- Date
- 1967-03-18
- Kind
- Celebration
- Followed by
- 14th Annual St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1968
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityheritagereligion
- Within
- Chicago
Summary
The February 1967 Beaver Beacon announced the Chicago party for March 18, 1967, at the Flying Roof Hall, 364 Torrence Avenue, Calumet City, Illinois — a different address from the Cottage Grove, Commercial Avenue, and Michigan Avenue venues used in other years — with the announcement itself attributed to Rosie (McDonough) Zajakowski, co-chairman of the 1965 edition. The April issue reported the party netted $600.00, this time directed to the Convent Fund rather than to Holy Cross Church generally.
Program
No band, menu, or donation price is given for this edition in the issues held here — only the venue, date, and the source of the announcement.
Evidence limits
The April report gives a proceeds figure ($600.00) but no attendance count and no ordinal. This is also the only edition in the held run whose proceeds are explicitly designated for “the Convent Fund” rather than Holy Cross Church in general; whether this reflects a specific fundraising drive that year or simply more precise reporting is not established by the source.
Open questions
- What distinguished “the Convent Fund” from the general Holy Cross Church benefit named in other years — a specific building or maintenance drive?
- Why does the 1967 venue (Flying Roof Hall, Calumet City) depart from the Cottage Grove/Commercial Avenue venues used in the surrounding years, and did the party return to a Chicago venue proper afterward (as the 1968 edition, held at St. Kevin’s Church Hall in Chicago, indicates it did)?
See also
Sources
- Reads: "we have just received word from Mrs. Rosie (McDonough) Zajakowski about the Chicago Party. This year it will be held on March 18th at the Flying Roof Hall at 364 Torrence Avenue, Calumet City, Illinois. Next month we will have more details about the party." Names Rosie (McDonough) Zajakowski, co-chairman of the 1965 edition, as the source of the announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-02_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 · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reads in full: "CHICAGO PARTY: Results are now in on the Chicago St. Patrick's Party. Besides everyone having a wonderful time, the party netted $600.00 for the Convent Fund, making it truly a success." No attendance figure or chairman is named in this report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1967-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Chicago St. Patrick's Party for Holy Cross Church, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-party-for-holy-cross-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1967, "St. Patrick's Parties Planned." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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