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Wreath Laying Cermony in Honor of Captain George Anthony

The wreath laying at the grave of  Captain George S. Anthony took place on Saturday May 22nd at the Rural Cemetery on Dartmouth Street New Bedford. Members and other invited guests and visiting dignitaries gathered at 8:45am.

Among those gathered were Michael Lonergan, Irish Consul General; Professor Thomas Bartlett, Prof of Irish history at Aberdeen University and visiting scholar at Boston College; President of the City Council John Saunders; State Reps. John Quinn and Tony Cabral and several other local dignitaries.