St Vincent Academy - Vincentian Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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IV kv1NcENT1AN A L U Nl N A E N O T E S Miss Marjorie Lunney ....................... .................................. P resident Miss Marie Walsh .,................... ...... 1 st Vice President Miss Gertrude Fitzsimmons ....... ..... 2 nd Vice President Miss Madeline Lunney ......... ...... R ecording Secretary Miss Marie Merck .........,...... .... ................,... F i nancial Secretary Miss Helen Mackin .,,.........,....,.. .. ......,. ..........,..,. ....................... T r easurer The social activities of our Alumnae closed last May with a delightful luncheon at Huylers. About fifty of our loyal members attended and renewed friendships formed at S. V. A. On this occasion the members planned to aid their Alma Mater by supplying necessary additions to the Academy Library. The new season opened with the September meeting. Miss Adelaide Rogers, who had untiringly given herself to the many duties of president for the previous two years, retired at this time, leaving an enviable record for the new officers to uphold. The first affair sponsored by the new ofticers was the annual dance at the Elks Club in January. The new president, Miss Marjorie Lunney, was chairman. The dance was a closed affair, attended by about one hundred and twenty-five couples. It was most successful and all those members present will agree it was a credit to the chairman, her committee and the Academy as well. The Association was well represented on the morning of February twenty-second, at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Newark, where a solemn High Mass was offered in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. God grant that our young people will harken to the solemn admonition of Washing- ton, that the form of government established under the Constitution can not be main- tained except by a moral and religious body of citizensg that form of government which he prayed would be a source of blessings to mankind till the end of time. As the Year Book goes to press, plans are well under way for the Alumnae bridge to be held at the Elks, April ninth. Gertrude Fitzsimmons is chairman of the committee. During the past year, one of our faithful Alumnae members, Miss Elizabeth Moore, renounced this work-a-day world to become a cloistered nun in the Carmelite Order. The Alumnae glories in her choice of the higher life and we wish her every blessing. But, alas, Life is made up of sorrows as well as joys and the hand of Death has reached into the home of our president, Miss MarJorie Lunney, and our secretary, Miss Madeline Lunney. During Lent. God saw fit to bereave them of their loving father. The Alumnae condoles with them and their family and asks that the God of All Mercies may give eternal rest unto him and to all the deceased members of our Alumnae and their families. May they rest in peace! It is a joy to felicitate our loved former president, Miss Esther V. Conlon, on her marriage in October. We congratulate Mr. Eugene J. Fitzsimmons on his noble wife, for in our peerless Esther, God gave to him A perfect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort and commandg And yet a spirit still and bright With something of an angel light. May God bless them with a long and happy life! ENGAGEMENTS Margaret Hoover Harry C. Groom MARRIAGES Eugene Fitzsimmons John Fagan Adrian K. Burke Frank Brunnietto Walter McGovern Esther Conlon Grace Desmond Catherine Kellet Ellen McGowan Katharine McManus BIRTHS Catherine Carolan fMrs. Gertrude Scott fMrs. Patrick Corriganl son William Walshl son 109

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5gEk6QSSEkVINCENTIAN5SEkQQSgEk CHRONICLE SEPTEMBER 14-Once more we turn reluctant feet down the quiet of Newman Hall. 16-Sister Rose of Lima of Maryknoll, enroute to Korea, gives us a glimpse of great love and devotion. 23-Patou dispatches an original fall model for use in gymnastics. OCTOBER 12-Again we thank Christopher for his consideration. 21-Our old friend, Frederick L. Paulding, LL.D., lives up to his reputa- tion by regaling us with The Marriage and Rafferty, the Blind Poet . NOVEMBER 4-We are grateful for the existence of the polls. 25-Despite cases of dyspepsia, we thoroughly enjoy Thanksgiving. DECEMBER 1-Mrs. Bingham imparts to us The Charm of Living . I 14--Dr. Paulding returns with Oscar Wilde's The Young King . 23-The Christmas round again starts. JANUARY 4-We return .................................................,......,,.,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 25-The darkly inevitable black days of midterm and their conse- quences-some ink scratches and ninety-two nervous breakdowns. 4 FEBRUARY 2-Retreat begins. There is an S. R. O. sign on the chapel door. 5-Father Benedict, C.P., concludes a marvelous and inspiring retreat. 12-The Rail-Splitter effectively arranges the celebration of his birth- day, making it a sweet little week-end. 22-Washington's bicentennial is duly celebrated today and throughout the week. MARCH 4-The White Sisters inspire us with a praiseworthy zeal for the con- version of Africa. 17-Shamrocks are very much in evidence. 24-31-We retire to enjoy our last vacation as Vincentians. 28-The prom-can these sophisticates be from S. V. A.? APRIL 11-Dr. Paulding gives us The Violin-Maker of Cremona in all its wistful beauty. 13-The Sodalists attend their communion breakfast. MAY 26-The athletic banquet at which we honor our athletes and enjoy a splendid repast. JUNE 13-We console ourselves with the knowledge that even Napoleon met his Waterloo. fFinal exams.D 17-Finis to our four years. Our Commencement. 108

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v1NcENT1ANi QE5iiA PATRCNS AND PATRCNESSES Honorable A. Harry Moore Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, D.D., D.C.L. Rev. George J. Crone Rev. John J. Murphy Rev. Edward P. Looney Rev. E. M. O'Malley Rev. John H. McNulty Rev. James A. Cahalan Rev. James J. Owens Rev. Paul Q. Carew Rev. Edward J. Barrett Rev. T. F. Mulvaney Rev. Mattew J. Toohey Rev. James Glotzbock Rev. Felix M. O'Neill Rev. Thomas F. Curry Rev Thomas H. Reilly Rev. Fred C. O'Neil Rev. James J. Lunn Rev. Samuel Collins Rev. Francis B. Fallon Professor Francis J. Downey Miss Kathryn V. Fell Dr. Edwin Steiner Mr. Philip Jackson Mr. Emil Rauch Miss Evelyn Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Kolb Mrs. E. E. Felsburg Mr. Fred Denk Dr. A. Bianchi Mr. Joseph P. Coburn Mrs. Amelia Storch Mrs. P. J. Queenan Mrs. J. J. Mullin Mr. Eugene Weckenman Mrs. Jane F. McDonald Dr. Haggerty Dr. J. A. Clarken A Friend Hon. William Harvey J. Ely Mr. Joseph A. Garrity George A. Bulger Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Henessey Mrs. C. J. Lynch Mrs. John McManus Mrs. William A. Ceeckler Miss Rose Glatzel Miss Nell Farley Mrs. Charles M. Moore Mrs. R. D. Purcell Mr. Henry Fissell Mrs. Patrick Greeley Mr. George D. Mulligan Mr. William F. Reilly Mr. Edward J. Hanley Mrs. H. P. Matte Mr. P. T. Comgan Mrs. Daniel J. McCormick Miss Helen Barthen Miss Constance D. Bowerman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Feeney Mrs. William L. Murray Mrs. A. Guadagno Mary Ann Worman Mrs Mrs. Mrs. Mrs 110 Catherine C. Wall James Moss Francis Kearns J. O'Neill B. J. Cummings Mrs. Miss Alyce McDonald