The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-09
A WARM WELCOME.
st. Michae1's Parish Turns
Out to Receive MonSlg-
nor De ConCi1io.
CHURCH SOCIETIES PARADE
Examinations Along the Line of
March-Speeches and Congrat-
uIations at the Club.

Never before, in the history of tht
Horseshoe was there seen such 8
crowd as gathered around st. Michael
Clubhouse, on Erie street, and the house
of the rectory. on Ninth street. The
occasion of this tremendous gathering
was the public reception that was an
nounced to a k place at st. MichaeIs
Hall, preceded by a monster parade OF
all the societies of the parish, in honor
of the homecoming of the Rev. Rector
Monsignor De Concilio from his years
vacation in Italy. The decorations were
elaborate and 1t was impossible to go on
any block in the parish and fail to see
the houses lit up with japanese lanterns
and American flags. The home of the
priests, on Ninth street. was illuminated
from top to bottom. and to the sills of
the windows a number of American flags
were attached.
On Ninth street, from Henderson to
Erie street, rows of/lanterns were strung
from one side of the street to the other,
and Erie street. from Thirteenth to Ninth
street, was decorated in the same
a
AT eight o'clock, Holden's Band played
a number of airs in front of the club
house, and when they had finished play
ing, the line was formed for the march.
When every one had got in line the order
was given to march to the rectory, where
they were to meet the Monsignor. After
a wait of a few minutes, the Monsignor
appeared on the steps, with the Rev.
Fathers mckinley and Ferretti, and the
applause from the crowds present, to-
gether with the shooting of rockets and
bombs, made it almost impossible to
hear the music. The applause continued
while the venerable priest was descend
ing the steps to enter the %barouche,
which was waiting to take him and Fa-
theirs mckinley, Ferretti and Vincent
along the route of the parade. The par
ade was. led by Grand Marshal William
Barry and his aids, Michael Curry and
Thomas D.. Long. Holden's Band follow
ed, with the members of ST. Michaefs
Club, and the other societies in line were
the Holy Name Society, I. A. B. Society
and A. o. H.
The line of march was as follows
From the rectory to Jersey avenue, Jer-
sey avenue to Twelfth street, Twelfth to
Erie, Erie to Thirteenth, Thirteenth to
Grove, Grove to Ninth, Ninth to Provost,
Provost to Pavonia avenue, Pavonia ave-
nue. to East Hamilton place, West Ham
flton place to Eighth street, Eighth street
to West Hamilton place, West Hamil-
ton place to Pavonia avenue, Pavonia
avenue to Monmouth street, Monmouth
to Ninth, Ninth to rectory, to st.
Michaers Hail on Erie street.
When the hall was reached it was with
great difficulty hat the large crowd was
kept from crushing one another in their
hurry to gain admittanee to the hall, but
Captain Kelly had a number of police
men on hand, and for the way they
managed the GROVE they deserve II great
deal of credit. When every one had been
seated and order prevailed, COMMISSIONS
John P. Feeney announced to the peo-
pie present the express purpose of the
demonstration and called upon the pop
ular assistant rector, the Rev. Walter
Talon. to make the address of welcome,
on behalf of the parishioners.
When Father Talon stepped to the
front of the stage the applause he re-
ceived lasted for fully three minutes.
He said it was a difficult task the COM
mittee had given him to make the adj
dress, and again it was an easy one.
That it was with much heartfelt graft
tude and love that he welcomed the Mon
signor back to the people of his parish.
Being only four years in the parish him
self, and the Monsignor thirty, he could
say very little about him that the par
ishioners are not already well %acquaint-
ed with. He then thanked the parish
toner's for the grand demonstration they
ha5 five, fha;r noetnr and cold If show