The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01

day of obligation. Friday being the
first Friday of the month, the special
devotions to the Sacred Heart will be
held in all the churches.
JERSEY CITY CHURCHES.
ST.. Pet er,s
The next lecture under the auspices of
st. Peters Alumni Association will be
given by Rev. Father Wynne at the Col
lege Hall on Wednesday evening, Decem-
day evening, December u, to complete
arrangements for the lecture.
st. Lucv's.
The festival on Thursday evening at
tracted a large number of people to st.
Lucy's Hall, and King Turkeys Day was
brought to a close with m~errynaking;
A fine programme was presented, and
a good time. On the lower floor q piper
and violinist furnished music for break
downs and jigs and reels, which We're
participated in by nearly all of the elder
people present. On the upper floor a
fine orchestra furnished music for dane
ing, which was enjoyed by the young
the drawing for a handsome crayon
Hannah N. Kane. The portrait was
won by Mr.. Thomas Tully;
The Holy Rosary Society will hold
its regular meeting tomorrow afternoon
at three o'clock.
The cold weather of the past few days
has interfered seriously with the work
on the new church. No work could be
done on the foundations, and much val
liable time has been lost in consequence.
The foundations are being built of brick,
and for this reason the contractor wishes
to make them as firm as possible. If
a period of mild weather is met with
the work will be rushed and completed
rapidly.
st. Johns.
Tomorrow is the first Sunday.
Friday is the first Friday of the month.
The usual devotions to the Sacred Heart
will be held.
The Young Ladies sodality and the
Rosary Society go to holy communion
in a body tomorrow morning.
The play for the benefit of the new
church is top of the heap now. Tickets
are out and going like hot cakes, but
are going on nightly, and Father Kelly
anticipates a grand success. 1t is only
a little over a week away now, and
the boys are anxious to do their pref
test.
The young ladies had a private party
last night.
a session last night. Popular ballads
was the order of the evening, and all
the latest were rendered in the most up
to-date style.
semi-annual meeting On Monday evening
instead of, Tuesday evening, which will
be given up to a full rehearsal of the
play.
On Sunday, December 9, it being the
Sunday within the octave of the I'M
maculate Conception, the young men
connected with St. Johns Catholic Club
will attend the quarterly communion in
a body, at the half past seven o'clock
mass. At the last quarterly meeting
quite a large. number was present. 1t
is hoped that this occasion will bring out
the full membership.
The new church has been all covered
in now, and everything made tight and
comfortable to enable the mechanics
trimmings left by the skaters have been
torn down, and the church looked quite
picturesque yesterday morning in Its
maiden coat of snow. The plasterers
midgets on their lofty perches away up
in the DOME, as they move here and
there in their work of identifying one
of the grandest edifices of Catholic wor-
ship in the State of New Jersey.
st. Joseph's.
This week, last of the fair, has been
a very largely attended and a very
animating one. Next Monday and Tues
day evenings, beginning at eight o'clock,
all the articles on which there are books
out will be drawn for and other articles
sold at auction. Monday evening, at
ten o'clock, precisely, Allan McDermott's
Tiger" given in charge to the popular
young school teacher, Miss Jennie
Ginocchio, will be a surprise to the one
who gets it.
oficiated at the high mass of thanks
giving. There was a large congregation.
Before the mass began all the children
sang a beautiful Thanksgiving hymn in
English, and after mass the patriotic
and soul-stirring, MY Country tbs OF
Thee"
Tomorrow, first Sunday of Advent, the
Angels Society go to holy communion in
a body at the nine O'Clock mass, and
meet in the chapel for their monthly de-
votions in the afternoon. The Rosary
Society meets in the hapel at a quarter
past seven in the evening.
Monsignor Seton will preach the five
minute sermons, as usual, at the three
low masses. and will speak on the
mass he will preach the set sermon from
the Gospel, Luke, xxi, Is, 81.
Next Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day there will be a special Iridium, or
the great feast of the Immaculate Con
ception, B. V. M, Immediately after
the eight O'Clock mass in the chapel.
st. Michael;s.
The committee of ST. Michaers Young
Mems Literary Union that had charge
of the recent dramatic entertainment re
ports that over $500 was realized as the
result of the young mems efforts; The
entertainment was one of the most sue
cessful held at the hall.
The officers of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Council No. 80, Catholic BeneVo-
lent Legion, are:-President, Michael
Courain; Vice-President, Thomas Martin;
Secretary, James T. Moran; Collector,
John Carroll: Treasurer. Thomas King;
Orator, Thomas E. Green: Chaplain, Rev.
G. H. Maekel; Guard, Edward Reardon;
Marshal, Thomas Haynes; Chancellor,
eugene j. Riordan; Trustees, Timothy
Mccarthy, John Higgins and James Cal
lahan. The council meets on the first
and third Mondays of each month at
eight o'clock in st. Michael's Hall.
At the annual election of st. Michael's
Young Mems Literary Union, held re-
Gently, Mr.. Patrick Holland was elect
ed President. The union is an exceed
ingly prosperous condition, and at every
meeting new members are being adj
initted.
Rev. Father John Tighe, the renowned
lecturer, who will lecture at St. Michaefs
Church on Sunday evening, December is,
has announced that his topic will be
.0The A. P. A" Father Tighe is the
author of several books on A. P. A.
matters, he having made a study of that
organization and its objects. His lee
ture should not be missed by any CT the
people Of St. Michaels parish.
Tomorrow the boys of the parish will
receive Holy Communion.
The special meeting of the Holy Name
Society on last Sunday evening was
marked by a large attendance. The fine
programme which was presented by the
members of the society was much en-
loved. The humorisms by Bob" Nc
Donald were specially enjoyed. The fea-
- of 4bo avnpinp was fhH a1Opti0n of