The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-17
CHRISTMAS GUILD.
Catholic Ladies Of Jersey City
Gather Garments for
the Poor.

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the patronage of the Catholic LADIES' of
Jersey City, held its annual exhibition
Of the Christmas donations in the as
sembly room of ST. Aoysius' Academy,
No. 112 Grand street. his afternoon.
The association was organized in the
winter of '94 by one church, and its
success was so great hat it was made a
general charity, SO that every Catholic
institution in Jersey City will receive
assistance through the cooperation of
its friends. The object of the Guild is to
make at Christmas time an annual dona-
ton of warm garments, money, and gro
cenies ITO the Catholic Orphan Asylums,
Hospitals and outside poor.
Each member of the Christmas Guild
contributes two warm garments or their
equivalent in money or groceries. The
Guild is divided into sections. Each sec
ton has a president and three assistants.
The president and assistants pledge
themselves each to get ten people who
will give two garments annually. The
section president is then responsible for
forty-four members, or lightweight gar
ments, each year.
The donations are placed upon long ta-
bles in the Assembly Hall of the Acad-
envy. On each table is a large card bear.
ing THE name of the parish or institu-
tion to which the goods will be sent,
Among the articles to be seen on the ta-
bles are clothing for men, women and
children, wooden, muslin and canton
flannel underwear, n~ight-Shirts, night
gowns, sheets, towels, shoes, stockings,
blankets and c~omfortables.
The honorary, president of the Guild Is
n Mass M is L MISS Eas {. eRa sns sen The sec.
tion presidents n their assistants are
Mis- /. Chadwick, st. Patrick's, assist
ed by Miss Barry, Mrs. Dickson. Mrs
As Mrs. NJ NC curisy. St. Peters, assisted by
Mrs. shannon, Miss Willis, Miss Banks
Miss NJ. Dewitt, st. Peters, assisted by
| Mrs. M. Dewitt, Miss J. Dewitt, Mrs. c.
Miss 3. Dalton. 81. Patrick's assisted
by Mrs. L. Duval, Miss N. Murray, Miss
MRS; VIM; Farrell. St. Peters. assisted
man, Miss C. Hope, Mrs. T.. Egan.
Mis- Ss,s J. gingcs & 81. Nos gosepe.s; assl srs
Sullivan, Miss Livingston.
BY NM Miss s & saf Kenny q; Mss H H asa'sEss
Mrs. W. Gossenberger, ST. Bridget's
| assisted by Mrs. J.. Gillen, Miss Coffee
Miss Leggin.
Mrs. mrs. W i. 4 Reed. MISS IS anna 4, Ian a I MIS- g
M. Cone.
Mrs. j Hetherlngton, st. Bridget's, as
sisted by Mrs. G. Walsh, Miss Hether-
ington, Miss NJ. Crime,
Miss NJ. Lynch, st. Johns, assisted by
Miss M. o'Rourke, Miss M. Korne, Miss
Mrs. j. Mylotte, St. Peters, assisted
by Mrs. T. Kelly, Miss Corrigan, Miss
Miss E. Nugent, st. Mary's, assisted
by Mrs. J. Warren, Miss NJ. Collins, Miss
\ H. IN E6ll
Miss B.. OMEN, St. Mary's, assisted
K: MeEntee, Mrs. DATE, Mrs. r. Hoffman
Miss M: Smith, Mrs. Dimmfck, Miss ]
Garry, Miss Laverty, Mrs. G. II. O'Neill
Miss r. Mcclure, st. Mary's, assisted
by Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Roselle, Miss Lacy
Mrs. K. Primm. st. Patrick's, assisted
by Miss T. Reehill Mrs. F. Upper, Miss
Mrs. G. -somers, St. Peters, assisted
Py Mrs. ]. Whelan, Miss C.. Remson
Mrs. p; Turley. st. Mary's, assisted b.
MASS ]. Iurley, Mrs. F. Thompson, Miss
A. FarTelly, Mrs. M. Day.
Mrs. g. Tunnard, st. Joseph,s, assisted
py Mrs. J. coen, Miss C. Goggdn. Mis-:
Miss M. Quirk. st. Johns, assisted b,
Miss N. Lanigan, Miss ]. Hagan. Mis-
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