The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
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REV. JAS. P. RAND
Parish Recognizes His %
Years i'm Catholic
Priesthood
GIVEN FLOWERS AND
PURSE LAST NIGHT
Surprise Gathering in His Honor in
knights of Columbus Hall - Has Had
Marked Success i'm PastOrate Here
Past Six Years.

OE SOluiIlDuS ffdti HIS IIlu
Marked Success in PastOrate Here
Past Six Years.
Twenty-Five years ago today Rev.
James p Rand, who for six years has
| been pastor of st. Michaefs Roman Cath
olic church, was ordained to the priest
hood, and in recognition of the anniyer-
sary Rev Father Rand was made the
guest of honor at a meeting of about 200
members of the parish in knights of
Columbus hall last evening, when a
program was rendered and Rev. Father
| Rand was presented basket of flowers
| containing a gift of nearly $500 from
the parishioners. 1t was all a surprise
to Rev. Father Rand, and he expressed
his appreciation in a pleasing manner.
1t is customary to have silver jubilee
when a priest reaches the 2Jth anniver-
sary of his ordination, but Rev Father
| Rand decided to forego the celebration in
| his instance. Some of the parishionerS
determined, however, that the occasion
should not go unnoticed, 50 word quietly
was passed around that meeting in
honor of the pastor would be held in
/ Knights of Columbus hall Sunday eve
| ming and small contributions We're So
| licited.
! DIR. William 7. Kaine went to the
priests house before the meeting opened
and invited Rev. Father Rand to the hall
to hear musical program. He accepted
the invitation and learned later that the
/ gathering was in his honor DIR. kaine
presided, and musical numbers were rem
dered before and after the presentation.
These were in charge of Miss Oliyette
Buckley and included a quartet, Mrs.
Katherine O'Connor Weeks Mrs w r.
lJ1lac Gnarua nd 4 AIaiHa
ion, with Mrs. \. z. Carpenter as ac
cGmpanist, solos by Miss Buckley and
/ Mr.. Marion and selections by Finnegan's
orchestra, consisting of Maurice Austin
violin, Gregory Robinson cornet, and
William Finnegan piano
I At the proper time Martin Austin in
behalf of the parishioners presented the
basket of flowers and purse. He mem
toned the wonderful growth of the church
in the past 800 years, stating the fact
4 that there are now about 100000
| Catholics in this country, and he congrat-
ulated the guest of honor on his work in
BrattlebOr0 and expressed the cordial sen
timents of the parish. Rev. Father Rand
thanked the people and reviewed briefly
i his work of the past p years. lie has
had only three pastorates in Hyde Park,
Winooski and Brattleboro.
! Rev. Father Rand, since coming here,
/ has proven himself TO be thoroughly eff
cient both as a spiritual leader and as
business manager. He is man Of quiet
dignity and has endeared himself to the
people of his parish and has the respect
, of the townspeOple generally.
| Since coming to ST. AIichael's parish
the church and rectory have been thor
y Oughly renovated and some needed new
equipment has been bought. The parish
bought the Tenney house and lot adjoining
the -ParOchial school property and has
paid for it. With q view to the future
educational needs of the parish Rev.
Father Rand has established a fund for a
new school building. This fund amounted
to $4,000 at the beginning of the present
year. and since then it has been increased
materially. The amount will be an
nOunced after the close of the current
year.
4 In Rev. Father Rand's pastorate the
! Holy Name society has been organized
and now has a membership of 10 men,
and the League of the Sacred Heart has