manship.
The following officers were elected
to serve one year:
Robert P. Greaves-President
Rudolph E. Burke-Vice president.
William H Smith-Financial secre-
tary.
John T. Reidy-Treasurer.
The Very Rev James w. Gillespie
Spiritual adviser.
The assistant pastor Of St. Peters
church. Rev. Francis z. Phillips, was
elected to honorary membership in
/ the Alumni association. in apprecia.
schools.
|, y Committees Named.
The president appointed an enter.
tainment committee composed OF the
4OllOHl Leu 1tSNCp
chairman; Arthur 3. Crimmins,
Martin P. Stafford.
The entertainment committee plan
on a number of social events for the
coming year, among which will be in
cluded an annual Alumni dancing
party, the first party TO be given
shortly after the Lenten season.
The president appointed commit
tee, composed of all the newly elected
officers, TO draft bylaws for the asso-
citation.
I It was decided that the Alumi asso
citation hold its meetings quarterly, on
the Thursday evening preceding the
first Sunday Of each quarter; and
that the first Sunday OF each quarter
be observed as the holy communion
Sunday for the Alumni, the mass and
reception OF the sacrament to be Of
fered for the repose Of the souls Of the
departed relatives of the members Of
the association.
Charter Members
The following are chtTter membres
of st. Peters Alumni association:
Very Rev. James W. Gillespie, IT. Cliff
ford Agnew. Theodore Bowden, Ru-
dolph z. Burke, Peter J. Costello. Ar
thur B. Crimmins, Raymond B.
Dickey, Joseph J. Dobb, James H.
Finigan, James D. Grant, Robert P.
Greaves. Edward Harrington, Edward
Keefe, Loren McAndrew, Joseph j.
IMcCaffrey, Louis z. Mckenzie,
Thomas F. McManus, Carl Neyens,
Ralph O'Bleness, Bernard O'Harra,