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Chicago St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1960

Also 1960 Chicago-Beaver Island Club St. Patrick's party

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TypeEvent
Date1960-03-19
WithinChicago
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-03-19
Kind
Celebration
Followed by
Chicago seventh annual St. Patrick’s Day party benefits Holy Cross Church, 1961
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunityheritagereligion
Within
Chicago

Summary

The March 1960 Beaver Beacon announced the Chicago-Beaver Island St. Patrick’s party for March 19, 1960, at 92nd and Cottage Grove Avenue — a block from the Eagles Hall address (9231-33 Cottage Grove Avenue) used for the 1961 and 1962 editions. The April issue reported the party “a great success” and named eight islanders who traveled to Chicago to attend.

Program

The March notice gives only the date and cross-street venue. The April report adds no program detail (band, menu, donation amount) beyond calling it a success and naming the island attendees: Bert and Mary McDonough, Jewell Gillespie, W.J. Gallagher, Vernon LaFreniere, Eva and Lloyd McDonough, Russell Palmer, and Loy Malloy.

Evidence limits

Neither issue gives an ordinal, a chairman’s name, an attendance count, or a proceeds figure. The evidence establishes that the party occurred at a Cottage Grove Avenue venue and that a delegation of named islanders attended, but not its scale or its financial outcome.

Open questions

  • Is “92nd and Cottage Grove Avenue” (1960) the same location later given as “9231-33 Cottage Grove Avenue” (Eagles Hall, 1961–1962), or a nearby but distinct hall?
  • Did this edition’s proceeds go to Holy Cross Church, consistent with every other edition in the series where a beneficiary is named?

See also

Sources

  1. Reads: "SPECIAL NOTICE---The Chicago-Beaver Island St. Patrick's Party will be held on March 19th at 92nd and Cottage Grove Avenue." No ordinal, chairman, or price is given.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the outcome: "Once more the Chicago-Beaver Island Club St. Patrick's Day Party was a great success. Those from the Island who went to Chicago for the party were Bert and Mary McDonough, Jewell Gillespie, W.J. Gallagher, Vernon LaFreniere, Eva and Lloyd McDonough, Russell Palmer and Loy Malloy." No attendance figure or proceeds total is given.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-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 · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Chicago St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-party-for-holy-cross-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1960, "Special Notice." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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