The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-21

and all the time they are touched for
good or for evil by their surroundings
and the men with whom they come in
their chaplain.
Father Reaney was ordained for the
archdiocese of Baltimore, and was APP
pointed to the navy in 1892 from Mary
land. He has been in New York only
since 1908. having served before that
both at sea on cruises and at naval
stations. Father Reaney is the ranking
chaplain among priests in the navy and
he is rated as commander, seventh in
grade of navy chaplains.
At Norfolk. Va. on the receiving ship
Franklin is the Rev. Louis Paul Rem
nolds. Father Rennolds was also ap-
pointed from Maryland and was Or
dained to the priesthood for the arch
diocese of Baltimore. He entered the
naval service in January, 1900, and
In point of service he ranks next to
Father Reaney among Catholic chap
lains.
Over in Charlestown is the Rev. Ed
ward Joseph Brennan. Father Bren-
nan received his commission as lieu
tenant commander on Wednesday of
this week, as did Father Rennolds.
Father Brennan is of most interest, be-
cause everywhere in local circles he is
known. He came to Charlestown to
the receiving ship Wabash in Febru-
ary of last year, and in that time has
worked an immense development in the
work at the local yard. Before he came
to Boston there We're no services aboard
the Wabash or in the navy yard. save
when a priest from one of the Charles
town churches went aboard. Today
there is a Mass every Sunday on a
Church rig" assembly on the upper
deck of the Wabash, and there is also
Mass celebrated in the navy yard
proper for the marines of the barra cks
and for whatever sailors from visiting
ships care to attend. On an average
there are between $50 and 300 attend
ing Mass. A choir organized from
church choirs of the district furnishes
music, augmented by members from
among the sailors themselves, and the
sacristan of the church is Mr.. John
Sullivan, who has been in the naval
service for years and is quartermaster
aboard the Wabash
Father Brennan is assigned to the
Hartford diocese. under Bishop Tier
ney. and was appointed to the service
in January, 1900 under the provisions
of the naval chaplain law, passed that
year by Congress. His first assign
ment was to the Z. S. s. Hartford.
At the Newport training station is
the Rev. Eugene Edward Mcdonald.
a classmate of Father Brennan of the
Wabash. who until recently has been
at sea aboard the U. S. S. Iowa. Father
Mcdonald was graduated with Father
Brennan from the st. Charles College
Maryland, and was ordained for the
diocese of Trenton. n, ]. He was: APP
pointed to the naval service in De-
cember, 1902. Father Mcdonald wears
the uniform of navy lieutenant and
ranks third among them.
The Rev. Matthew c. Gleeson, wilo
figured so materially in the court in
cident referred to above, is the chap
lain of the U. S. S. Missouri. the big
bulky battleship which lies over n*ar
the dry dock in the Charlestown l.avy
Yard. Father Gleeson entercl The SER
vice in October. 1903. and was appoint
ed from New York. to which diucese
he is assigned.
The last priest to receive appoint
ment in the navy was the Rev. Joseph
Michael Francis McGinty, who at pres
ent is assigned to the U. S. S West
Virginia. Father McGinty was APP
pointed from New York last year, and
was assigned to the Constellation, 2
receiving ship, but was recently trans
ferred to the armored cruise: Wes!
Virginia.