Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-29
PROMINENT MEN
ATTEND ANNUAL
REUNION DINNER
D;gnitaries of the Church Are
Present at Seton Hall Semi
mary Banquet.
TWO BISHOPS TAKE PART
IN EXERCISES OF ALUMNI
Sixth Yearly A~ssembIage Brings
Together Many at Fa-
nous School.

With two bishops ana otnef us-
tinguished churchmen as their guests
of honor. eighty members Of the seton
Hall m Alumni Association helo
their sixth annual reunion and banQu
at the famous Catholic institution THIS
afternoon.
In honor of the function the big audi
torlum had been handsomely decorator
with American and Irish flags, Whlcn
spread their intermingled coiors ian
wise around the balcony thai grit the
two banquet long tables.
Seated upon either hand of the Rev.
William P. Cantwell, Ii. D., OF Long
Branch. the POSTMASTER. were the two
principal guests of honor, Bishop
O'Connor, Of the Newark diocese, ana
the Right Rev. Thomas ]. Hickey, u.
D., bishop of Rochester.
Bishop Hickey spoke to the toast
Our Holy Father" and the address
was one of the most eloquent ever
heard Within the seminary walls.
Response to the toast Our Semi
naries' had been confided to he Rev.
John P. Chadwick, famous as the
chaplain of the battleship Maine, and
now rector of Dunwiddie Seminary.
Father Chadwick paid high comph-
ment to the efficiency of these Catholic
schools, declaring that, without excep-
ton, they are sending forth young men
splendidly equipped to uphold and
spread the teachings of the church.
mnny Brilliant Addresses.
Wit and logic flowed fast in the bril-
liant addresses delivered by the Rev.
William Livingston. pastor of st. Ga
briefs Church, New York. He spoke
to the sentiment 1.-THE Age Of Discre-
ton with the appended maxim of st.
Thomas, This age is that of 10 or II
years"
The last speaker on the list was the
Rev. Stephen A. Claffy, a member or
the Alumni Association and assistant
pastor of st. Bridget's Church, Jersey
City. Father Claffy's subject was Res
Mobilis." Father Claffy wittily para
phrased Shakespeare in his address
with particular reference TO the IA
nous sentiment:
20, Jupiter, how weary are my
spirits.
Il care not for my spirits if my legs
were not weary"
The other guests whom the alumni
especially honored as guests at the
board were Monsignor Brand, of st
Agnes's Church, New York; Father
O'Hearn, of the cathedral at Rochester,
and Father Charles Smith, chancellor
of this diocese.
The following caption breathed a
cordial sentiment above the menu:
Cheerful looks make every dish a
feast.
And tbs that crowns a welcome"
-Massinger.
MENU.
Cape Cod oysters
Cocktail sauce Brown bread and butter
Green turtle soup
Olives Radishes Celery
Salad nuts
Paupiettes of sole a la Normande
Potatoes Persillade
Sauternes
-, Mignons of beef cheron
King Sec.
Irish bacon with greens
Sorbet au Kusch Cardinal
Cigarettes
Mousse of chicken in aspic jelly
Lettuce salad
Nesselrode pudding Rum sauce
Cakes Bon-pons
Cheese Coffee
Segars
Perier Sparkling Water.
The banquet arrangements had been
left largely in the hands Of the Rev.
John A. Dillon, secretary Of the Alumni
Association, and the Rev. Michael j.
Glennon, curate of the Church of the
Holy Cross, Harrison. To them is the
success of the function largely due.
The other officers Of the association
are: The Rev. Andrew NJ. Egan, presi-
dent; the Rev. William A. Brothers,
yice-president, and the Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Whelan, treasurer.
At the business meeting of the Alumni
Association the following officers were
elected: The Rev. w. A. Brothers.
Montclair, president; the Rev. Michael
O'Donnell, of Keyport, vice-president;
the Rev. ]. A. Dillon, superintendent
Of parochial schools, Newark, secre-
tary; the Rev. E. p. Carroll. of st.
Bridget's, Newark, treasurer; executive
committee, the Revs. Cantwell, Long
Branch; j. p. Smith, Belleville; j. A.
O'Brien. Railway; NJ. J.. Glennon, Har-
rison, and G. l.. Fitzgerald, Of Newark.