- Date
- 1968-03-09
- Kind
- Celebration
- Followed by
- 15th Annual St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1969
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityheritagereligion
- Within
- Chicago
Summary
The February 1968 Beaver Beacon announced the party as “the 14th year for the event,” held March 9, 1968, at St. Kevin’s Church Hall, 10513 Torrence Avenue, Chicago — the first appearance of the St. Kevin’s venue in the held run, which recurs through the 1976 and 1979 editions. Rev. Bernard Scheid, St. Kevin’s pastor, donated use of the hall. The April issue reported “a huge crowd” and named six islanders who attended.
Fourteen years back from 1968 places the first party in 1955 (1968 − 13 = 1955), consistent with the hub’s arithmetic from five other numbered editions and with the 12th-annual figure directly stated for 1966.
Program
Dancing and entertainment with the Bill Stack Band, sandwiches and salad “all you can eat,” and cash door prizes, for a $2.50 per-person ($1.50 per child under 18) donation. Rev. Bernard Scheid is named as St. Kevin’s pastor and as the donor of the hall.
Evidence limits
The April report is qualitative (“a huge crowd,” “a wonderful time”) without an attendance count or proceeds figure, though it does name six islanders who attended.
Open questions
- Was St. Kevin’s Church Hall a new venue in 1968, or had the party used it in earlier years not documented here (the 1967 edition used the Flying Roof Hall in Calumet City instead)?
See also
Sources
- Reads: "It's getting near that time again when the Annual St. Patrick's Party is held in Chicago. This will be the 14th year for the event... It will be held Saturday, March 9th, at 8:00 p.m. at St. Kevin's Church Hall, 10513 Torrence Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Rev. Bernard Scheid, Pastor. Donations are $2.50 per person and $1.50 per child... dancing and entertainment with the Bill Stack Band, also sandwiches and salad, all you can eat and cash door prizes." Gives the ordinal directly as "the 14th year."data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports: "Chicago - This party was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Gillespie with their children, Robert and Mary, Mike and Kath Crawford, Ron Wogan and Alvin LaFreniere from the Island. Father Bernard Scheid donated the hall at St. Kevin's Church for the party. A huge crowd attended this party and a wonderful time was had by all." No attendance count or proceeds figure is given.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “14th Annual St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-party-for-holy-cross-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1968, "Party Time." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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