Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-11
S29,82O PLEDGED
AS ST. M|CHAEL'S
CAMPA OPENS
Contributions to Fund Are AM
nounced by Treasurer Byrne
at Banquet.
ENTHUSIASM SHOWN BY
500 WHO ATTENDED
co-operation in Work Is Plea.
Gov. Fielder and Mayor
Haussling Speak.

the twelve-day campaign to raise
S130,0O0 for ST. Michaels Hospital was
fnaugurated with a banquet Mt the
Turnbull Auditorium, in Market
street, last night Nearly 600 men
Interested in the great charitable
work received inspiration for the
s campaign from. the speakers
The speakers were Governor James
~ T. Fielder, Mayor Jacob Haussling,
Bernard M. Stanley, jr., Monsignor
Isaac r. Whelan, Rev. DR.. James
Clayton Howard, former Judge AL
fred F. Skinner. DIR. Edward j. Ill
and Joseph NJ. Byrne
Rabbi Solomon Foster, of the Tenn
pie Bnai Jeshurun, delivered the in
Vocation. Michael F. Mclaughlin
as toastmaster.
# Others at the guests table were
Louis s. Piaut, Rabbi Joseph Leucht
and Director of the Hudson County
Board of Freeholders George w. Ca
4 parn, chairman of the West Hudson
Afampaign workers.
Initial subscriptions TO the cam
sepaign total s2s, $50, according to an
announcement made by Mr.. Byrne,
who is treasurer of the campaign
3 fund.
One donation was $1,000, from a
friend" to be used in the purchase of
an X-ray equipment. Physicians of
81. Michael's Hospital subscribed
1.400
The other subscriptions incIuded:
Seventeen subscriptions for sums less
than s100 aggregating $685. fifty-eight
subscriptions for s100 aggregating s5.-
700; one subscription for SIPS: three
subscriptions for $3.50; eleven SUBJ
scrlptions for 5000; sixteen subscrip-
tlons for $3.50; four subscriptions for
1900; ten subscriptions for $500 and
ftwo subscriptions for $1,000.
mr. Shanley, who is chairman of
Inc campaign executive committee,
Nas given an ovation when the toast
master introduced him as that most
tfapable executive and interchangeable
WORKER. Mr.. Stanley spoke of the
life-worll of the Sisters of st.
Micl1aels Compared with their noble
work among the poor, he declared, the
tWeiVe days campaign work appeared
as nothing
Asks Cooperation.
An eloquent appeal for the cooper
af'er Cell citizens u. the campaign
was made by Monsignor Whelan.
ss<6s That there is misery in the world
~ is not for me to tell YOU" said the
rector of st. Patrick's Cathedral
s. slisery visits alike the home of the
rich and the hovel of the poor. 1t is the
9bJect of this campaign to lessen
ti1at misery"
Monsignor Whelan spoke with un-
Reserved praise of the nuns who are
IN charge of ST Michaers Hospital
mo their life-worS among the sick in
E body, mind and spirit "They know no
3 rreed," he said; they know no class;
they know no distinction except that
me person brought to them is in
4 heed"
The speaker emphasized the great
H economy to the community of AN in
Il stitution such as ST Michaers Hos
E pital He said that the total expenses
1pr the hospital work last year were
& <S. 900. This he compared with $1S7,-
E.&WO, the expenses of city institution
WHICH cared for number of patients
lightly less than St Michael's.
z:4# 1T is not only an outpouring of hu-
s nan sympathy for human suffering"
H ne told his hearers. but it is also an
& Economical plan for the community"
81. Monsignor Whelan completed his
81 eloquent appeal with a word picture
Rof Christ. saying, Come into the
Kingdom Of My Father. for when l
was sick sd visited me-
Mr. Skinner painted a picture of
he sick and injured who owed their
3 recovery to the great hospital of ST.
f2 Michael, and of how they raised their
oices in thanksgiving to it's patron
saint. He spoke of the greater feel
ing for others which has come into
brevalence.
Newark is feeling the thrill of
1arger life." he declared, "and this
& 4Aneeting is one of the thrills
W He Joined the other speakers in
praising the quiet faithful work of
The nuns.
'rhe courts that get the stories
fof the lives of the unfortunate have
Il known the work of St Michaers,"
e khe said. THE charity worker who
s gets the stories of the destitute, the
fdoctors who get the stories of the
Ailing and the newspapers which get
6 the stories of all of us, have known
IS The work of St Michael.s."
~ Cheers for Governor.
III Amid the enthusiastic cheering of
#the banqueters, Governor Fielder
5Arcse to speak. The governor said.
I IF by my presence here tonight, or
by anything that l may say, l can
end the slightest assistance to this
.<AsreaF work in which you are all en-
|5Sags / will feel amply repaid by my
zv isit re. Indeed, am amply repaid
1by permitted to take part in
<this r, to look into your earnest
face to listen to the words of
cheer a encouragement that have
been given you by the speakers.
4 Il have q great fear that / shall
Spoil the wonderful picture that was
81 drawn for you in the eloquent words
2of Judge skinner, and it would seem
Ito me that | had better leave you with
# that picture in your minds, with the
81 Thoughts that those words must have
4 raised. than by attempting to add
'E anything at all to that great speech.
X Yet, while am on my feet, will
# attempt to say just few words to
81 you OF the thoughts that this occa-
q sion brings to my mind 1t is a won
derful thing, in the first place. to see
50 many men gathered together,
s banded with single purpose, ready
o give their time, their efforts and
heir talents for the next twelve days
TO make this undertaking in which
you are engaged the greatest possible
success.
There is not anything that the
men of America cannot accomplish
q when they set their minds and their
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