The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15
ALL SAINTS LYGBQh
New Quarters in the Parish
Building Now i'll Pos
session of the
Members.
TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
Library and Reading Room, and
a Good Gymnasium-Among
the Churches.

The members of All Saints Cathoiic
I,yceum took possession OF their ne"
quarters in the magnificent SB,uVo coinpi-
nation church and school building OF the
narish. at Wilton and Lafayette streets'
Monday evening. The work OF turnlsh-
ing. the rooms of the building is going
gradually forward. At present the poWi-
ing alleys in the basement are the great
attraction. OFF to the side there IS con-
siderable space. where polished OAK Ia
HES surrounded by chairs of the same
,oatar;al are utilized by those who wish
70 nlav cards. checkers, dominoes, ETC.
There is one long reading table, ihe ue-
nartment is also being equipped Win
gymnastic apparatus. The Alleys hase
haan in full blast ever since they opened,
and the entire basement has been thronS-
cd every night by enthusiastic members.
VIII -nrouounee the alleys the very pest
in that section of the city. IN d sHolt
while the click of pool and billiards VIII
add TO the merry hum of voices and the
crash of the pins.
The Lyceum will ave a cosey library
and reading room and d card room III
the front of the building on the second
floor. The card room has ALREADY peen
equipped with a long centre tapie anu
small square tables in three OF the COZ
ners. The assembly room is on the Top
or fourth floor. In this room an Tue
societies of the church will meet 1t Is
50x22 feet and has a seating capacity OIL
about APO. The room can be dlvloeo mo
two rooms by a sliding partition. II IS
eo11ipped with three chandeliers. Inc
GENRE one is of a beautiful design anu
COSTLY. 1t was presented by Mr.. Sheehan,
a New York friend of the Lyceum- lake
all the rest of the rooms in the building,
the ceiling is of metal. The rest OIL the
rooms ON the third and fourth floors are
taken up by class rooms, each WITH d
seating capacity of 20. These are already
equipped with school furniture oil the
latest designs.
Though the youngest Catholic Lyceum
in the city,, it is rapidly growing anu
taking its place near the front rank OF
local young mems clubs. Its hnanclaI
standing is excellent. 1t started with a
charter membership of "a. The oflcers
are:@The Rev. John A. Westman, spirit
nal director; John Wall, president; Or.
Mccormack, vice president; the Key Jos.
H. Meehan, treasurer; Rlcnafd r. Sol-
recording secretary; Peter F.. Moore, cor
responding secretary; Harry ,WlLlanls, u
brarian, and James H Gallagher, An
drew j. Donovan, James j. SULLIVAN, JohL
Murphy, John NJ. Gotham, John j. Power,
Lawrence J. Fenlon, James NJ Collins,
and Thomas F. Bradley; dir eit6nn y,e-
ger. the Rev. Joseph H. Meehan and Pat
rick Mcdonald
Among the charter members are.
Charles Bailey, e.. ]. Bradley, 7; Burns,
F. Cassidy. John Cleary, James Coughlin,
Daley, p. Dempsey, john Fallon,
VIM. Devine,, L. Fenlon, Michael Fenlon,
Gafney, Roderick Geraghly. P. Hennessy,
j. Koran. John Hurley, E. J. Kane, G. H.
Kelly. Alderman William J. Kelly, e. j.
66ll aarckk j. c BgTke pays = Eon BF1Wh' J .3ohn
look, ]. Dempsey, Joseph Devereaux,
Michael Farley, 2. Fenlon, William Fen
j.. Holland. James Hughes, Michael
Hurley. William Kearney, George
Kelly. Thomas Leonard, John Mahoney,
James Mccarthy, John McGoyern, ": Nc
Michael Mcmahon. Charles Moochel, Thos.
Murlaugh, P Norton, John Penrose,
James Purcell, B. J. Rehin Thomas Riv-
Shea, Chris Stanley, James
Welsh, H. Williams, Edw. Lee, Thomas
Naming, DR.. Mccormack, James McHenry;
Fifteen proposals for membership will
be acted upon at the next meeting. The
Lyceum held a reception at Battery Hall
last evening IN OIL the
opening. No dancing can be allowed in
the assembly room of the new building
while the parish place of worship is To-
Gated there.
The entire membership of the Lyceum
met in a body for the first time in the
last Sunday, and received Holy
at the 9:15 mass. Rev. Father
administered the Sacrament.
John Wall was elected President of the
at the first meeting of this year,
and Harry Williams Librarian, in place of
Dan Mccormack, who resigned to accept
the Vice-Presidency.
The majority of members next Sunday
joining the Holy Name Society.
Father Meehan has requested that all
join.
quite a number of the members are
obliged to work at night time. They
spend their afternoons in the new quar-
tiers.
A handsome prize will be given the bow
Ter making the highest score with six
balls in head pin bowling this week. The
resul will be announced tonight.
Quite a number of Protestant members
visit the new rooms. Invitation to do so
is extended to all without-regard to re-
ligiouS creed.
Ms cigar counter is doing well. Father
Westman's Reliable" brand is in great
favor.
A bowling club is being formed, from
which a team to represent the Lyceum
mill hn Hca1Aafad