The 25th Codfish Supper

The Academy of  Codfish of New England held its 25^th Supper, on Monday, December 16, 2002, at the Spring-Primavera Restaurant, in Tiverton, Rhode Island. 

It was a wonderful evening!  We started with the Blessing in English and Portuguese, followed by the Portuguese soup and two codfish cakes,  for each Compadre or Comadre. We had mixed salad and then the main course of Codfish – Bacalhau à  Lagareiro - which  was delicious and with roasted potatoes. Then Portuguese dessert was served. We had also red and white wine or soda, and coffee.

Our president delivered  the “Faithful Friend” for  this month. He selected  Sacadura Cabral and Gago  Coutinho, two Portuguese aviators,  who crossed the Atlantic from Lisbon, Portugal  to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  in 1922, three  years before Lindbergh crossed the North Atlantic from New York to Paris, alone.

Then we had the raffle with eleven prizes.  It was a happy period selecting the eleven prizes. People were kept in  a high  degree of expectation.

This period was followed by original  poetry, in English and Portuguese. Really masterpieces were revealed. They will  be published in our  next Bulletin. 

And finally we had the period of jokes.  Several participants  gave us their wisdom and humor so everyone went home with several  good laughs.

We had again 130 people attending this supper.  More women than men!

Our Assistant treasurer, Comadre Maria de Lurdes da Silva,  prepared a gift for everyone attending this supper. It was a pleasant gesture, proving to  our members that they  are part of our family, typical of Portuguese-American  family, like in the old days! 

Our  next supper – 26^th -- is going to be on January 20, 2003,
at the Beira Alta Restaurant, in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Cod Supper Photos Click on each photo for a larger view Para ver esta foto em tamanho maior, clique nela uma vez.
	Mrs. Maria Lindia,  President of Port. American Federation		Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Pedroso
	Mrs. Sílvia  da Silva &  Mrs.  Deodete Pacheco		Albert Costa. Pres. of Portuguese  Continental Union
	Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Furtado		Mrs. Maria  and Miss  Mary Moreira
	Mr. & Mrs. Rogério Medina		Mr. & Mrs. Lou Victorino
	Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Moniz		Mr. & Mrs. Tony Avila Pres. Dom Luis Filipe Association
	Mrs. Dora Gonsalves & Mrs. Manuela Andrade		Mr. and Mrs.  Pedro Amaral
	Mrs. Maria Amélia Oliveira &   Mrs. Otília Rodrigues		Lou Victorino and a friend
	Helena Silva & her friend		Mrs. Gina Gonsalves and  Mr. Dionísio de Miranda de Johannesburg, South  Africa
	Mr. & Mrs. Arcelino Cabral		Two Comadres from Pawtucket

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