Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-17

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dav. The weather didn't cut any figure.
S II was characteristic st. Patriek's Day
weather. On the streets hueksters
were early depleted of their sprigs OF
green and shamroeks.
In hundreds of Newark homes letters
were received today and yesterday, and
some will come tomorrow bearing the
real shamrock that grows only in the
isle over the sea
Carefully it will be folded, breathing
a message of love from a fond father,
mother, sister or brother over the sea,
wishing joy to the son of Ireland who
is seeking fame and fortune in this
country.
Newark's Celebrations.
Today's celebration in Newark began
with masses in all the Roman Catholic
churches. A solemn pontifical mass
was celebrated in st. Patrick's cattle
oral by Bishop O'Connor. A special
musical program was rendered by Pro,
fessor William Hattersley.
Almost every hall and banquet room
in the county has been engaged for
tonight. One of the real big events IS
the annual reception of the William
Harrigan Association in the Kruger
Auditorium. 1t is expected that the
hall will not be large enough to hold
the friends of the stan-dard-bearer The
demand for tickets is unusually large.
Other affairs will be banquets By the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick. the Celtic
Club, Sein Fein Club. the Essex County
Board of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans and the John J. Gaynor Associa-
ton. In the entertainment line will be
receptions by Branch No. 4, st.
Patrick's Alliance; the LEM Lenape
Club and the Holy Name Society of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
There viii be a euchre party in
Bayley Lyceum unde the auspices of
the Sacred Heart Church, a three-act
drama at the New Auditorium by the
BOYS of st. Patrick's Cathedral School,
a vocal and instrumental entertainment
at st. Johns School Hall in Mulberry
street; the Junior Holy Name Society
of the Holy Cross Church, Harrison.
will produce colleen Bawn" in the
school hall; the Young Women's Chris
tian Association in East Park street
will entertain a number of guests at o
tea party, and the Harrison branch Of
the organization will give a supper
In the Oranges the Friendly Sons of
ST. Patrick will have a banquet. An
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Dramatic Society of st. Johns Church
in Columbus Hall. In East Orange the
most prominent affair will be an Irish
Minstrel Show by the societies con-
nected with Our Lady Help of Chris
tians Church.
The observance of st. Patrick's Day
really began last night, when b%anquets
and receptions were held in all parts of
the county The annual ball of the NJ.
]. Owens Association was held in Bits
auditorium. The Shannon sisters sang
Irish melodies; music was furnished by
two bands, and the hall was bathed in
green.
The Jeffersonian Club held it's annual
St. Patrick's Eve smoker in the club
house in Halsey street, and more thar
a hundred members and their friends
enjoyed a vaudeville and musical pro-
a
The house was decorated with
of green and potted plants
During the night refreshments We're
served in the grill, and everyone had
his pipe to smoke with a piece of green
ribbon on it. Harry Wetton and Frank
j. Morton were the piano soloists.
The committee in charge consisted OF
George Dwyer, chairman; Joseph Fin
ger, Anthony Corbo, julius Heller.
Frank Mcbride and David Straus.
ST. Patrick's supper.
A ST. Patrick's supper was given in
the form of a ladies' night by the Mems
Union League OF the First Reformed
Church of Irvington. More han 100
members and guests enjoyed an excel
lent repast and listened to music. songs,
recitations and speeches. The room in
which the supper was held was deco
rated with national colors and white
and green steamers. The Rev. Joseph
r. Folsom. of the Sixteenth Street Pres
byterian Church, of this city, was the
speaker OF the evening. Remarks were
also made by the Rev. Uriah McClin-
chic, pastor of the Reformed Church,
n Edward R. Folsom, former presi-
lent of the league, Frederick Bailey,
president of the league. was toastmas-
ter. Miss Florence Helwig gave 4 piano
solo. 1.-THE Dying Confession Of Paddy
Quay and THE Three Leaves of
Shamrock were recited by Timothy
Foyle; George Emerson gave a vocal
solo with Frederick Luther as accom-
PIANIST; a violin solo was given by Miss
Louise Schaible; James P. Pearce sang
a vocal solo, and a French horn solo
was given by Charles NJ. Townley. AL
fred T. Sorgenfree, in a speech, called
the attention of the league to the fact
that April IA viii mark the seventy
fifth anniversary of the organization of
Clinton Township. of which %Camptown.
now called Irvington. was q part. He
urged upon the league to seek coopera-
tion with other civic bodies in the ap-
propriate celebration of the occasion.
The d. Y. w. Y. x. Club gave its
masquerade at the club rooms, Broad
and Court streets. Most Of the COS
tunes were irish and the rooms We're
gaily decorated in green. Refreshments,
all green, with green napkins, were
served at the close of the dancing.
Branch No. L. st. Patrick's Alliance.
of Orange, had a typical Irish supper at
It's headquarters in the Lindsey build
ing. County Tax Commissioner Lau-
renee T. Fell was POSTMASTER, and the
principal address was made by Judge !
Thomas A. Davis. Other speakers
were Mayor Arthur 3. Seymour, Ed