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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Matthews to Speak at
Bloomfield Celebration

With vaudeville entertainment
and speaking, Bloomfield Council No.
117S, knights Of Columbus, will OBJ
serve Columbus Day at Union Hall,
State street, Bloomfield, tonight. For
mer Assemblyman John A. Mathews,
of this city, will be the principal
speaker. The entertainment will be In
charge OF Professor Fred Yo-
mans, who will be assisted by Miss
Anna Toohey, soprano; Miss G.
Grischele, elocutionist; James A. Caf-
frey, basso; F. A. Burkhardt, tenor;
John Callahan, humorist.
The following program will be
rendered: Welcome, Thomas J..
Feeney, district deputy; overture,
1.-THE Whip" f. H. Yeomans; solo,
Irish Love Song" James A. Caffrey;
solo, "Carmena," Miss Anna Toohey;
recitation, Scenes in a Studio" Miss
C. Grischele; solo, Mother Machree,"
r. A. Burkhardt,; solo, Because"
James A. Caffrey; recitation, 1.-THE
Demonstration" Miss c.. Grischele:
solo. Queens of the Earth" F. A.
Burkhardt; Irish humor, John A.
Callahan; solo, "Ipast Rose of Sum-
mer," Miss Anna Toohey; The Day
We Celebrate" John A. Matthews.
The committee in charge is John
A. Moran, chairman; James A. Car
roll, jeremiah Davis, John r. Cava-
naugh, Bernard Damn, Henry ]. Sum-
merkamp, Thomas j. Feeney, Frank
]. Lynch, Joseph #. Drudy and Alex
ander J. Smith, ex-officio.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
BELLEVILLE

Francis Y. MeCahe, OF, Nutley, will
be the principal speaker at the pub
lie meeting of Belleville Council.
knights of Columbus, tonight in the
bank building. Mr.. McCabe will de-
liver an address on Columbus"
The proceeds of the moving picture
show in the Alpha Theatre. tomorrow
night will be for the benefit of tho
high school basketball team. This
following members are making ar
rangements: Russell Traume, Ralph
Smith, Roy Dickinson. RAYMOND
Merz, Charles Henbant and Edward
Mcclure.
Preparations for an organized
movement in behalf of commission
government were made at a meeting
of the representatives of the Citizens
League In the Free Public Library
Saturday night.
Members of the Columbus cub
and the knights of Columbus left
this morning to participate in the
parade at the opening of the indus
trial Exposition in Paterson.
special meeting of General Sedg-
wick Circle, Ladies of the g. A. r.,
will be held tomorrow night at the
home of Mrs. Clara Carhart. 1l6 John
street. Mrs. Josephine Mckenna,
president. will preside.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Y. w. c. A. Of the Oranges
to Be Organized Tonight

The Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION of the Oranges, will or
ganize tonight In the auditorium of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Mrs. Richard M.
Colgate, chairman Of the organiza-
ton committee, will preside. Mrs.
William Fellowes Morgan, of Short
Hills, is to make the principal ad-
dress. Rev. Fred Glare Baldwin, of
isterial Association of the Oranges,
will also address the meeting. Leonard
d. Baldwin, president of the Y. Nj.
C. A. will extend greetings.
The program will open with hymn
followed by prayer by DIR. John +.
Patterson, of Orange. Miss Catherine
Richards will present the report for
the membership committed: house
committee, Mrs. Lorenzo Benedict;
finance committee, Mrs Francis
Tooker; constitution committee, Mrs.
Joseph W. Danforth; nominating
committee, Mrs. Edwin Merrill; mo-
ton for utilization will be made by
Mrs. William Thayer Brown; intro
duction OF the general secretary, Miss
Helen L. Purdy; greetings from the
Northeastern Field Y. w. c. A., Miss
Sage executive secretary. and Miss
Lena M. Farrar, city secretary.
Teams working for the enrolment
OF members have reported 917 mem
bers secured since the opening OF the
campaign ten days ago, and 1t is
hoped that the 1000 mark will be
reached at the organization meeting
tonight, when application for mem.
bership will be received.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
IRVINGTON AND
HILTON

