The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
St. Patrick's Day
Fittingly Observed
Societies Celebrate March IL With Plays, and
Minstrel Shows

Irish music, songs and dances
featured st Patrick's day programs
in ali parts OF Waterbury last night
as the people of the city Joined in
paying homage to the memory of
Ireland's patron saint. Inns, halls,
fraternal quarters and private
homes rang with the songs of Erin.
IL is believed that -Waterbury's
observance of st Patrick's day was
one of the most thorough in the
history of the city.
At st Margarets school audi
torium the presentation of the play
1.-THE Whiteheaded Boy" met
highly appreciative audience.
other numbers on the program also
won great applause. The per-
formance will be repeated tonight.
st Patrick's Holy Name society
presented its annual minstrel and
dance In st Joseph's auditorium
before O gathering of about 1920
persons. DePietro's orchestra
played for the minstrel and for
| the dancing that followed. Frank
Romano, Attorney Frank Summa,
Patrick Shanahan, William CLASSIFY.
Edward Keenan,, Dolly Carroll and
the dance team OF Griffin and
Merriman won much applause with
their various offerings. Patrick J.
| Wallace was director, Lee Morton
was pianist and George Casey was
interlocutor. The dancing of Henry
and Ellen Lyman and John Grif-
fin was also very godo.
The ensemble was composed OF
Peter Bartkus, Ralph Brennan,
Jackie Degnan, Edward Dunphy,
Patrick Carney, Patrick Hogan,
william Hogan. John Howard, AL
bert Herbert, Francis Kane, John
Kelly, Charles Kelly, Joseph Kee-
gan, Thomas Lnwlor, James
Moore, Leo Meehan. John Moore,
Henry McGrath. John Rice, John
Rieley,. Peter ]. Shea Jr, Patrick
| Stack, Edward Stack.
Nate Fidler assisted the cast In
their makeup. The committees IN
charge included. General commit
tee, Rev william Wirkus, Thomas
ritzmaurice, William Dwyer. James
A. Phelan, Daniel Commerford,
Francis Fitzgerald, Henry Me-
Grath; ticket committee, Mage
Sheehan, James A. Phelan; prop
erty committee, Patrick Wallace.
william CLASSIFY, George Casey, Ed
ward keenan,, Patrick Garvey;
publicity committee, William Dwy-
err, Thomas Fitzmaurice, Henry
McGrath; program committee. Rev
| William Wirkus. Francis Fitzger-
aid. Henry McGrath.
At Temple hall an Irish pro-
gram was presented by GAMMA
| Gael and the I. II. A. cluba. Peter
J. Shea was the announcer. Billy
| O'BrIen. tenor. Miss Mildred
Roche. singer. the McKenna broth
ers, Peter Crowley. dancer, Pat.
rick Conneghan, singer. and Miss
Madge Conncghan. dancer. Joined
to make the evening most en-
joyable one.
In Hibernian hall Monslgnor slo.
cum branch, a. o. H., and the
Ladies auxiliaries presented q
pleasing program Of singing and
dancing. Edward Doyle was inter-
locutor In Irish Ministries which
formed part of the program.
Jacques theater was the scene
Of an entertainment under the aus
pices OF the minstrel troupe of tho
church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. Jack Fitzgerald directed.
Those participating including Billy
o Brien. Alice Maher. LILLIAN Bren-
4 nan. Matthew Callahan, Catherine
Sayers, Lou Kcrwin, s1melda Ma
loney, Mary Phelan, McKenna
brothers. Mary Katzing, Betty Dom
ahue, Imelda Casey. Christine Quill
ter, PaPtrlcia Reidy, Catherine o.
Cornell, Mary Kenney ana Bobby
Southland.
More than 100 couples dlned
and danced at the Elks' club last
night. The hall was appropri-