The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
ST. |GNATIUS'S BRANCH.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent
Association That Meets
in St. Joseph's
Home.
SOCIETY'S ORIGIN AND GROWTH
It's Purposes, Oficers and
the Churches.

One Of the most prosperous branches OIL
the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Associa-
| ton in this city IS that of st. Ignatius.
| NO. 1863. which meets twice a month at
St. .Joseph's Home on York street. This
| branch was started on June %, when
| a meeting was held in St. Joseph's Home
| and as a nucleus forty-three menber
were enrolled. q beginning of which very
| few branches can boast. n MEMBER
| ship today of st. Ignatius' very nearly
| reaches the hundred mark. there being
| eighty members. and at the next meeting
| which will be acid on Thursday, tune y
ten new members will be elected and the
| ladies intend to nave their membership
| roll reach the century mark by the meet
ing that will be held on June p, 1899 The
ladies in this branch are all energetic
workers and deserve great credit for the
way they nave made their association
prosper. On one occasion when the SUI
preme Treasurer, Mrs. Mary McGuirk,
paid a visit to one of the receptions she
said she never saw a more social or a
merrier crowd before in any OF the
branches she had visited on similar occa-
sions.
On June 5 the members Will go to 81
| Peters Church, where a mass Will be sale
by the Rev. Father Harpes in honor OF
the anniversary of the association. The
members will attend in a body. The ladies
have given a number of successful enter
| tafnments. Their first took place on june
29. 1897. when the branch was organized.
On October IA, 1897, they had a rattle for
a ten dollar gold piece and through the
hard work of the members the sum OF
| S91. 80 was realized. Every month or SC
after a meeting the ladies enjoy them
selves by holding a social session., when
the members sing, recite and partake OF
refreshments The reception and dance
given at the Third National Bank building
on May Y, 1898, showed how popular the
members of the association are, for there
were fully three hundred people present.
The reception was given in honor OF
Mrs. Mary McGuirk, Supreme Treasurer,
Of Brooklyn, and from the sale of small
baskets. which contained all sorts OF
goods, for ten cents, the branch netted
the sum of $40 from the baskets. At the
reception Miss Katie Kelly, the record
ing secretary, was presented with a hand
some gold watch and chain for the faith
full work she had done for the association
The hard working president, Mrs. VIM
J. Moran, who has labored since the or
ganization was first effected for its inter-
est, was presented with a large bouquet.
The presentations were made by Mrs.
Heintze of Brooklyn, who in ,igiving the
gifts made little complimentary speeches
in which she urges al members to exert
themselves to increase their membership
The organization is simply for beneficial
and social purposes and any lady from
the age Of IS to SO is eligible for member
ship and can join by addressing any OF
the officers. The officers are;-Mrs. w.
J. Moran, President; Miss Winifred Ward,
First Vice President; Mrs. Mary Conrad,
Second Vice President; Miss Annie Single
ton. Financial Secretary; Miss Kate Kelly,
Recording Secretary; Miss Mary Sher.
lock, Treasurer; Miss Nellie Fitzpatrick,
Marshall; Mrs. Mary Coolihan, Guard;
Past President, Mrs. Mary Mackin: Trus-
tees, Mrs. C. sullivan. Miss Tessie Jordan,
Miss Maggie Jacques, Mrs. Kerrigan and
Mrs. B. Fitzpatrick; Spiritual Adviser,
Rev. Father Harpes.
The meetings of the association are held
twice a month In the building OF st.
Joseph's Home on York street.