Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-27
FLOCK AT REQUIEM
MASS FOR PRIEST
East Orange Church Crowded
Today at Services for .
= Father CaIlaghan.

The Church of Our Lady Help of
Christians, East Orange, was crowd
ed this morning when soleumn
mass requiem was celebrated for
Rev. John P. Callaghan, rector of the
church, who died on Wednesday aft
ernoon. Most of those present, in
Guiding the school children, received
communion in honor of the dead
priest,
Rev. Edward NJ. Farrell, who has
been acting rector during the Illness
of Father Callaghan, was celebrant
of the mass. Rev. William Landers
was deacon and Rev. NJ. j. Carr sub
deacon.
Resolutions of coincidence were
adopted at meetings last night of the
East Orange Council, knights of CO.
lumbus.
After the meetings the mem
bers of the knights of Columbus went
to the rectory to remain as guards of
honor at the bier of the dead priest.
The members of the HOLY Name So
ciety will do likewise tonight, after
they assemble in the church at S
o'clock to recite the office of the or
ganization for the dead.
The body of Father Callaghan will
be taken from the rectory at o'clock
this afternoon to the church, where
it will lie in state Pupils of the
parochial school of the parish will
escort the remains to the edifiee The
body will be placed just outside the
main altar in the centre aisle. 1t Is
expected that thousands will view the
remains.
Further arrangements were COM
pleted last night for the funeral of the
priest, which will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The honorary
pallbearers will be: Former United
States Senator James Smith, jr., Peter
Hauck, jr., Edward F. Anderson, of
East Orange; Charles F. Henderson,
of South Orange; Colonel Michael T.
Barrett, of Newark; former Judge
Thomas A. Davis, of Orange; City
Counsel Arthur B. Seymour also of
that city; B. NJ. Stanley, of Newark;
Thomas A. Nevins, of East Orange;
James M. Bingham, of New York;
former Mayor George II. Hartford,
of Orange; DR.. T. O'Conor Sloane,
professor at Seton Hall College;
George j. Holey, president OF the
Holy Name Society of East Orange;
Martin Conboy, former president of
Name Societies; John f. Conroy, of
East Orange; Cornelius ]. Curtin. also
of that city; John ]. F. Conroy
former president of the parish's Holy
Name Society: William ]. Reddan,
Bernard A. Finneran, Harry c. Mi Is,
Dennis F. O'Brien and Felix Effray,
all of East Orange; Fire Captain
James F. Fineran, Daniel p. Toomey,
grand knight of East Orange Coun-
ell No 1907, knights of Columbus;
Joseph F. Purcell and Thomas T.
Walsh. trustees of Our Lady of Help
of Christians Church. and AKRON F.
Burt ST.. of Orange.
Flags are at half-mast on the
homes of Catholic people throughout
the city, as we'll as the emblems on
the parish buildings. The expected
large crowd at the funeral of Father
Callaghan has prompted those ar
ranging for the services to reserve a
set of pews for State and local Off
Gals who will attend the obsequies.
The spacious edifice is not capable of
accommodating the crowds that will
undoubtedly be DESTROYS of paying
their last respects to the dead rector,
but those able to gain admission to
the edifice after the pews are filed
will probably be allowed to remain in
the four aisles.
The Marquette Guards of the
church met asst night also, and after
expressing sorrow over the death of
Father Ca.laghan, agreed to march
to the cemetery in uniforms.