The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-12
CHURCH AID
In SHERIFF'S
VICE FIGHT
ST. Johns R. c. Pastor Has
Warm Praise for SOM
mer's Work.
MASON, INCLUDED, TALKS
Under Sheriff Among Well-known
Essex Men at Smoker Of
Societies Connected With
the Parish, When Father
PoeIs Pays Compliment.

A large number of mer1bers of st.
Johns Sacred Heart and Holy Name
Society were at a smoker last night in
the school hall.
The Rev. James A. Lundy. of st.
Patrick's Church, of Elizabethport;
Under Sheriff Charles M. Mason, Act
ing Captain John Caffrey, of the First
Precinct; Ald~erman-elect Shepard M.
Mills, Freebooter Joseph Kenny, Coun-
ty Tax Collector DIR. P. j. McGuinness,
Clerk OF the Assembly Michael W. Hig-
gins, John ]. Gaffney, Charles A. Reilly,
Frank A. Higgins and /. Stewart Smith
were in the party.
Father Fidelis, o.. S. b., director of
the society. opened the program with
an address of welcome and explained
the objects of the organization and
what it a accomplished since 1t was
organized.
Father Poels, pastor of st. Johns
Church. said it gave him great pleas
TIRE to see Under Sheriff Mason present,
as he desired to publicly approve OF the
good work that he and Sheriff Som
ner had lone since they took charge
of the sheriff's office. Their work was
ia line with the aims and objects of
tho Sacred Heart and Holy Name So
ciety, which would uphold the sheriff
and assistants in their every effort to
rid the city of vice and crime.
1t also gave him much pleasure to
read that the police and sheriff's men
were now working hand in hand for
the suppression of crime and vice,
x.x1.t~L Mould =, to fhn nonofnrt and
peace of mind to the citizens of the
beautiful city of Newark.
Father Lundy, VINO vas born and
brought up in st. Johns parish, re-
ceived an ovation that lasted fully five
minutes. After expressing his apprecia-
ton of his warm reception, he took oc-
casion to say that the names of st.
Johns Sacred Heart and Holy Name
Society had spread all over the State,
and that it gave him great pleasure
To hear the society's praise sung by
clergymen in other cities.
The priest also referred to Father
Fidelis's work as the director of the
society, of his many sacrifices for it's
interest and welfare. He urged the
members to assist their director in
every way to promote the aims and OBJ
jects of the organization, as there was
no knowing when the time may come
when the society would be called upon
to take active steps in aiding the au-
thorities to suppress the evils growing
Up so fast around us, and that they
would yer have to be or the alert FOR
anything that might have a tendency
to affect the morals of the children of
today.
Under Sheriff Mason also received a
warm welcome. He said he was very
glad to be present as a guest of the
society, as it was through the kindness
of enc of the members of the organi-
cation that ne got his place as teacher
in the evening schools, which fact he
has not forgotten. He also was glad
to be present because he was in thor
ough accord with the aims and objects
of the society, which to him was one
of the grandest organizations ever
created, as it meant peace and happi-
ness In the homes of many, because the
fact of the existence of such an Or
ganization meant the keeping in check
to some extent crimes which got be-
yond the control of the authorities.
To-day said Mr.. Mason, you have
your splendid Holy Name Society,
strong in numbers, ready at a moments
notice to crush out any attempt to de-
stroy Christianity. May your o%rganiza-
ton grow and prosper, because the
more there are of such organizations
the better it will be for the peace and
Happiness of all"
Alderman-elect Mills thanked all for
their support on election day, and promised
to be true and faithful to his oath of office.
Mart King kept the audience rolling
around on their chairs with many hunor-
Gus stories,i such as he knows how to tell,
and he had to respond to several encores.
William johnson did two clever turns,
one as Irish comedian and the other as a
negro. lie also sang several songs in dia-
1cct. and was roundly applauded.
Alfred Coombs sang several popular
longs, with the audience joining in the
choruses. Mr.. Gatten entertained the
smokers with a number of selections on his
photograph, which were thoroughly APP
preciated.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments was Patrick j. McTague, Francis
e. Corbett. William j. Hagan.