Name: Holy Cross Altar Society schedules its 1962 St. Patrick’s supper, 1962
Start: 1962-03-17
End: 1962-03-17
Location: Holy Cross Catholic Church building

Event

Date: 1962-03-17
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Carried out by: Holy Cross Altar Society
Followed by: St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1963
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioncatholicismcommunityheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Holy Cross Altar Society scheduled a St. Patrick’s supper at the Parish Hall for March 17, 1962. The April report says the supper and drawing took place, the Cemetery Care Fund received $981, and the celebration continued at the Shamrock.

Evidence and limits

The March source preserves the announcement; the April source supplies the reported outcome and fund total. Neither source provides a complete attendance roll or audited financial statement.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “St. Patrick’s Day.”
Announces Holy Cross Altar Society’s March 17 supper at the Parish Hall, donations for the Cemetery Care Fund, a television drawing, and a later dance at the Shamrock with a Cheboygan group. It does not provide attendance or proceeds.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “St. Patrick’s Day.”
Reports the completed potluck supper, television and transistor-radio drawing, $981 in cemetery-fund donations, and the gathering at the Shamrock. It names Norbert Gallagher as television winner and Vernon LaFreniere as radio winner.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Altar Society schedules its 1962 St. Patrick’s supper, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-supper-and-cemetery-drawing-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “St. Patrick’s Day.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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