Arrangements are completed for the
pool match between the Mems League
of the First Reformed Church and the
Tri Mu Glass of the First Christian
Church. The first match will be
played Wednesday evening In the for
mer's rooms.
The Mems Club, of Trinity Episco-
pal Church, will hold a business meet
ing Thursday evening in the parish
house on Myrtle avenue.
Miss Eleanor Packer, of Sc Bruen
street, Is spending the weekend and
holiday with relatives in Clover Hill.
The Sewing Circle of the First Re-
formed Church will meet tonight at
the home of Mrs. e. Packer, Sc Bruen
avenue.
A monthly business meeting of the
Tri Mu Class of the First Christian
Church will be held tonight in the
club rooms In the church basement.
A whist, euchre and pinochle party
will be held tonight in Leonine Hall
on Myrtle avenue, under the auspices
of the societies Iof st. Leos Church
Dancing will follow the games.
A meeting of the Forum will be
held tonight at the home of Walter
s. Gray, liz Union avenue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
TOT ASTOIC AS
SKIN IS GRAF TED
Successful Operation Is Per-
formed at Stumpf Hos
pItal, Kearny.

At stumpf Memorial Hospital,
Kearny, Harry Hobel, four years old,
was reported today as recovering
from the effects of delicate operaS
ton of skin grating which was per-
formed by DR.. w. E. Doremus, of Ar
llngton. A few inches of skin was
grated from one leg to the other.
The lad, who lives with his parents
at 239 Middlesex street, Harrison. was
badly burned about the left leg at a
bonfire several days ago. He was
treated for the burns at his home,
and 1t was finally decided to remove
him to the hospital.
The youngster, according to the
hospital authorities, proved a stole.
He hardly WINGED as the nurse APP
piled ether When he recovered from
the effects of the anesthetic one OF
the first questions he asked was
whether or not he would have to lose
his limb. He was assured that such
would not be the case.
DIR. Doremus expressed himself as
pleased today with the Improvement
shown by the youngster. He viii be
able to go home shortly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
I Club Departments to Meet

THE dramatic department of the
Woman's Club, of Glen Ridge, will
meet at the home of Mrs A. Romeyn
Pierson, on Douglas road, Glen Ridge,
tomorrow morning. There will be
reading and discussion of Henrik
Ibsen's master Builder" The de-
partment of history will meet Thurs
day morning at the home of Miss
williams, on Ridgewood avenue, Glen
Ridge. The subject Of discussion will
be Survey Of Conditions on the Con-
tfnent on Elizabeths Accession--Po-
litical, Religious. Social" On Wednes-
day afternoon the department of ma
ture study will meet at the home Of
Mrs. r. Il. Stanton, on Hamilton road,
Glen Ridge The subject will be 1.-THE
Physical Features of Northern and
Southern New Jersey; Planting Bulbs
for Winter Blossoms"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
MILLBURN

The pupils of the Short Hills High
school. who have been attending
schools throughout the township
since the opening of this term, be-
cause of the proposed improvements
to the high school building, will re-
turn to the structure tomorrow morn
ing. The improvements have not
been made, as the sale of the bonds
for the work to r. M. Grant & Co.,
of New York. was not completed.
IT. r. Benedict won the sweep
stakes at the Baltusrol Golf Club
SATURDAY with a net score of rs. The
,,,inners of the championship matches
were: Oscar Woodward. William
Tellowes Morgan. jr., Daniel Adams,
Il. r. NJ. Kreiner and Maxwell r.
Marston. There are three pairings to
be played off during the week.
Edward S. Pettigrew. of Columbus.
a has returned home, after visit
10 his sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. W. F. Denman. of Hillside
avenue
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Millburn fire department Company
No. will be held this evening in fire
headquarters.
The Millburn Building and Loan
Association will meet Wednesday eve
ming in the vaux Hall Inn parlors.
A dance and euchre will be given
by the men of st. Rose OF Lima
Church, Short Hills. on Wednesday
evening in the school hall,
Roosevelt Camp, Woodmen OF the
World, will meet this evening in
Bailey's Hall, in Main street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
MINISTER RESIGNS
FOR WORK IN CHINA
Rev. Henry E. jackson, of Mont
clair, to Lecture Students
at Picking.

