Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
PRESENT FATHER KENNEDY
 FAREWELL GIFT OF $1,0

Rev. William H. Kennedy, curate for the last Il 1-2 years at St. Mary's church on North Main street, was given farewell reception at Pulaski hall Thursday evening when check for $1,- 900 was presented to him from the par ish and contributors from all parts of the city. Father Kennedy Is to leave at once for South Coventry, where he has been appointed pastor of St. Mary's church.
 The evening began with entertaining by the Lyric Trio-Horace F. Corning, Nicholas Spellrnan and Henry La Fon- taine, who sang Colorado and You. An Argument and Leave Me With a Smile. Miss Elizabeth Sullivan was accompan- ist
 After several dance numbers, for which Spellman's orchestra played. Rev. W. A. Keefe. pastor of St. Mary's, called Father Kennedy to the platform before the crowd of several hundred and presented him the purse with warm words of appreciation of the departing priests valuable services in the parish under three pastors He congratulated Father Kennedy upon his well deserved promotion, which had advanced him to another. field, a gain for South Coven- ,, try. but loss for Norwich. Father Kennedy accepted the gift
 
 people in the parish whcih he had serv- ed so long and invited them to visit him st South Coventry. In his new parish he said. he will be chaplain at the Mansfield epileptic colony and will cele- brate masses at the college at Storrs He was given an ovation of applause | from his hearers and all took the op' | portunity to express a personal farewell during the course of the evening.
 Rev. John J. McCabe and Joseph Sci ferman of Jewett City and Rev. Rich 1 ard P. Merrissey of Plainfeld were pres | ent at the reception.
 Father Keefe announced that Rev 1 Frederick Coholan, who has been cu1 rate for nine years at St. Brendan'i church, New Haven. had been appointed successor here to Father Kennedy anf 1 would come to the parish next weel Thursday.
 The new eurate is native of Nev Britain, was educated in France ant speaks several languages He has | brother in the priesthood, who is an ar my chaplain in Honolulu.
 Father Kennedy was born in BirTning | ham, now Derby. Conn, graduated from St. Mary's parochial school in tha place and from Yale in 1905. He wen abroad for his study in philosophy studying two years each in Switzerlanl 1 and Italy. His seminary course wa completed in Italy and he returned t this country at the time of the death o Bishop Tierney. Upon arrival in Ney York with other members of his clas special orders were received from Rom | that the class should he ordained ii New York, as the Hartford diocese wa l without a bishop, and Father Kenned was ordained at St. Stephens church b Archbishop Thomas B. Cusicl1. after l wards bishop of Albany. Father Ken nedy speaks English. German, FrencI and Italian. He was fftst appointed a tcurate at St. Peters. Hartford, and af ter six months there became curate a St. Mary's in this city He Is one of family of ten children. all of whom ar
 living, and has a brother in the priest
 hood Rev. John Kennedy, pastor 9
 Bethel. One of his uncles. the late Re-
 P. M. Kennedy. was pastor at S
 Patrick's Norwich. and another uncl,
 Rev. Paul F. McAlenny, is pastor. at S Peter's, Hartford. His father died tw
 years ago. but his mother and hi , brothers and sisters live at the home
 stead in Derby Among the contributors to the purs . for Father Kennedy were Mayor H. \ Lerou, Dr. Hugh B. Campbell tr 1 nurses patients and attendants at tf
 tuberculosis sanatorium. and Superir tendent F. L. Hutchins and the staff ( nurses at the William W. Backus ho
 pital.