The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-18
WOMEN MEET
Annual Convention Of the
L. G. B. A. Conyenes at
Asbury Park.

sentative Catholic women of the United
States yesterday began the national bien-
NAL convention of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association. The convention
will continue all week, and the Entertain
ment Committee has prepared for the re-
ception Of LOCO guests.
The honor of entertaining the national
convention in this State is shared by
branches in almost all the Catholic par
ishes of New Jersey, as the l.. C. B. A.
is nov fully organized here.
The Committee on Entertainment is
made III Of Newark women, with only one
exception. Mrs. Maria Quinn, president
of the New Jersey Advisory Senate, and
also Supreme Marshal, has selected the
following Committee on Entertainment
Chairman. Mrs. Mary L. Y~oungblood;
assistants, Mrs. Margaret Thornton; Mrs.
b. Henegan, Mrs. Ann Blewitt. Mrs. Mary
Headley, Miss Catherine o'Neil, Mrs
Mary Rausch, Mrs. Barbara Steines, Mrs.
Helen Murray. and Mrs. Kate McCartin,
the latter being from Jersey City.
To this has been entrusted
the matter of looking after the comforts
of the big assemblage. Hotel
dations, entertainment with clambakes,
theatrical performances, trolley rides and
other items, which will be introduced to
make the meeting one of pleasure as well
ais business, come under the care of this
committee. But one delegate is allowed to
each branch. Those who arrived here to-
day are:-
.Newark-St. Anne's Branch, Mrs. Eliza
beth Noll; Tooney Branch, Mrs. Helen
Murray; ST. Augustines Branch, Mrs.
Mary Rausch; Marguerite Branch, Mrs
M. Mayer; Doane Branch Mrs. B. e.
Henegan; st. James's Branch, Mrs. Agnes
B. Hanrahan; Fleming Branch, Mrs. Ann
BIewitt; st. Mary Magdelenefs a
Mrs. Mary mckinley; st. Johns Branch,
Mrs. Anna E. Holt; st. Columba's
Branch. Mrs. Anna T. Fulton; Leonard
Branch, Miss Elizabeth Clemens; st.
Bridget's Branch, Mrs. Grace M. Pros
chour; Brenne Branch, Miss Anna p.
whelan; st. Benediet's Branch, Mrs
Barbara Steines; Dominican Branch,
Mrs. Rose Paulding; st. Rose OF Lima
Branch, Miss Catherine O'Neil.
Harrison-Holy Cross Branch, Mrs.
Mary Walsh.
Kearny-st cecilia's Branch. Mrs.
Mary A. Headiey.
Observation-Disclosures Heart Branch, Mrs.
Catherine McCabe
Rose Connolly.
Belleville-St. Peters Branch, Mrs
vailsburgh-Ave Marie Branch, Mrs
Mary Reynolds.
Irvington-st. Leo's Branch, Mrs. Mary
Youngblood.
Jersey City-Father Senez Branch, Mrs.
So g. Do4art- E2ro foh MrS
John Moran; Our Lady of Victory Branch,
Miss Mary Lane; st. Aloysius' Branch,
Mrs. X. Mccartin; Elizabeth Branch
Miss Mary Potts.
Perth Amboy Branch-Mrs. M. Burke.
Chatham-St. Patrick's Branch, Miss
Sara Roper.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Branch, Mrs.
Maria Hillock; Bayley Branch, Miss julia
L~onergan.
Bayonne Branch-Miss Margaret Col
lins.
Numbers of delegates from other parts
of the State showed the strength of the
association in New Jersey.
The visitors began TO arrive at Asbury
Park yesterday, and when they are met
this afternoon by the local representatives
they Will be informally welcomed intro
duced, and attend an executive session.
The convention proper opened this
morning. All the delegates assembled at
Sunset Hall, I'M under the direction OF
the supreme marshal. Mrs. Maria Quinn,
proceeded to the Church of the Holy
Spirit, where solemn high mass was cele-
brated. Bishop McFaul, Of Trenton,
preached the sermon.
When the mass was celebrated the
women assembled in Educational Hall,
and Bishop McQuaid. of Rochester, N. T.,
the supreme spiritnal adviser. formally
opened the convention. Mrs. Quinn spoke
words Of welcome on behalf Of the
State, and the business of the convention
was then entered upon.
A special excursion will cay here We'd
nesday morning for the convention. The
membership Of the association is $4,000. SO
much interest is centred upon the
to be held on Friday. Local
women are among the candidates for high
offices.
on Thursday st. Columba's Branch, No.
25s. L. c. B.. A., will run an excursion to
the Park in connection with the conven-
ton. Trains will leave the Broad Street
Of the Central Railroad at $50
and . o'clock in the morning, stopping at
all stations in Newark.