Bus dedication ceremony

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026426

Description

Shown at the ceremony of blessing and dedicating to Saint Christopher the bus donated to Boy Scout Troop Number 32 at Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church are, left to right, J. E. Gillespie, troop scoutmaster, Reverend Thomas Tschoepe, chaplain for the unit, Earl Bush, senior patrol leader, Monsignor J. G. O'Donohoe and Eugene Witkowski, junior assistant scoutmaster. The group is gathered in the front of the church, with the Scout Bus in the background. Scoutmaster Gillespie is wearing a suit, Reverend Tschoepe and Monsignor O'Donohoe are wearing ceremonial robes, and the two scouts are wearing their troop uniforms. Reverend Tschoepe is reading from a book and Earl is holding the aspergillum. Behind them are more scouts standing next to the bus.

Archival Date

1945-11-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-369

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Catholicism; Clergy; Buses; Uniforms; Dedications; Blessings