Evening star., 1947-03-15
Parties, Dances
10 oFete Day Of
ireland S Saint
Ceremony Scheduled
Monday at Statue
Of Commodore Barry

VI Commodore Barry
Parties and dances tonight will
preface the city's observance Of st.
Patrick's Day on Monday, when ira
ditional ceremonies and social
gatherings are scheduled through
out the day in tribute to the
patron saint of Ireland.
Potomac Post No. 1885, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. will sponsor st.
Patrick's Day ball at $50 o'clock
tonight in the west ballroom Of the
Shoreham Hotel. Representative
Kearney, Republican, of New York,
past national commander, is honor
ary chairman. The public is invited.
Teen-age dances will be held from
3 to 10 o'clock tonight in Barney
Neighborhood House, 470 N street
S.W., and from $3.50 to 11:30 o'clock
at the Christ Child Settlement
House, 608 Massachusetts, avenue
NE. The latter Is sponsored by the
Trinity College Alumnae group.
A celebration at 2 pm. today in
the Juanita K. Nye Council House,
$50 Eighth street S.W., is sponsored
by the Council of Jewish Juniors.
"14-20" Dance Tonight.
An Irish night of surprises will
feature the st. Patrick's dance to-
night from $50 to 1880 o'clock of
the "14-20 Club" in the Merrick
Club, 608 Massachusetts avenue
NE. Every one between IA and 20
is invited. Admission will be Is
cents.
Residents of Alcott Hall, a dormi-
tory for women Government en-
ployes in West Potomac Park, will
give party in the hall tonight.
Miscna Auer, Hollywood comedian
currently entertaining in a District
night club, will attend, according to
Miss Sally Cobb, who will be mistress
of ceremonies.
A formal dance will be held at
8:45 o'clock tonight for service per-
sonnel and registered junior host
esses at the USO, 1911 H street NV.
At $50 pm. tomorrow at the club,
supper will be served after group
singing of Irish songs. The regu-
lar Showboat program will follow.
On Monday. the Hospital Commit
tee OF the club will give a party for
Walter Reed patients.
Other Events Monday.
Other events for Monday follow:
A pOntiflcal mass will be cele-
brated at 10:30 am. at st. Patrick's
Church, Tenth and G streets NV.
The Most Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan,
former rector of the church, will
be celebrant; the Rev. John Bailey
of st. Anthony's Church, deacon
of the mass; the Rev. w. LOTUS
Quinn of st. Matthews Cathedral,
subdeacon, and the Rev. John G.
Schultz of Catholic University will
preach the sermon.
At II am, the Irish War Vet
erans, U. S. A., under District Post
II, and the Ladies' Auxiliary will
hold annual ceremonies by laying
wreath at the Commodore John
Barry statue, Representative Nc
MILAN, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima will give an address on Com
modore Barry,s life and history.
Following the ceremony, the group
will lay a wreath on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at noon. The
days activities will be climaxed
with the the 10th annual dance Of
the group Monday night at the
Hotel 2400.
Play to be Given.
| The Friendly Sons of st. Patrick
will begin its celebration at $50
pm. in the Mayf1ower Hotel, with
the observance to include a ban
quet and play entitled, "It's a
Great Day Tonight" presented by
members. John Danaher, former
Senator from Connecticut, will
speak. District Court Justice Ed
ward M. Curran is chairman Of
the Banquet Committee, and Will
liam E. Leahy is to be toastmaster.
A special program will be carried
out at the evening meeting of the
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent No. /,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, at their headquarters,
2015 Massachusetts avenue NV.
"A Little Bit of Ireland will be
heard over Station WQQW, from
lis to 1870 pm, when Ed Howard
has as guest Shawn Sheahan, vice
president of the Douglas Hyde So
ciety, on Music of the People" pro-
gram.
An original musical program will
be presented at $50 am. by the
Mission Society in the auditorium at
Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.
A luncheon at noon will be followed
by community singing. There will
also be an auction of homemade
cakes.
United Irish Club Dance.
The Rev. Edward Lodge Curran OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, will speak at a
banquet and dance of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians to be held at
II pm. in the Mayfower Hotel.
The annual dance of the United
Irish Club will be held Monday
night at the Kennedy Warren. There
will be modern and traditional
dancing.
A play, ''St. Patrick for Ireland"
will be given by seventh and eighth
grade students of st. Joseph's Home
and School at pm. at the school.
A party will be held for tbs
youngsters of the Children's Coun-
| try Home, Seventeenth street and
Bunker Hill road NE, between
3 and pm.
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