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  On the 13th August, 1922 the Circolo was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The parish priest of the church conducted the ceremony. This kick started the good relations between the club and the church. The frame of the Sacred Heart costed Lm1.25 and was donated by Fillipin Agius who two years later was elected President of the club. Pietru Farrugia was made secretary and Antonio Abdilla became the treasurer.

It was also during this year that the statue of St. Mary was to be carried in procession by professed catholic members and who were fellows of a guild, such as that of the Holy Sacrament. The first eight bearers were led by Nazzareno Agius. In 1927 the club was facing some difficulties because the landlord of the premises of the Circolo demanded the keys of the premises so that it could be sold. Consequently, the committee decided to sell the movables in the house by auction. The auction was presided by Lorenzo Porsella Flores.

The money from the sale, at least part of it, was dedicated to St. Mary and a pair of golden sandals was bought for our Lady. The appointed curator of these  movables were Antonio Abdilla and Guzeppi Grima. After few months, about mid 1929,  a new premises was found at 49, St. Mary’s street. This belonged to Peppinu Dimech, the ex-president of the Circolo. By now the name of the club had been changed to Circolo Assumption of Our Lady. The first president of the new club was Fillipu Agius, Giovanni Agius was the secretary and Carmelo Tanti the treasurer. The members were Nazzareno Agius, Nazzareno Gravina, Guzeppi Abdilla and Carmelo Grima.

 
           
     
 

Unfortunately in November 1933 Zaren Ciantar, a seventeen year old boy, died tragically during an accident occurred at the fireworks factory. Yet another premises had to be found. The reason for this was that the number of members kept increasing and therefore this club resulted to be too small.  Consequently, Grezzja Farrugia and her brother Marcel bought a large house in the square adjacent to the church. The agreement was that this house had to be refurbished, altered if necessary so as to be used as the new club. The contract for the said purchase was signed in June 1934. The official opening took place on the 27th July of that year. For this event, a band march “A la Veneziana” was played from the old Circolo to this new bigger and more beautiful club.

 
     
 
 

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