The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-23
DINNER FOLLOWS
THE INSTALLATION
OF THE |. c. B. A.
Members of the Association
from All Over State at
Local Function.

Nearly 800 members of the Ladies
Catholic Benevolent Association of the
State attended the annual banquet OF
the New Jersey Advisory Senate of the
organization at the Continental Hotel
last night. After enjoying an excellent
menu, they were entertained for several
hours with a program of songs and ad-
dresses.
The decorations were flags and bunt-
ing, and each guest was supplied with
a knot of red, white and blue ribbon,
the coiors of the association.
Among those who made addresses
were the Rev. j. P. Poels, rector of st.
Johns. Church, who responded to the
toast "Our Spiritual Advisors" SUI
preme Trustee Miss Mary E.. Early,
who spoke on "Our Association" DIR.
Margaret Sullivan, of Jersey City, Our
Medical Examiners" and Miss Mar
garet l.. McGrath. THE Press
No little credit is due to Mrs. Ellen
Sinnott, who was chairman of the ar
r%angenent committee. She left nothing
undone to make the affair hawless in
every particular.
Before the banquet Mrs. Mary Cos
tello, president of the Brooklyn Advis-
DRY Senate, Installed the recently-elect-
81 officers of the local senate. They
are: Mrs. Jane D%ougherty, chancellor:
Mrs. Miles F. Quinn, president; Mrs.
Ellen Sinnott, first vice president; Miss
Catherine Comisky, second vice -presi-
dent; Miss Anna z. Holt. financial sec
rotary; Miss Anna NJ. Ryan, recording
secretary; Miss Theresa Quinn, treas
urer: Miss Anna O'Connor, marshal,
and Miss Elizabeth Hunt, guard. The
trustees. are Mrs. James A. Rowe, Mrs.
Margaret Holmes, Mrs. Margaret
Beech, Mrs. Mary Bouncher. Mrs.
Catherine Brown. Mrs. Catherine
Adams and Miss Rose Quinn; finance
committee, Miss Anna NJ. Ryan. Mrs.
Sarah Pendergast. Mrs. Elizabeth Glib
son. Mrs. Mary McHugh and Miss Mary
Fahrenbacher.
Father PoeIs's Address.
The Rev. Father Poels, in the course
of his address, took occasion TO i'm
press upon the members the need Of
going slowly in the selection of the su-
preme officers for the association, the
heads who rule the destiny of the or
der. For these high offices, he said,
no one but those who have business
tact and the interest of the associa-
ton at heart should be chosen, Con
GLIDING, the speaker advocated the
adoption Of a rule whereby only q Ger
tain number of members from each
branch could go to the conventions of
the association.
IF you take thousands there he
said, they will only be in the way and
help to inject politics into 1t, which
would do ii no good and which We will
keep out. Change the mode of your
conventions, select only capable Of
f1cers and the association will continue
to prosper as it has done in the last
few years"
The next speaker, Mrs. Mary E. Cos
tello, in responding to the toast, Our
Senate said that it is a sort of adj
visory council and meets for the pur-
pose of discussing ways and means by
which the association car be benefited
in the State. 1T is composed of repre-
sentatives from every branch in the
State. and is in my estimation one of
the greatest bodies of organized Cath
olic women in America" she aid.
Mrs. Costello traced the senate back
~ I VI SAiiiHd'iph IL A@tl col dGC-
1t is an independent body and although
it has no authority is accomplishing a
great work. There were a dozen
branches in the State at the time of
its formation, but it has grown with
rapidity in the last few years until
today there arc over 100 branches with
a total membership of nearly 5000 rep
resented in its council. Concluding,
the speaker said that better work can
be accomplished by the cooperation OF
the members, not only of the senate
but of the order throughout the State
Selections were rendered by Miss
Margaret Lynch, Nicholas lyman, Miss
Lele Grichell and r. G. Brogan.
Among those present were: The Rev
j. P. Poels, the Rev. s. Hedges. the
Rev. George w. Corrigan. the Rev. NJ
Walsh and the Rev. Joseph Smith, Mrs
Mixes F. Quinn, Mrs. j.. r. o'NeiJl, Mis-
X. Dunn, Mrs. John F. Sinnott, Mrs
Sarah Prendergast, Miss G. Kern. Mrs
o. Conlon. Mrs. T. ]. Kelly. Miss Anna