The Society's annual Christmas Dinner took place on Monday, December 6, beginning at 6 P.M. at Pettinato's Restaurant. The restaurant is located at 78 Dundaff Street, Carbondale. Menu selections consisted Veal Marsala and Baked Ham. Reservations were coordinated by the Society's Treasurer, Joseph Pascoe.
The Society's annual Christmas Dinner, together with the annual Crystal Band concert, are regarded by many as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season in Carbondale.
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Mount Carmel Band, Carbondale, PA
The original of this rare and wonderful photograph is in the collection of Dean Cerra, Greenfield Township, PA. The band is shown here in front of the building, still standing, at the corner of Hospital Street and Apple Avenue. The bar that was owned and operated by Luigi Cerra is seen at the far right of the photograph. Luigi Cerra, who is very probably one of the musicians shown here, was one of the constituent members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. He was the great grandfather of Father Louis Pascoe (Fordham University, New York City), Joseph Pascoe (Carbondale) and Ronald Pascoe (Carbondale), the three sons of Santo A. Pascoe and his wife Rose M. Cerra, of 36 Hospital Street. Please contact the Historical Society if you can identify any of the persons shown in the above photograph or if you can tell us more about the Mount Carmel Band.
New (old) Year's Recipes
For the new year's anticipation, one might feel the need to follow tradition and consume large quantities of fish. We at the Historical Society feel obligated to provide to the reader recipes of an appropriate nature. One might feel the inclination to try Miss Pascoe's "Boiled Blue Fish," but be unable to find the recipe to do so. To solve such problems, we have posted a sampling of Carbondale's "Old Year" recipes. Given below are recipes prepared by the "Young Lady Workers of the Methodist Episcopal Church," as given in the Carbondale Cookbook, Seventh Edition, 1924.
8th Annual Carbondale St. David's Day Dinner
Fresh Daffodils and Leeks are the hallmarks of any St. David's Day gathering.
Barbara Campbell presents a very touching and amusing reminiscence of her welsh grandmother.
Ted Frutchey presents a comprehensive report on upcoming Welsh events in the Lackawanna Valley.
Mrs. Fran Justin conducts the St. David's Welsh Male Chorus in a program of traditional welsh music and selections from the Broadway show "Oklahoma"
St. David's Welsh Male Chorus
Freshly brewed tea and Welsh cookies are always a hit with the dinner guests.
A large group of Welsh enthusiasts enjoy the traditional celebration.
Ted Frutchey, Donald Powell, Jerry and Patty Williams enjoy the evening.
S. Robert Powell presents a report on the pioneer Welsh settlers in Carbondale.
