The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-14
Demonstration ia This City
One Of the Greatest
Ever Witnessed.
1920 IN LOCAL LINE
Great Crowds Jam Streets as
Profanity Crusaders Pass.
Hosts Receive Bishops Bless.
ing and 10000 Veices Sing
Star Spangled Banner.

In the Holy Name demonstrations in
the Newark diocese yesterday, II is
estimated that 39,380 men, young and
old, took part, the total number being
sppOrtfoned Rs follows; New&EsE, 10, ESQ,
dobeIsen (incIndinS Jersey CITY,, 1000;
A@yonne, 5000; Elizabeth, 5000; Pater-
son, 1000; morristovvn, 2,1OO.
More than $4,000 young and old men
made a public protest yesterday after
noon against profanity in the demon
stration of the Holy Name societies of
this and nearby cities. Nearly 250,0oo
men, women and children lined the
sidewalks along the route of the parade
from Washington Park, Washington
street, Market street, Broad street.
Belleville avenue, Bloomfield avenue.
Park avenue, to Bayley Hall, where
Rt. Rev. John J. O'Connor, bishop of
the Newark diocese, surrounded by sew
eral score of prominent clergymen.
While the Holy Name societies are
composed of only members of Roman
=
others not of that faith In the line, who
were in full sympathy with the objects
of the organization. There were two
deeply interesting features at the close
of the celebration at Bayley Hail. where
an altar had been erected for the eee-
bratien of the benediction, of the Most
Blessed Sacrament. One was when
Bishop O'Connor blessed the assembled
multitude, as every person present
was on bended knees The other feature
was the singing of the Star -Spangled
Banner as the closing chapter of the
exercises of the day by more than $4,000
voices.
A band near the altar started the
national hymn, then a trained choir of
$50 boys took the air and began to sing,
and before they reached the second line
the members of the Holy Name socie
ties joined in, and then the spectators.
1t is doubtful If the national song was
ever sung by such a number before in
this city. Then, too. the members of
the societies waved their pennants with
the music.
The benediction. given by Bishop
O'Connor, recalled stories of the early
days of Christianity, when the Chris
tian army was blessed by the then
went forth to defend its faith.
Yesterdays demonstration was against
profanity, immoral talk, indecent pic
lures in the streets and in public places.
There were thirty-five societies rep
resented in the parade, and each organ
ization was headed by either a brass
band or fife and drum corps.
1t was the second demonstration of
fy,t n;f nd rxrffh
computation, it is estimated that there
were 1920 in the parade
The perfect weather contributed to
the success of the Holy Name rally.
So bracing was the atmosphere
that few would have resisted,
even without other attraction, the
call of the open. The slight hint
of winter that led many to bear the
burden of topcoats made walking and
physical exercise a pleasure. Although
the formal exercises were held in the
open air. thousands gathered around
the improvised altar and stood for more
than an hour in comfort. The crowd
was so large that the words of the
best-voiced speakers failed to reach
those on the outer edges.
At the celebration of benediction by
Bishop John J. O'Connor, Father l. P.
Whelan was deacon and Father Field
suh-deacon.
Mounted police led the procession,
with Grand Marshal William r. Null
lin and his aides following. Those
serving as aides were Daniel Nc
Carthy, st. Michael's; Captain Michael
Durkin, ST. Rose of Lima's; John At
kins. Holy Cross; Nicholas Preston,
st. James; Patrick Campbell, St. Pat
rick's Cathedral; John Mooney, Our
Lady Help of Christians, East Orange. |
and James Carlin, ST. James.
Next came the societies, which were
formed into divisions, as follows:
First Division-St. Patrcks and st. |
Michaers, Newark; st. Peters, Belle |
vile; st. Leo's, Irviugton.
Second Division-Holy Cross, Harri-
son; Arlington Boys Cadets, st. Ce-
elias, Kearny; st. Stephens, Arling- |
ten. st. Johns. Newark.
Third Division-St. James, st. Alloy
sius, st. Rose of Lima. st. Columba's,
st. Bridget's.
Fourth Division-Bl Sacrament,
Sacred Heart, st. Antoninus, st.
Josephs and Our Lady of Good Coun-
sell
Fifth Division-St. Johns, Orange;
Our Lady Help of Christians and
Sacred Heart of East Orange; ST. Rose
of Lima, Short Hills; Our Lady of the
Valley. Orange Valley, and Our Lady
of Sorrows, South Orange.
Sixth Division--St. Augustine's and
ST. Mary's, Newark; Sacred Heart,
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