SUF Hall. 1. Part one of Storytelling Event.

• Main Authors: Jarvis, Dale, Pittman, Ken, Chun Lao, Po
• Other Authors: Williams, Edgar; Castella, Eugene; Williams, Percy; Bragg, Shirley
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Subjects: Social beliefs; practices and customs; Storytelling; Fishing; Buildings; Entertainment and recreation; Williams; Edgar; Castella; Eugene; Percy; Bragg; Shirley; Noseworthy; Max; Pike; Gordon; Lear; Ed; Osmond; Bill; Matt; Primroy; Eddie; Sullivan; Jackie; Frank; Levi; Ryan; Will; Warrick; Mackie; Chester; Irene; Anthony; Mose; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8693

Dale Jarvis facilitates a community storytelling event about the Society of United Fishermen's (SUF) Hall from the Anglican Church Hall in Pouch Cove. Various community members share stories about joining the SUF, the building, social events, and activities of the Lodge. 00:00 – introductions by Heritage Society; 7:09 – introductions by Dale Jarvis; 9:10 – historical context of Hall by Edgar Williams; reading notes from Max Noseworthy; last master of lodge; All Saint’s Anglican; CEWA; All Saint’s Anglican School; interior description; Women’s Auxiliary; Lodge Band membership; helping members; 15:23 – band in early 60s; bandmaster from St. John’s; Gordon Pike; Ed Lear; Bill Osmond; New Year’s Day parade; dancing; lancers; square dancing; musicians Matt Bragg; Eddy Primroy; Eugene Castella; Jackie Sullivan; Frank Sullivan, Levi Bragg; 17:51 – annual Christmas concert; children; CEWA dinner; public meetings; movies; 18:39 – horse drawn hearse; parade gaff; artifacts; 21:22 – St. Patrick’s dancers forming in Pouch Cove; dance copyright; 23:10 – renting hall; hearse hire; sick benefits; fire insurance; 24:21 – father and grandfather’s membership; writing minutes; literacy; soup; 26:11 – Eugene Castella; Castella’s Lane; joining SUF; Will Ryan; being let in to Lodge; worthy master; Orange Society; formation of SUF; 29:34 – membership secrecy; membership seating; reading scripture; password; 35:35 – district Grand Lodge; Clifton Lodge; Lodge of St. John’s; CBS; Petty Harbour; executive council; purser; 37:50 – New Year’s Day events; association with Anglican Church; interdenominational; cold plate dinner; concert; Warrick Sullivan; 40:18 – record player; band; Jackie Sullivan; Mackie Noseworthy; 42:55 – meeting ending with song; 44:23 – Percy Williams; father’s membership; lighting fires for meetings after school; 46:46 – political meetings; disbanding in 70s; elementary school; Gordon Pike bandmaster; Eddy Primroy; 48:32 – minutes at town hall; forming volunteer firefighters; 49:51 – parades; fishermen’s gaffs; ...