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The President of the Friends of St. Patrick for 2012-2013 is Nanci Spieker, a Seattle
native who has two grown children and is a special education teacher in the Seattle Public
Schools. Nanci is Irish through her mother’s family which originated from Co. Longford in
the center of Ireland. In 2011 Nanci attended a McGuire family reunion in Virginia with 102
relatives that spanned four generations. Nanci is also a former President of the Irish
Heritage Club and has annually chaired Seattle’s Irish Festival since 2005.
IRISH COMMUNITY ST. PATRICK’S DAY HAPPY HOUR
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 16, Harbor Club
Join the Friends of St. Patrick, Irish Network Seattle, The Seattle Gaels and The Irish
Heritage Club for an Irish Community St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour from 5:30 pm to 8 pm
Saturday, March 16, at the Harbor Club, 801 2nd Ave, Seattle.Tickets are $30 per person
which includes free parking, two free drinks and hors d’oeuvres, Irish music with the
Owl n’ Thistle Band, Baile Glas Irish Dancers, Seattle Police Pipes & drums, auction,
and more. Advance Reservations required – BUY TICKETS HERE!
Dinner Ticket purchase includes Irish Community Happy Hour.
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The Society of
The Friends of St. Patrick
73rd Annual
St. Patrick's Day Banquet
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The Annual Banquet of the Friends of St.
Patrick in Seattle will be held
on Saturday evening, March 16,
at
The Harbor Club, 801 2nd Ave, Seattle.
Happy Hour 5:30 pm, Dinner 7:30 pm.
Tickets for the Black-Tie (optional) dinner and dance are $120 per person
($1,000 for a table of ten)
which includes parking at the Harbor Club.
5:30 pm: Cocktails, Entertainment, Stepdancing
7:30 pm: Bagpipes, Call to Dinner, Toasts
8:00 pm: Live Charity Auction
8:30 pm: Music and Dancing
Order tickets via telephone
at 425-290-7839,
via email @
Treasurer@fosp.org,
or PURCHASE VIA CREDIT CARD:
To order tickets by mail, write:
Friends of St Patrick
11616 NE 134th St
Kirkland, WA 98034
Please make checks payable to
"Friends of St Patrick".
For more information, call 425-290-7839 or email
Treasurer@fosp.org.
ENTRÉES:
1) Grain Mustard and Sugar Crusted Corned Beef, Braised Cabbage with Onion and Bacon, Whipped Russet Potatoes, Horseradish Jus
2) Garlic Roasted Breast of Chicken with Sautéed, Roasted Butternut Squash and Root, Vegetables, Whipped Russet Potatoes, Red Wine Demi Glace
3) Chef’s Choice Vegetarian Entrée
Salad, Wine with the meal, side dishes, Fresh Baked Bread and Butter, and dessert
A short auction during the dinner will provide funding for several worthy educational causes.
IRISH COMMUNITY ST. PATRICK’S DAY HAPPY HOUR
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 16, Harbor Club
Join the Friends of St. Patrick, Irish Network Seattle, The Seattle Gaels and The Irish Heritage Club for an Irish Community St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour from 5:30 pm to 8 pm Saturday, March 16, at the Harbor Club, 801 2nd Ave, Seattle. Tickets are $30 per person which includes free parking, two free drinks and hors d’oeuvres, Irish music with the Owl n’ Thistle Band, Baile Glas Irish Dancers, Seattle Police Pipes & drums, auction, and more. Advance Reservations required – buy tickets here!
2010 Guest of Honor
The Rt. Honorable Desmond Guinness, the great, great, great, great grandson of Arthur Guinness
who founded Guinness Brewery in Dublin in 1769, and who served as Grand Marshal of Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Parade,
was a Special Honored Guest at the Friends of
St. Patrick Banquet on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Click the photo above for more information.
See
Photos from The 2009 Friends of St. Patrick Banquet
held
at the
Washington Athletic Club, Seattle.
Special Guest: Ireland's Attorney General Paul Gallagher
Special Guest at the 2009 Banquet was Ireland?s
Attorney General, Paul Gallagher, shown above with US Congressman Jim McDermott. Attorney General Gallagher is the legal adviser to the Irish Government and the chief law
officer of the Irish State. Click photo for more pictures.
