1973The Portuguese community’s Fraternity Club reinstituted the Crowning Ceremony after a 16-year gap.People and Communities, Local Organizations, Portuguese History

Gloucester Daily Times, “Tradiiton of crowning to be annual event.” June 5, 1973.
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The crowning took place on Sunday, June 3, 1973, with a procession accompanied by the Gloucester-Manchester Musicians Union band parading to Imperator Captain Frank Rose Jr.’s home carrying the silver crown and escorting him back to Our Lady of Good Voyage for the Mass. Afterward, a traditional banquet and auction took place.

Gloucester Daily Times, "Tradiiton of crowning to be annual event." June 5, 1973.

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