Vol. CXXXIII-39 Keeseville, N,Y. I2?44 - Friday, June is, 1973 No. 6953

Elks Hold Flag Day Ceremony

Exalted Ruler wi th Liberty Bett of flowers.

Despite s u m m e r t o r r i d temperature, nearly 100 people part icipated and attended the Keeseville Lodge of Elks Annual Flag Day ceremony on Sunday. The event was held for the f i rs t t i m e at the Keesevi l le Elementary School.

The ceremony was opened by a procession highlighted by the color guard units f rom the Keeseville Fire Dept. and the VFW Post 1505.

Honored guest , Fa the r Francis White, the Elks National Grand Chapiat n of the United States, gave the opening prayer. Exalted Ruler James Finnegan led the Elks r i tua l which in­cluded the Flags history. Boys f rom Scout Troop 5 displayed the various historic flags to help

i l lustrate the history narrat ion by Char les F i nnegan , Past Exalted Ruler, Past State Vice-President. Hugh AAcKee, past Exa l t ed Ru le r , gave the response. Throughou t the ceremony i n s t r u m e n t a l ren­ditions of many patr iot ic songs were played by a group f rom Ausable Valley Central School led by Carl Boissey and Richard Santor. Several men f rom the Keeseville Glee Club led by Frank T r o m b l e y and ac­companied by Mi ldred Stone, sang several beautiful patr iot ic songs.

Senator Ronald Stafford, the keynote speaker, commended the Lodge and the other com­munity groups for their display of honor for the f lag in these

troubled t imes. He noted that he hoped more communit ies would take that page f rom Keeseville's book. The Senator concluded by referr ing to the beautiful Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken" and expressed the hope that Americans would al l t ravel the roac* that would make this country a better place in which to l ive.

A delicious buffet at the lodge rooms followed and musical entertainment was provided by the band groups.

Exalted Ruler James Fin­negan was very pleased by the tremendous response of a l l that were asked to part ic ipate. He remarked that this year is the starter but that in years to come, the school gym wi l l be f i l led .

jated L to R : Maude Fitzpatrick, Mildred Stone, Elizabeth Heberts, llsabel Santor, Theresa Mussen, Agnes McLean, Leah McLean. Standing Lfo R: Merilda Miner, Dorothy Riant, Margaret Finnegan,

iHelen Twa, Beatrice McGee, Velma Stone, Grace Latourelle, Agnes

Catholic Daughters Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Agnes Sussdorff Watercolor Showing Opens Fru, June 15

By Mir iam Hall There wi l l be a Watercolor

Shoyi/ing at the Horace Nye h@me featur ing the paintings of Agnes Sussdorff, age 82. The opening day w i l l be Fr iday, June

15 when there wi l l be Open House from 2-4 p.m.

Agnes was born in Port Kent, l ived in New York City and has been at the Nye Home for two

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Court St. F r a n c i s X a v i e r C a b r i n i , No. 1482, Catho l ic Daughters of America of Keese­vi l le celebrated its 25th anni­versary on Sunday, June 10.

The we l l -o rgan ized and beau t i f u l l y - a r ranged a f f a i r started at 3 in the afternoon wi th Benedic t ion of the Blessed Sacrament held at St. John the Baptist Church w i th the Court's Clergy Consultant, Rev. Wi l f red DeRoche, of f ic iat ing.

The group then moved to the

parish hall where the recently-elected off icers were installed by Distr ict Deputy Agnes Spranz assisted by the Monitor, Mrs . Grace Lucas , and a br ie f

.meeting fol lowed. Later the g roup; wi th guests,

gathered at the Howard Johnson Res tauran t in P la t t sbu rgh where a sir lo in roast dinner was served to approximately 100 members, husbands, clergy and Sisters of Our Lady of Grace Academy. Other courts repre­

sented were f rom Port Henry, Willsboro, Ausable Forks and Plattsburgh.

M r s . V a l e r i e G i n e t t , the Court's Lecturer, as an MC was most unique, combining pathos and humor in d e l i g h t f u l proportions. Her history of the Court, wr i t ten in verse is real ly deserving of publ icat ion. She introduced those at the head table which were Mrs . Irene McCormick, her guest, a former

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