Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-26
PARISH HALL !
|Rv|NGTON OPENER
WITH RECEPTION
Throng of Pensioners and
Visitors Inspect Fine Par
ochial School Building.

st. Leo's parish hall, Irvington. was
crowded with a throng of p~arishioners
and visitors last night at the formal
opening of the building. with an en-
tertainment, reception and dance Inc
foundation stone for this hall was laid
last June, and 1t was opened lor
school ID o at the beginning OF
the fall session. The auditorium was
beautifully decorated. The Kew
Thomas F. M~onaghan,A pastor OF the
church, who personally directed the
construction of the building, delivered
an address of welcome. He expressed
the wish that the auditorium would be
the scene of many more enjoyable
gatherings.
The program OF the evenings enter
tainment included: Solos, Miss Jennie
King; tight wire performances. by the
Kundles, three 1rvington brothers;
Italian character comedian renditions,
Charles w. Hartman, assisted by
James Bromley: recitation, Miss Grace
DIN; Hebrew representations, George
Drifting; vocal selections, George Nc
Lauren; whistling specialties, Charles
b. Graham; monologues, William
DugaH.,
The luncheon and refreshment
booths were in charge of the Misses
Emily Adams, Anna Adams, Grace
Adams Mamie Butler, Margaret Ryan,
Mary Dreyer and Anna lower The
committees in charge of the affair were
as follows: Floor, Arthur Conover,
and Francis Donovan, Arson
Glacey; entertainment, John Sal
tholomew, Emil C. Bataille, James H.
Byrne, James Davenport, Luke Farley,
James Hornig, Eugene McDonough,
Walter F. Van Cleve; reception, Rich
ard Best, Joseph H. Callahan, Henry
Conover, John Metzler, Theodore Metz
Ter, Eugene B. Mury, John Steets.
Among the representatives of the
several societies of the church were
the following; Children of Mary, the
Misses Isabelle Kirkbride, Grace Kirk
bride, Belle O'Connell, Margaret Ryan.
Mabel Ryan, Louise Stahl, Gertrude
Stahl, Margaret DAILY, Theresa Kor-
man, Rose Norman, Mamie Shork,
Mary Butler. Rena Zehnder, Nanetta
Zehnder, Annie Powers, Flora Bauer,
Cecilia Derivaux, Amelia Bauer,
Mamie Cattani, Mabel Wilson. Apna
Frey. Emily Adams. Eleanor Adams.
Anna Adams; Rosary. Mrs. Eugene
Mury, Mrs. John Bruck, Mrs. Emil
Bataille, Mrs. Philip Stecher, Mrs.
Joseph Stadlmeyer, Mrs. Andrew a
ney, Mrs. Michael Noll, jr., Mrs.
Charles Kasefang, Mrs. Elizabeth
Stahl. Mrs. John A. Steets. Mrs.
Joseph Harter, jr.; Holy Name, James
II. Byrne. Eugene B. Mury. Michael
Noll. jr., Luke Farley, Philip Stecher,
John Bruck, Emil Bataille, Joseph
Stadlmeyer, Andrew Larney, James
o'Connell, James H. Davenport, Will
lam Finnegan, Thomas H. Kirkbride.
John Donovan, Frank Donovan, CLAIR
ence Donovan, George Cannon, Frank
Finley, Frank Flynn, Arthur Flynn
Christopher Hughes, Walter F. Van
Cleve, William Struening. Patrick
Gavin, Edward Stahl, Edward Ken
nedy, John Burns, William ]. Daily,
Joseph Zehnfelder, James buddy,
William Blaney. Christopher Matthews
and James Fitzgerald.
Among the visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Well, Robert c.. Srnith
and daughter Miss Charlotte Smith;
Mss Anna Doyle, former school Com
missioner Harry j.. Stanley, former
Town T~-easurer George H. Woolley.