Today is St. Patrick’s Day. A local Society was planning to have a dinner to celebrate the day in 1916.

THE CATHOLIC JOURNAL

Friday, March 17, 1916

GAELIC SOCIETY DINNER.

The Gaelic Society of Rochester has announced that more than five hundred tickets have been sold for the fifth annual banquet to be held at the Powers Hotel on Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock.

The speakers at Friday night’s dinner will be Francis Cullen, of Watertown, and Thomas A Kirby of Albion. President Love will be toastmaster. there will be plenty of entertainment, among the numbers being the following: E. J. Ryan, of Victor, songs; Walter Herring, songs; Roy Miller, stories; Walter Edward Burke, songs; Mary Sullivan and Jack O’Brien, child entertainers in costume, several stunts and other features.

The following Reception Committee were named: John Curtin, Maurice J. Murphy, James C. Quinn, Anthony McGreal, William T. Farrell, F. L. O’Laughlin, Charles Howe, James E. Ryan, L. A. MacSweeney, C. E. Callahan and B. F. Dunn.