Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-01
TO CONFIRM LARGE CLASS At
ST. PATEicK'S CATHEDRAL

First holy communion was received
BY class Of $50 boys and girls at St.
Patrieks Cathedral this -morning.
Monslgnor I. P. whelan. the cele-
brant of the mass. gave the children
communion as they knelt in couples
upon the altar steps within the sane
tuary While the sacrament was
being received the girls choir of the
school sang communion hymns and
Mrs. Sarah Martin-G ribben sang a
solo. The Rev. William e. Brennan.
assistant pastor of the Cathedral, di'
rected the children in prayer and as
sisted with the instruction prepare
tory to the reception of the sacred
host.
Before the mass the girls, in white,
with smilax wreaths about their
heads. and the boys. with white
sashes and flowers. walked in pro-
cession from the school hall to the
church. The sanctuary was beauti-
fully decorated with white lilies and
palms and many candles.
Bishop OConnor will confirm the
class of this morning and another of
adults this evening. At the annual
reception of new members In the
church Sunday night the new class
will be received into the Society OF
the Sacred Heart.
Those who received communion this
morning are Russell Drumgoold.
Frederick Sulling. Harry Korska.
Christopher Miles. George Rose,
Henry McCaffery. Walter Theroux,
John Bray, Douglas Durfee, Edward
Devore, James Grady, Thomas Leddy,
William Lapsley. George Murphy,
Thomas Petrillo, Francis Sugrue,
John Thompson, William Van ellison,
Edward O'Rourke, Andrew Hill,
James Osbahr. Martin Grant, Nor
man. Florke, William Kortenhaus,
Elvin Cavanaugh, William Nolan,
Edward Henegan, Benjamin Mum
nelly, George Regain, William Wild,
Anthony Masterson, Henry Kelly,
Frederick Metzler, William Griggs,
Frederick Leather, Albert Wildt,
Harry Purcell. Thomas Lavelle,
Thomas keenan,, Martin keenan,,
Jacob Dietrich, Edward Struble, Ed
ward Ensor, Andrew Purcell, George
Conway, William Gepfert. Albert Ben
nett, John McAndrew, Edward Glen
non, John Ogden, John Madden.
Stephen Geiger, Raymond Creeland,
Edward Lee, John Harrington. Wal
ter Cullen, James Bath, William
Kinnean. Joseph Kearney, James
Marion, Thomas Rossela.
The girls are Agnes Stritch, Helen
Patz, Frances Pollard, Emma Mum
nelly. Mary CARROTS, Helen James,
Ethel Curley, Margaret Doyle, Caro-
line Bender, Jessie Patterson, Mabel
Birmingham, Margaret McArdle,
Catherine McArdle, Jane McDonough,
Mary Healy, Marie Prendergast,
Helen Spath, Julia Cullen, Helen
Lands, Mary McDermott, Anna
Coy1e, Irene Lennon, Elizabeth Miles,
Mary Rowe, Elizabeth Blake, Zita
Manning, Helen Lyons, Marion
Golden, Margaret OConnor Frances
Moss, Sarah Campion, Sarah Conway,
Margaret Doyle, Margaret Costello,
Catherine Coleman, Elizabeth Dono-
van, Margaret Smith, Irene Dempsey,
Mary Kortenhaus, Rosemary Cruise,
Helen O'Hara, Lena Petrillo, Mildred
Reiss, Florence Block, Ruth Snyder,
Geraldine Harrington, Mary Miller,
Anna Miller, Mary Cecera, Loretta
johnson, Lillian Rowe, Jane Cusack,
Irene Vreeland, Helen Finn, Cath
crime Bodemer, Elizabeth Sheridan,
Catherine McEnroe, Agnes Manning,
Margaret McTague, Marie Reilly,
Margaret Winters and Helen Stout.