Announcing that he had accepted
call from the board of managers
of Princeton Uniyersity's work at
Picking, China, to become lecturer
to Chinese students there, Rev. Hen
ry Il, Jackson, resigned as pastor OF
the Christian Union Congregational
Church, Upper Montclair, yesterday.
The resignation will be effective
April l next, or sooner in the event
of the congregation procuring a
suitable successor. The resignation
came as a surprise to the congrega-
ton.
At the morning service. at which the
pastor read his resignation, Robert
r. Galley, head of the work which
Princeton University is doing at
Picking, made an address. lie told of
the aims to reach the literati and
student class and of the constructive
work now being done in China.
Mr. Galley was a roommate of Mr.
Jackson at Princeton University and
at Princeton Seminary. and in their
class days had both decided to enter
the missionary field. Owing to family
ties Mr.. jackson was unable to enter
the missionary field with Mr.. Galley
when the latter went TO China. and he
accepted a call to the Presbyterian
Church at Swarthmore. Pa. From
there he was called to his present
charge in 1907. He is member of
bhe Montclair Democratic Club, presi-
dent Of the Montclair Civic Associa-
ton and a member and former presi-
dent Of the Montclair Outlook Club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Jews End Celebration
of Festival of SuccOth

The Jewish festival of Succoth
came to a close today with services in
the synagogues. In the Temple Bnai
,Jeshurun, Rabbi Solomon Foster last
night preached on "A Religion of
Happiness"
At the synagogue Oheb Shalom,
Rabbi Charles I. Hoffman preached
on 1.-The Duty that Lies Before U.s."
In the morning special services were
held for the children. ''Israel's Cele--
bration'' was the text of Rabbi
Hoffman's sermon for the morning
service today, and In the evening
there will be q procession.
Rabbi julius Silberfeld. of the Tenn
pie B'nai Abraham, has chosen for
his sermon tonight, Rain" A me-
mortal service was conducted in the
temple this morning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Saw Mayor of FOlkstOne
Standing on Soap Box
Appealing for Volunteers

The spectacle Of the Mayor of
Folkstone, England, standing on a
soap box in public square making
an impassioned appeal for volunteers
for the war, was one of the many in
teresting sights described by Rev.
Walter Reid Hunt, pastor of the
First Unitarian Church, Orange, at a
special service last evening.
The talk was the second and con-
GLIDING one Of two descriptions of
conditions In Europe during the OPEN
ing weeks of the war. Mr.. Hunt was
In France during the mobilization
period, which he described last week,
and after two weeks went to Eng
land, where he remained four weeks.
While such sight as the one al
Folkstone might attract little or no
attention In this country, 1t is a very
unusual one in England, declared the
pastor. Mr.. Hunt also described the
enthusiasm of between 5000 and 1000
clerks who had enlisted for service
on the continent, These men were
being drilled in a large common on
the banks of the Thames.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
SOUTH ORANGE

The Holy Name Society of the
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, South
Orange, was represented by les MEM
bers in line at the district demonstra-
ton at Orange yesterday afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Coulson, of Marks
boro. Warren county, returned today
to her home, after having been the
guest Of Miss Ethel Graves, of Fourth
street.
Miss Marion Wright. of Valley
street, has returned. after a stay at
Highland Mills. N. Y.
William Allen, formerly of South
Orange. now of Washington. ID. c.,
has returned to his home. after visit
to his sister, Mrs. Fannie Burns. of
1877 Academy street.
Miss May Skeffington will give a
Halloween party at her home, in
Church street.
The Girls Friendly Society of the
Episcopal Church OF the Holy Com
munion is arranging for a Halloween
party. A business meeting will be
held tomor row night and a dance on
Wednesday night in the parish
house.
Between the hours of 9 a. m. and
p. m yesterday 1920 automobiles
passed the intersection of Ridgewood
road and South Orange avenue.
Rev. Thomas H. Fender occupied
the pulpit of the South Orange Meteh-
odist Episcopal Church yesterday for
the first time as pastor He sue
ceeds Rev. Perry H. Murdick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Orange Churchmen Study
Cause of War of Nations

Opening their study of the Euro
pean war, the Mems Club in the Reii-
gion of Statecraft listened to interest
ing talks yesterday in the New
Church, Oange.
The class will devote six Sundays to
the topic In their first study atten-
ton was confined to the causes of the
war and their classification. The
causes were said to be manifold, for
no final result, backed by the mass
mind, as is this war, is produced by
one definite cause.
Among the causes introduced for
study by members of the class were
commercialism. territorial aggrandise-
ment, the desire for natural outlets
as in the case of Russia-racial preju-
dices, diplomacy, militarism as mem
tai state with its concomitant physi-
cal state, called ornaments" the
love of self, geographic conditions,
fear Gin the shape of anticipated COM
mercial, political territorial changes
or disasters, and several others.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Place Wreath Before Statue
of Columbus in Orange

