Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-10
HONORS
PRIEST IN JUBILEE
Father McKeever Ends Guar
ter Century as Rector of St.
Rose of Lima.

Practitioners of the Church of st
Rose of Lima last night formally
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the rectorship of Rev. James
j. McKeever. Father McKeever or
ganized the parish in 1888 and has
labored continuously ever since IN
the Roseville district. He has seen
the parish grow from. less than fifty
PERSONS to a congregation of more
thar 1000 during the quarter century
J. of it's existence.
In CTder to formally mark the joint
jubilee the parishioners made Father
McKeewer the central figure by pre-
senting to him the sum of s1,91s. The
money was given to him in a silver
loving cup which was the gift of the
children. of the parochial school.
Father McKeever was escorted to
the stage for the presentation by
twenty men VINO have been members
of the parish for quarter of GEN.
fury.
James Taafe, president OF the Holy
Name Society of the church. made
the speech of presentation. Joseph
l.. MulIin acted as master of cere-
MONIES Michael J. Tansey, delegate
to the Essex division of Federated
Holy Name Societies. presented a
resolution from that organization.
Father Nick eever, in a brief ad-
dress, thanked the donors for their
generous evidence of their esteem.
The ENTERTAINMENT opened with a Sc
lection rendered by the members of
the Alumni of st. Rose of Lima
school. Others taking part were
Miss Julia Pa1kanis, Miss Virginia
Palkanis, Miss Anna Mullane, Mrs.
Frank McGarrett, Joseph l.. Mullin,
Mark King, Joseph II; Boyland, John
Boyland and the Children of Mary
Society.
The escort included John +. Conroy,
"A. J. Connolly, Martin J. Griffin, John
Callan, William Conway, d. f..
Cqeary, James Condor, Edward FitS-
patrick, William Foley, John Co.'S
grove, Leonard Parker, John J. Gay
nor, Fred WeIter. James L. Mason,
Patrick Malady, K. j. Murphy, Victor
Herman, Albert Chapman. John III.
Muilane and Jamesl Taaffe. se
Those on the general committee
we're James Taaffe. chairman; Joseph
l.. MuIlin, secretary; Rev. Michael r.
Corcoran, the assistant pastor, treas
urer; j. Il. Evans, Ray Cooney, p. f.
Mclaughlin. Chief of Police Michael
T. Long, Philip Caas, II. j. Mulligan,
n lfLflLio ~ oCChSDts cOA3A AaAOAtoAAAAft
Arthur Mentally, James T. Mooney,
e. j. Griffin, James Larkin, A. J. Con-
nelly, Joseph Smith, Joseph Paterson,
+. A. Hunt, d. z. Clearly. John Callan,
James B. GILL; Captain M. J. Durkin.
DIR. 4. ]. Kelley. Il. ). Dunno. William
Conway, Joseph j. Mangin, James
Conlon, G. l.. Mulgrcve. c. j. Curtin.
John j. Ghegan, Dr. II. F. Cook, A. j.
Porskines, e. j. Mofiat, Dr. Edward
Fitzpatrick, p. J. Mcdonnell, William
J. Foley, John Dwyer, Charles Blood,
John Fl. O'Connor, Captain T. J. Cor
bally, John j. Gaynor, Martin ]. Grit
fjn,l Thomas sJ. McNally William II.
E1issell, Joseph w. Sharp, Benjamin
T., Gregory, Joseph Dolan. c. J. Co.'S
grove, Thomas A. Blaney, Thomas
McGrath, James J. Quinn, John III.
Muilane. M. J. Hogan, James H.
O'Halloran, l.. II. DAILY and John r.
Gonroy
THE sum Of $1,000 was realized at
the bazaar which was held In con-
junction with the silver jubilee.