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22nd Annual St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1976

Also 1976 Chicago St. Patrick's party · 22nd annual Chicago Holy Cross benefit

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TypeEvent
Date1976-03-06
WithinChicago
ErasModern era
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1976-03-06
Kind
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Summary

The January 1976 Beaver Beacon announced “The 22nd Annual St. Patrick’s Party,” held March 6, 1976, at St. Kevin’s Church Hall, 10513 Torrence Avenue, Chicago, under Rev. Bernard Scheid’s pastorate, with the Bill Stack Band providing entertainment. The March issue reported the party “a huge success” and named twelve island attendees.

Twenty-two years back from 1976 again places the founding party in 1955 (1976 − 21 = 1955). This edition’s ordinal chains directly, one year at a time, from the existing 21st annual St. Patrick’s Party for Holy Cross Church announced, 1975 the year before.

Program

Dancing and entertainment with the Bill Stack Band, buffet lunch, and cash door prizes, for a $4.00 per-person donation — twice the $2.00 charged in 1963 and up from $2.50 in the late 1960s, reflecting a decade of inflation in the ticket price at the same St. Kevin’s venue.

Evidence limits

“A huge success” is qualitative; no attendance count or proceeds total is given, though twelve island attendees are named individually.

Open questions

  • What was the 1976 edition’s proceeds total?

See also

Sources

  1. The formal announcement: "The 22nd Annual St. Patrick's Party / For the benefit of Holy Cross Church, Beaver Island, Michigan / Saturday, March 6, 1976 - 8:00 PM / ST. KEVIN'S CHURCH HALL / 10513 Torrence Avenue / Chicago, Illinois / Rev. Bernard Scheid, Pastor." Donations $4.00 per person, dancing and entertainment with the Bill Stack Band, buffet lunch, cash door prizes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-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 · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the January announcement with the same venue, date, and price, alongside the 1976 ferry schedule. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-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 · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports: "The St. Patrick's Party in Chicago was a huge success. Attending from the Island ---- Mary 'Bert' McDonough, Tony Connaghan, Rita, Mary and Richie Gillespie, Ed Palmer, Robert and Carol Gillespie, Mike Green, Tim McDonough, Madonna and Bing McCafferty and Karen and Jim Wojan. Everyone had a wonderful time and are planning on attending next year." No attendance count or proceeds figure is given. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-03_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held ten-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 · 1976-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “22nd Annual St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-party-for-holy-cross-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1976, "The 22nd Annual St. Patrick's Party." (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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