The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-11
HOLY NAME PARADE
LARGEST PAGEANT
IN C|TY'S HISTORY
Huge Crowds Fill Lincoln Park
and Throng Streets as 3d.
600 Marchers Pass.
ENTIRE NEWARK DIOCESE
JOINS DEMONSTRATION
More Than 10000 Men Partic-
ipate in Great Protest
Against Vice.

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Combining with the exercises whicf
followed it in Lincoln Park to make III
the greatest religious demonstratiof
ever seen in Newark, the parade of the
Holy Name societies yesterday sur
passed anything of the kim ever held
in this city. OF the 10000 men who
marched in the various professions
throughout The diocese of Newark 1t is
estimated that fully $4,000 We're in line
in this city. The head of the parade
q mounted vanguard of policemen
reached the -Four Corners about PAS p
M, and it was almost 8 o'clock before
the last OF the marchers had passed
that point.
The celebration, an annual mighty
protest against profanity and kindred
vices, attracted the attention of thou
sands who lined Broad street. and later
crowded Lincoln Park to overlooking
TO hear the two speeches Of the day.
which We're delivered by the Rev. Maus
rice P. O'Connor, of Harrison, and
Judge Thomas A.. Davis, of the Court
Of Common Pleas.
AS the societies marched up Penn
~sylvania avenue into the southern end
Of Lincoln Park, the priests dropped
from the line and TOOK their places on
The reviewing stand. seats were ar
ranged there for their accommodation
and a temporary altar a been set up
fer the religious exercises. AT one side
OF the altar were grouped hall a nun
dred w~hite-gowned choir boys. Inc
clergy, who We're there to officiate, were
CARRIED in the rich vestments OF the
Church. The assembled thousands sang
10 s;alutaris' and "Tantum Ergo
Other parades took place in Jersey
city, where the line was reviewed by
Bishop John J. O'Connor; Paterson,
Eliza beth and Bayonne. The Very Rev.
Patrick Cody represented the bishop on
the reviewing stand in Newark.
revlou to the parade there was II
Fa'rlotic nag RAISING a. %, "
Llinas Church' orange anu 80
streets. 1here were, speeches ny
a. Iaale anu the rev caniss
keever, rector OIL tne chureh, M. i
bcrs OF the Holy Name society Vi tna'
parish, ready IN me Tor the palaue'
sang the star Spangled banner 'o.i.'
ACCOMPANIMENT OF tne seventy
Regiment Band OF New YORK.
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Park n began TO move at z.oo o ciocN.
First in the line came a detail OF
mounted police, their horses keyed up
to the music OF the many bands which
were crashing in the rear. Then came
Grand Marshal Martin 7. Conboy ana
his aides, who We're mounted.
The honor of being first In the line
was given to the Dominican parish OIL
81. AnfOnlnllS. the Kew. r.. ii. uEan
@. p, and the Rev. u. a.. Martin, -. ~
of st. Antoninus's Church, leading the
Holy Name society or the parish. ms
parish came ilfst because ior centuries
priests OF the dominican Order nave
been the ~propagators, OF the HOLY Name
devotion which the POPE gave them 10
promote In 1912.
Line of March.
The line of march was from Washing
ion park along Broad street TO Clinton
avenue. 10 Wright street. to ennsvl
vania avenue ana thence to Lincoln
where addresses were given and
hnal religious exercises held. All along
The line tinv shlue aags were a-dntter.
Each man carried a. bamboo cane with
the flag at the end. a nenant with the
initials III N. s." Besides this each
parochial society bore its. banner and
rere and there we're American flags
Dispersed among the marchers were
military bands. whose martial music
blended with the shrir sounds of sev-
eral fife and drum corps that were In
the line The CAV uniforms of thu
bands formed the dash of color needed
to relieve the monotonv of the mems
street clothes.
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