Ireland's Attorney General Paul Gallagher, US Senator Maria Cantwell, State Senator Ed Murray, at the 2009 Friends of St. Patrick Banquet. Click photo for more pictures.
2009 Banquet Entertainment:
Entertainment will
include stepdancers from the
Baile Glas Irish Dancers and music and singing by
The Muses.
To see more photos or to listen to a sample of The
Muses' music,
click on the photos above. For more information,
go to www.baileglas.org
or www.themusesmusic.com.
2008 Special Honored Guest:
His Excellency John Bruton,
European Union Ambassador to the United States,
and former Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister).
Click here for more information.
Also in attendance as honored guests in 2008 were Seattle Archbishop Alexander Brunett, Irish Government Minister John McGuinness, T.D., and Irish Consul General Una Fannon.
Photos from the 2006 Banquet:
At the 2006 Banquet,
St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal
and travel guru Rick Steves (left), with Fr. John
Madigan (center) and
Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Joe Tyson.
At the 2006 Banquet, US Senator
Maria Cantwell with
Seattle Archbishop Alexander Brunett.
From left, Acting Irish Consul
General Úna Fannon, Irish
Government Cabinet Minister Noel Dempsey,
T.D.
and Friends of St. Patrick Officer John Keane,
converse with US Senator Maria Cantwell.
For
pictures from the 2004 Banquet, go to
2004 BANQUET PHOTOS
Friends of St. Patrick
History
Originally named The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the Society was founded in Philadelphia on March 17, 1771. At its first meeting
were George
Washington?s Irish-born aide-de-camp General Stephen
Moylan,
along with John Dickenson and Robert Morris who
signed the US
Declaration of Independence. George Washington himself later
became an
Honorary Member.
The Friendly Sons started in Seattle
in 1941
and was a male only organization until 1989 when
it welcomed
women and changed its name to The Society of the
Friends of St.
Patrick. The change came under pressure from Seattle
Archbishop
Thomas Murphy who kidded that otherwise he would
start
supporting the Angry Daughters of St. Brigid! Carol
Costello in
1999 was the first female President of the Seattle
organization. 
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Picture from 1978 Sunset magazine, taken at Seattle's
1977 Parade. Three Dailey boys are carrying
the banner, sons of Jim and Mary Colette Dailey.
Behind them and to the right are Bruce Cosacchi's
daughters: L-R Maureen, Sheila and Laura.
Bruce is on the extreme right. Diane Hackett is in
the center, back, wearing a bandana.
Following are some pictures from previous banquets. The
names and years are listed where they've been identified.
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1.
1948 BANQUET, Crowd picture
2. 1963 BANQUET, Archbishop Connolly, Pat Barry, Bob
McGrath,
Seattle City Councilman Wing Luke
3. 1964 BANQUET, Don Sullivan, Jim Murphy, Bill Lukoskie,
Bob Murphy
4. 1963 BANQUET, Bob McGrath, Mike McCay, Councilman
Wing Luke
5. 1962 BANQUET, Jim Dore at piano, brother Fred at
left,
and cousin John Dore on right
6. 1966 BANQUET, Ben Maslan, John Miller, James McAteer
(President)
7. 1964 BANQUET, Bill Lukoskie, unknown, Jim Murphy,
? Powers,
Gene Cheevers, Judge John Wilson, Bob Murphy, Don
Sullivan
8. 1965 BANQUET, Friends President Thomas Geraghty
on left,
Seattle Mayor Dorm Braman on right.
9. 1965 BANQUET, Tom McMurray, Thomas Geraghty,
Society President Jim McAteer on pipes,
with the Blanchet HS Gaelic Pipe Band.
1955 - Then Senator John F. Kennedy regretfully declines
an invitation
to speak at the 1956 Friendly Sons Banquet
1960 - Mike McKay, Charles P Moriarty, Fred Dore,
President
1965 - Irish Consul General Charles V Whelan was the
principal speaker
1965 - The Seattle P-I mistakenly identified him as
"British Consul General"
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