St. Mary's Literary and Debating Society Thanksgiving entertainment, 1892


STT MARY’S

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LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY,

Thanksgiving Entertainment,

1892 .

“ Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,
The bee’s collected treasures sweet,
Sweet music’s melting fall, but sweeter yet
The still small voice of gratitude.”

Compliments of JOHN MURPHY & CO



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Overture

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‘‘Morning Tap March, . . . Orchestra.
An inspiration of the regulators at 5.10 A. M.

Address

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Thanksgiving Welcome, . . F. J. Halloran.
“ To say you are welcome were superfluous.”

Solo—

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elected, W. H. Eaton.
“ Heard melodies are sweet.”

Oration—

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eligious Congress of ^93, . . . E. J. Fox.
“It matters not how long we live, but how.”

Discourse—

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rigin of Thanksgiving, . . . G. J. Reid.

“Why man, strange man on turkeys, preys ”

Quartette—

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Tlie Old Folks,” . . . Society Choir.
“ By music minds an equal temper know.”

Paper—

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our Recent Writers, . . . B. J. Randolph.
“ Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.”

Speech—

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hanksgiving, . . . . M. J. Whelan.
“ The happy day unclouded to its close.”

Finale—

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ocal Selection, . . . . P. A. Cronin.
“ Laughter, holding both his sides.”

Chorus—“Holy God we praise Thy Name,” . . Society.

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“ If all the year were playing holidays,

To sport would be as tedious as to work;

But when they seldom come, they wished for come.

And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.’’