The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
HOLY NAME HOSTS
PARADE AT PLAINS
Addresses by Cleric and Lay
man and a FIag-Raising.

Mornistown was well represented at
the annual demonstration OF Holy
Name societies of this section held on
Sunday afternoon at Morris Faa1ns.
Several thousand people took advan-
tage of the beautiful weather and
crowded the line of march in automo-
biles, wagons and ON foot, afterwards
assembling at st. Virgi's church at
the Five corners where the services
we're held. Besides this town societies
were present from Morris Plains,
Chatham, Boonton, Rockaway, Ber-
nardsviale, Summit, Mendham, Dover
and small contingent from Orange,
in all 200 men and boys who have
pledged themselves not to use pro-
fame language. The largest contin-
gent was from t. DIS place, over 500
men and boys, including the Holy
Name cadets, an organization OF boys
of the parish, hundred strong, bein
in line The cadets wore their new
dress uniforms of khaki. The locals
manched to Norris Plains headed by
the Morristown band. After. parad-
ing over a. lime of march of about fiv
miles i'm extent and passing before
the speakers stand and the altar
erected in the entrance to st. var
gil's church the parade dislbanded:
AT the opening of the services,
James W. Russell, grand knight OF
George Washington council, No. 3o9,
knights of Columbus, of this town,
presented large American flag to
the parochiaa school of st. Virgil's in
behalf of the council. Father Michael
J. Glennon, rector of the church, ac-
cepted in behalf of the school and
raised the flag upon the new liberty
pole in the park at the Five corners
opposite the church amid shower OF
small flags.
The speakers at the services in
cluded the Rev. M. j. Gillen, superin-
temdent of schools of the Diocese OF
Newark, for the cleric, and former
Senator Thomas ]. Hildery, of Boop-
ton. the lay speaker. The service
closed with the benediction by Rev..
Thomas ]. Ellard, rector of the Church
of the Assumption, of this town, dean
of the county. Father Gillen in his
address said the raising of the flag
proved that there was nothing be-
tween the Catholic church and patri-
otic devotion He abhored the neces-
sity of making comparison i'm
country in which the Catholics had
done so much in its discovery, devel-
.opment and defence, but, he said, he
found the Catholics were misrepre-
sented. 1t was the right of the
Catholic as of every other citizen to
worship according to the dictates of
hIis conscience, he said. In closing he
impressed upon the members OF the
Holy Name society that the church
was Judged by their conduct.
Ex-senator HilleryS address was
along the same line. He asserted that
freedom of worship was one OF the
gifts of the constitution and the OBJ
jections to the church were engender-
ed in enfeebled minds where always
lurked a hatred for the successful.
"The church holds no preference for
nations he said, proof of which Was
evident in the present European war
where Catholics under the flags OF
different countries were fighting each
other. That the Catholic has a right
to be here, he said, was illustrated
by the fact that Monday lis ceaebrat-
ed the anniversary of the day. when
Columbus. a Catholic, first kneN upon
this soil. The Catholic church1s
greatest hope. he concluded, was that
the country might continue in virtue
and strength until it should become,
the arbiter of peace in the world.
The Morris County Traction COM
pany operated eleven, special cars IN
carrying the people to and from Nor
ris Plains. -
The parade was headed by j. Paul
Jahieson, and two aides. The Nor
ris Plains society following the Nor
r:s Plains cornet band led the societies.
Seven bands were in lime with the
various societies. The Line of march
included the Littleton road, Franklin
place, Keenan, place. Glenbrook ay-I
erue, Speedwell avenue, Hanover ay-
enue and the Dover road Norris
Plains was represented by about rs,
Madison by 200, Chatham by 100,
Boonton by 200, Rockaway by 200,
Morristown by over 500, Bernardsville
by so, Summit by 100, Orange by Is,
Mendham by so, and Dover by 200.