Columbus Day was fittingly OBJ
served in Orange today Several
Italian societies and fraternal organi-
cations gathered and marched
through the principal streets. Some
of the paraders were in uniform. A
wreath was placed before the statue
of Christopher Columbus at Columbus
Hall, Ridge and White streets, by the
Christopher Columbus Royal Car
binieri.
City of Orange Council, knights of
Columbus, will hold a banquet In the
evening in English's Hall, Main and
Walnut streets. East Orange. Joseph
McGinity will act as toastmaster,
while the speakers will include Rev.
Timothy M. Donovan, rector of the
Church OF Our Lady of Sorrows, South
Orange: Charles O'Connor Irwin, of
Arlington. and John l.. o'Toole, OF
this city. The Columbus Alliance,
Inc, will give a reception and dance
IN the German English School Hall,
Grange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
BLOOMFIELD AND
GLEN RIDGE

The Glen Ridge Borough Council
will meet this evening.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Glen Ridge Board of Education
will be held next Wednesday evening
Bloomfield Council, knights of Co
lumbus. will hold ladies' night" in
Union Hall this evening.
James Adams, of Maolis avenue.
Bloomfield, has returned home from
business trip to Philadelphia
Mrs. Guy Parker, of Douglas road,
Glen Ridge, has as her guest her
mother, Mrs. e. c. Reese, of River
ton.
Mrs. Garrett II. Smith. of Willow
street, Glen Ridge, has returned home
from Bethlehem. n. H., where she
spent six weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Moore, of
Bronxville, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. George Linn, of Hillside
avenue, Glen Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Van Duyne have
after spending a fortnight in the
Adirondaclls.
Mary Antin, author of THE Prom
Used Land" win be the speaker at the
opening of the First Presbyterian
church Guild this evening
The regular monthly meeting of the
Prospect Watsessing Building and
Loan Association, of Bloomfield, will
be held tomorrow evening
The East Side Improvement Asso-
citation, of Bloomfield will hold Its
next meeting on Saturday evening.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
BONFIRE BURNS
MAY KILL GIRL
Physicians Have Little Hope for
Recovery Of Bloomfield
Child.

Her clothing catching fire while she
was playing at bonfire in front of
her home today, Mary Torzey, seven
years old, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Torzey, OF 100 Newark avenue,
Bloomfield, was horribly burned about
the head and body. She is in Noun
tainside Hospital, Montclair, where
physicians entertain little hopes of
her recovery.
The child stopped over the bonfire
of leaves, igniting a piece of paper
which she was about to carry to an
other heap of leaves, when her dress
caught fire.
The screams Of the tot brought
many persons, who managed to beat
out the flames with difficulty. DR..
Frederick G. Shaul was summoned.
and ordered the girl sent to the hos
pital.
DR. J. G. Bellas, an inferno at the
institution. stated that every portion
of the child's body had been burned,
adding that he had little hope of her
recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Kearny Man Is Heavily Fined
in Court for Resisting Arrest

Ordered by Patrolman Edward
Davey, of Kearny, to go home early
yesterday, Tony Purcell. of Belgrove
drive, Kearny. Is said to have turned
on the policeman and fought with
him. The two rolled about the side
walk at Kearny avenue and Halstead
street, Kearny. John Finigan. a
former policeman, and Charles Crook
went to Dayey's assistance. The
three managed to land Purcell in the
tolls after a hard tussle.
The prisoner was fined $25 in the
Kearny Police Court last night. 1t
is said he bit Finigan on the arm.
Finigan, however, would not press a
charge,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
FATHER CORR IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Jersey City Holy Name Society
Escort Leaders Body from
the Hospital.
special to the Evening Star.

JERSEY CITY, Oct 12-Rev.
Thomas r. Corr, an assistant to Rev.
William T. Mclaughlin. rector of st.
Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, Grove
and Fifteenth streets, this cityl died
at noon yesterday at st. Francis Hos
pital here. Death was due to peri
tonitls. Father Corr was born in
County Cavan, Ireland. in 1880 and
came to America In 1900 He entered
Seton Hall College, from which he
was ordained in June, 1906. He was
then appointed to ST. Lucy's, where
he soon became very popular He
was greatly interested in the work of
the Holy Mama Society and his eff
forts raised the society connected with
the parish to its present high stand
ard.
st. Lucy's Society had planned to
take part in the big Holy Name
parade in Jersey City yesterday. but
instead the members escorted the
body of their beloved leader from the
hospital to the rectory and then went
to their homes.
Father Corr was brother of Rev.
Michael J. Corr, curate at the Sacred
Heart Church, Newark,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Stricken With Paralysis,
Woman Dies in Ten Minutes

