The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
LARGE CLASS
IS CONFIRM NED
Solemn Exercise Conducted
at st. Joseph's Church
by Archbishop Riordan
HE CONDEMNS DRINKING
Disapproyes of Liquor Taken
in Homes on Occasion of
Either Joy or of Sorrow

NUMBER OF boys and girls received
their first communion yesterday morn
ing at the 8 o'clock mass at st. Jo-
seph's Church, the Rev. Father P. E.
Mulligan, the pastor, officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. Father Eugene
O'Sullivan, the Rev. Father P. j.
Keane, the Rev. Father ]. Collins and
the Rev. Father B. Cantillon.
AT o'clock in the afternoon an
other class was confirmed by Arch
bishop Riordan, assisted by the Rev.
Father Mulligan and the Rev. Father
OSullivan. the Very Rev. Father
Frieden, S. J., giving the benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament.
The remarks of Archbishop Rior-
dan TO the confirmation class were
rich with advice that each boy and
girl should remember the VOW taken
and keep it throughout life. lie spoke
words of commendation to the sisters
and the brothers who had so faithfully
tended the class and prepared it for
confirmation. He paid especial atten-
tioE to the necessity of religious homes
and pointed out the duty of parents
toward their children-their duty be-
ing TO guard them with a true religious
surrounding.
Before the conclusion of the cere-
monies the Archbishop called upon
the boys to pledge themselves to the
Order Of the League Of the Cross,
which required of them strict sobriety
until they reach the age of 81. After
that period had been reached his
Grace was sure that with the lesson
of abstention they will have received
they would all be the better and in
after life would be sober men.
He deplored the fact that there are
more than 5000 saloons in San Fran
cisco and recommended the abolition
of the practice of resorting to liquor
in the homes on the occasion of a
birth, marriage or a death.
Nine-tenths Of the criminals, he
said, were so on account of drink, a
fact which had come TO his notice
while chaplain at an Illinois prison.
He. asked them to look at the murders
that were taking place and observe
fights in saloons. Nine-tenths of those
incarcerated in the penitentiaries, he
said, will admit that liquor is respon-
sible for their downfall.
The boys who took their first COM
munion were:
John Ahearn, c. Auty. J. Ragreuther, J:
Butzke, L. Carolan, ]. Carson B. Collins, d.
Collins. r. Cruza, H. Decker, ]. Doyle Hy
Como, F. McOuade Anthony Moiiteret G. Null
laney, F. Nagle, Fred Norton. St Norton, j.
O'Donnell Roy O'Leary. George O'Neill, Mat
O'Neil Leo Pardini, John Parker Robert Pc
terson William Praul. Hy Porter. G. Richard
son. F. sheehy. William South. William Sui
nvan. F. Hale Thomas Horgan, O. Knadler.
II. Lathrop, William Lougflran, Hy McEntee,
John Nunan, Robert O'Donnel Clarence Re
gan Joseph Sheedy William Spooler. Edw
Steele. NJ Trueting Peter Williams, Thoma $
Cady. William Hogan, B. Grady. c. Hanley. NJ.
Hassett, @. Henon, James Hoey, G. Kearns,
William Kelly. Robert Lally, Joseph Lee,
Joseph Leonard F. Mahoney r. Manning.
John McCann Ed McCaron, Ed Mclaughlin,
John Syron. George Tracy. oscar Vleerick Al
win williams Hy Williams James Wilder.
David Young F. Cavanaugh. Jerome Dillon.
Leo Boag H. Bergner, Charles Chaffner, Joseph
Flaherty. Ralph Foley.