The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-24
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
ST. Budgets.


The masses at ST. B~ridget's will be at
S. 6. Z. 8. $50 and 1880 A. M. The 8 and
1890 masses will be solemn high masses.
The committees from the various So
cieties connected with st. Bridget's
Church held a meeting in the school halk
on Mercer street last evening to make
final arrangements for the charity euchre
and dance which is to be. held in the
narish hall next Wednesday evening.
The renorts from the various societies
showed that the committee have disposed
Of over three hundred tickets and nave
had donated or purchased upwards OF
6fty prizes. all of which are useful ar
ticles and the most valuable ever ollereu
at any similar affair. Following is a par
tial list of the prizes:-Lady's pearl neck
lace set with rubies. two oak rockers. par
lor table, three handsome parlor lamps
Jewel case, candelabra, TWO ladies' UNI
| brellas. three gentlemen's umbrellas, or
der for gentleman's hat, order Tor par
of gentleman's trousers, fancy vest, seal
muff. bamboo chair, pair of vases, prass
picture frame and many other articles.
1t is expected that there will be over
one hundred tables in use. Piay VIII
| commence at $50 P. NJ, and viii be fol-
| lowed by dancing and an entertainment
The member of st. Bridget Lyceuin
| are making arrangements to re~celvelaolS-
| Hospitality on January 3 at their hahd-
| some clubhouse on Montgomery street
| This date being ladies day" the enter
tainment committee of the lyceum nave
| decided to make it their opening ladies'
| night of the new year. An entertainment
! will be held on the first floor of the build
ing. while the refreshments will be served
I; on the second floor. A full orchestra mas
| been engaged for the dance. music and
| they will take possession OF the upper
| floors. The entertainment committee nave
| selected an auxiliary committee from
| among the most afable young men OF tne
lyceum to assist them in taking care OF
their visitors and all the ladies who al
| tend are assured of the usual ~enJoyaple
evening which can always be had at the
lyeeum affairs.
st. Johns.
~The masses tomorrow morping at St.
| Johns will be at five, half-past seven
nine and half-past ten o'clock. The five
and half-past ten O'clock masses will be
high masses, and the last mass will be
| followed by a benedsction. There VIII, in
/ accordance with the usual custom, be no
| vespers in the evening.
The church viii be eiaborately decor
| ated in honor of the great feast that will
be celebrated tomorrow, and a special
musical programme, (which will be found
| in another column, will be rendered BY
| the choir, which has been strengthened
The narochial school closed for the hoii-
| days on Wednesday last. 1t viii be open
after New Years. r,
st11dving the best means of ~renoyatlng
| their new quarters, although note1ng IS
| expected to be done until the spring.
St. Peters.
rhe fair to be given by the ladies of ST.
| Peters parish during the early part OF
| February promises to be a very large
event. and already a number of contri-
buttons have been made towards it. The
fair will be held in st. Peters new hall
| on York street and will last for one week.
II is expected that there will be fully
| fifteen or twenty booths, and they will
| he in charge Of hundreds of pretty women.
| The proceeds of the fair will go towards
the cost Of erecting the new buildings.
ST. Patrick's.
High mass will be celebrated at five
| O'Clock and at half-past ten tomorrow
morning at st. Patriek's Catholic Church.
| The other masses will be at Z. 5 and $50.
The various committees of the societies
will be called together Wednesday even
ing by the Rev. Father Carroll, to pre-
pare for the proposed big euchre, to be
| held about the first week in January.
st. Pau1's, G~reenvi11c.
The usual bi-weeklys meeting of st.
Paurs Catholic Club will be held Tuesday
evening, when g committee VIII be APP
pointed to prepare for a series of euchre
parties to be given during the remaining
winter months.
ST. Lucy's.
High mass will be celebrated at $50
O'Clock tomorrow morning at st. Lucy's.
! Low mass will be celebrated at 7. 5 and
Q o'clock, and solemn high mass at 1880.
St. Michaes's.
Masses will be celebrated at st.
MichaePs Church tomorrow morning at 5.
$50. s 9, 10 and II o'clock.
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