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DIOCESAN union.
Catholic Young Mems Ma
tional Convention Opens
In Institute Hall,
Newark.
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF DELEGATES
Bishop wigger and Mons.
Doane On the Philippine
War-Mayor sey-
mour's Welcome.
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF DELEGATES

TSpecial to 1.-THE Jersey CITY NSw7. !
NEWARK. Sept. 10, 1S99.-The Cathoac
Young Mems National convention opened
this morning at Institute Han on We"
street. and it was attended by over one
hundred and fifty delegates. Tne mem
bers assembled at the Institute at nine
o'clock and marched to St Palrlck >
Cathedral on Washington street, wnere
a solemn high mass was celebrated. Inc
delegates occupied the middle aisle ana
the rest of the spacious church was nlleu
with people who came to the grand ceie-
bration of the young men.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger was the ce!e-
brant of the mass, and he was ASSISTED py
Vicar. Rev. John L. OsConnor; Deacon o.
Honor. r.. ]. Wahl, OF the New YORK
Diocese; Deacon. Father Sheenan' o.
Newark, N. T.; Sub-deacon. Rev joseph
C. Dunn, Irvington, N. j.; Master OF
Ceremonies, Chancellor George OMEN;
Monsignor Doane, Sanctuary
At the conclusion of the mass the dele
gates filed out of the church and form
ing in line in front of it marched BACK
TO the Institute, where the convention was
formally opened by the president the
Rev. Father McGuirl of Brooklyn. After
the delegates had all been seated Father
McGuirl introduced the founder OF the
union. Monsignor Doane. who said
"Gentlemen, it becomes my simple and
pleasing duty to introduce to you the
Mayor of this city. who has come to TINS
hall to welcome you to the city of New
ark upon the twenty-ffth or silver cele-
bration of the Young Mems Catholic
Union. and to wish you God speed. I must
saw that the convention has begun well,
and 1 feel proud of the large number that
is in attendance. The Sanctuary informs
me that the gavel that is being used at
this convention is the same one that first
raped for order when the union was
first organized, and the easel, with a
framed picture, contains the names of the
first members Of the Union"
The Monsignor then spoke about the
horrible atrocities that are practiced IN
Manila on the Catholic churches by the
American soldiers. He urged the dele
gates not to leave the convention with
out appealing to the Government by reso-
buttons, so that those guilty of such out
rageous actions should be punished.
The Monsignor then introduced Mayor
Seymour. who received a tremendous
ovation. After the applause had ceased
the Mayor said
81 thank you for the honor of selecting
me to open the convention of the silver
Jubilee of the Young Mems National
Union. I am glad to see the large attend
ance and I extend to you all a cordial well
come on behalf of the city Of Newark and
its citizens. I must say that nowhere in
which the Union and its members are
stationed are they held in higher esteem
HI they are in this city. The citizens
appreciate the Institute thai is located
here. and they are loud in their praise
of the excellent way in which it is con-
Quoted. morally and physically.
Again I welcome you and hope that
your stay in this city will be a most en-
joyable one" When the Mayor concluded
his address, the hall rang with applause.
The Rev. Father MeGuirl, the presi-
dent. then arose. He told how the as
ISOLATION was rocked in its infancy in its
cradle in the city of Newark. He said
To-day it comes after Is years of stall
wart manhood devoted to religion and
humanity a strong association with a
membership of over 10000" Father Nc
CURL said it was necessary to appoint at
such an event three men to send a mes
sage to Pope Leo, asking for his Papal
blessing. He then appointed the Rev.
John c. Dunn, the Rev. Or. VAIL and Mr..
Higgins. He created much laughter when
he said that it was also necessary to make
the first person named pay for the cable
charges.
Mr.. Scollard of Boston and Mr.. Dunn
of Newark were appointed by the Chair
to assist the Secretary during the con-
vention.
Today's session is devoted to speech
making and the appointment of commit
tees. The Rev. Father LaveIle of the
Catholic summer School, who was at one
time a hard worker for the Union. was
introduced. He received a hearty well
come. Father Lavelle thanked the mem
bers for their hearty greeting.
He said:-"My heart and soul are with
the Union and the gentlemen who are
members of it. I myself at one time was
among you n I did everything in my
power to further the ends of the a%ssocia-
ton. Today the association is known from
one end of the country to the other.
What we want is new strength, yigor and
life. Although the Union is now cele-
brating its twenty-ffth anniversary INK
has the above qualities its condition is
nothing when compared to what it will be