The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
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e
 Madison Hall was agIow last even- ing with lights and color. the occa- sion being parish reception to Rev Father Ariens, the jubilarian priest
 me me naII Ll was crowded to overwhelrr1- Ing but everyone was comfortable The stage was almost hid with palms and a large bust of Pope Leo K. was prominent among grouped floral
 pieces. Over the stage was this
 slgn; tRev. Theodore Ariens, Quin-
 Totus Optavit Clerus.'
 Shortly after o'clock Father Ariens entered the hall, accompanied by Fathers DeBruycker of WilIi-
 mantle, Nootenbart of Rochester, Van Oppen of Meriden, Albert of Butler.
 N Y, Van Den Noort of Putnam.
 AItfof of Holly Springs, Miss and Carroll of East Bridgeport. Twenty
 little tots all dressed in white and wearing golden bands on their hair,
 marched aon the stage as if they had been In drill practice all their lives There they sang a German Jubilee song. Little Louise Eisemann next delivered jubilee greeting that brought down the house. The third feature of the program was a violin solo by little Miss May Brady Miss Carrie Barske then stepped forward and made a presentation address to Father Ariens. The address was ac- companied by a bouquet of flowers and a large purse
 One of the features of the evening was the reading of the letter sent by two little blind girls in Syracuse to Father Ariens The letter was print ed in the letters of the blind Another letter of importance read was one from Adolph Weber#of Racine, Wis, president of the German Catholic Central Society of America
 The program concluded by the en- tire audience singing tsGrosser Gott vie Ioben dich,'' with Father Albert at the piano playing the accompanf- rnent. The reception was in charge of Peter Hell1i1an and Jacob Herb. trustees of the church
 The solemn high mass corem epfs- copo, at St. Joseph,s church this fore noon was the greatest event of the golden jubilee exercises. The officers of the mass were Father Ariens, cele- sbEant; Father DeBruycker, deacon: Father Van Den Noort, sub-deacon; Father McEIroy of Ansonia, assistant priest; Fathers O'Brien and Doherty. deacons to the bishop. The following clergymen were present:
 Revs. Patrick MuIholland, New Taven5k A. Van Oppen, Meriden; T. J. Coleman. Fairfield; August Althoff, Holly Springs, Miss; L., Mayuer. l .VoIuntoWn; J. J. Duggan. NorwaIl Anthony Lammel, New York; J. T. Winters, South NorwaIk; A. A. Nate J | Bristol; M. J. Traynor, Danburyss Ig4 natius Kost, Meriden; J. Guinet, La Sa1lette College, Hartford M Me 1 Keon. New Haven; T. J. Preston. | Danie1svilIe; Thomas Cooney, Gros- venordale; F. P.s O'Keefe,a Jewett City; 1 Joseph F. Hanselman, Holy Cross College, worcester; C. T. McCann PlainwlIe: J. H. Fitznaurice, Day. vile; T.. F. Smiley, Kensington; w. J. McGurk, Hartford; Timothy M. Crow ley, Bridgeport; J. F. Corcoran, New 1 Haven; T. J. Finn. Derby: M O'Connor, New Haven; Luke F'itz-'I simmons, New Hartford; James B. l Nihi1I, Bridgeport Patrick Fox, New | town; William J. Blake, D. J. HurIey c. A Leddys this city; Dominica | Splinter. o. P, New York; William | H. Bedding. UnionviIle; T. J. Dunn. l Wilhmantic; Benjamin Berto, this city; Philip J. fWa1dman, o. s. F. Winsfed; J. J. Curtin, New Milford: John Synnott TaftviIle; w. J. Doc | Ian. Southington; John l. Russell, | New Haven; John H. Carroll, West l port and D. J. Cren1in of this city. | At the conclusion of the mass Rt. Rev. Bishop Michael Tierney delivered 2 | eulogy on the character and | works of Father Ariens.
 FELL DOWN THE ELEVATOR.
 Willie Gritman, aged IA, who works | for the Marigold Printing Co, fell | down their elevator shaft this after |