Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-31
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without question by authorities at the
various stations.
The priests remained a week In
! Holland before they secured passage
home on the Nleuw Amsterdam. Tht
] voyage was very. stormy, and Mon
signor Stecher was greatly fatigued
on his return home today. He was
met at the pier by Rev. Matthias
Thimmes, assistant rector of st.
Peters Church.
Father Polycarp was met at the
New York pier by relatives and
priests. The party went to Meyer
hotel, Hobolken. and held reunion
there Several of the priests wanted
to know why Father Polycarp had
not answered letters which they sent
to him while he was abroad.
II did very little letter writing, for
| the simple reason that | knew it
was OF no use," explained the priest.
/ "All letters mailed in the German
and Austrian postofiices were open
ed by the authorities, and in many
cases were not forwarded. They told
us that the postoffice regulations, re-
vised after war was declared, made
1t very uncertain that any letters
would be sent to America
we had absolutely no trouble
had my citizenship papers with me,
and they were honored every time
presented them. / saw lots of other
American citizens in Germany and
Austria, and those who had their
papers with them had no trouble. In
fact, ] found it the rule that Amer
lean citizens were treated with every
possible courtesy"
Father Polycarp and Monsignor
Stecher sailed together from this
country on July for Holland. They
went directly to Tyrol, Austria,
where Monsignor Stecher visited rel
atiyes. Father Polycarp was in that
city when war was declared, but the
mobilization OF troops was the only
unusual occurrence he witnessed.
Not Much Disturbance.
On August Father Polycarp left
Tyrol and went to Einsieden, Switzer-
land, where he visited the Benedictine
Abbey at that place. He remained
there until August II, when he jour-
neyed to Baden, Germany. The priest
declared that by the time he returned
to Germany the mobilization of troops
had been completed and there was
very little disturbance apparent. His
next stop was at Wuertttenberg,
Dormettingen, German, where he
visited relatives and remained with
them for several weeks.
Among other places visited by
Father Polycarp were Graun, in
Tyrol; Stuttgart, the capital of
Wuerttenberg; Frankfort on the
Main and Cologne. After visiting the
latter city he rejoined Monsignor
Stecher at Rotterdam.
On the trim To America the Newark
priests had as fellow passengers Rev.
James Schabacher, of Florida, and
Rev. DR.. Henry schumacher, profess
sor at the Catholic University, Wash
ington. After the boat locked at Ho-
boken and the examination of bag
gage was completed Father Scha-
bacher left for Farmngdale, Long
Island, to visit relatives before he re-
turns to the South Rev DR.. Schu-
macher accepted an invitation to visit
st. Mary's Abbey, this city, and Will
return to Washington tomorrow.
Among those who were at the pier
to greet Father Polycarp were his
brother, Clemens Scherer. the latter 5
wife and their two daughters, the
Misses Mary and Cecilia Scherer. The
delegation from ST. Mary's Church to
greet the prior included Very Rev.
Abbot Ernest Helmstetter; Father
Anselm, sub-prior of the abbey;
Father Bernard and Father Benedict.
Rev. John j. Rongetti, of our Lady
of Mt Carmel Church, Orange, was
also at the pier.
Father Polycarp and his relatives
were brought to this city in an auto
mobile by Joseph HOLE, Of 475 High
street, one of the parishioners Of st.
Mary's Church. The other members
of the party made the return "trip by
train.