The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-26
ST. PAUL'S CLUB TROUBLE
Jealousy Over Theatricals
Promises to Break Up
the Organization.

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Pauls Catholic Ii of Greenville within
a short time if the stories told by some
of the members are true. There is a
great deal of d~issension in the club, and
in fact for almost a year past the MEM
bers have been at odds, harmony being
unknown. The club is practically divided
into two factions and consequently when
one side proposes to do something the
other side objects, hence the difficulty.
The present trouble which may help TO
break up the club involves the Rev.
Father Peter Reilly, in fact il the story
is true the pastor is responsible for the
breach.
On April 81 the Booth Dramatic Society,
which is composed of a number of mem
beers from the st. Paufs Cathe,ic Club
and others, presented a drama entitled
Hickory Farm in Columbia Hall,
GreenvilIe. On the tickets distributed it
said; The Booth Dramatic Society. as
sisted by the members Of ST. Pauls Club,
will present the New England drama,
Hickory Farm"
The play was given with an unusual
amount of success, and the young anna
tours were given much credit for The ex-
cellent production. Now it developes that
there is much jealousy existing between
certain member of the Booth Society and
the member of the st. Pauls Club. This.
1t is thought, is because the members of
the Dramatic Circle pride themselves
greatly on their success in presenting
plays and hat they did not look favor
ably upon the movement to start the
Booth Society because some members of
the latter society are also members of
the st. Paul7s Dramatic Circle.
Because of this jealousy, one of the
Booth members said shat one of the
members of st. Pauls Club went to Fa-
Their Reilly and complained about the
Booth people using the st. Paul's Club
name on their tickets. A certain
member of the Booth Society claims that
Father Reilly gave the society permits
sion to use the name on the tickets and
posters and that there should be no
kick coming from the st. PauFs peo-
pie" as he put it. Further, Ru-
dolph Rein, one of st. PauIs most
prominent members, said last ven
ing that Father Reilly, at a
meeting held on the sixteenth of this
month, got up and told the members that
he vas very much daspleased with the
member of the Booth Society for using
st. Pauls name on the ickets. Rudolph
Rein further said that Father Reilly evil
IDENTIFY must have forgotten himself, as
he gave-the Booth members permission
to use the pane. AS was stated before,
some of the Booth people are also MEM
bers of tho St. Paurs Club, and when
they got wind Of Father Reilly's all
they We're hopping mad. All sorts of
things were said, and many threatened to
resign on the spot. Others thought diff
ferently and advised an investigation. It
is thought that q committee will call on
the pastor for the purpose of finding out
If he really aid make those certain re-
marks about them. If so. then there is
nc doubt that the club will come very
nearly being disbanded. as designations
VIII be handed in by the wholesale.
One of the Booth Society said a few
days ago that the trouble was all due to
rank Jealousy, and that some of the st.
.Paurs people acted like a lot of children.
Its funny" he said, that nothing was
ever mentioned about this before. / am
of the opinion that a certain member #
the club has been TO Father Reilly about
the matter. otherwise It would never have
been thought or spoken of.
Nearly five months have elapsed since
VIC presented the play and it is just INV
the trouble arises. You may res. as
sured that if we find out that Father
Reilly did make such a statement all the
Booth people will resign"
Rudolph Rein was the only member VINO
would talk about the matter, but tie
others acted as IL they were thoroughly
acquainted with the facts.