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vDYIhC Love
ST. Patricks Parishioners
Prepare a New Honor for
The Late Father
Hennessy.
REV. !. c, N, CARRoLL's IDEA.
Ivy Brought from the Dead
Priests Birthplace to Climb
Over His Grave-Among
The Churches.
lEY. !. c. N. CARROLL'S IDEA.

To honor the memory of the late Ia
mented pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic
| Church on h Heights, Rev. Patrick
Hennessy, the present rector, the Rey.
Lawrence c. M. Carroll, and the parish
toner's are preparing to decorate MS
grave, which lies at the foot OF the
| church. The Rev. Patrick Hennessy was
| greatly beloved BY his flock and to show
that time has not effaced the memory
of his many good deeds, the members Of
the church societies. with the aid of the
pastor, intend to erect a suitable tablet
over the plot containing his remains.
plans for this Undertaking We're mapped
out some time ago by Father Carreii,
but owing to some deficiency the ar
rangements were never contaminated to
his satisfaction. The present pastor mas
| never been unmindful of the duty that
| devolved on him, regarding the tapiet IN
| memory of his predecessor. but the ar
duous duties of the parish have always
| prevented him from completing the plan
| he has so long had In mind. Now, now
| ever, through a peculiar coincidence the
| grave Of Father Hennessy will be taken
| care of much sooner than was antlcl-
pated.
At a meeting Of committees from st.
| Patrick's Club. st. Vincent De Paul So
| ciety, Lady of Victory Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion and Security Council, Cath
| olic Benevolent Legion, held in the Cath
| Ollie Club sometime previous to Decora-
| ton Day for the purpose OF formulating
! plans for the decorating Of Father Hen
| nessy's- grave, Father Carroll, who was
| present. suggested hat 1T would indeed
be an excellent tribute to the late pastor,
II some ivy could be obtained from ms
| birthplace. Drumcollogher, County Lin
erick. to have planted about the grave so
| that in time the memorial tablet would pc
| encircled by the climbing vines.
Miss Nora Haze. a niece Of the dead
priest. was in Jersey City On Decoration
/ Day when the grave of her uncle was
| decorated, and Mr.. Andrew KERN, chair
man of the Board of Directors of St
| Patrick's Catholic Club. repeated to her
the remarks passed by Father Carroll.
Miss Haze promised to communicate with
her father in ireland respecting the IVY,
! and Wednesday Mr.. KERN was the reclp-
| lent of a large box of the foreign plants
| which he placed in the hands of an ex-
| pert florist for safe keeping. The plants
| will be nursed carefully until next spring
when they will be. planted about the
grave, in the plot facing Grand street,
and which stands directly in front of the
big granite tower of the stately edifice.
The plants were sent over on the steamer
| Umbria, of the Cunard Line, which
reached New York on Monday. MI. David
| Mackey. of Mackey's Hotel, 81 and IS
Kino,s Rench. Queenstown. ireland.
shipped the ivy to Mr.. KERN.
The members of the church societies
are greatly pleased with the present.
Father Carroll said a few evenings ago
that work on the tablet would be pushed
as rapidly az possible. This tablet. which
will doubtless be of marble, will be placed
just above the grave and between the
two protruding pillars of the tower. The
following inscription will be placed on
the tablet
'Rev. Patrick Hennessy, born at Drum
collogsher. County Limerick, Ireland,
March II, 1884, died February z, 1886"