The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-20
St. PATRICK'S NEW HALL
Father Carroll Makes I'm
portant Announcements
at the Clubs Euchre.
WORK TO BEGIN NEXT SPRING
Last Evenings sociable Was
a Success Those Who
Won the Prizes.
WORK TO BEGIN NEXT SPRING

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The members of st. Patriek's Catholc
Club opened their season OF euchre par
ties and sociables, last evening, py sN-
ing one of the most successful progress
sive euchre parties held in the club house
since that organization first saw tne
light of day. Never before were the
young people so enthusiastic, ana al were
unanimous in their opinions that inns sea-
son viii be the most important in the ms
tory of the club. both financially and So
cially. The members of st. Patrlck :
Club are very proud of their organization
and especially of their pastor, the rev.
Father Z. C. M. Carroll; and they nave
good reason to be SO for he personally
su~perintends the majority of their events,
and ALWAYS does his best TO provide for
their comfort. He was on hand, last
evening. and presented the prizes TO the
winners.
Some twenty tables were used at the
euchre party, and the building was taste
fully decorated with American flags An-
drew KERN, Frank Blady and James
Murphy. the committee which had charge
of this event, arranged the ables and IN
the majority of the games a lady and
a gentleman were partners. The playing
continued until eleven o'clock, and was
decidedly spirited throughout. In many
cases the ladies' playing was far super
Tor to he gentlemen's. AT the close of
the game, the committee went right to
work. to arrange the scores and TO de-
eide who the winners were.
Gentlemen's first prize, a dress suit
case, was won by Mr.. Thomas Collins,
who had ten games to his credit. cit was
a clean score and the highest made in
the games. William Rickerich, captured
the second prize, a fountain pen, and
Mr.. John KERN was awarded a pack OF
handsomely gilded playing cards. Father
Carroll in presenting this prize, said it
was by far the most useful one of the
evening.
sIn the hands of a man who can
manipulate Them he said, they will
prove a source of revenue. but let us
hope they will never be used for such a
purpose"
Mrs. P. J.. Donnelly won the ladies' first
prize, a handsome toilet set, containing a
mirror, comb and brush. Father Carroll
after examining the prize said, that he
had read that a mirror was placed to a
mans lips sometime to ascertain whether
life was extinct, but it would never do
to put it to a woman's lips, he said
seThey would be more successful in their
experiment if they put the mirror to her
eyes, because If she were alive she would
open them to look at herself"
Miss Marie Cunningham was awarded
the second prize, a handkerchief case.
The scores were 81 and Z respectively
Refreshments were served Immediately
after the uchre was finished. When the
gathering assembled upstairs at the con-
ciusion of the luncheon, Father Carroll
awarded the prizes.
He said thai he was greatly pleased TO
see such a gathering of young people.
I'VE have gotten rid of the rougher mem-
beers Of the club, and now il. is one Of
great purity. 'sThere is no good reason
why the club should moi continue to adj
vance and be The largest in the city. Now,
as to the future, let me say that It ap-
pears to be a very bright one for the par
ish ard club. The plans for the new
clubhouse and parish nall did not just
suit me, and consequently will have 70 be
altered with the consent of the Bisnop,
TO whom they were shown. de gave mas
consent to the changing of the plans ana
accordingly | a given the archltect
the necessary instructions.
sit is very hard TO get an architect TO
do Just as you wish him to, and they al
ways want to draw plans to suit them-
selves. 1t will be spring before the neees-
sary changes are made and then, l nope.
the work will be started in earnest. l nope
by this time next year, you will be satis-
fed with what you have done toward
building the new parish hall and school.
Il am in hopes of having the corner
stone laying take place upon the SUNDAY,
twentieth anniversary of my ordination
as a priest. However. there is lots or
hard work before me and / am quite sure
that nothing will be done on the proposed
building until the early spring. When the
$40 1000 is available, which l am sendeavor-
ing TO raise, / feel quite confident that
that sum VIII be enough TO carry on lhe
building work" !.
Father Carroll was actually cheered at
the conclusion of his most welcome adj
dress. as the members were very anxious
to hear Of the proposed new club house
The work would have been started by
this time had Father Carroll not fallen
i'll, which neeessitsted a trip TO Germany.
He was absent some two months or more.
The following young ladies and gentle
men took part in the dance which follow
ed the pastors address:-Misse Angelina
McAghon, G. Manning, Annie Luney,
Annie DriscolI. Mrs. Dale. Margaret
Luny, Belle Price. Mrs. Baldwin. w. Gull
foyle, Lille Lennon, Miss Kerwin. Mary
Pagan, M. McArdle. Mrs. Crowell. Birdie
Ilarkins, julia Leo, NJ. Manning, w. Nor
ris, Margaret Guilfoyle, Mary Kearney,
Mrs. G. ODay. L. Norris M. O'Donnell.
Susie Morris and E.. j.. Driscoll; Mesrs.
James Price, Daniel Price, James Price,
Jr., James Luny, John Driscoll, James
Costello, M: Ward. Thomas Lennon, Al
derman William Kelly. Joseph Morris, C.
Rickerich, Thomas O'Gorman, p. Kilroy.
Frank Guilfoyle. Thomas O'Dav. Thomas
Lynch, Frank Brady, Frank Brady, Jr.,
Andrew and John KERN and James Muir
ply. Fathers Carroll and Monahan left
before the dancing began.
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