The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-17
Wa. a Tirele.. worker.

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Was a Tireless Worker.
During the seventeen years he was
pastor of st. Aoysius's Church the
Rev. DIR. McManus was a ~tireless work
er for the benefit of the parish and the
people. His energy was remarkable.
He worked day and night. He took an
active interest in the p%arochial school,,
visiting it daily. and he improved the
curriculum, until the school was in the
front rank of parochial schools in New
ark. He encouraged the young men and
women TO give dramatic and other per-
formances.
Besides his parish work he was an
active worker for the Catholic Pro
tectory in Arlington. He was a trus-
tee of the institution years g when
it was in its infancy at Denville. He
had sympathy for all boys, n espe-
cially for orphans. The closing of the
Zinc Works took several hundred men
out of the parish. and the priest had
to work very hard to make up for this
loss to the church. Blu his energy
triumphed over this and other OBJ
s~tacles. He was ver-y i'll three or four
years ago, and.it was feared he would
not recover But he did and buckled
into hard work again. He used to go
horseback riding mornings for exer-
else.
The silver jubilee of DIR. McManus,
then Father McManus, was observed
on April &c, 1899. He celebrated high
mass in honor Of the event. The late
Archbishop C%orrigan, of New York, was
on his throne near the main altar. Inc
late Bishop Wigger, of the Newark
diocese; Bishop McFaul, of the Trenton
diocese: the late Monsignor Doane and
Vicar-General. now Bishop
were seated in the chancel. More than
eighty priests were in the church.
In the afternoon there was a banquet
in the house of the Catholic Club. in
Freeman street. Archbishop Corrigan
gave Father McManus high praise for
his work as a curate n q pastor.
Bishops Wigger and McFaul and Mon
signor Doane also spoke of his worth
as a priest and a citizen. At night a
purse containing 81 800 in gold was pre-
sented to him by the people of the
parish.
Factor In Civic Affairs.
The Rev. DR.. MeManus was a strong
factor in civic affairs, and with voice
ana pen ne duFocdlSu iioilcsb 6O'SAN
ment. He took an active part in every
movement that had for its object the
betterment of the condition of the
people and the streets in the ~Ironbound
district, that is, the Fifth, Tenth and
Twelfth wards. He was especially
active for the Twelfth ward, where his
church is located. He advocated a
park along the river bank as a play
ground for the children of he ward.
1t was because of his persistent work
that the city bought the old Dodd prop
erty and other land for what will be
known as Riverside Park.
When the Board of Works planned
to pave Bowery street with wood blocks
the Rev. DR.. McManus protested
against il from his pulpit, and also in
the local papers. He aroused the prop
erty owners and got some of the most
influential ones to call a public meet
ing to protest against the wood block
paving scheme. AT the meeting he said
nearly all the property owners along
Bowery street owned only a house and
lot, that they did not want a new pave
ment, and could not afford to pay for
che. He said that all that was needed
was for the Board of Works to turn
the tor blocks of the pavement In
the street bottom side up, and there
would then be a pavement that would
last for years. Nearly all the prop
erty owners signed a protest against