cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rene, > In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society > was invariably the name > for the Goan Tailors' Society. Their members were > excluded from membership > of the Goan Institutes, Gymkhana etc. Is this the > one you refer to? Just curious if the old nonsense > among Goans still goes on in parts of East Africa.
Cornel, The people who excluded tailors from the Goan Institutes in E. Africa are here on this net. Fortunately, they are not still in control of the E. African clubs. The St. Xavier's Societies in Tanzania, on the other hand, have morphed into the focal point for Goans in times of emergencies. For example, they handle all the burial procedures/permits when a Goan dies. The SFX Society in Dar es Salaam does not require a Goan to be a member before s/he can avail of their services. The Society essentially looks after anyone who requests their services. I was real happy to read about the Goans in Zanzibar organizing a show in Dar. Over the years, these shows and sports trips have lead to the young people from the different towns meeting and these meetings have often lead to marriages. I am guessing that Rene, in his usual zeal to promote all things Goan, forwarded the post he received in good faith. Mervyn3.0 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
