Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-16
HOLY NAME FOLK
PRAISE LONG FOR
THEATRE CLOSING
AT Annual Convention Police
Chiefs Stand on Sunday Per-
fOrmanceS Is Landed.

The chiefs stand was preached by
William J. Hagan, president of the
Essex division, in his annual report.
It's mention brought loud applause
from the delegates present. He de-
clared Chief Long announced that he
could enforce the law regarding the
atrical places being closed on Sunday,
that they were closed yesterday and
| would continue to remain closed on
| Sunday.
| Mr.. Hagan hoped that the Sunday
law in regard to theatrical perform
! ances would never be repealed, as he
| considered that when the theatres
were allowd to be open on Sunday
it marked the beginning of the down
fall of the country. He declared this
was what had happened in other
countries, as one could learn by read
ing history.
The passing of the dance hall ordi-
nance by the Common Council was
also referred to by Mr.. Hagan. He
said that this was not accomplished
until after a great fight and declared
| that the credit belonged largely to
| James P. McKenna. Inspectors now
visit the dance halls at frequent IN
| tervals, and Mr.. Hagan thought they
were safeguarded to such an extent
| that young men and women can visit
| them now and not be insulted or their
morals injured.
The annual Holy Name demonstra-
| ton in Newark, Mr.. Hagan said, was
much larger than in years gone by.
| There were about $1,000 in line, al
| though there was also a demonstra-
| ton in Bloomfield in which there
| were 5000 or 1000 who paraded in
Newark other years. He predicted
that next year there would be 5000 or
1000 more in the Newark demonstra-
ton.
| Movies Better Than a Year Ago.
| The statement was made by Mr..
| Hagan that William 1. Toohey looked
after the moving picture houses and
theatres and that the moving pictures
shown In Newark were of a better
character than a year ago, which was
largely due to the Holy Name So
ceties.
He said that Mr.. Toohey also
kept O. watch on the newspapers and
when he found anything of a sour
rilous nature effecting the Catholic
Church he has the paper apologize
or at least publish a statement pre-
pared by him.
p. ]. Ryan, postmaster of Eliza
beth, presented the annual report for
I Union division and told of the effort
saloons. He asked the advice of the
convention in the matter and the ex-
ecutiye committee was directed to
confer with the division. Epcourag-
ing reports were heard from all the
divisions. It was reported that the
Passaic and Bergen divisions had
separated. The Bergen division was
not we'll represented and it was
stated that there was some misunder-
| L. 49, 40, ay11 I.NJl
ing a convention of its own yesterday
. at HackenSack.
At the opening of tho convention
Monsignor John A. Sheppard. of Jer.
sey City, vicar-general of the diocese
urged the delegates to support the
Catholic Church publications and es
pecially The Monitor. He thought
that 200 copies should be purchased
by each church weekly and giver
away at the church door on Sunda!
instead of copies being sold as al
suggestion a committee, consisting o
James A. Sweeney, of Passaic; f.
Fitzpatrick, of Hudson; A. F. x. An
thony, of Bergen; w. j. Hagan, O.
Essex; P. j. Ryan, of Union; Angu
Up. Grant, of Morris, and Presiden
John L. O'Toole, was appointed t.
bring the matter to the attention
of the bishops Oh lne newark ant
Trenton dioceses.
More Catholic Publications Are Needed
Monsignor Sheppard spoke at som'
4 length of the need of more Catholic
publications and was followed b!
Martin Conboy. of New. York, for
merly president of the Newark Dio
cesar Federation and now publishe
of The Live Issue. He thought tina
the Catholic Church was not inter
Z ested in the dissemination of sucl
news as is found in many newspaper
4 but was interested in the treatmen
of live questions. He urged the dele
gates to support such church publica
& tons as are now in existence.
Rev William p. Cantwell. recto
4 of the Church Of Our Lady Star o
= the Sea of Long Branch, who ha
written the editorials of The Monte
since it's first issue, said that tn