St Catharines Academy - Mercian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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rk imezi ous. Seated at a table near the back of the room were Hilda Lugo, Gladys Botet and Ely Rivera, all working as Spanish interpreters at the U.N. Margaret McGann and her husband arrived a little late, when asked why, she re- plied that they had some time trying to get a baby sitter to take care of their twin boys. Rose Mary Leddy, Rose McGIade and Pa- tricia Gilhooly, along with their husbands, oc- cupied a table near the front of the ballroom. The three prominent members of class of '53, all employed at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios in Hollywood, entered amid loud ap- plause. As a sudden burst of excitement filled the room, we soon learned that Annette Darmento and her charming husband had iust arrived. The reason for the excitement was soon learned. That Annette, who had been head of the Na- tional Polio Drive for the last nine years, had iust been awarded the Pulitzer Price for the most outstanding contributions to the field of Medicine. Looking once more at the door, we saw Patricia Shalvey and Rose Falcone enter- ing. Patricia, who is now the proud mother of a fine family, said she still had her famous col- lection of Perry Como records. Rose Falcone is now teaching stenography at St. Catherine's. Upon inquiring about Patricia McGiviney, we learned that she could not attend because she had a date with the stork and had iust given birth to triplet boys, earlier that afternoon. All were overioyed at this news. Sitting at a table almost directly in front, was Jacqueline LaLande the famous social con- sultant for many of New York's prominent cele- brities. Seated with her was Annette Ciraldo who has iust opened a modeling school, after o successful career in this field. Kathleen Hig- gins and Marie Lisanti, Powers' Models have come to her assistance with all the necessary details. Geraldine Frankland, also sitting at this table, is now a recognized interior decor- ator. Geraldine Dunleavy and Mary Clougher offered to supervise the diets of the students, both having received Bachelor of Science De- grees in Nursing. Arriving late, but completing the class of I953, were Alice Lavery, Norren O'Donnell, Catharine McKeown, and Margaret Clarke, airline hostesses at T.W.A. Oh! you're probably wondering how I know so much about these famous people - well, I, too, was part of this class. And who do you ask am I? Well, I am Eileen McGarry, Editor- in-chief of the New York Times.

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