Mrs. Anna M. Hanna was stricken
with paralysis last night at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Ida A. Crisp, 1872
Washington avenue, Belleyille, with
whom she resided. She was convers-
ling with Mrs. Crisp when she keeled
over In her chair. She was assisted
to couch and died in ten minutes.
DR. %. o. Cyphers, who was called in
said death was due to paralysis
Mrs. Hanna was fifty-seven years
old. She had resided in Belleville
about ten years. Her brother-in-law,
Charles Crisp, died about three weeks
ago. Besides her sister she is sur
vived by son, William ]. Hanna, of
this city, and a brother, John II. Os-
borne. of this city. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. Herbert c. Lytle pas
tor of Wesley M. E. Church, will
officiate
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Kearny Elks Initiate Class
of Candidates for N. Y. Lodge

Headed by Exalted Ruler Frederick
A. Hartley and other officers of the
lodge, about seventy-flve members of
Kearny Lodge, B. P. o. Elks, last
night journeyed to the headquarters
of New York Lodge No. l, where a
large class of candidates was initiat-
ed by the eKarny officers. The West
Hudson visitors were royalty enter
tanned in the million-dollar home of
the New York antlers. An organ re-
cital was arranged especially for the
visitors Following the lodge meet
ing, the Kearny Elks were guests
at a banquet. Kearny lodge is the
only Jersey lodge that has ever con-
Quoted initiatory work for New York
lodge.
The baseball team of the New
York lodge will visit Kearny next
Sunday and cross bats with the nine
representing Kearny lodge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Predicts DemOcracy's
Growth as War Result

That vast increase in the gen.
efal desire for republican forms of
government will be one of the re-
suits of the general turmoil In
Europe, was the prediction last night
of Rev. DR.. Daniel Hunt Glare, pas
tor of the Hawthorne Avenue Bap-
list Church. East Orange, in the
third of a series of, special sermons
on 1.-THE Present Conflict and the
Progress of the Kingdom.
1.-THE Gathering Storm was DR..
Clare's subject last night, and he
declared that now that the great
storm of war had already gathered,
there was another and still greater
one now gatherings storm of In
dignation against the guilty authors
of the war.
He sought to show that. owing to
"hard times due to the Gripping
of trade and various causes, there
would be q general social discomfort
in Europe and growing spirit of
democracy which would later make
the thrones of Europe tremble.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
KEARNY AND
ARLINGTON

Tho October meeting or Hose COM
pany No. 2 will be held tomorrow
night.
A meeting of the North Arlington
Borough Council will be held to-
morrow night.
Tho Young womens Club of the
Beulah M. p. Church VIII meet at
the parsonage tomorrow night.
Court Greenwood, Foresters OF
America, will meet at kearny Hail
tonight.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
First Baptist Church will give an
entertainment in which the New
York Musical Club will assist in at
Lincoln school auditorium tomorrow
| night.
The first meeting Of the season of
the Woman's Club of Arlington will
be held tomorrow afternoon in Linz
coin School auditorium. Presidents
Day" will be observed by the club
| and the topic of the year Ethics
| will be introduced to the members
| by the president, Mrs. Murrie Mac
| Lean. in a talk on Club Ethics. "
| Miss Marion t. Burritt, of the New
York Peace Society, will give an adj
dress on Ethics in International
| ISM"
A musical will be given at, the
home of Mrs. Archibald Salmond, AZ
| Pleasant place, tomorrow night, UNI
| der the direction of Mrs. Frederick
Judge, chorister of the First Presby-
terrain Church. Refreshments will
| be served.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Knox
Presbyterian Church will meet in the
| chapel Wednesday night.
| Frederick Lang. of Windsor street,
returned home last night. after a
| three month stay at Freehold.
A meeting of the board of stewards
| of the Beulah NJ. P. Church will be
held in the church parlor tonight.
| The Citizens Building and Loan
| Association will hold monthly meet
| ing tonight.
Rev. ]. Robert c. Clark, pastor OF
the Beulah NJ. p. Church, will be
rendered a reception at the church
Wednesday night by the congrega-
ton.
The wedding of Miss Catherine
| Cochrane, daughter of Mrs. Janet
Cochrane. of 2S7 Kearny avenue
Kearny. and Robert Barrie, OF Cole
Spring Harbor. Long Island. will TAKE
place this afternoon at 4 o'clock a.
| the home of the prospective bride
Rev, DR.. Pleasant Hunter, OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Will Of
| ficiate. The bridesmaid will be Miss
| AGNES Graham. OF this city, and the
| best man Dean Fairchild, of Cole
| Spring Harbor, Long Island.