Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-17
NEWARKER CHOSEN
HOLY NAME HEAD
John L. o'TooIe, Publicity Man.
ager of Public Service Corp.
Succeeds Mr.. Conboy.


John l.. O'Toole, publicity managep
of the Public Service Corporation,
and a former local newspaper man,
was elected president of the Fedora
ton of Holy Name Societies of this
diocese at the fourth annual eonven-
ton of the society held at st. Rose Of
Limas Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr..
O'Toole received forty-seven votes,
while thirty-six were cast for Joseph
| F. Fitzpatrick, of Jersey City, on
whose motion the election of Mr..
O'Toole was made unanimous. The
latter succeeds Martin Conboy, of
East Orange, thrice president of the
federation, who declined to stand for
reelection.
The other officers chosen were:
! First vice-president, Edward A. Wal
lace, South Orange, who succeeded
himself; second vice-president. John
r. Hennessy, Paterson; third vice.
president, Peter F. Kerwin Paterson,
reelected; fourth vice-presldent, Owen
| p. Mahon, Elizabeth, reelected; fifth
vice president, e. H. Scheller. Ber-
gen; sixth vice-president, Patrick ].
Reilly, Chatham, reelected: treasurer.
Joseph f. Fitzpatrick, Jersey City;
marshal, Thomas B. O'Brien, Newark.
reelected; secretary. Assemblyman
Hubert J. Rowe. Newark, reelected.
AS the candidates slated for the office
of seventh vice-president were not
present, the filling of this office was
referred to the executive committee
| with power to act.
Reports from Counties.
The meeting was opened with an
address by William ]. Hagan, repre-
senting the Essex County division,
welcoming the delegates assembled.
A storm of applause greeted the vicar
general of the Newark diocese, the
Rt. Rev Monsignor John A. Shep-
pard, pastor of st. Michaefs Church
/ Jersey City, who attended the annual
meeting for the first time, being pre-
| viously prevented from attending by
/ illness.
In connection with the reports the
| Rev. NJ. p. Corcoran. of the Church OF
ST. Rose of Lima, warned the dele
| gates against the spreading of So
| cialism and exhorted them to agitate
/ for the two truly Catholic publica-
! tions. the Common Cause, Endorsed
i by Cardinal Gibbons and the Live
| Issue. incidentally. the Rev. Cor
coran took a fling at the daily press
| and modern journalism which he de-
i nounced as fienidish and hellish in its
/ production. The clergyman also sug-
j gested the forming of literary clubs
i as a successful means of strengthen
ing the cause.
The members went on record as
favoring the passage of Assembly
bill No. 49, providing for an amend
i nent to the moving-picture bill by
striking out the clause which permits
children to visit moving picture
places when accompanied by an
"adult friend" The Rev. Father Cor
coran pointed out the viciousness of
the clause by telling of the general
practise of children waiting in front
of the show houses for the first
stranger and begging him to be taken
along, the stranger then becoming the
friend required by law to act as
guardian of the childs morals.
Vote Thanks to Assemblyman.
T. vote of thanks was given to As
semblyman Herbert ]. Rowe for tt
success of his dance hall bill, wi
is about to be signed by the Cove >
and likewise to the legislators 4
had helped in its passage
Mr.. Conboy introduced as the sp
er of the day Judge John J. Ire
of the Court of Errors and Appeal
New Jersey. Judge Treacy took
the subject of his talk Good Citize
ship and Honesty in Commercial an,
Public Life
The retiring president was present.
ed with an order for 136-piece silver
set, and was made an honorary MEM
Der of the Diocesan Federation.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment was celebrated at night, the
sermon being preached by the Rev. 7.
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