The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-28
JERSEY CITY CHURCHES.


An exciting finish marked the close of
the euchre tournament of the Young
Mems Catholic Association of st. Bird
gets R.. c.. Church. T. Burns played in
This usual brilliant form in the closing
games. thereby increasing his lead. Burns
secured first place in the tournament
having won 81 games and lost 81. P.
honors. Golden won 80 games and lost
having won % games, and lost q.
Of ne s. Bempers q Catholic tnI Association sa1' are
deep in preparation for the entertain,
ment which is scheduled for the second
week in February. The comedy drama
| farce. 1.-THE Irish Tiger" have been Sc
lected for the entertainment. The cast
has been selected and rehearsals are being
held regularly.
ST. Paul,s, G~reenyi1le.
Rev. Father Tighe of st. Paul's R. c.
Church, Greenville, has decided not to
close the voting contest begun at the
recent fair until New Years eve in or
der that all who desire to help either of
the contestants may have every oppor-
tunity to do so. me contest for the
piano is exciting much interest and the
result is anxiously awaited. The con-
test is between Miss Lynch and Miss
Egan and the vote will be a close one:
The contest between George Kelly and
is also proving interesting. AS the vote
win not be announced until the contests
close the standing Of the contestants is
not known.
No amateur dramatic society in the
city has met With greater success. THAI
what has crowned the efforts of the st.
Paurs Catholic Dramatic Cluh Its per-
quests compelled the club to give dra-
~atif next sate pfag VIII Sc Edmgn afT Ta nentrs;
four-act Irish drama Eileen Oge, or
Dark is the Hour Before Dawn It.
viii be given IN the school t ha,i carry Y
excellent one and although the talented
young amateurs are already letter, per
feet in their parts rehearsals VIII ne
Thursday evening untf the play is pro-
duced. The cast is as foliowsIPatr1ck
o.Ronn nsmot Paul 5on Rsgierg H;ry Mp- o M2rI-
r raIi, deorge 5. Riley: Henry Lotus,
Harry Welsh; Rev. Mr.. Mahoney. Eugene
Donovan; John Thomas. Josepb J.
jim the Penman, Thomas Folger; Eileen
O,ponnell. Miss Maggie Mahoney; Bud
Mcguire, Miss Anna Horn.
st. MIrhaeiss.
'rhe musical programme Of the Christ
mas services at ST. Michaels r. C..
Cnurc1 was an 6AtSPtiOHdIy tHft Ohp dio
was hugely enjoyed by the large congre
CATION. The programme in full was as
foliows:-Five o'clock mass. Zimmer's
"Messe de Noep';. eleven O'clock solemn
high mass, grand mass selected from
DISCLAIMERS No. Q, "Le Provost and
Dachauer's; cantata. There Were Shep-
t taaras Beethoven. schrisfus Maths.
Adeste; Tantum Ergo Rossim. The
choir consisted of a double duartette
and chorus, G. A. Utsinger, organist and
choir master; L. de Grand Vol. musical
director.
ST. Johns.
Miss Ellie Tegarty and Miss Josephine
Hausch. former pupils of ST. Johns
school, became full fedged Sisters of
the Dominican Order this morning, when
they received the black veil at the hands
of Bishop Wigger in the chapel of the
Dominican Convent on First street.
There were twelve candidates in all, and
the two above named ave been noyices
in the convent for over two years. The
young sisters will be Immediately as
signed to parishes where their services
Of the young aspirants for religious nom
ors were present n the scene was al
affecting one
The children had lots Of fun on Christ
mas Day. Father Ter Woert as usual
provided fruit and candy for them and
The stained glass windows for
the new church are at last on their way
here. sThey are now on the high seas,
having left Bremen last Saturday. The
heavy rolled glass for the outside has
been received several weeks ago. ~