The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-17
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK ASp rHE VICINITY.

TuE Sr. JAMES RoMAS CATHOLIC TorAA
AbrisrscR prsryiciAL socirTy held special mesa.
ing las, evening for the purpose ~ Masking arrange
ments for excursion 10 ,Ionos' Wood, the FRO.
cceds 20 10 Tor the benefit of tho schools atachsi -
81. James Church. Rev. James Brennan, Pastor.
Tho following officers were present ;-Mcs-rs Johs
McGrath. rr,sidout Francis Mccormick. Vice.
President David Bsrtley and Dennis Quinn, Sec.
rctarios John Ward, Treasurer, and John Dwysr.
Marshal. The President stated that there was Q
mortgage of about $4,000 ON tho school at res
cent. Interest Tho monthly expenses about
1920 and the receipts only half that, that thsrs
is u s king fund Of from 500 10 $500 per annum.
lilo suggested that committee of the Society shouA
walt on to School Comu.l.tee, 80 the latter hs1
already taken jones' Wood. ami the cxcurrioo
would tah pls'e on the nth Of Jlly. This unfop
tunato war had cuslari tho receipts Of the school
| and he t,ho Pre-dcnp WAS fcrnod that ths
scholars were fslliuy sway. and attending an oppo
sitlon school, because th1ro were Inducements held
| out 10 them. which could not be held out In the
| Catholic Church, such ns frocks To tho little girls
| pan;aoons u the boys, &c. Now. he not pre-
judlcod sgalust PTotcst mt. for God comm sndsd
them 10 lovo them ~ their neiRhbors but he, n
common with all Catholics, wished 10 keep the
fock" together. IIo reminded them that this wss
the frst tmo anything Of this nature was 80,
up by this body, and bo knew that II will Be
well done. Mr.. John Dwyer spoke In favor of hAv
Ing the society 70 get the excursion up solely undss
their own auspices, looking for no help except In
selling tickets. Hc recommended that thcy Should
assemble in body on tie u lrning in questions
and with their band. and dressed In fall regslis
proceed IN the 10 Jones' wood. Let the body
get tAe matter up It's own name, sni II would 10
lima anI LAT hon - E.tb.u
Brennan that what tho Society promised to do
they would 10, and DO II properly nud splritedly.
tApplsuHcl Hossrs John Gil rsu and others ,lss
advocated tho eating up Of the matter iniepen-
dcntly. The rresldou, expln ned that the School
Committee wanted to do nothing bu, g,ve as
rintancs ; they would not assume any power whas.
ever. Ho tok occasion 10 remark incidentally thas
Tho Sus bad recently given some excellent infop
nation concei ming Irish affairs, and devoted very
largo portion Of Its columns tn Catholic intelligence.
iie knew, therefore, that the Society luld have
tho assistance Of that paper, which was nov Inoss
liberal In It's Views, and wss decidedly populAs
sm'ng tho Irish Ic pie. tGrcat Aiplause.I 4
mott "A by Mr. john Dwycr, seconded by Mr.. john
Gi,l,gtn, that the Society meet at their rooms, a
IA NJ, on tho 10Th Jlly, al proceed In proces-
sion 10 jones wool, w.th r,g.la, Sc, WIS carried
uuaulmo u-ly. Mr. john Gil,igan then moved that
u COMMITTEES 81 nrrnn ,er1eu,i he appoint 4, with
power T. a't to tl,n nuut,r, whl,h WAS carried,
and tie following appointed M~srs. John Nc
Grtth, FrWcis NJ, ,1u.,F, David butlcy, u nnis
| Quinn, John Wur' ,'anu DNyer aud Join Gil
l.Hn. On W'1or a., ~. WIN. Smith, II was
resolved l. U.ti tho i..t u'f,i ul of tho S.ieiy
through mn stS eN-pep.r. it"as also res'ly'd
| g. meet ~ l'rut'" - Huu' q, 'h llrpusc Of dis
ribut.us ti,irtl ~ 49, g., 40 sofa. On motion Of
MI JOAN o'sr ths m!o0!rs re- ,lullon psssed
ly acclaim t'ui
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