New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-04
CARDINAL GUEST OF BOYS
He Spends Eight Pleasant Hours
at Mission of Immaculate Virgin.
SHAKES A "DA-DA" TO TOTS
Also Relates How Father Drum
goole Appealed to St. Joseph
and Got a Check Next Day.

Cardinal Farley spent one OF the most
pIeasant days Of his life at Mount Lo-
retto. Staten Island. yesterday. as guest
Of the children of the Mission Of the I'M
maculate Virgin. From noon. when he ar
rived there. until after s o'clock In the even
ing when he started back for Manhattan
the church dignitary seemed to enjoy every
! moment.
Az the Cardinals limousine entered the
grounds the mission band, or seVentyIHVe
pieces played triumphal marches while
II paraded before the car. on the veranda
of the central building were grouped one
hundred and fifty priests and leading lay
men OF the diocese, as well as many
women In front of them in huge cres-
cent were stationed five hundred OF the
mission BOYS, while within the arc was
aligned a regiment OF Boy Scouts consist
ing of thirteen companies, all fully ac-
coutred.
As the Cardinal drew near cheer fter
cheer went up from the mission boys
who. by the way, did not wear insttu-
tl0naI garland the Boy Scouts stood at
attention At one end Of the sweeping line
were grouped score Of the youngest
old. one of them waved his hand In
shake a -da -da" fashion at the prince OF
the Church The other little fellows TOOK
the cue and did the same The Cardinal or
dered his chauffeur to stop, and he shook
his hand in the same fashion, to the de-
light Of the youngsters.
After the Cardinal had reviewed the
coming citizens he sat down to a dinner In
his honor That finished, he smilingly re-
sponded to the request of the Rev MalcK
Fitzpatrick. rector Of the mission, Tor
speech He reviewed the life OF Father
Drumgoole, who established the mission
which had its origin on the top floor OF a
house I'm WARREN street. where the priest
housed nine homeless newsbOys.
Father Drumgoole" said the Cardinal,
began his work without five cents. lie had
no rich friends. and his faith was not In
those who keep horses and chariots, but I'm
the Lord. once. when priest knocked on
the door OF Father Drumgoolc's study IN
the newsboys' home at Lafayette and Great
Jones streets. he heard voices WITHIN the
room and left, He went back later and
again heard voices. Father Drumgoole was
| conversinG with some one Again the
priest departed and thlrd tno Teturheu
and again heard the same voices.
Pushing open the door, gently, he saw
Father Drumgoole on his knees on the floor,
before the table on which was statue OF
st Joseph He was laying his in'nc al
troubles before St Joseph. in whom he ha /
great faith The next day check came Tor
| the amount Father Drumgoole wanted.
I 81 don't believe Wall street. or any one IN
Wall street. from the day Of It's beginning.
can show such results as came from the
efforts Of Father Drumgoole OF s'm''@
| faith"
At the table Of honor with the Cardin"i.
sat Borough President Cromwell, Iath"r
Kenny. Thomas Mulry. president = the
Emigrants' Savings Bank; Father Fitzpa' 70
rick. the Rev. James haywood. pastor NJ
| the Church Of the Guardian Angel and haf
9 dozen others.