The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18
JERSEY CITY
st. Mary's.

Ct hbAEy
The attendance of men at the mission has been
very good, and freely up to the expectations of the
priests. Every night the church has been crowded
to its utmost capacity, and the condition of affairs
prevailed at the five o'clock mass. The sermons
have fSsrs P Pre- ed, n yery i nards Sie Th nt Missionary Iisht E g
shoulder. The mission will be on religious socie-
sons desifing to become members Of the ~ Holy R1lT
Name Society, will be enrolled: 1t. is expected that
hundreds will join this grand society, as the result
na a very y,i im r. Sa1t meeting meeting Of the ladies of the
O'Clock, in the parlors of the Catholic Club. The
object Of the meeting is to organize a charity society
ally d the coming Winter. The p OBJECT ssP Is a
most noble one, and many, many ladies should be
matter, and no matter how small the assistance. in
will undoubtedly be gladly received by some poor,
suffering person.
St. Rridget's.
The fair which opened Tuesday evening is pro-
crossing most favorably. The attendance for the
Of any yf fair neld if in the he parish ri for 81 the past eas s fVe ye eane
A brisk business is going on outside, especially in
he E winner Til The Votes are r counted ~lr e a Whe 10 t tSe
polls close. While there are only four tables, vet
can't help but attract the dimes and quarters Of the
gentlemen who attend. The fishing pond is another
little ones. Last night one Of the boys caught an
aaali Z f and ib the Tes wfa ay he he % egsnin that sM,s al shEa1.9s,6 do
THE NEWS has given a list OF most Of the valuable
aFtici is , Sa the 60 t that 1 b gars every gyod night T,s something met ting
every night and yet find something to attract his
On Monday evening the members Of the St. Vincent ees
de Paul Society will visit the fair in a body. On
tend: The young men will present the farce, "A
Dutch Justice some evening next week. The fol
tend in a body. During the coming week the chill.
dren will at tend in the afternoon, one afternoon for
the boys, another for the girls.
The sermon at the high mass tomorrow will be
delivered by Father Clancy. Father Dornin viii
The Children Of Mary will receive Holy Commu-
Mon in a body tomorrow morning.,
The Holy Name Society is rapidly increasing In
membership. The attendance at the devotions last
The choir held their rehearsal last evening.
st. Lucy's.
The Young Mems Literary Union OF St. Lucy,s
Church held a free public lecture at the school hall
on Monday evening. The hall was well filled with
an attentive audience and the AFFAIR was a marked
success; The lecture was q decidedly interesting
Rev. Father Connolly OF New York. and the topic
was THE Vice of Ingratitude.' Father Connolly, to
Lear" and showed the ingratitude IF the Kings
daughters. The lesson taught by the Rev. Father
than the members of the Union.
An entertainment for Thanksgiving evening is
spoken of. Father Gilien will make some interest
ing announcements in regard to the matter at the
The Society of the Children Of Mary will receive
Holy Communion tomorrow, At three O'clock in
The work Of raising funds for the proposed new
church Is progressing ct a rapid rate. The fund at
The ladies of the parish who are collecting dona-
tons for the fund are doing good work and as a re
suit the fund is growing steadily. Each collector
WHO succeeds in raising $500 receives a handsome
gold medal. So far three young ladies have won
the decoration.
Beginning with the present month the parochiai
school will issue a monthly roll Of honor. The first
roll viii be issued on the first of next month. ssThe
roll OF honor" says Father GilIen, will be an in
centiye to study and the scholars will make extra
show the parents 81 the scholars whether or not
their children are progressing"
ST. HichRei's.
nm ~ xr--. ~ rs.--,, ~ 80.
held a very interesting meeting on last Sunday
evening. Twelve new members were elected. A
new idea, that of having speeches and a musical
and literary. programme after the entertainment,
WIS tried. It proved q big success. Members thus