Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-08
10000 MEN WILL
MARCH IN ESSEX
COUNTY PARADE
They Will Be Mustered in Mil"
itary Park at 2::3O
O'clock.
PARADE'S DESTINATION
TO BE NEW CATHEDRAL
There the Members Will Be Adj
dressed and Benedlcti0n
Will Be Celebrated.

Twenty thousand men, pledged never
to use the name of God in vain to
revere Jesus Christ. the Redeemer,
wherever and whenever His name be
used, and to discourage immoral and
indecent talk by personal and united
effort, will march tomorrow afternoon
in the parade of the Essex county divl-
sion of the Diocesan Union OF Holy
Name Societies. The Rev Michael p.
Corcoran. assistant to the Rev. James
j. McKeever rector of st. Rose OF
Lima Church. is president Of the united
societies.
In the line may be seen many
banners bearing the notices Of the so
ciety:
''At the name of Jesus every knee
should bend"
ITO swear is neither brave, polite nor
wise
Holy God we praise Thy Name
I'VE are united against profanity
Ehe first parade was held in Jerse.
CIR on sunday, September ls, 1865, ana
about $1,000 men marched froIa Van
Vuorst Park through the Jersey city
streets The societies We're reviewed
from st. Miehaels reclorg 6y Bishop
c,'sconnor Monsignor Shepard, Jiie late
Monsigner Flynn anu MANY priests.
and afterward Bishop O'Gonnur Aicn-
bishop Seton, form erlT 1f Jctser CITY
who has been Il member o. the papal
household in Rome since lgel ana
others addressed, in Hamilton taark,
vast asseublago. after which Bisuop
0'Gonnor gave the bene1ictjoa from an
altar at the entrance to tie institute
JT-.a4, 4 rfl.4rr rrr1 a
it was decided to form coullty diri-
sfoDs ant hold separate parades on the
second SUNDAY in October Of ca aeh
year which the bishor aesisna.ed as
Holy Name dag.
First Essex CountS Parade.
The first parade OF the Essex oupty
division Wich comprised tie socie-
ties n this count! and West Hudson
towns. was held III Newark on Sun
day. October "A. 1896, and 5000 men
marched from Lincoln Park to BayleN
Hall. where Bishop o'Connor gave the
benediction. 4 parade has been held
each year since then in this city, aud
each year the hrnher of men n line
increased
Tomorrow paraGes will also ne held
in Jersey City. BaSonne Plahiield,
Elizabeth, Paterson, Chatham and
other places and it is expected thai
upward of $4,000 men in all will march
in these demonstrations against pro-
family and immoral talk
History of the nion.
The idea of a union of Holy Name So
cieties was conceived by seven young
curates of as many Jersey City churches
in 1904. and finally a city union was or
sanized. composed Of the societies of
which the curates were the spiritual
directors, with the Rev William +. Nc
Guinness, of st. Pauls Church, as presi-
dent. and the Rev. George S. Bennett,
OF St Josephs Church. as secretary.
The other curates We're the Rev. NJ. j.
Duffy. of ST Michael's Church; the Rev.
Tohn j. Murphy, OF st. Bridget's Church;
the Rev. Henry c. Watterson, of st.
bucys Church; the Rev. p a. Maher
and the Rev. c. J. Kane. Services We're
held in each of the seven churches once
a month In turn consisting of the sing
ing of hymns, reception of new MEM
bers, a sermon and the benediotion.
The churches We're crowded at these
services. and the news of their success
spread to other New Jersey towns.
When the curates consulted Monsienor
John A Shepard. vicar general of the
diocese about holding a parade of the
Jersey City societies in the fall of 1905
he suggested that a union of the Holy
Name societies of the diocese he formed,
and the Diocesan Union of Holy Name
Societies was later organized with him
Ese nresident