The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-05
ST PAULS R. G. FAIR
Father Reilly Arranging a
Bazaar to Help Clear OF
the Church Debt.
TO LAST TWO WEEKS
Ladies Who VIII Take Charge
of Tables-Among the
Churches.
TO LAST TWO WEEKS

The Rev. Father Peter Reilly, Of St.
Pauls Catholic Church, G~reenvilie. has
been in charge Of the parish work-of
that church ever since the Fourth New
Jersey Volunteers was organized at Sea
Grit, this summer. When this regiment
was mobilized, the Rev. Father James j.
Mcdowell, of ST. Paul's Church, was APP
pointed chaplain, being promised the po-
sition by Foster NJ. Voorhees,, who was
then Acting Governor. Father Mcdowell
is a thorough patriot, and his patriotism
has fairly dubbed out of him ever since
the recent war with Spain began. 1t has
been aid OF Father Mcdowell that his
country came first and the church after
ward. Shortly before he received his
appointment as chaplain, he went to Sea
Girt camp grounds and said mass for the
soldier boys. He is SO well thought of by
his parishioners thai they formed a COM
mittee and purchased a handsome bay
horse for him. "Greenvillev vas the
name given him. chaplain rode the
horse at Camp VOORHEES, during the stay
Of the Fourth's boys. and when the regi-
ment was transferred to Camp Meade the
horse was also taken along.
The appointment of Father Mcdowell
left a big gap at the ST. Paul Church
and for a time Father Reilly had the
affairs of the whole parish on his lands
However. he now has an assistant. The
affairs Of the parish have been carried on
in excellent shape during Father Nc
Dewell's absence, and Father Reilly Is
entitled to much credit for his able man
agement. He is also quite anxious to re-
duce the enormous debt which is now
hanging over that church, and is conf-
dent it can be lone within a few years
The members of the Catholic Club have
on several occasions presented plays of
all descriptions for the purpose OF raising
funds and nave been successful each time.
Many hundred dollars a been realized.
Father Reilly. during the past month,
with the assistance of the members of
the various societies affiliated with the
church, has been making arrangements
for a fair to be held in the parish hail,
Linden avenue and Old Bergen Road,
from Monday evening, November Z to Il,
two weeks. This event promises to be a
decided success The arrangements are
unusually elaborate and no stone is being
left unturned to have the fair terminate
as anticipated. The ladies have secured
not a few donations for the booths and
stands and the usual hanee books will
be in the hands of ambitious solicitors.
Some OF the articles to be financed off are
exceedingly valuable.
The work of decorating the hall and
booths is now going on and the ladies
hops to finish their work on Monday
morning. There will be no entertainments
arranged. but the patrons will be treated
to good music. Each society will have a
booth to look after Mayor Hoos will
probably be on hand to make the OPEN
ing address. The Mayors services are
much sought after these days of fairs and
school openings.
Those in charge of the booths are:-
Eodalfty Table-Miss Anna Horan, Pres
ident; Miss Anna Rein, Secretary; Miss
NJ. Hanley, Treasurer, and Miss S. Reitef.
Legion Booth-Mrs. A. CHASER, Presi-
dent; Mrs. George Routh, Vice President;
Miss Della Burke, Treasurer; assistants,
Mrs. f. Roehrenbeck. Mrs. O'Loughlin,
Mrs. Sheridan and Miss NJ. Ward.
Rosary Table-Mrs. Gibbon, Mrs. M.
McCarron and Mrs. L. UhL.
Refreshments-Mrs. Hausser, Mrs. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Dingerschied.
Children of Mary-Miss Anna Roehren-
beck. President; Miss Annie Folger. Sec
rotary, and Miss Annie Walsh. Treasurer.
Crystal Booth-Miss Rose Under, Miss
Gertrude Petit, Miss Agnes Burke, Miss
Maggie Mahoney and Nellie Losey.