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A Gem of an Evening...
The Ruby Ball
and Auction
some 28 women wore these emerald jewels, the highlight of the annual Emerald Ball. See their story, page 16 (1964).
At this year’s gala Ruby Ball, the Priory will honor all of the monks who dedicated a portion of their lives to the school, 1957-8 to 1997-8.
Rubies – the rarest of all gems. More precious than diamonds. Maybe magical. All Dorothy of Oz had to do was tap her ruby slippers together and – presto! – she was transported to another time and place.
Guests at the Ruby Ball on March 21 will feel all of this magic around them. It will be a glittering evening with a multitude of treasures. It will be a special time when families new to the Priory can enjoy a social evening and treasured friends of many years can re-connect. A ruby is the commemorative gemstone of a 40th anniversary and the Ruby Ball hosts hope to welcome people from all forty years of Woodside Priory School’s life.
“The first priority of the entire committee is to assure that every single person has a really wonderful time. We never stop brainstorming ways to bring people together and make that happen,” said Chairperson Donna Wengert-Neff.
With items ranging from foods and wines to vacations and club passes, from the professional services of an attorney or a window cleaner to the ultra-high-tech hardware of the sound and
Brother Stephen Aferitz Brother Peter Aslin *Father Benignus Barat Father Edmond Brunner Brother Sean Casey Father John Coleman Father Mark Cooper Father Daniel Dempski Father Cecil Donahue Father Brendan Donnelly Brother Edward Englund Father John Fortin Father Francis Fox Father Joachim Froehlich Father Jude Gray
Brother Benedict Guevin Father Christopher Hites Father Leopold Hoffer +Father Achiles Horvath Father Pius Horvath Father Stanley Jaki Father Egon Javor Brother Robert Kimler
Brother Thomas Kinninger Brother Thomas Laur Abbot Matthew Leavy Father Martin Mager Brother Peter McNamara Brother Benedict Menenz Brother Andrew Metcalf Brother Hilary Moratz Brother Gregory Murphy Father Maurus Nemeth Brother Joel O’Connell Father Simon O’Donnell Father Finbar O’Mahoney Brother Stephen Pellino Father Placidus Riley Father Charles Schilly Father Christopher Senk Father William Sullivan Brother Emeric Tice Brother Philip Valley
*deceased
An ultimate in luxury, this midnight blue 1973 Bentley T1, is a stunning and entirely original example of this most famous marque. The donor, Mrs. Margaret Lee Kiely (and her late husband, John), drove the car only 42,000 miles and kept it in superb condition inside and out. On the freeway, it is so quiet you can hear the clock tick.