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and a convent in Washington, D. C.
She made her VOWS upward of forty
five years ago. Sister Veronica is
mother of the Bethlehem academy at
Faribault, Mimi, and Sister Adrian is
stationed at Oshkosh, Wis. She and
Sister Veronica have been sisters for
about forty years. 1t is said that never
before, at least in America, has three
sisters, members of religious order,
witnessed their brother celebrate his
golden jubilee mass.
1t was after 10 o'clock when the Or
ganist played a march and the clergy
entered the church from the vestry,
preceded by altar boys in dark purple
cassocks, with scarlet bands. The
secular priests, who wore white sur
plices, took seats on the left Of the
main aisle in front of the grand altar.
The Benedictines in black habits and
the DominicaHs in white came next.
Bishop John ]. O'Connor went 10 the
episcopal throne on the gospel side
of the sanctuary, Monsignor John A.
Stafford of Seton Hall college, on his
right, and Monsignor John A. O'Grady
of New Brunswick-Trenton diocese
on his left.
The Rev. Father Powers. celebrant
| of the jubilee high mass, and his as
sistants were in vestments of red and
gold Father Powers wore. for the
first time a beautiful lace alb, the gift
OF the Dominican Sisters at the con-
vent at Sparkill, N. ", of which he is
chaplain. He used in the mass for the
first time a chalice of solid gold, the
| gift of his three sisters. The Rev.
Frank A. Gaffney, o. p, of Memphis,
Tenn, formerly Of Newark, was dea-
con; the Rev G. l. Conlan, o. p, of
I Newark, sub-deacon, and the Rev.
| Thomas A. Wallace, chancellor of the
diocese OF Newark, was master of
ceremonies.
AT the close of the religious serv-
ices a jubilee banquet in honor OF
Father Powers was given in the old
frame rectory, near the church, from
which the Dominican monks recently
moved to 241 South Eighth street
where they will live until the new
priory is built. The Very Rev. Father
Meagher, head of the Dominican com
nlunity of monks in Newark, had the
large deserted rooms of the first flool
of the old house decorated with
palms, and Davis, the caterer, had the
tables ornamented with conceitS III
flowers. A feature of the menu care
was a vignette of Father Powers, ant
there were golden souvenirs for the
guests.
Father Powers received many jubi
lee presents. They covered a long
table in the house of the Sisters OF
Charity of st. Antoninus's parish to
day. His three sisters gave a golt
chalice and an illuminated "spiritua
bouquet beautifully painted by one
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the convent at Sparks Hill, N. Y, o
which he is chaplain, sent a gold pix
in case, and a white habit made by
themselves. He wore the habit at the
banquet today. The Sisters of Charity
of st. Antoninus's parish presented
several religious articles. A young
lady sent from Baltimore a $40 golt
piece and many friends gave golt
crucifiXes and statues, boxes of hand
kerchiefts, handsome smoking Sc
and other articles. Father Power:
also received today many telegram:
and letters from Dominican monk:
and secular priests in Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Tennessee, New York ant
other states, and kind messages cam,
from Washington, ID. c.
A very beautiful gift came from
the Sisters of the House of Goo,
Shepherd, at Thirteenth avenue ant
South Ninth street, where Father
Powers was chaplain seventeen years
Father Powers was as happy as {
boy when his sisters and other Domin
lean Sisters and the Sisters of Charity
and the priests admired the Jubilee
|presents. He remarked that he
thought he ought to grow young again
SO as to have another golden jubilee