St Joseph Academy - Mesquite Yearbook (Brownsville, TX)

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.Aix i Apu-. JUBILARIANS HONORED BY EX STUDENTS AT BANQUET Rufino Lopez, President of the Association Brothers Paul Allemand and Henry Fumeaux Jubilarians and Brother William Vessels Director of St .Joseph s IEX STUDENTS CLUB First perceptible glimmerings of the formation of an ex students as sociation took place on August 26 1952 at a gathering of former students of St Joseph s Academy at a dinner held at Palmetto Inn in Brownsville a dinner which was in itself a first of its kind A committee was named at this August gathering to mull over the idea of an organization composed of former students of St Joseph s This formulative committee composed of Bertram Combe, Sabas Klahn, Conrad Cloetta, Joe Cisneros, Jr. , Raul Cervantes, Ernesto Villarreal, Justo Cisneros, Edward Bauer, Clarence Celaya, Ernest Knosel, and Oscar Egly, met with Bro. William Vessels at St. Joseph's onSeptember 5, 1952. It was at this meeting thatthe first actual plans for the association took form. Next in order was the selection of a set of officers. Ballots were mailed to all former students for whom an address was available, and returns named the following as the first officers of the Ex Students Association of St. Joseph's Academy of Brownsville, Texas: President, Rufino Lopez, Vice President, Relio Yarritu, Secretary, Conrad L. Cloetta, Treasurer, Sabas Klahn, Sergeant-at-arms, Albert Allala. Directors and Alternate Directors were. Joe Cisneros, Jr., Justo Cisneros, Oscar Egly, Bertram Combe, Edward Bauer, Clarence Celaya, Raul Cervantes, Ernest Knosel, Joe Tijerina, and Robert Steiner. After a set of By-Laws had been adopted, the organization settled down to work on its first major project, the arranging of a tribute to Bro. Paul A. Allemand on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. December Zl, 1952, was the date selected for the celebration, whichbegan witha Mass at 11 o'clock at the Sacred Heart Church in Brownsville. Adinner at Cummings Jr. High Cafetorium followed, where a series of speeches of praise, congratulation, and gratitude were made before a commemorative w rist watch was presented to the beloved Bro. Paul. The Ex-Students Association then settled down to the registration of new members in anticipation of the annual reunion dinner, which is to be held yearly during the month of August. 90

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